Transform an LED Flashlight into an Affordable Ice Light for Beautiful, Evenly Lit Photos

Part of taking great photos is great lighting, which can be tough to come by if you don't have a lot of money to spend. Thankfully, this light wand produces soft, even lighting thanks to an LED flashlight in the hilt and some clever use of PVC piping. Plus, it does it all without the glaring harshness you would get if you just turned the flashlight on and shone it on your subject.

This tip comes to us from Simon Ellingworth, award winning photographer and author of the photography education blog Lightism (and who's helped us with other photo tips in the past). He used a simple LED flashlight (available at any department store, but he specifically bought this Ultrafire model from Amazon, $12 USD), a 32" length of 1.5" PVC pipe, a PVC end-cap for the pipe, and some zip ties to keep the flashlight in place. From there, he cut out enough of the pipe for the flashlight to rest inside, assembled the whole thing, and turned it on. All of the parts only cost him about ?20 including the cost of the flashlight (about $30 USD), but since the flashlight is a bit cheaper for us, you'll probably come in lower if you make this yourself.

If this looks familiar to his previously mentioned glowstick light, it's because he used the same parts?the LED flashlight provides a brighter, more even light, but he notes you still have to play with the angles to get it looking just right. Hit the link below to see how he made it, and some sample photos he took with the light wand?you'll agree, they look great.

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