DIY

    Mount Your Camera Anywhere with This DIY Flexible Camera Mount
    Aug 3, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Tripods are great, but not always convenient to carry with you.  GorillaPods and other articulated camera mounts are wonderful, but they can get kind of costly….

    Install A Blacklight Filter On Your Smartphone Camera For 3 Cents
    Jul 26, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    Black Light can be used for spectacular photography or just for having some photographic fun, but if you just want to try out a quick…

    No Budget For A Drone? Put Your GoPro On A Kite Instead
    Jul 24, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

    If you’ve never heard of the method being used before, attaching your camera to a kite may sound kind of sketchy at first, but the…

    Build A Background Wall On Wheels
    Jul 21, 2015 Guest Author

    Black and white are the default background colors for many of my photos. There are several background systems (paper, fabric, roller blinds, etc.) and I…

    Create an Epic DIY Battery Charging Station For Your Gear
    Jul 20, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Charging batteries is an everyday part of the 21st-century photographer’s life.  While we shared earlier today how to prevent a battery fire, this little bit of…

    Make Your Own Fake Ice Cubes For Photography Staging
    Jul 17, 2015 Allen Mowery

    I’m an impatient person.  I’m also very singularly-minded, so when I get an idea in my head, everything else gets put on hold while I’m…

    How To Transform Any Bag Into A Stylish Camera Bag
    Jul 17, 2015 Jota Barros

    You can choose between many camera bags – we assume that you carry your camera at all times and need a bag for it, so a…

    Make a Square DIY Ring Light for Under $10
    Jul 15, 2015 Isiah Xiong

    I got the inspiration for the square ring light from a trip to Vegas. The hotel bathroom had a light that ran the perimeter of…

    Step By Step Instruction For Building The Coolest 2-Axis Gimbal
    Jul 14, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    With Gimbals becoming more common, it is not surprising that DIY versions emerge, and with the maturity of technology, they are usually pretty awesome. But…

    8 DIY Smartphone Photography Hacks For More Creative Photos
    Jul 13, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Hacking is what we (and, indubitably, Anonymous) live for.  So when photographer Richard Schabetsberger releases videos like this, we get all giddy with excitement.  From aerial…