Home Made Flash Diffuser/Gel Holder

I ordered this set of Roscolux Filter Swatches for $4 on Adorama. The idea being that I could use them to gel my on-camera flash and my SB-600 speed light. First, I took the filters off their spindle and made a little box to hold them in.

I also picked up a frosted piece of thin plastic from Marshall's, it was designed to make cut-out stencils. For my purposes it will make a good diffuser for the rig that will be going on my on-camera flash.

The contraption was made out of matte-board and super glue. It fits right over the on-camera flash on my D200 and is masking taped in place. In the below example you can see shots with just the normal flash, the diffuser, and the diffuser/colored gel:

The Next step is to make a similar contraption for my SB-600 speed light. As you can see in this example, I used 2 flashes, my on-camera flash with an orange filter and my speed light with a green filter taped over it.

We got a Playstation 3!

My lovely bride-to-be, seen here cuddling her new toy, has been on a gadget buying spree lately. Not that I am complaining, I get to play with the new 46" TV and Playstation 3 just as much as she does! We are both quite excited about having a Blu-Ray player/video game console.







Movies:
First Knight
Iron Man
Serenity

Games:
Little Big Planet
Bioshock
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

We have decided to spend this Saturday devoted to video games and meat. Also, there are 3 racks of pork ribs marinating in the fridge.

Pessimist's Mug!

Now, I am not a pessimist by nature, however my fiancé's sister got me this mug for Christmas and it cracks me up! My fiancé and her sister have a tradition of swapping the Demotivation Calendars ever year. They are work checking out over at dispair.com
Their site is worth checking out even if you are an optimist. Some really fun stuff, really great if you need a birthday present for someone.