DIY $2 Flash Diffuser [Video]

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Published on Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:00:19 GMT Indexed on 2012/06/06 16:43 UTC
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This simple flash diffuser is cheap to make, easy to assemble, and offers a wide surface area to bounce your flash.

The video comes to us courtesy of StepByStep Photography, building off a design by Chuck Gardner (follow the link below to read Chuck’s full tutorial and learn a bit about using a bounce flash).

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