DIY 42 Inch Silver Photo Umbrella
Author: Jared Bouck
Project Cost: 60.00
Est Construction Time: 2.5 Hr
Required Skill Level: Basic Power Tools
Overview:
This project is the next in a series of DIY Photography Studio Equipment projects we are doing to improve the quality of the imagery on our site as well as in preparation for the launch of our new sister site dedicated to photography equipment projects. The next major component I needed was a few good quality reflective umbrellas. Reflective umbrellas are extremely useful with shooting both large and smaller items, and while we are making a reflective umbrella with a silver finish its worth noting you can use copper, bronze, gold, etc finished metallic materials or even translucent materials for different effects within the same rough project cost.
Commercially these umbrellas can range in cost from $35 - $80 USD for a 42” umbrella. And in my opinion that is to high of a price tag for any self respecting DIY enthusiast. So after a little research and some trial and error we were able to do our umbrella with the same quality materials for only $13.00 with very simple construction techniques that any photogeek should be able to replicate.
Here is a quick video overview of the reflective photography umbrella project with the simple setup and stand we are using for lighting.
