Step 1
Buy this http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont....y=0&Go=submit

Step 2
Go to Home Depot and buy PVC for the frame.

Step 3

Stick your speedlight behind this and shoot through it.
Or, use it for outdoor shoots on a sunny day.

I just ordered mine, for $22 and no need to sew anything the price just seemed really, really reasonable.

Pronunciation: \ˈskrim\ Function:noun Etymologyrigin unknownDate:1792 1 : a durable plain-woven usually cotton fabric for use in clothing, curtains, building, and industry 2 : a theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted 3 : something likened to a theater scrim

Well, I apologize. I should have said Diffusion Panel.

when talking only fabrics it may be a scrim.

when talking photo...

Its a silk, it soften lights; and a scrim is a wire or cloth screen that goes in the front of a hot light to knock off a stop or 2 with out softening it. a single or one stop scrim usually has a green edge around it and a double or 2 stop scrim has a red edge

This one is prob a single silk.

Thanks for the clarification guys. I knew how I wanted to use it, but got the terminology screwed up.

Quick and Dirty test

SB-24 1/4 power approximately 3 feet behind the Panel.

I picked up some 1/2'' PVC from the local Hardware Store and Four 90 degree elbows and made the frame.

The diffusion material claims 39x72'' but I had to make the Final Assembled Frame dimension 38x69'' in order for it to fit.

Total cost with Diffusion Material and PVC = $28.00

I still have to put a brace in the middle for some added support, although it is fairly sturdy as is.









Now to get someone in front of it besides myself......

It's hard to tell by looking at your shots... is the fabric sort of silky or more like shower curtain material? I was just wondering if similar is available at the local fabric store, as I got some stretchy curtain-liner material, but found it a bit too shear. Yours looks just right.

Originally Posted by dr ken

It's hard to tell by looking at your shots... is the fabric sort of silky or more like shower curtain material? I was just wondering if similar is available at the local fabric store, as I got some stretchy curtain-liner material, but found it a bit too shear. Yours looks just right.

It is pretty much the same as shoot thru umbrella material. I believe you would want Rip Stop Nylon if going to a fabric store.

cool. thanks .