DIY
Show Your Lens Some Love By Making It A Carbon Fiber Hood
Feb 13, 2012
Udi Tirosh
Carbon Fiber is the new Titanium! All the good stuff is made with carbon fiber, the nice tripods, the nice monopods, the nice rigs and…
Object Of Desire – 10.5mm Lens Cap
Feb 2, 2012
Udi Tirosh
Having lost his Nikon 10.5mm lens cap, photographer Stu Carlson used the bottom end of a Dr. pepper bottle to cap his lens.
Measuring Camera Speed Performance With A Microphone
Jan 26, 2012
Udi Tirosh
Memory cards have their speed rating systems. For example, class 6 is the recommended base class for 1080p HD video coming from DSLRs. Those classes…
Using A Double Flash Bracket To Add Modeling light To Your Setup
Jan 23, 2012
Udi Tirosh
One of the downsides of using a small strobe is that you don’t get the nice modeling light like the big studio guns. That means…
DIY: Small Circular Softboxes
Jan 17, 2012
Udi Tirosh
Photographer and design student Hunter Frerich came up with this really cool DIY for building a small circular soft box. It kinda resembles one of…
Create An Impact Safe Bouncy Camera Using Sugru
Jan 4, 2012
Udi Tirosh
A while back I bought my daughter a Vtech Kidizoom, trying to hook her up on photography. Looking back at the experience, I can say…
How To Make A Snoot From A Coca-Cola Bottle
Jan 3, 2012
Udi Tirosh
I guess that snoots are one of those things that you can make out of almost any substance. As a kid, I used to listed…
Using A Seat Belt Pad As A Wind Blocking Deadcat
Dec 30, 2011
Udi Tirosh
Chad Bredahl just sent in this smart tip about using a seat belt pad as a deadcat. (Deadcats protect microphones from wind, so if you…
Using Household Lights For Cinematic Lighting
Dec 27, 2011
Udi Tirosh
A few days back we posted a video by The Underwater Realm that shows how to build and use an air cannon to create a…