DIY Archives

8 Easy and Effective DIY Photography Hacks Using Cardboard

Oct 25, 2017 John Aldred

Cardboard is such a wonderfully versatile product. You can use it for all sorts of photography related things. Most of my cameras have arrived in…

Oct 21, 2017 JP Danko

Bookkeeping is unfortunately one of those tasks that all creative professionals have to keep up with in order to stay in business. At it’s core,…

Oct 16, 2017 John Aldred

And when we say from scratch, we are not kidding. This isn’t just ordering a bunch of components online and bolting them all together. Other…

Oct 13, 2017 John Aldred

I have to say, this is probably one of the more extreme camera mods I’ve seen in recent times. Sure, there were some doozies back…

We all know that everyday household items can help us a lot in photography and filmmaking. Jordy Vandeput of Cinecom.net shows you five cheap items…

Sep 21, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Sometimes, the simplest solutions are the best ones. This video from Dave Knop a.k.a. Knoptop shows one of such solutions. He uses a simple stretchy…

Sep 20, 2017 John Aldred

If you shoot video with DSLR or mirrorless cameras and you want to get serious, you really should consider a shoulder rig. They basically turn…

Sep 14, 2017 John Aldred

When you start to get more serious about video and recording your audio separately, the gear can be a pain. Sure, you start off with…

Sep 10, 2017 Micael Widell

Last summer I bought a macro lens. A normal one, giving 1x magnification. This means that your subject will be projected as big on the…

Sep 9, 2017 John Aldred

Making custom bokeh for your lenses can be a fun project. Usually, photographers do it by crudely cutting shapes out of a piece of black…