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…

    DIY Tip: Attach a washer to your keychain to easily tighten and remove quick plates
    Mar 7, 2016 Gannon Burgett

    As change becomes less and less relevant with credit cards and digital payment systems, it’s become less likely than ever that you carry around change….

    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…

    Build your own Speedlight power pack – a pictorial with Manuel Cafini
    Mar 1, 2016 John Aldred

    Photographer Manuel Cafini recently posted a great series of images on how he built up his own SLA based battery packs for his speedlights to help improve recycle…

    DIY: How to make your own ‘Centriphone’ bullet-time rig
    Feb 29, 2016 Gannon Burgett

    A few weeks ago, we shared a video from professional skier Nicolas Vuignier wherein he used a clever DIY setup to capture bullet-time video using…