My DIY is Complete - Umbrella

[chrisburke]

Well it's finished... and it actually works great... I'll take some portraits of my wife later when she gets home... until then heres a sample... sorry the pictures are so big.. I wanted you to see it up close.

Supplies:
Black Umbrella from the dollar store ($2)
Clamp from Home Hardware ($3)
Old Tripod (free, as it's been sitting around here for ever)
Heavy Duty Tinfoil ($3)
Mitre Bond Industrial 2 stage glue ($20)

Total cost for this project... $28... total time.. 1 hour or so...

Heres the flash mounted on the camera, no umbrella:

And heres the umbrella at a 45/45.. as you can see, its a lot less harsh.. i do need to work with the umbrella a little more though, as I've never used one..

 

[dEARlEADER]

good for you man.... put a little duct tape on there and you can audition to replace Red Green on CBC....

 

[jwkwd]

So what happens when you fold it up to get it in your car?

 

[chrisburke]

it folds up almost to the original size.. and doesnt rip which shocked me

 

[Alpha]

Going to the local photography store and buying a silver umbrella: $30.
Not wasting your time: Priceless.

 

[chrisburke]

as i said, i had the afternoon off, and nothing to do.. so i wasnt wasting my time... non of the local stores here carry umbrellas, and they take like 3 weeks to get in when you order them... i have a shoot this weekend...

going with the flow: your soul
pointing out that alpha is an ass.. priceless

 

[Alpha]

Maybe some other afternoon you can build a tripod.

 

[chrisburke]

why would i do that, i have one.. not to sure why your being a jack ass

 

[Alpha]

Not sure why you think I'm being a jackass.

 

[usayit]

Ah Chris... just let it slide.... Alpha is Alpha.. What can you do?
Alpha == "Troll Extraordinaire" It says so right under his name..


btw... great DIY project... I have a lot of respect for DIY'ers

 

[sdesha]

what a neat idea! great Job!

and like i said in one of my post if ppl aren't on here to help dont be on here! lol its really that simple. haha

I like your umbrella...and it did make the 2nd picture better...I might just do this...=D

 

[tom.ganc]

Great job bud
I like the idea of using standard umbrella
Good thinking for any emengency situation
Tom

 

[PhilGarber]

Alpha..Cool it, this is were people get their first glance at TPF. I love the DIY umbrella,btw.

Phil,

 

[chrisburke]

oh and as a note, the only reason the cost got high is because I ran out of Mitre Bond.. I had some here at the house.. if I hadnt of run out of it, this project only would have cost me 8 bucks

 

[chrisburke]

heres a shot done with the umbrella