DIY
Using DIY Air Cannons To Create An Explosion
Dec 21, 2011
Udi Tirosh
Compressed air cannons are lots of fun for launching paper rockets. Turns out they are also pretty useful for indie films. What? Why would an…
Build A Jib From 5 Pieces of Scrap
Dec 15, 2011
Udi Tirosh
If you are doing any videography, a jib (or a crane) is probably the third piece of gear you will buy (after a camera and…
Keep Your Lens Cap Safe With A DIY Nice Clip
Dec 6, 2011
Udi Tirosh
A while back we shared a niec little clip called the Nice Clip. It is a clip that attaches to the lens cap and make…
The Digilomo Will Take Real Instagram Photographs
Dec 2, 2011
Udi Tirosh
Photographer Joel Pirela set out to build a “real” lomographic camera that will beat the looks of any iPhone lomographic application. I mean, slapping a…
The EZ-Steady Is One Smooth Camera Stabilizer
Nov 21, 2011
Udi Tirosh
It is no secret that I am a big fan of photography makers and tinkers. I am one myself with a few (smallish) inventions of…
How To Win The “I Have No Studio” Challenge
Nov 17, 2011
Udi Tirosh
Having dealt with all kinds of spaces to shoot in, I can say that having to deal with a small space to shoot portraits is…
Avoid Sun On Your Screen By Building A DIY Monitor Hood
Nov 7, 2011
Udi Tirosh
If you have ever taken your monitor outside, you know that it is hard to see it clearly with all the light that is bouncing…
A $12 Pee Cam Catches Action Sequences On The Cheap
Nov 7, 2011
Udi Tirosh
The HD Hero is a great way to capture action sequences. It is small, easily placed anywhere, and for its output it is pretty darn…
Using a Nikon Lens As A Telescope (Or A Microscope)
Nov 2, 2011
Udi Tirosh
It turns out the in the “old days”, when we still had aperture rings on our Nikon lenses, Nikon used to sell a something called…
A Simple Camera Strap That’s Tripod Friendly
Nov 2, 2011
Udi Tirosh
A while back we wrote about the M-Plate, a high end Camera Strap system designed (among other things) to support a tripod. Of course, this…