Tip - Studio DIY: Gel Holder for Flash - DIY Photography

Craig Colvin (Flickr) came up with a great design for a gel holder on a flash. The design includes an L shaped plexiglass. Now, if you ever followed the strobist way of mounting gels on your flash, you know the great value those little pieces of colored tape can provide. You probably also know that it can very annoying to apply the gel strips on the flash or to remove them. Not to mention stacking them together - this becomes a Velcro hell. The nice design by Craig solves this problem by providing a Velcro free gel chassis. Sometimes you need nothing more than some bended plexiglass. See Craig's full design and instructions here. If you can not bend plexiglass yourself you may want to consider using an Acrylic stand. I could only find big ones but I know that there is a smaller version from my local coffee bar. This got me thinking on alternatives to gel holders and the thing that popped to mind was name tag pockets. Those are pretty cheap and once you place on over your flash, you can freely insert and remove colorful gels. Make sure you don't miss out on the next article - Register to the RSS feed or the newsletter. More Gels: - Homemade Gridspot - Painting With Light - The Optimizer - The DIY Speed Strap - Accessories And Samples