Use a Pringles Can as a Cheap Diffuser for Macro Photos

  • Michael Zhang · Apr 26, 2011
 

Flickr user Steve Kushnir came up with this neat idea of building a cheap DIY diffuser using a Pringles can, two layers of paper towels, and some rubber bands. He attached it to his Nikon D5000′s popup flash and uses it for macro photographs of creepy crawlies.

Here are some photos lit with his Pringles diffuser:

To see more photographs taken with the diffuser, check out Kushnir’s Macro Insects set on Flickr.

My Macro Flash Setup (via DIYPhotography)

Image credits: Photographs by Steve Kushnir and used with permission

 

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  • Mblassey

    its cool but if you decided to pony up on that dslr and the telephoto lens you might as well spend the cash on a diffuser that isnt a pringles can. you do get the macgyver award however though : )

  • http://twitter.com/mmshepherds carterse

    Just last week, someone asked me about my camera, or what software I used to get “that black background.” My answer: “I put it in front of the cooker on the back patio.” Highly technical.

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_47C4HVJKI3RL6WNXTBMERF3QPU Ganie

    the LED macro ring light is only $40, your gear must be $4000. I don’t understand.

  • doormouse

    I agree with the first poster. While this is extremely nifty and practical, it doesn’t look professional. Now unless you don’t give a damn about how your gear looks while on the job, good on ya! I’m gonna go….make one of these now.