DIY
This guy created an Open Source DIY digital camera – including a 1-kilopixel sensor
Dec 31, 2019
John Aldred
Digital cameras have become so high resolution these days that you might wonder why somebody would want to build one of their own from scratch…
How we built Bertha – A large format camera that will shoot 1.1×1.1 metre slides
Dec 30, 2019
Davide Rossi
It’s called Bertha, it’s a gigantic camera built out of a desire to find out what photography can reveal beyond certain limits. From the first…
This autonomous boat shoots stabilised hyperlapse from the water
Dec 23, 2019
John Aldred
Hyperlapse has become increasingly popular over the last couple of years, especially as gimbals and drones capable of shooting such sequences have become more prolific….
How to make your own DIY ground glass focusing screens for large format cameras
Dec 23, 2019
John Aldred
These days, if you want to shoot large format, you might have difficulty finding replacement parts. Large format cameras aren’t exactly as common as they…
How to make a cheap DIY double drop system for epic droplet photography
Dec 2, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Photographer Steve Kazemir makes amazing droplet photos and has some unique ideas for taking them. He has come up with an automated double drop system to…
How I built this low budget DIY set for my recent photography project
Nov 21, 2019
Nicki Panou
For my latest project, “we are the dead“, I decided to build a room in which to shoot my pictures. I had absolutely no idea…
How to create a mechanical shutter release for your digital point & shoot camera
Nov 19, 2019
John Aldred
Most cameras these days offer some kind of built-in WiFI or Bluetooth control that allows you to fire your camera from an app on your…
This photographer 3D printed his own “photo sniper” grip for his macro photography setup
Nov 14, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A few months ago, photographer Nick Sherlock shared with us his epic 3D printed 300mm long extension tube. Then he needed something to hold this…
I built my own DIY timelapse slider that works a lot like the Slypod
Nov 11, 2019
Tyler Gerritsen
Note: As of August 26, 2019, the most incredible home-built camera rig award goes tomingul’s 8-Degree-Of-Freedom robot! It takes up an entire room and can be given…
Here are five hilarious DIY rigs for filming on a tight budget
Nov 1, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
How many times did you have a great idea for a video, but then you realized you don’t have the budget high enough to get…