DIY
Build A Huge Beauty Dish After Eating Great Food In Chinatown
Nov 25, 2011
Udi Tirosh
One of the things I remember most from my visit to new york city is the tour I took around Chinatown. Specifically I remember sitting…
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…
Build A $1 Lightsphere
Nov 21, 2011
Udi Tirosh
Photographer Allen Mowery made a (yet another) simple Lightsphere from some stuff he found around the house (Velcro and bubble wrap vinyl drawer liner). As…
World’s Smallest Wet Plate Camera
Nov 20, 2011
Udi Tirosh
Photographer Kevin Klein set out to build the world smallest wet plate camera. Not only it is beautifuly crafted, it actually works. The camera takes…
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…
Quick Tip: A Plastic Cup Lightsphere
Nov 15, 2011
Udi Tirosh
We’ve had our share of Lightsphere and Omnibounce DIYs, ranging from wax paper and yogurt cups through bubble wrap and barf bags. I think this…
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…