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    DIY Project: Wood Table For Product Photography
    Apr 30, 2014 Laya Gerlock

    Last month I’ve been really fascinated with food photography and product shots with wood table or wood texture in the background. Ever since I’ve been…

    An External Canon Battery That Lasts 9 Times Longer
    Apr 29, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    If you’ve been doing HD video you know how fast those batteries drain. The standard Canon LP-E6 and LP-E8 are 1,800mAh and 1,120mAh respectively which…

    Build a 3D Printed, Ultralight, 3-axis Modular Time-Lapse Motion Control System
    Apr 28, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    If you are looking into a well built Time lapse motion controller, you may have noticed how expensive these things are. An eMotimo TB3 for…

    The Complete Guide To Bulding a DIY Open Air Wireless Internet-enabled “Photo Booth” (with Slide Show)
    Apr 25, 2014 Guest Author

    Over the years we’ve seen our share of photo booths here at DIYP. However, this guide from Mike Mikkelson (who also runs a photobooth business)…

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    DIYP Reviews The Actobotics DIY Slider for Cell Phone and GoPro Time Lapse
    Apr 20, 2014 JP Danko

    We received a nifty little Actobotics slider kit from ServoCity and over the winter I had the opportunity to shoot a mix of live action…

    Success: Professional Portraits in a Makeshift Home Studio
    Apr 17, 2014 Allen Mowery

    For those who have been following DIYPhotography for a while now, you are well aware of the awesome photographic results that can be achieved with…

    An XXL sized, motorized DIY pan-tilt-head for large-sized lenses
    Apr 15, 2014 Stefan Kohler

    There are a lot of panning heads out there, ranging from cheap and light all the way to uber-expensive and heavy duty. None did a…

    Shooting Infrared Using A Fuji X-Pro1 With A Rokinon 8mm F2.8 Fisheye Lens
    Apr 14, 2014 Guest Author

    I have devised a way of using the very popular Rokinon 8mm F2.8 fisheye lens that comes under several other branded names including; Samyang and…

    How To Build a $14 Fireproof Housing for $4000 Worth Of Gear
    Apr 10, 2014 Stefan Kohler

    Robert Capa once said, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” And he was not talking about longer lenses, he actually meant…

    OLDSCHOOL: Hacking DX Film Annotations
    Apr 10, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    Back in the days, when we were still capturing images on sheets of plastic, ISO (also known as ASA) was not a button on the…