I took a piece of scrap cardboard which I wrapped around the flash and stapled together so that it would hold its shape. I then cut straws at about 1 1/4 inches to 1 1/2 inches long and shoved them into the cardboard. I put enough in such that they wont move but not too many that I am squishing the straws.
Here is a picture of this grid light on my flash:
Can be seen on Flickr Page Here
Another nice part about this is that I am able to take the grid on and off easily depending on what I want to do.
Below are two examples of pictures I took with this lighting scheme and I also used my light box which I discussed in an earlier post. First is a bouquet in which you can see the effects of the flash with the grid. A spotlight effect was created and a small portion of the bouquet was lit well while the rest of the bouquet fades into the background. In the the second photo the single flower is not big enough to have any part out of the spotlight. As I don't usually deal with larger objects, this is where I get the most use out of the grid as I can point it right at my object no longer needing to bounce the flash off something. The grid works as a diffuser as well which is another useful piece to have.
Can be seen on Flickr Page Here
Can be seen on Flickr Page Here
Now there are better examples of this technique I am sure of that. However, I think this is a good starting way to show how and why you might want to create this effect. You can alter the effect by distance away from the object that the flash is along with the power of the flash. I am sure there are many other tricks that I have just not found yet, but I will share them once I figure them out.
If you have any suggestions on how to make this better please feel free to comment below.
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