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How To Build a $14 Fireproof Housing for $4000 Worth Of Gear

Apr 10, 2014 Stefan Kohler

Robert Capa once said, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” And he was not talking about longer lenses, he actually meant…

Apr 10, 2014 Udi Tirosh

Back in the days, when we were still capturing images on sheets of plastic, ISO (also known as ASA) was not a button on the…

Apr 7, 2014 Allen Mowery

I am slothful. I am impatient. And, above all else, I am cheap…a beautiful trifecta that led me to this little project. For the longest…

Apr 7, 2014 Udi Tirosh

We featured Rigwheels way back when they were only selling DIY hardware for dollies. Now they are back with some clever devices that are (again)…

Apr 2, 2014 Guest Author

Having your own portable background is seems like a great idea. If I had a big van taking a colourama might be an one solution…

Mar 31, 2014 Allen Mowery

So often we are distracted by what we see, sucked in by that which is right in front of us. Each day can be a…

Mar 20, 2014 Udi Tirosh

The team at ask design just release a full tutorial on building a DIY motorized slider. The design is good both for time lapses and…

Mar 19, 2014 Udi Tirosh

As I mentioned in my last post, one piece of gear that I use in almost every photo set up is a piece of white…

Mar 9, 2014 Udi Tirosh

Over time, we covered quite a lot of infinite white tutorials, but I think this is the first infinite black backdrop we are sharing. This…

Mar 7, 2014 Guest Author

There’s no denying the original SaberStrip is a very portable and versatile piece of kit. However, at $135 each you might find yourself with other…