Use a Coffee Cup Sleeve as a Temporary Lens Hood

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Published on Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:00:18 GMT Indexed on 2012/04/06 17:34 UTC
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Whether you left your lens hood at home or you don’t even have one, this quick and dirty hack turns a coffee cup sleeve into a temporary lens hood.

Slide the sleeve around the lens, take the photos, toss it in the recycling bin. Except for making a quick cut with pocket knife to adjust the size (if need be) there’s not much else you need to do for this simple sleeve-to-hood hack.

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