DIY
It’s raining DIY Beauty Dishes
Following my post on home made beauty dishes, I got mails with tons of follow up to this beauty dish. Heck, most were much better…
Taking pictures of paintings
Brian Edmonds writes: I am trying to take pictures of paintings in my studio. I am having trouble with hot spots and dead spots. I…
DIY – Continuous Ink Systems
Some how, back in February of 2006, I found out about Continuous Ink Systems (CIS) and begin my search. I came across a man selling…
DIY – Cheap Mini Monopod
Looks like 1/4″ bolts are very useful. They have been attached to bottle caps and to wires to create several type of DIY tripods. here…
Studio Lighting – Flash Mounted homemade DIY Beauty Dish or From Soup Dish to Beauty Dish
Do you know why they call this piece of studio equipment “Beauty Dish”? Because it make people look beautiful. The idea is similar to other…
DIY – Pocket Camera Tripod
The following article will demonstrate how to build a useful tripod that’s easy to make and fits in your pocket. It uses stiff wire wrapped…
Studio Lighting – DIY: Home-made Power Pack Flashes (Part II) – Variations on a theme
Ok, So you’ve got your DIY Flash/Strobe working. Now you want to evolve to a full DIY studio – Here are some uses for the…
Studio Lighting – DIY: Home-made Power Pack Flashes (Part I)
The following article was contributed by Avner Richard, not only a great photgrapher, but also an electronic wizard. Studio strobes are quite expensive, especially when…
Studio Lighting – Super Simple Light Tent
I was inspired to do this project after seeing the PVC light tent posted on the MAKE blog. This light tent uses a cardboard box…
Super Cheap DIY Camera Wrist Strap
Alrighty so I just got my new camera (Kodak p850) and it is wicked rad and I’m having lots of fun figuring out all the…








































