DIY
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…
Building An Ultra Violet Flash For Black Light Photography
Aug 31, 2015
Gvido Mūrnieks
Back in May I got collaboration offer, from a body painter, to make photo session with airbrushed models. This offer gave me the incentive, to…
The Focal Camera Is An Awesome Open-Source DIY Modular Camera System
Aug 20, 2015
Tiffany Mueller
The Focal Camera project is looking to make the art of building a DIY camera accessible to masses, and their open source catalog of templates and…
Quick And Easy Photography Hacks You Can Try For Free (Or Close To It)
Aug 18, 2015
Tiffany Mueller
Who doesn’t love a good hack? Kai is here to share a handful of some of his favorite hacks as he shows you how easier…