Hit by the Light

ErwanLight has added a photo to the pool:

I've had this self-portrait sitting on my desktop for quite some time now. Also, I realized I didn't have any pictures of me on Flickr, so here is one.

I couldn't have access to any lighting gear for quite sometimes so I thought I'd play with the only flash I have.
This was sort of an experimentation. I wanted to see if it was that easy to use reflected light to lit a portrait. I was sort of disappointed by the bouncer I had, I felt the light was dimmed and very flat, so I tried to create my own with aluminium foil.
Light experts are going to scream blasphemy... but I really liked the result produced.
SInce aluminium foil isnt really.. properly flat and has an interesting relief it doesn't bounces light evenly (as opposed to a traditional bouncer). Actually it creates small "craters" of shadows. Almost as if I had put some sort of cookies in front of the light. It's barely noticeable, but it's there.
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Anyone tried this before? I'd be curious to hear your comments and see your results produced.

Texture inspired by Bencks: Project 52: #16 on 52 [Gin & Cigar]
(I hope you dont mind...)

Also found here: stock-basicality.deviantart.com/art/Old-Film-03-121718911

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Strobist info:

430exii at 11oclock behind books.
Aluminium foil in notebook.