Small updates

Nothing much to really blog about...I did a photo session outdoors with E a few days ago that I need to write about and post to the flickr pool. That'll be coming soon. I've also made filter holders and a couple of 6" snoots for my flashes that I'll have to try out. I wonder how long the filter holders will hold up, as there's not a lot of material on one side. It was kind of a pain trying to get the filters to fit in there easily--I'm still not sure if I'm doing it the best way, but it's working. I got a business card holder and took out the CTO and CTG filters and put them all on a little binder-ring-thingy. They're all clamped together, and it looks like they'll stay in the filter holder without me having to open the binder ring thing and pull them out individually. That's nice. I'll have to figure out what to do with the rest of the filters. Right now I've got them on a large binder ring and stuffed it in my main camera bag. I guess maybe as I start to use them, I'll settle on using a few key ones over and over and I can begin to pare down the stack.

Tomorrow E has a thanksgiving "feast" in her class and K has gymnastics. I'll probably be taking pictures at both, but unfortunately I doubt that I'll be able to set up my lights. I'll bring them anyway just in case.

Oh, I almost forgot, I also found a tri-fold foamcore board at Office Depot to use as a reflector. It's about 3' x 4', so it's not too bad of a size. It was a little pricey as I thought I'd be able to get a larger sheet for half of what I paid, but who knows. I may be remembering it wrong and I don't think I've seen foamcore anywhere else. All in all, it was still cheaper than buying a white reflector of the same size. They also have it in black. I'm not too sure when I'd use it, but I think I'll end up picking it up as well before long.