Howto: Poor Man's Color Flash

So there's this really neat looking ringflash that those crazy lomography people make. It takes pretty colored pictures and makes it convenient. On the other hand, this flash only works on lomo cameras and is 60 dollars. So I introduce to you: the poor man's color flash.

I love lomography, but that stuff can get expensive! So here is the cheapest way to have color flashes. Cheaper than gel filters, fancy ringflashes... anything. All you need is a few empty slide holders, cellophane, tape, and scissors.

Open up the slide holders. If they had negatives in them, put them somewhere they won't get scratched.

Cut three squares of cellophane that are a little bigger than the slide opening. Tape them together (it doesn't have to be fancy).

Tape those three pieces into the slide. Tape each side so it doesn't move around (but again, doesn't have to be fancy).

Tape it shut. You're done. Was that not the easiest howto ever?

Hold the slides up to your flash (and make sure the flash is on of course) to get a nice little burst of colored light on your pictures. The very first picture up there has a green slide over the flash. The one right here has yellow. The one right below has pink.

This picture shows a green slide, no slide, and a red slide, over my onestep polaroid.


If you don't have cellophane, you might think about just buying them from my etsy store. It would be cheaper than buying the cellophane.


Now wasn't that easy?