DIY

    How to use AI vision cameras to deter garden pests
    Oct 16, 2023 John Aldred

    When I first saw this project, I had mixed reactions to it. On the one hand, badgers are awesome. But on the other, they can…

    How to create your own DIY instant film
    Sep 26, 2023 Cheng Qwee Low

    Here is a step-by-step guide to creating your own instant film. This guide is for a 4×5 large format film (kinda similar to Polaroid Type…

    How to build a low-budget DIY camera cart from a $100 tool cart
    Sep 8, 2023 John Aldred

    Camera carts are wonderful things when working in the studio or at certain locations. That is to say, locations with a lot of flat ground…

    The Sitina 1 is a full-frame open source mirrorless camera
    Sep 1, 2023 John Aldred

    We’ve seen a lot of DIY camera projects here on DIYP. Usually, though, they’re either Raspberry Pi-based or modified Game Boy Cameras. It’s rare we…

    Learn 9 DIY portrait lighting hacks in 90 seconds
    Aug 29, 2023 JT Armstrong

    If your portraits are feeling a little bland or uninteresting lately, maybe it’s time to spice them up with some new portrait lighting hacks! The…

    How to motorise a cheap camera slider without a 3D printer
    Aug 25, 2023 John Aldred

    This is a video that was posted to YouTube a while ago but doesn’t seem to have seen much traffic. It was posted by the…

    Quick Tip: How to make a DIY “Cinesaddle” with a sandbag and polystyrene beads
    Aug 24, 2023 John Aldred

    I hadn’t heard of the brand Cinesaddle (buy here) until watching this video. After looking it up, though, I realised I’ve used this type of…

    This is probably the most expensive GoPro rig you’ve seen
    Aug 9, 2023 John Aldred

    GoPro cameras are typically only really used for one thing. Ok, maybe two things after you strip them down to their bare components for FPV…

    The Game Boy camera, minus the Game Boy, shoots 256 greyscale and HDR
    Jul 31, 2023 John Aldred

    We’ve seen a lot of Game Boy Camera hacks over the last few years. We’ve seen them rehoused into camera cases, modified to take “real”…

    3D printed dock lets you easily charge and store your Leica M11
    Jul 24, 2023 John Aldred

    Don’t you just hate having to deal with plugging in charging cables? Don’t you wish you could just set your camera or device down and…