DIY

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 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…



The Dark Room photo project mixes life-size models with 1:6 scale DIY props

Mar 2, 2021 Petri Damstén

I was listening to my favourite band Sentenced and their album “The Cold White Light”. While listening I started thinking “Should I make images from…



Make this light painting tool with a plastic bottle and some tape

Mar 1, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

When in lockdown, you gotta work with what you’ve got. And even if you’re not in lockdown, it’s always fun to make photography props and…



This motorised DIY camera slider can be built for under $100 and lets you track objects as it moves

Feb 25, 2021 John Aldred

Building your own motorised camera gimbal or slider seem to be the in thing at the moment. In fact, I built one myself recently (that’s…



How to easily convert your kit lens into a macro lens

Feb 23, 2021 Maximilian Simson

Are you looking for an affordable but also electronic macro lens? Or maybe you have an old kit lens, that’s just sitting around, collecting dust…



Rode’s VXLR Pro lets you use your on-camera or lav mic with cables up to 100 metres long

Feb 20, 2021 John Aldred

Rode has announced the new VXLR Pro, expanding on the original VXLR and VXLR Plus with one new and extremely useful feature. It lets you…



How to convert a clothing rack into a DIY camera, light & monitor stand on wheels

Feb 11, 2021 John Aldred

Solid stands, especially ones on wheels, that you can mount cameras, lights, monitors to and whatever else you want to attach aren’t that cheap. Even…