DIY

    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…

    How To Build Huge Dual Color DIY Flex Lights for $60
    Feb 28, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    Here is one of the cooler projects for LED panels that I’ve seen. Unlike the ‘usual’ LED panels, those panels are mounted on flexible material…

    Make Your Own Beauty Dish From a Metal Mixing Bowl
    Feb 26, 2016 John Aldred

    We’ve featured a few DIY Beauty Dishes in the past, from the very cheap to the super cheap, but few of those builds would blend…

    This DIY drone handle lets you handhold a DJI Phantom 3 as a dedicated gimbal
    Feb 24, 2016 Gannon Burgett

    DIY Drones are wonderful and powerful tools designed with some of the best gimbal systems around. While the gimbals are obviously useful when flying throughout…