Milking It
The pile of cash under Gary Fong's bed has grown large enough to crush his mattress firmly against his ceiling, trapping several of his favourite teddy bears and leaving him no option but to catch what rest he can in a bathtub full of high-denomination banknotes.
"How can I help" I hear you cry. I'm glad you asked. If you've been planning on buying a lightsphere or a whaletail or any other sort of excitingly pricy flash diffuser, put your money away. All you need is a carton of milk.
The best results can be obtained from the two-litre carton (£1 from Farmfoods, plus it comes with a free two litres of milk). The type of milk you use is unimportant, but full-fat is favoured by the sexually attractive.
Drink the milk. Wash the carton. Cut a bit off the end. Stick your flashgun in there. If you're feeling saucy you can tape the end up.
If you're a dirty over-achiever who wants to be able to control things like the "falloff" and "direction" of your light, all you need to do is hack up a box of breakfast cereal. Again, the type of cereal is immaterial, but Pirates of the Carribean branded skull-and-crossbones wheaty crunchy things can add a racy, swashbuckling quality to your illumination.
I was the dog on Blue Peter. Fact.
"How can I help" I hear you cry. I'm glad you asked. If you've been planning on buying a lightsphere or a whaletail or any other sort of excitingly pricy flash diffuser, put your money away. All you need is a carton of milk.
The best results can be obtained from the two-litre carton (£1 from Farmfoods, plus it comes with a free two litres of milk). The type of milk you use is unimportant, but full-fat is favoured by the sexually attractive.
Drink the milk. Wash the carton. Cut a bit off the end. Stick your flashgun in there. If you're feeling saucy you can tape the end up.
If you're a dirty over-achiever who wants to be able to control things like the "falloff" and "direction" of your light, all you need to do is hack up a box of breakfast cereal. Again, the type of cereal is immaterial, but Pirates of the Carribean branded skull-and-crossbones wheaty crunchy things can add a racy, swashbuckling quality to your illumination.
I was the dog on Blue Peter. Fact.