DIY

    Use this simple trick to turn your tripod into a vertical slider
    May 11, 2020 Dunja Đuđić

    There are a few ways to make your own horizontal slider. But if you need a vertical one, you can just grab your tripod. In…

    How to make a DIY posing table for newborn photography
    May 2, 2020 Melissa Jenkins

    I’ve become obsessed with this dog bed stand, and have taken it to a new level. Here is my updated tutorial to build your own…

    DIY Backdrops for Home Shoots and Lighting Setup
    Apr 29, 2020 Jake Hicks

    Bored of being stuck indoors yet? Shooting against the same white background all the time can get tiresome, so why not switch it up with…

    How to make a 3D printed panoramic head that lets you shoot 12K 360° images with a GoPro
    Apr 28, 2020 John Aldred

    There are a lot of choices out there these when it comes to 360° cameras, and while many of them are very good, the really…

    Here’s how to turn your boring garden shed into a working camera obscura with a darkroom
    Apr 28, 2020 Dunja Đuđić

    UK-based photographer Brendan Barry has turned quite a lot of places into giant cameras obscurae. He’s now in isolation like most of us, so even…

    How bored are you from 1 to this: Making a working lens out of Lego
    Apr 21, 2020 Dunja Đuđić

    It can get a bit monotonous in isolation, especially if you’re out of work right now. But hey, there’s always something to do, and Mathieu…

    Here is the world’s most powerful video LED blowing up a power supply
    Apr 20, 2020 John Aldred

    LEDs are getting more capable and more powerful every year. And this one claims to have the crown at the moment as the world’s most…

    A COVID-19 DIY Project: Quick access to many seamless backdrops
    Apr 20, 2020 Jon Meadows

    I have been looking to increase my image sales from my headshot sessions. I decided before the COVID-19 crisis that I wanted to develop a…

    The Scura is an open-source curved panoramic 3D printed pinhole camera
    Apr 17, 2020 John Aldred

    3D printed cameras are a lot of fun, and something I was planning to make a bunch of this year before we were told we…

    Photographer makes a working lens from toilet paper
    Apr 15, 2020 Dunja Đuđić

    Mathieu Stern has found or even made some pretty weird lenses. And it looks like he hasn’t been bored in isolation. He made a lens…