DIY Eyebrows to help Eliminate Lens Flares.

Matteboxes are used to provide some control over stray light getting into your lens and causing flares – but they can be rather expensive. Here’s a DIY method of making your own mini flag that can help cut out some of the errant light flares.

Architecture photography is great fun and can produce some amazing abstract images. A day out in the urban jungle is always rewarding, especially when the weather is fine and the light good.

However, bright sunshine and pointing your camera skywards to take in a majestic building can produce flare, resulting in washed-out images that even your lens hood can’t eliminate.

Using your hands to shield the sun is tricky, so an anti-flare flag will give you the freedom to focus on creativity.

Here’s how to make one of your own…

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