DIY

    How to build a DIY 4×5 large format digital scanning back from a portable flatbed scanner
    Mar 13, 2020 John Aldred

    Large format film still holds a huge draw for a lot of photographers. It has a look that the relatively tiny digital sensors today (yes,…

    Four ideas for recreating Hollywood shots with stuff you have at home
    Mar 5, 2020 Dunja Đuđić

    A lack of gear or budget is frustrating, but it shouldn’t stop you from creating. To help you get stunning shots even on a tight…

    These ten items are great for filmmaking and we all have them at home
    Mar 2, 2020 Dunja Đuđić

    There are so many things in our household that we could use for DIY projects. Some of them we use every single day for their…

    Here are nine awesome ideas for making photo and filmmaking gear from cardboard
    Feb 27, 2020 Dunja Đuđić

    What do you do when a piece of gear breaks or you forget to bring it to the shoot? Or if you’re on a tight…

    Here’s how I made my own custom DIY battery charging station
    Feb 17, 2020 Tom Barnes

    I was, as I’m sure a lot of you are, utterly sick of endless chargers and cables. A mess of wires that always seem to…

    How to make your own DIY HDMI teleprompter from an old laptop screen
    Feb 10, 2020 John Aldred

    Since we posted about Manny Ortiz’s use of the Parrot 2 Teleprompter a few weeks ago, I’ve been developing my own that I can 3D…

    How I restored this beat up old Pelican case to its former glory
    Feb 6, 2020 Athol Hill

    In a previous blog post, I mentioned I was embarking on a Pelican 1550 repair project. I was looking to buy one, but someone offered…

    How I built my own DIY wide-angle macro lens
    Jan 27, 2020 Maximilian Simson

    The wide-angle paradox As we know, wide angle lenses show a larger field of view and therefore make things appear smaller and appear further away…

    How to calibrate your lens autofocus for $0
    Jan 27, 2020 Dunja Đuđić

    Sometimes the autofocus on your lenses may not be exactly where you want it. Fortunately, it’s an easy fix as most modern cameras offer “micro…

    How to make a (sort of) DIY JibONE camera jib
    Jan 27, 2020 John Aldred

    The recently announced Edelkrone JibONE looks like a fantastic bit of kit. It’s not terribly unreasonably priced at $999 for what it offers, but once…