Mini Reflector
How to make a small light reflector
for
use with or without the PilleVippo bouncer.
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- Two sides, silver and white (hard or soft reflections)
- Foldable, fits on a bookshelf
when not in use
- Can stand for itself (and be tilted
forward or backwards) or be held by hand
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Example of
use
Macro, shadows can be lightened up like shown in the two
images at right
(examples).
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Snapshots, a second reflector (right image) can be used to lighten up shadows.
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- holding the
reflector like shown in the left image can block light from the background
for creating a dark/ toned background
(example).
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side light (right image), the opposite
reflector can be tilted as shown for better effect.
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How to make it |
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Materials:
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4 pcs of self adhesive foam board (foam core), size
30x25 cm (12x10 inch), 5mm thick
( the size is choosen for
good fit on a bookshelf, a larger size would
"capture" more light )
- 2 strips of white paper
that has the
same
width as two boards thickness and same length as
the longest board side.
- aluminium foil (use
the matte side for reflector)
-
clear packing tape
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1,
- Fasten
the aluminium foil to self adhesive side of the
board
(use the matte
side of the aluminium as the reflector surface to avoid "hot-spots"
and uneven light)
press
the aluminium roll downwards while rolling to avoid
bubbles.
- Cut off the aluminium foil that is outside
of the board edges.
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2,
- Hold two boards together (the white
sides facing outwards) and
tape the white paper
strip to the edges of the long sides as shown below,
- turn the boards
inside out and tape on the other side also .
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3.
- The finished "two way hinge"
should look like this,
making it possible to
fold the reflector both ways.
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Copyright © Benny Johansson
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