Build Your Own Justin Clamp for Less (And Make It Better While You're At It)

Build Your Own Justin Clamp for Less (And Make It Better While You're At It)

If you shoot with small flashes, you’ve probably run into the problem: you want to stick a speedlight somewhere that isn’t a light stand. A door frame. A shelf. A piece of scaffolding. The answer most working photographers reach for is a Justin clamp, a clever little tool that combines a spring clamp with a ball head and a hot shoe mount. The problem right now is that Manfrotto, who made the original, has reportedly stopped production.