Introduction: When shooting portraits, there are a lot of lamps that can be assisted, such as the American brand Westcott Ice Light (Ice light), which looks a lot like the light saber in the movie Star Wars, priced at $500, there are some limitations on the price point to get started. This looks very fashionable lamp, in fact, as long as you buy a LED flashlight, you can make the same effect, the following to teach you how to make your own DIY Ice Light, so you can play a beautiful light when shooting portraits.
Preparing tools
The ice lamp looks similar to a fluorescent lamp, but we don't usually use fluorescent lamps as a source of light, because fluorescent lamps are a non-continuous source of light, which makes the color of the picture yellowish-white or yellowish-white. To solve this trouble, you can use continuous light source LED lamps. Ice lamps are light and portable, and quite flexible in the use of shooting, can be used as apple light, handheld fill light or eye light? etc. Just prepare the following `materials, LED flashlight, PVC plastic pipe, PVC joints, do not have to spend a lot of money can also play ice lamp oh!
Tools:
LED flashlight, white PVC plastic pipe (about 80cm), white PVC connector, plastic tape, saw, scissors, sandpaper, tin foil.
Making Method
Step1
Measure the length of the LED flashlight, cut half of the PVC plastic pipe, so that the flashlight can be put into it, and then smooth the edges with sandpaper.
Step2
Then use the plastic tape to fix the LED flashlight.
Step3
Cut the PVC connector, scratch off 4 small pieces so that the connector can cover the PVC plastic pipe, then inside the PVC connector, stuff tin foil to make it reflect light.
Step4
After the combination is complete, the ice light is ready to use! If the inner wall of the PVC pipe is too smooth, according to POCOer's suggestion, you can use a white textured material inside the pipe, and cover the outside of the pipe with a light transmitting white material, such as thin white cloth or sulfuric acid paper, to diffuse the light and make the light more even and softer.
Shooting effects
LED flashlights cost about a hundred bucks a piece, plus a few PVC plastic tubes, you don't have to spend a lot of money to make your own lamps.