DAILY PHOTO – Wow, I am just having waaaay too much fun with Frankie. This is a portrait of Carole from this afternoon. Shot this with the Frankendish and off-camera flash mounted to a flash bracket slightly above the subject. Camera settings were: Exposure – 1/80 sec. ISO – 200 Aperture – f/6.3

I have previously shared the original tutorial by Brannon Estis for the DIY foam beauty dish as well as my own results. And, upon further testing, I am completely amazed by what “Frankie,” my own foam Frankendish is able to accomplish. Today I had the opportunity do a brief photo shoot with Lauren, and I [...]

Yesterday I shared a tutorial (of sorts) for a DIY foam beauty dish, but at the time I had yet to try it myself. Well, today I have been playing around with "Frankie," my Frankensteinesque take on the original foam beauty dish. And, honestly, I’ve been pretty impressed with the results when used off-camera. This [...]

I recently came across Brannon Estis’ tutorial for this ingenious DIY beauty dish made largely from foam. Cost: $3.50, or $10 if you pimp it out with Velcro Materials: White craft foam Sticky-backed Velcro Bottom of a Ziploc container Piece of emergency blanket Scissors Spray adhesive Brannon explains the process: I used a bowl to [...]

Lighting can be the difference between a good shot and a great one.