DIY

    How to adapt Large Lee filters to the Nikon 14-24mm (and other wide lenses)
    Mar 31, 2016 James Wallace

    I love my Nikon 14-24mm lens but it has one drawback; you can’t put filters on it. Not that one needs to use a huge…

    Hack a 50 year old Russian film camera and repurpose its lens for modern DSLRs
    Mar 31, 2016 John Aldred

    When it comes to ridiculously cheap but very useful lenses, you’d be hard pushed to beat 40+ year old Russian technology, and this suggestion from Mathieu Stern is no…

    DIY: How to turn 35mm film canisters into compact SD card holders
    Mar 31, 2016 Gannon Burgett

    If you’re anything like me, you likely have a dozen or more empty film canisters scattered about your drawers. While there’s no shortage of DIY…

    Create big light from small flashes with a Chinese Lantern paper lamp shade
    Mar 29, 2016 John Aldred

    Speedlights often go hand in hand with shooting portraits on the street, especially at night, but small flashes have one big issue.  Due to their…

    Turn a Peli case into a tether station with the help of a $2 bicycle quick release bolt
    Mar 16, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    Previously we have featured friend of DIYP Paul Adshead (@PaulAdshead) when he had the clever idea to hack an $6 IKEA storage box into a…

    How to build a DIY LED ring light – a pictorial
    Mar 13, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    In this article Steve McKenzie takes us through his steps of building an LED ring light. I used 3/4 plywood as the base for the build…

    DIY chest mount for DJI’s 4K Osmo camera
    Mar 12, 2016 Gannon Burgett

    DJI made some noise earlier this year when they dropped the DJI Osmo, a 3-axis gimbal system with a built-in 4K camera. With the exception…

    Make a DIY monopod using an old broomstick and spare screws
    Mar 11, 2016 Gannon Burgett

    Monopods are a wonderful tool to have if you need that extra little bit of image stability or happen to have a heavier lens attached…

    Spice up your old 35mm SLR with a one-of-a-kind hand crafted wooden grip
    Mar 5, 2016 John Aldred

    Despite being principal photographer for Jaguar World, Classics Monthly, Retro Cars and a number of other popular British car magazines, Chris Frosin always seems to find…

    A step by step tutorial on building an IKEA beauty dish
    Mar 1, 2016 Anders Millqvist

    I converted an IKEA lamp to a beauty dish a while ago and I was surprised of the result. I found a description when I…