Hidden under a pile of bad, old fashioned marketing attempts we find this DIY gem: printable filter gels for your flashgun. Appropriately available from the Digital Secrets Site, you have to follow a treasure hunt to get the eBook telling you how to make them:
Honestly, though, we don’t care. The pictured filters are designed to fit into the Nikon SB-900’s filter holder. If you have one, you’ll have the supplied filters and therefore all the information needed to make some more. If you don’t own one, a simple rectangle and some gaffer tape is all you need.
The trick is to use a heatproof acetate sheet. The kind meant for use in photocopiers should work. You should also run the sheet twice through your printer to up the color density. And thirdly, some advice from Digital Secrets: If using with the SB-900 adapter, you risk the ink transferring to your gear. The solution isn’t given, but we expect an extra, non-printed piece of gel sandwiched in there should take care of things.
Off you go. It’s probably best to buy actual color correction filters to ensure accuracy, but for wild experimentation, go crazy. And don’t limit yourself to flat colors either. That cheesy gradient fill tool in Photoshop finally has a use.
To get the printable PDF seen in the picture, you’ll need to buy a whole e-book about the Nikon D300 camera for $60.
Product page [Digital Secrets]
