Internal diffuser in softbox

<p>Hi Everyone,<br>

I have a Bowens Softbox 60 x 80cm and it came without the internal diffuser. I therefore get marked hotspots when I shoot close up portraits.</p>

<p>Warehouse Express says I cannot buy an internal diffuser and retrofit it to my softbox and I wanted to know if anyone out there (since so many of you seem to be so resourceful and come up with lots of good DIY ideas) knows a way around this. Can I indeed buy an internal diffuser and 'anchor' it to the softbox, maybe with string or something?</p>

<p>Many thanks,</p>

<p>Fred</p>

 

<p>Just a thought, how about thin white linen and sticky back velcro?</p>

<p>Cheers</p>

<p>Scot</p>

<p>Photoflex sells spare parts for its boxes, see if they have one you can retrofit. Check the internal dimensions first before you order, they should be quite a few inches smaller.</p>

<p>I bought a roll of <a href="http://www.gardeners.com/Garden-Fabric/5111,default,pg.html">this stuff</a> years ago and have found it extremely useful for shaping light. I keep a small piece inside a little octagonal box for my Lumedyne... t</p>

<p>White nylon (ripstop if you can find it) and the sticky back velcro, preferably reinforced with stitching on both the soft box and the baffle.</p>

<p>Be careful to place it at least several inches away from the modeling light so you don't get some unhappy surprises..</p>

<p>White oven paper is about the cheapest I can think of...it's usually in the kitchen. :~)<br>

Use that until you get to a fabric shop...some light white nylon...@ 4or5 dollars a mt.</p>

<p>thanks everyone and sorry for the delay in replying. All great ideas which i will happily put into place. Just one question. would the adhesive on the velcro melt inside the softbox?</p>