Homemade studio strobe rig with umbrella clamp and modeling light.

I'm broke most of the time but I've always wanted to have some studio strobes so that I can do portrait's easily but the cost is out of reach for me. Fortunately I figured out how to make a clamp that uses hot shoe strobes (the ones you can put on top of your slr) as the strobe and have a modeling light and a clamp to attach an umbrella too! This can be attached to any 1/4" thread tripod or light stand and is very portable.

The cost of this instructable does not include the cost of the flash guns you use or the method you choose to connect them to your camera. if you get some second hand strobes for cheap that allow you to manually adjust the flash power then your good to go.

All of the hardware can be found at lowes or home depot (I went to lowes. They're a bit more organized than home depot) and the total cost of the hardware is around 10 dollars. I originally made this 2 years ago so if any of the details are loose let me know and I will try and clarify things.

Let's get started!!

Step 1 Parts needed

The parts you will need to make this instructable are as follows.

2: large 4 hole mending plates.
4: small brass 2 hole mending plates
1: corner mending plate (make sure the holes on it are big enough for 1/4" bolts.
10: 1/4" nuts
6: 1/4" bolts
2: 1/4" wing nuts
1: metal bowl clamp work light.
1: 1/4" coupling nut (more on this in a bit)

The tools you will need to make this are as follows:

2 pairs of pliers (vice grips are preferable but not necessary)
1 flat head screwdriver (optional depending on the bolts you use)
1 philips head screwdriver (optional depending on the bolts you use)

Comments

[codester]

Nice. I have the same lamp.