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FoilJoy - Flashless Color Delight
written by somapic on January 4th, 2009 , 13 comments (7 votes)

All of you colorsplashers out there, listen up! The absence of fresh batteries for my colorsplash flash recently cheered up my creativity. But as we all know – necessity is the mother of invention!

I insisted on colorizing my LC-A++ pictures that day so I just took two of the color-foils that came with my Diana+ Flash and glued them in between lens and film with electrical tape (residue free, easily detachable!) leaving a little slot in between the two foils for a little extra light to creep in eventually.

As you see that gap allowed the light to pass without limits in the middle of the picture only. I´ll now start trying to make some “tiffany”- style foils. Maybe that adds some nice color-patterns on my pictures.

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13 comments

  • mattcharnock
    by mattcharnock
    11 months ago

    Awesome technique!

  • by emonemo
    11 months ago

    Really simple yet cool effects! Thanks for sharing! :)

  • grad
    by grad
    11 months ago

    i use diana color gels with saplers (super, action, oktomat)

  • mattdude1081
    by mattdude1081
    11 months ago

    Ah! I got the technique right!

  • by pederzani
    11 months ago

    I said color gels on the lens, but I mean it's basically the same thing, hopefully i still get my piggies!

  • day3hugger
    by day3hugger
    11 months ago

    thanks for this tip!! my colorsplash just broke

  • olique
    by olique
    11 months ago

    wow!
    thanx!

  • fash_on
    by fash_on
    11 months ago

    I was right too, on the lens (in front or behind) not on the flash :)))
    When do we get the solo piggy please?

  • panelomo
    by panelomo
    11 months ago

    wow! thanks for the tip!

  • hanspan
    by hanspan
    11 months ago

    i might have a go in some of my other cams.. i sadly dont have an LC-A yet!!!!

  • mizzfonky
    by mizzfonky
    11 months ago

    Most been the best tip I ever seen here.. definitely will try this out !! Thx a lot !

  • ukaaa
    by ukaaa
    9 months ago

    Nice tip, I love shot 5 in the 2nd slideshow :)

  • mandashitley
    by mandashitley
    9 months ago

    thanks for the tip

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