DIY

    How to make a DIY foot pedal remote shutter release
    Jan 31, 2019 Andy Noggle

    I have been looking into shooting other sports outside of the motorsport world and I have been particularly interested in soccer, basketball, and baseball. After…

    How to repurpose a monitor stand to make a portable overhead camera rig
    Jan 25, 2019 John Aldred

    There are so many ways to set up an overhead camera rig, but many of them involve building some sort of structure, lugging around heavy…

    This photographer designed and 3D-printed his own dimmable LED softbox
    Jan 25, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

    Availability of 3D printers has opened new possibilities for creating all sorts of gadgets for photography. So, New Zealand-based photographer Nicholas Sherlock took advantage of…

    How to build a DIY rain machine and shoot with it
    Jan 24, 2019 Raj Khepar

    I’ve written about this project in the past, as I originally made the rain machine and shot with it in 2012, however we’ve now done…

    This photographer creates wet plate ambrotypes with a 16×20 camera he built himself
    Jan 23, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

    Photographer Giles Clement has performed some interesting experiments, such as mounting a large format camera to a drone. He also made his own 16×20 camera,…

    Experimenting with photogrammetry at home
    Jan 21, 2019 Dušan Ković

    This is going to be a long one… Photogrammetry is my hobby for the last couple of years. My first try was a small wooden Piggy from…

    How to build your own DIY teleprompter for less than $10
    Jan 18, 2019 John Aldred

    I’ve been following The King of Random on YouTube for a few years now. Most of the stuff they do on there is, as the…

    This DIY medium format camera shoots both 110mm and pinhole lenses
    Jan 17, 2019 John Aldred

    Sometimes, you come across a DIY film camera that’s just beautiful in its simplicity. The LIMES 120 is one such camera. Made from an old…

    How to clean your lens with a candle, a spoon and a lens cleaning cloth
    Jan 16, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

    If you use a lens pen, you’ve noticed that its felt tip is covered in black powder. It’s great against fingertips and other greasy residue,…

    How to make & use a single DIY globe modifier for simple, stunning portraits
    Jan 16, 2019 Jake Hicks

    It’s not often I get to shoot very simple, clean white light shots, but in a recent shoot the model asked if she could get…