DIY

    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…

    Save Precious Studio Space With This Strip Light Rack
    Jul 15, 2015 Stefan Kohler

    I recently moved into a new studio. It is bigger than my last one, so I absolutely had to get more gear to match its…

    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…

    Using Suction Pads To Secure Lightstands
    Jul 8, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    DIYP reader Maor Cohen of Kaveret sent us this sweet tip about using suction pads for securing light stands. It has some huge benefits over carrying several kilos…

    Using A Homemade Concave Macro Diffuser For Shooting Insects
    Jul 6, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    Macro photographer Mark Thorpe (A.K.A PixelHobo) just sent us this awesome macro photography tip. The idea is to create a concave macro diffuser that will illuminate your (itsy…

    The 5 Minutes, $1.50 Reflector And How To Use It
    Jul 4, 2015 Laya Gerlock

    I’ve already used those DIY reflectors in a couple of my articles but I’ve never actually did a full post explaining how they are built and used….

    DIY: How To Build A Portable V-Flat With Customized Catchlights
    Jul 3, 2015 Allen Mowery

    DIY is where we started, and we love to return to it whenever possible…especially for tutorials like this. Columbus, Ohio-based photographer Nick Fancher believes that you…

    DIY: Photographer Uses $0.5 TP Rolls To Diffuse $700 Macro Strobes
    Jun 18, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    Here is a great tip we got from Mark Thorpe and it has to do both with TP rolls and with Macro photography. It turns out that…