DIY
How to make a DIY smartphone gimbal with just a mop, paint roller and tin cans
May 27, 2019
John Aldred
Motorised smartphone gimbals have gotten pretty inexpensive over the last couple of years. Something like the Zhiyun Smooth 4 only costs $120, and you can…
This guy built a high speed DIY LED flash and put the plans online so you can make your own
May 17, 2019
John Aldred
LED flash still hasn’t really hit the mainstream yet. There are a couple of products out there, of course, like the Rotolite Neo, but for…
How to make a cheap DIY bullet time rig with a lazy susan and some drawer slides
May 14, 2019
John Aldred
It’s 20 years since The Matrix was released (don’t you feel old?), but the bullet time effect is still incredibly popular. I don’t know what the…
Here are two budget DIY ways to get the black light look without using actual black lights
May 9, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you want to achieve the black light look in your photos or videos, buying a bunch of black light bulbs can be quite pricey….
This guy gave the Blackmagic Pocket 4K a flippy up LCD and he’s planning to sell DIY kits
May 8, 2019
John Aldred
The only thing that really stopped the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K from becoming the vlogging camera of choice is the lack of flippy up…
Lithophanes – How to 3D print your photographs
May 7, 2019
John Aldred
When I was first told “Hey, you should 3D print some of your photos” a couple of years, I thought they were mad. 3D print…
How to make a quality DIY video light using LED strips and a cake pan for only $40
May 7, 2019
John Aldred
There are many continuous light options out there these days for video that produce a fantastic quality of light. One such light that’s become very…
How to make large prints using flour, water and laser printer
May 6, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Printing images is a great way to keep them forever, but also to decorate the interior. I believe that many of us have prints in…
How to mod an old 35mm SLR lens to make your own DIY “Anamorfake” lens
May 2, 2019
John Aldred
Anamorphic lenses have become very popular again, ever since somebody realised you could mount one to a DSLR and then stretch the footage out in…
It took six months to create these ultra large 3D wet plates
Apr 15, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Austrian photographer Markus Hofstätter has published plenty of interesting wet plate projects. In his latest project, he brings together large format wet plates and stereo…