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any advice on making homemade umbrella and lighting in general for photography?

links and such would be nice. thanks

Umbrellas can be pretty cheap on Ebay. I think it would be tough to try and make one that would give you consistent results.

If you want a site with a lot of Do It Yourself lighting projects, check out

http://www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/

and do a search on DIY. It wil keep you busy for years

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