I needed a way to direct the light from my studio lights a little better so I came up with a cheap and easy solution using a plastic bowl and foil tape.
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nice, but in my opinion instead of that foil its easier to just use mirror spray paint
nice but doesn’t it become to hot ? Don’t you think it could become a fire hazard if used intensively ?
How many lumens is your light bulb?
wow you actually did a comparison at the end and everything! You have earned anither sub my friend.
Well done
Hey what else you could do is dip the container in cold water after you sprayed it. Keeps it locked on to the surface.
Maybe lightly sand the bowl first so the paint has more to adhere to. Might also suggest skipping the foil tape and instead painting the inside with “chrome” paint. As for heat, CFLs are rather cool to the touch, and bowl edges should be plenty far away to allow heat to dissipate. Thanks for the tutorial!
Nice! I’m going to try something similar with the cheap desk lamps I’ve been using. Thanks!
There’s a plastic paint that doesn’t come off
Handy in case I ever get around to setting up a studio!
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Can you use classic foil instead foil tape
wow nice V good
Thankx
Why spray paint it, if you’re covering it with tape?
i liked this video
would aluminum foil work as well
That is absolutely brilliant! Thank you.
Maybe you can use it as a beauty dish as well.
great
won’t it melt? 😀
cool idea. thanks for sharing.
NIce job! To avoid the paint to come off so easily try some primer paint specifically made for plastic, it can stick to plastic very well without chipping and let paint grips on it very well. It’s a bit of an extra work, but it’s worth the effort when you see the filnal results
what about aluminum foil?
Mate, what holder are you using to attach that cfl into the umbrella bracket?
this is perfect and so simple to make, tfs!
bulb how many watts?