DIY Archives

Speed Links for 05-09-2008

May 9, 2008 Udi Tirosh

Today’s speedlinks comes a little bit before the usual monthly time for the speed links. The reasons for this is that there are several links…

May 4, 2008 Udi Tirosh

I really wanted a speed strap. Ever since the restrictive light post over at Strobist, I wished for one of those magical straps. If you…

May 1, 2008 Udi Tirosh

The Readers Project column is one of my favorite columns in the DIYP. It is a column that brings you DIYP readers to front page…

Apr 29, 2008 Udi Tirosh

As you may know, I am a great fan of off camera flash I’ve owned a Nikon SB-28 since my analog days and added a…

Apr 29, 2008 Udi Tirosh

Photographer J. Chris Hansen built the soup bowl beauty dish for his photography studio. It was all well and dandy while it was mounted on…

Apr 19, 2008 Udi Tirosh

DIYP reader Chaval Brasil came up with an ingenious way to create a ring flash. By routing the light from a hot shoe flash to…

Apr 17, 2008 Udi Tirosh

If you did not meet Nick Wheeler (Flickr Stream – a must) until now, you are in for a treat. Nick is what I call…

Apr 10, 2008 Udi Tirosh

One of the great advantages of working with RAW files is the ability to control the white balance in post production. For example, if you…

Mar 10, 2008 Udi Tirosh

The following article is a guest post by Dwight Duckstein. I purchased a used Nikkor 70-200mm, 2.8f lens – the old style that didn’t have…

Mar 9, 2008 Udi Tirosh

If you are mounting your lights indoors you are safe, but what if you are outside in the blowing wind? This is not the first…