DIY + Kickstarter + My Project
I was introduced to Kickstarter a couple of months ago and it dawned on me that it would be a good way to fund a project I have been keeping shelved for a while.
Like many other DIY strobists, I've made my fair share of foamcore soft boxes, salad bowl/garden pot beauty dishes, simple reflectors, and the like.
However, I've been wanting to build my own soft boxes that are more portable, and yet yielded good light. Working on that would require funds to buy the raw materials and tools, something I've not got in my budget for.
Kickstarter seems like a good way to go about achieving several things:
- Funding for raw materials, tools, and destructive testing.
- Compile the findings, DIY plans and illustrated instructions into an e-book and physical book.
- Get visibility so that people can get access to the book and make use of it to make their own lighting gear and get great light.
Some of the goals of this project is to make the DIY light modifiers to be easy find parts for, put together, and make use of.
Getting Approval From Kickstarter
One of the things about Kickstarter, which I love, is that they moderate which proposals get to proceed to the detailing and funding step. I had written up a quick draft of what I intended to do, what I intended to offer, and what rewards were to be offered for folks who backed me.
So, the good news: I got approved!
The bad news: I'm now working out the details of what all is involved in what I intend to acquire and make use of in my R&D, and fine tuning what I intend to give to backers for backing me.
I've already gotten a very good piece of advice and have been working on it, making better use of the rewards to increase value to potential backers. After all, it is through their generosity and belief in the project, which results in it getting funding.
Will post more on this, once I've submitted the details, and the project has been officially launched!