DIY

    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

    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…

    A new patent suggests Canon’s eye-controlled focus may be coming back
    Feb 19, 2021 John Aldred

    For those who hear about the fact that Canon used to have 35mm SLRs with eye-controlled AF, but have never had the opportunity to try…

    Deal alert: Litra’s waterproof LitraStudio RGBWW LED is currently on sale with $260 discount
    Feb 18, 2021 John Aldred

    Litra’s waterproof RGBWW LED light, the LitraStudio is currently on sale at B&H for $389.95, discounted from its regular price of $649.95. That’s 40% off…

    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…

    Sigma registers a new “fp L” L mount camera body in Korea
    Feb 11, 2021 John Aldred

    Another one from Nokishita. It appears Sigma has registered a new Sigma fp L camera body in Korea. There’s no real information about it yet…

    How to negotiate with clients and interpret mood boards
    Feb 10, 2021 Jake Hicks

    This article will cover a client case study on how I organised not only myself, but the client prior to the actual shoot day. Topics…