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2020 was s**t, but here are some of the things that didn’t send me into a spiraling depression

Dec 31, 2020 John Aldred

2020 has been a strange year. It’s been a difficult one for all of us and for some more than others. It’s been a challenge…



Here’s how to make your own paper developer from scratch

Dec 22, 2020 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

The George Eastman Museum has already shared some darkroom magic with us. For example, they taught us how to make a 35mm daguerreotype and guided…



This DIY slider pans, slides and tilts in the most peculiar way

Dec 20, 2020 Udi Tirosh

We’ve featured our share of DIY sliders. Heck, I met Stefan through his DIY slider about 10 years ago. Some are more complex than others,…



I built a fully manual Polaroid studio camera

Dec 18, 2020 Haje Jan Kamps

It turns out that shooting Polaroids in the studio isn’t impossible — it just takes a little bit of engineering and ingenuity. Here’s how I…



Use this DIY trick to shoot a commercial video on $0 budget

Dec 11, 2020 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Whether you’re on a tight budget or just want to experiment with new techniques, it’s always good to have some DIY tricks up your sleeve….



This is the world’s brightest DIY LED flashlight at over 1.4 million lumens

Dec 7, 2020 John Aldred

Last week, we showed you the most powerful commercially available LED flashlight that’s around today projecting the bat signal onto clouds. It’s the Imalent MS18,…



How to make your own 35mm daguerreotype safely and cheaply

Dec 4, 2020 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Did you know that you can make your own 35mm daguerreotypes without using dangerous substances (such as mercury)? Also, you can do it without expensive…



Make your own DIY diffusion filter for $15 or less

Dec 3, 2020 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

If you like the soft, dreamy look of a diffusion filter, Josh Zaring has come up with a great idea of how to make your…



How to project the bat signal onto clouds with a 100,000 Lumen light and a DIY projector

Dec 3, 2020 John Aldred

We like bright continuous lights here at DIYP. We’ve featured a bunch of them over the years – including this 1,000W 90,00 Lumens DIY monster….



Can’t wait for Blackmagic’s new Speed Editor? How about building your own DIY version from scratch?

Nov 25, 2020 John Aldred

Control decks and consoles for various pieces of software are starting to really become more of a standard on our desktops these days. Whether it’s…