Month: June 2011

Cream-of-the-crop DIY Softbox Designs

Cream-of-the-crop DIY Softbox Designs

Thanks to Flickr user Matt Jones for hipping me to Udi Tirosh’s recent homemade softbox design contest over on DIYPhotography.net. For those, like myself, who are unsure, a “softbox” or “soft box” is simply a diffuse lighting source for taking photos, commonly with a reflective interior and one or more diffusing panels that scatter the light and help prevent it from casting harsh shadows. The contest had seventy submissions, reportedly, and here you can read about Udi’s top 24.

Cat Fur Jewelry

We recently brought home our first cat, and while we’ve loved loving on her, the fur everywhere is getting a bit tiresome. Inspired by this jewelry from Flora Davis, who creates jewlery pieces from her own cat’s fur, I think I’ll start looking at the piles behind the couch as craft supplies instead of something […]