Yet another DIY ringflash

Sorry for the long delay between posts -- college has been eating my time. In my post about re-using an old strobe (which got referenced on lifehacker -- cool!) I told you I was working on a (macro) ring flash. It's been finished for about a week now, but I didn't have much time to try it out in the field. I thought I'd just go ahead and post the build process already.

Self shot in mirror with DIY ringflash

Don't throw away that old flash yet!

To continue with the DIY-photography-on-a-budget theme from last post, I present you a way to use that old 2.5mm jack triggered flash you might have laying around!

Remote shutter trigger for the round price of $0*

*if you have stuff laying around

Whilst searching for remote camera triggers, I came across this link. Of course, I had to try this out myself. I salvaged some old parts from junk I had laying around and made my own version. It's not the most aesthetically pleasing, but it does the job and it does it well. It features a (DIY) two-modes focus/shutter button and a shutter toggle button for long bulb exposures.

The remote trigger