DIY
A Neat Trick To Determine Your Dominant Eye
It turns out that not all eyes were born equal, and that most of us have one dominant eye. The dominant eye, is the one…
How to Convert A Shoulder Pod For Digital Cameras
Here’s another weekend project that really helps keep camera steady when using large Tele Lenses Handheld. This specific project is for Canon 350d & 400d,…
Yes! You Can Make Some Awesome Films With A $20 Jib
Awake in the Woods is a short film by Chad Bredahl. The first thing that I noticed is the extensive use of jib shots. I…
Fitting A Sony NEX 5N With A Fan To Shoot Extended Videos
I remember the days that all we cared about was getting bigger fans in our PC chassis so we can cool the CPU and have…
How To Make a Kickin’ POV Helmet Cam
If you wanna shoot first person footage, one of the easiest ways to do so is using a helmet cam. Well, you can always go…
Scanning Film Negatives With A DSLR – A Maker’s Guide
Well, lets just say I’ve gotten better at this over the last couple of years. The left image was one of the first I’ve “scanned”…
Print Your Own Tilt-Shift Lens
A few weeks back I wrote about what rapid prototyping is doing to the traditional photography industry (well, any industry for that matter). So it…
How To Build A White Background Home Video Studio
One of the cooler ways to create a clean looking video is to shoot it against a white background (if you don’t believe me check…
Optical Low-Pass Filter Removed From 5D Mark III
Looks like today is hacking new cameras day. After the unobtrusive $30 WiFi hack for the D4 comes a much braver hack for the 5D…




































