DIY
Is A CHDK For Nikon Around The Corner?
Dec 27, 2011
Udi Tirosh
After last month’s notice about Nikon firmware getting decrypted by Simeon Pilgrim and Vitaliy Kiselev, I thought we may see a nice NHDK (kinda like…
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…
A Washer And Bolt DIY C-Loop
Dec 21, 2011
Udi Tirosh
We have featured a few DIY versions of the C-loop system before, but I think that is the simplest one yet. Photographer Rui Nelson Silva…
Snow Globe L.A. Is A Shaped Bokeh Time Lapse In A Snow Globe
Dec 20, 2011
Udi Tirosh
It is not often that we see tow of our favorite techniques used in a single film. photographers Colin Mika & Brandon Vedder of All…
Using A Motorized Yoyo As A Panning Slider
Dec 20, 2011
Udi Tirosh
I just love it when people use ordinary stuff to create new gear. Take a Yoyo for example. It’s built to roll and collect wire,…
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…
Building A Set 101
Dec 5, 2011
Udi Tirosh
For me one of the questions when seeing a photograph in an interesting interior is often how did they find the house, how did they…
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…
How To Build A Beautiful Camera Stabilizer
Nov 28, 2011
Udi Tirosh
A few day ago we featured the EZ-Steady as a smart camera stabilizer. If you follow the blog, you know that there are plenty of…