DIY
How to Make a DIY Softbox: A Guide for Photographers
Jun 1, 2025
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
There are many creative and budget-friendly ways to learn how to make DIY softbox lighting for your home studio. Not only are softboxes among the…
DIY Photography Lighting: Light Modifiers and Tricks to Make at Home
May 26, 2025
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Photography is all about light, be it natural or artificial. And when we speak of artificial lighting, you’re in full control there, with softboxes, reflectors,…
Making Photographs from Your Coffee Shop Drink: It’s a “Matcha” Made in Heaven
May 25, 2025
David Prochnow
A new wave is sweeping over the hallowed grounds of the modern coffee shop. And it’s a green wave. This newfangled interloper is an organic…
A Radical Way to Develop 35mm Film Using NO Equipment and NO Darkroom
May 25, 2025
David Prochnow
Inside Steve Anchell’s The Darkroom Cookbook, 3rd Edition (Focal Press; Elsevier, Inc., Oxford, United Kingdom; 2008), which, by the way, should be a “must buy”…
Build a DIY Photo Booth in 1 Hour with Peel and Stick Wallpaper
May 22, 2025
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Photo booths are more than just backdrops—they’re memory makers, marketing tools, and social media magnets. Whether it’s a wedding, corporate event, or pop-up, a well-designed…
Turning a Vintage Super 8 into a 4K Digital Camera with Raspberry Pi
May 19, 2025
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
When Nico Rahardian Tangara spotted a dusty Canon 514XL-S at a Sydney flea marketMan buys stack of negatives in flea market, discovers works of unknown…
DIY Photography: Build Your Own Gear, Lighting & Studio Setups
May 14, 2025
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
DIY photography involves crafting your own gear, lighting setups, and studio environments. You can use the stuff you buy, but also much of what you…
Give Your Canon V10 Camera the Gift of Removable Batteries with this Nifty Hack
May 1, 2025
David Prochnow
It goes without saying that the Canon PowerShot V10 Camera is a beautifully designed video logging (Vlog) platform. That is; except for one teensy, tiny…
An Unofficial LomoMod No.1.5 Medium Format Camera Also Shoots 35mm Film
Apr 26, 2025
David Prochnow
You’ve got to hand it to Lomography, they certainly know how to create engaging, unique, and affordable film cameras. From the dizzying Spinner 360° to…
How to 3D-Print a Versatile Leica M Mount for The Insta360 Go
Apr 3, 2025
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
You may know Markus Hofstätter for some of his amazing large-format photography projects, as well as vintage camera and lens repairs and uses. However, he…