Up Close with Nature

What is a plamp? Well, a plamp is a flexible wire with clamps attached to both ends. Like this. This one was given to me by Sunny from the Butterfly Circle forum :). If you want to check out great butterfly images or to know more about these beautiful insects, click here. It is an extremely useful contraption that will come in handy in close-up and macro photography. Clip or tie one end to

As you all know, I made a DIY Snoot Diffuser just for the loaned Canon 100mm f/2.8 IS L USM lens. This DIY Snoot Diffuser is designed to work on the 580EXII. Here are a few sample full flash shots from that setup: 100 IS and 580EX II speedlight and DIY Snoot Diffuser. I hope you find this DIY SLR photography tip useful. The making of the DIY Snoot Diffuser is here. How i further improved it to

So i have a DIY Snoot Diffuser that works on the Canon 100 f/2.8 IS lens and 580EX II speedlight. It works fine but I knew i could be better with a bit of further improvement. If you missed the first part i.e. DIY Snoot-Diffuser / macro diffuser, it's here. If you are looking for  DIY macro Diffuser for your MT24EX, look here. Since the diffuser is designed for 1:1 situation and the angle not

This is how I made a DIY Snoot Diffuser that would work on a 40D, Canon 100 mm f/2.8 L IS macro lens, and 580EX II speedlight. If you are looking for a great DIY macro diffuser for the MT24EX, look no further. You can find the cheapest yet the best DIY concave diffuser I've DIYed so far here. Let me re-iterate that macro doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg. If you haven't already read it