DIY Archives

Capture First-Person Video of Your Shoots with a DIY Hot Shoe Adapter

Apr 7, 2014 Allen Mowery

I am slothful. I am impatient. And, above all else, I am cheap…a beautiful trifecta that led me to this little project. For the longest…

Apr 7, 2014 Udi Tirosh

We featured Rigwheels way back when they were only selling DIY hardware for dollies. Now they are back with some clever devices that are (again)…

Apr 6, 2014 Udi Tirosh

About two years ago the web was sweat with the latest panoramic trend – small planet panoramas (AKA spherical panorama). It was only a matter…

Apr 3, 2014 Udi Tirosh

With the web sizzling over a new soft focus lens coming soon to a Smartphone near you, out pal Maciej Pietuszynski thought of trying to…

Apr 2, 2014 Guest Author

Having your own portable background is seems like a great idea. If I had a big van taking a colourama might be an one solution…

Mar 31, 2014 Allen Mowery

So often we are distracted by what we see, sucked in by that which is right in front of us. Each day can be a…

Mar 20, 2014 Udi Tirosh

The team at ask design just release a full tutorial on building a DIY motorized slider. The design is good both for time lapses and…

Mar 19, 2014 Udi Tirosh

As I mentioned in my last post, one piece of gear that I use in almost every photo set up is a piece of white…

Mar 18, 2014 Udi Tirosh

When it comes to building a studio at home it is always a challenge to use space in an efficient way. Movie maker Extraordinaire Chad Bredahl…

Mar 12, 2014 Udi Tirosh

A week ago we shared a quick tip about using paper binders to organize your workstation. Today we supplement this tip with another quick tip…