DIY

How to make a $30 DIY star tracker for astrophotography

Mar 26, 2021 Dunja Đuđić

If you want to do astrophotography, a star tracker is a must. Sadly, they’re far from being cheap, which is an obstacle for many of…



Automating scanning film with the help of Lego, a Raspberry Pi and a little machine learning

Mar 25, 2021 John Aldred

There are a lot of options out there for scanning film these days, but there’s just something about building a device yourself. This one from…



This DIY thermal camera is built around a Raspberry Pi and a $60 camera module

Mar 25, 2021 John Aldred

The Raspberry Pi is a wonderful thing, and we’ve seen many cool photography and video projects based around it. But thanks to the MLX90640 thermal…



How to use a reverse macro lens with the Blackmagic 6K pocket cinema camera

Mar 24, 2021 Daniel Schweinert

Need extreme close-up shots of tiny objects in your video? You’re on a budget and don’t have these fancy extreme macro lenses? Use the technique…



Building an ultra-large-format 16×20 camera with a massive aerial lens and cardboard

Mar 24, 2021 Cheng Qwee Low

A few years ago I built an ultra-large format camera that is 24 inches by 24 inches. While it was a pretty huge camera, it…



This amazing stop motion film was made using 200 3D printed frogs

Mar 16, 2021 John Aldred

Recently, I’ve been looking into picking up a resin 3D printer. Finally, yesterday, I caved and ordered myself an Anycubic Photon Mono, which should be…



This guy built his own SSD side handle for the Z Cam E2 so he wouldn’t have to buy a cage rig

Mar 10, 2021 John Aldred

Sometimes, you have a camera rig and you need a thing, and there’s just no real commercially available solution out there to give you exactly…



How to use microscope lenses on the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K

Mar 7, 2021 Daniel Schweinert

I had some fun lately shooting some macro, and I was curious if I could somehow use my father’s old microscope lenses on my photo…



This stunning image combines light painting and astrophotography

Mar 5, 2021 Dunja Đuđić

We featured Andrew McCarthy and his stunning photos on DIYP before. And the moment I discovered his work, I became a fan. Andrew’s photos enrich…



This huge DIY camera crane built with metal tubes and 3D printing has a very cool trick up its sleeve

Mar 4, 2021 John Aldred

There are a lot of great tools out there for moving your camera these days, and there are plenty of more affordable options out…