DIY

    How to make DIY “rusty wall” background out of plywood
    May 25, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Guys at raw.exchange offer tons of great resources for photographers and retouchers. They are devoted and serious and put a lot of effort in their…

    Here are some ways to use foam board and improve your photography on the cheap
    May 15, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    There are some non-photographic things photographers always have around. It’s not only gaff tape, but Foamcore or foam board can be your best friend in…

    How to make a DIY softbox from an old bicycle wheel
    May 15, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    There are plenty of fantastic DIY softbox solutions, but this one is definitely something I haven’t seen before. To make it, you’ll need an old…

    How to build DIY color-changing LED wand light for $30
    May 11, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Ice lights give nice and soft light for photography and video, but they can cost quite a lot and only come in one color. Their…

    DIY hacks for stabilizing video when you don’t have the right gear
    May 10, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    It’s hard to get smooth video without stabilizer, that’s for sure. But unfortunately, sometimes you’ll be stuck without it and you’ll have to improvise. There…

    How to make 3 point portrait lighting setup on a budget
    May 8, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    If you are not a professional and don’t own your own studio, taking portraits (or self-portraits) at home is something you’ll most likely do. The…

    How to trigger your studio flash from a computer using an Arduino
    May 2, 2017 Josh Beckwith

    I needed a way to trigger a flash from an Electron app, but there wasn’t anything out there that suited my needs. At first I…

    How I used a TricFlash to wirelessly trigger an Elinchrom from an iPhone
    Apr 29, 2017 Roderique Arisiaman

    A while ago I started working as a designer for a new Dutch magazine about smartphone photography called Phonographer. Next to being a photographer and…

    This DIY 90mm f/2.8 Petzval lens looks like it came straight off the production line
    Apr 27, 2017 John Aldred

    We’ve shown a few DIY lenses in the past, including a 3D printed lens. This one, though, really takes it to the extreme. Based on…

    This camera slider was made out of Lego bricks
    Apr 27, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    When we were kids, most of us played with Legos. Now, as grown-ups, we play with cameras. Dutch filmmaker Victor Bart brought the toys of…