DIY
Alternative film developing: The marriage of beer and film
Mar 19, 2024
Andrew Pigg
Norwich Camera Company started on a front porch in the historic district of Norwich, CT with a case of PBR (blue ribbon beer) and 3…
Tilta’s new bubbles keep your shots straight and level
Mar 18, 2024
John Aldred
Tilta has announced two new tiny bubble levels (buy here) that screw into your camera cage or another part of your rig. Designed to help…
Photographer shows a simple way to use any film paper with vintage Hasselblad
Mar 15, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Italian photographer Ursula Ferrara has shown us some exciting experiments before. She built a 16″ x 20″ camera entirely from scratch, made a lens with…
How to build a solar camera for the upcoming eclipse
Mar 13, 2024
John Aldred
I’ve been following the YouTube channel DroneBot Workshop pretty much since it first started up eight years ago. For DIY electronics geeks, it’s a treasure…
A less than mint DIY camera
Mar 6, 2024
Dave Knop
Recently, I made a video about a terrible digital camera for kids. I took it apart, and someone said, “You should put that in an…
Turn Your $3,000 DSLR into a $60 Plastic PoJ
Mar 3, 2024
David Prochnow
On paper, you couldn’t ever imagine turning your beloved DSLR into a plastic Piece of Junk (PoJ), but after you see the results, you might…
Make film developing less tedious with this DIY automated agitator
Feb 28, 2024
John Aldred
Developing your own film at home, especially black and white film, isn’t difficult. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a pain, but it’s not difficult….
You miss Kodak Aerochrome? This process helps you replicate it
Feb 28, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Kodak Aerochrome was a unique film loved by many photographers to this very day. Sadly, Kodak discontinued it in 2009, and while new rolls are…
This guy built a memory box that shows photos on an e-ink display
Feb 19, 2024
John Aldred
The wealth of electronic components available to the general public today, along with 3D printers and appropriate software, means we can make pretty much anything…
Build This Raspberry Pi-based DIY aurora detector for less than $300
Feb 19, 2024
John Aldred
If there’s one subject that a lot of photographers want to capture, it’s Aurora Borealis – otherwise known as The Northern Lights. But predicting them…