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Summary: Cut diffusion panel fabric slightly larger than panel frame. Learn how to measure fabric when building a diffusion panel in this free photography video from a professional photographer.
Scott Vallance graduated from Brooks Institutes of Photography and had a commercial studio in San Diego. He shoots in San Antonio. Scott specializes in commercial photography but has...read more
"In this clip we're actually going to measure the fabric that we're going to use in our diffusion panel. We're going to make it a little bit larger than what our diffusion panel measurements are. Part of the reason for that is the L clips that go on the end of the, of the PVC, make it a little bit larger than the four foot by seven foot that we started with. So instead of four foot we're going to go to fifty two inches on the narrow side. We're just going to mark that with a Sharpie. I'm going to come down seven feet four inches from the end. Once again this is not a real precise thing, it just needs to be at least that size. So we're at seven foot four inches. Ok. Ok so on this measurement we're going to go fifty two inches again. We'll mark it right here. Measuring from the far side so we keep the same distance. Come down to the other end and we're going to measure the seven foot four inches again. Ok so on the first side where we started we're going to measure out seven foot four inches. Just do our little mark again, and now we've got our measurement for our fabric for our panel."
eHow Article: Building a Photography Diffusion Panel: Measuring Fabric