Building a Photography Diffusion Panel: Tools

Series Summary

Photography is an art of making pictures by exposing film or another medium to a timed flash of light. The basic equipment used for photography includes a digital or mechanical camera equipped with a flash and film or a memory card. Mastering the art of photography is a technical and challenging experience. One has to learn how to focus the lens, control the aperture of the lens, filter the light, the importance of the focal length and the duration of the exposure among other things. In this free video series professional photographer Scott Vallance will show you how to build a diffusion panel, which will provide soft light for photography subjects. Using common materials such as PVC pipe, bungee chords and nylon fabric, Vallance demonstrate how to build a diffusion panel in easy-to-follow video steps. Use the diffusion panel to light models outside or inside a studio, as well as to light products for advertising and catalog shoots. Save money and take better photos with this DIY photography equipment video.

Video Transcript

"In this clip we're going to talk about the tools that are required to make a diffusion panel. One of the main tools you'll need is a hacksaw. These are fairly inexpensive and you can get them at any hardware store. You don't have a hacksaw you can use a coping saw. It'll take a little bit more effort on your part, but it will still work. You'll need a tape measurer. You'll need some clamps just to hold the PVC pipe down so that they don't move around. You'll need a pair of scissors, a stapler, and either a file or a wire brush to knock the edges off of the end of it once you cut it. You'll also need a marker and something to make a straight line with. A couple of other things you'll need is, you'll need PVC primer, and PVC cement."