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Question: How do you make a homemade bounce card for my pop up flash!?
I want to bounce the light off the ceiling!.!.i know i can use a white card and rubberband, but what else can i try!?!? Any ideas with step by step instructions and images!?!? Thanks!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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It is hard to engineer a real bounce from a pop-up flash!. The flash head points too forward, also there may not be enough power to adequately light your subject!. You should be able to spread or diffuse the light, though!. An Index card and rubber band works nicely, or a Styrofoam cup!. You could also try diffusion to soften the light, using a white (or colored, if you want a color effect) piece of paper or tissue!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I once used half a styrofoam cup in a pinch!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

A cut out square of a Styrofoam picnic plate taped to the flash works quite well!.Www@QuestionHome@Com