Tutorials

    The $10 DIY Foamcore Softbox
    Oct 28, 2010 Udi Tirosh

    In this tutorial I will explain how I built the softbox used to take the image on the left. It is a 40cm X 40cm…

    Pictorial: A Sync Port Mod For The YN-460II Manual Strobe
    Oct 26, 2010 Udi Tirosh

    I am not surprised that the YN460II strobe is gaining popularity with a price tag around $60 (or even less if you’re an eBay kinda…

    DIY Three Strobes Bracket Will Triple Your Light
    Oct 15, 2010 Udi Tirosh

    We’ve had our share of dual strobe mounts before, but this is a first for a triple mount. And you’d need every bit of that…

    Using a Kitchen Timer To Create Panning Timelapse Movies
    Oct 14, 2010 Udi Tirosh

    We have had a post before where we shoed how to use a canon G9 camera and a bunch of opensource photography software (mainly CHDK)…

    For Halloween – The Strob-O-Lantern
    Oct 7, 2010 Udi Tirosh

    With Halloween just around the corner I thought that showcasing a nice scary photograph may be inspirational. Of course, since this is DIYP there’s a…

    Endlessly Power Your Flash Lights With A Flashlight
    Sep 28, 2010 Udi Tirosh

    Photographer Matt Kenney came up with quite a clever way to provide external power to his battery operated strobe (Canon 430EXII). Instead of building a…

    DIY Portable Wedding Photo Booth
    Sep 27, 2010 Udi Tirosh

    There’s an interesting Instructable over at (ehem…) Instructables that deals with all aspects of creating a Photo Booth. The Photo Booth was built by the…

    Quick Tip: Semi Improvised Sand Bags
    Sep 26, 2010 Udi Tirosh

    A few days ago, I shared how I took photographs for an instructions manual. There was lot of good feedback on that post and the…

    How To Take Photographs For Manuals
    Sep 23, 2010 Udi Tirosh

    I am involved with a large project that needs photographs for their step-by-step instructions manual. The same regular lighting and placement challenges are there, but…

    Create Amazing Sparkles Car Light Paintings
    Sep 21, 2010 Udi Tirosh

    “As long as you hit that wire with the connecting hook at precisely 88mph the instant the lightning strikes the tower… everything will be fine”……