Ikea sells light modifiers?

anonymouscuban

Well, not exactly but they do. Easy peasy DIY reflector/beauty dish for your monobloc flash unit. Works great on Alien Bees. Not sure about others but I imagine it should.

Comes in three sizes... 10", 15" and 20"

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90128179/#/90128179

Check the how to here:

http://ziggybecket.livejournal.com/446868.html

I think I may pick a couple 15" ones to use as simple reflectors. No inner baffle thingy.

VayCayMom

I am too lazy at the moment to find links but they also sell ( at least to me ) props like 3 legged stools for children $7, wonderful (blanket/throw/thingy) I use for babies and children$19, decorative netting and canopy ring to hang from ceiling like a tent $19, great fabrics to use as textures..unexplored by me at the moment. LOVE that place, soooo cheap!

BrettDeutsch

I'm all for DIY and for saving money, but the Paul Buff beauty dish for the ABs, WLs, etc is only $80, bigger than any of those, fits precisely, will have better light spread than the Ikea version, and shouldn't create any odd color casts. For the extra $60 and time savings, I'll stick with the real thing.

Bryce Wilson

FWIW...

Tupperware makes a pretty nice beauty dish in various sizes, I made a 16 incher. Real easy to make one fit a speed light and it has a nice white interior.