Take Dramatic Photos with a DIY Drinking-Straw Snoot

If you’ve ever looked a photo with dramatic lighting in the style of old detective movies, you’re likely seeing the effect of a snoot—a flash-modifier that directs light in a tight pattern[..]If you’ve ever looked a photo with dramatic lighting in the style of old detective movies, you’re likely seeing the effect of a snoot—a flash-modifier that directs light in a tight pattern. You can mimic the effect with straws. The appropriately named blog LightingMods has a tutorial for turning a box of drinking straws, cardboard, and tape into a snoot for your camera flash.

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