DIY

    DIY: A Quick And Sturdy Still Life Table Top
    Sep 23, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    When you want to shoot a piece of jewelry or a beer can or a wine bottle or just about any product there is a…

    DIY: Tiltable Overhead Camera Rig With LED Lights For Perfect Table Top Perspective Shots
    Sep 16, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

    There are lots of reasons why you may need to take an overhead photo of a desk or table top and, depending on your setup,…

    Using a $7.99 IKEA Lack Table To Build A Lightbox
    Sep 12, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    Ever seen those IKEA Lack tables? They feel suspiciously light right? This is because, as this tutorial will demonstrate, they are not made of wood. They…

    DIY: Awesome Iris Lamp Has Aperture That Opens & Closes As Light Is Turned On Or Off
    Sep 10, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

    Cancel your weekend plans, we’ve got an Iris Lamp to build! The awesome DIY tutorial comes to us courtesy of Jonathan Odom, a full time…

    6 Sweet IKEA Photo Hacks With The Weirdest Names Ever
    Sep 10, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    Team Shootr did a visit to IKEA proving yet again that the IKEA store is heaven on earth when it comes to DIYing a studio. This…

    How To Build A DIY Tilt Lens For As Little As 66$
    Sep 8, 2015 Uldis Plinte

    After seeing some photos taken with tilt lenses, I fell in love with the idea of lens tilting and its creative options – The miniature effect, Great control…

    A 3D printed Camera Slider for $10 worth of Alluminum
    Sep 7, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    If you are willing to put the motor aside on your slider, this is probably as frugal as you can get. Dan Colvin (previously here…

    The Internet’s Cheapest Motorized, Belt Driven, 48″ Diy Camera Rail
    Sep 6, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    Opteka’s GLD-400 47-inch slider is pretty cheap at around $80, but if you want to add a motor to it ,things get a bit more…

    How To Build And Use A Huge Sturdy DIY Reflector For $8
    Sep 4, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    If you are reading the blog for a while, you know that we are big fans of using reflectors. They are easy to use, provide…

    My Solution For Creating Simple And Inexpensive Studio Backgrounds
    Sep 2, 2015 Robert Mitchell

    Photographer Robert Mitchell (see bio below) came up with a clever solution for creating an almost infinite amount of backgrounds using nothing more than a wall…