Tutorials

    The Motus Is A (Commercial Grade) DIY 3 Axis Time Lapse Beast
    Aug 22, 2013 Udi Tirosh

    Who said that DIY equipment looks cheap? Motus – A 3 Axis motion control system – look great and polished. It is one of those…

    How to Recreate the Demi Moore Vanity Fair Cover Pose
    Aug 21, 2013 Guest Author

    Naked and pregnant. That’s how movie star Demi Moore chose to pose for her 1991 Vanity Fair cover photo. The classic shot, captured by legendary…

    It’s The Light, Stupid
    Aug 15, 2013 JP Danko

    Some of you may be old enough to remember the 1992 US presidential election between Bill Clinton and George Bush Sr. One of the key…

    Two Clever Hacks For Leveling A Light Blaster™
    Aug 14, 2013 Udi Tirosh

    It was only a matter of time until someone hacked the Light Blaster. Being a hack aware blog, it is not surprising such a hack…

    Nightvision Timelapse Will Remind You How Awesome European Architecture Is
    Aug 8, 2013 Udi Tirosh

    Director Luke Shepard took on an enormous task of doing big scale time lapse sequences of architecture found across Europe. While each sequence seems as…

    eMotimo TB3 Review for Time Lapse Photography
    Aug 8, 2013 JP Danko

    I have a big and complicated time lapse film project on the horizon, and one of the new pieces of gear I recently picked up…

    Smoke Tube of Death – Controlling Smoke On Large Locations
    Aug 7, 2013 Udi Tirosh

    Controlling smoke always seems like a hard task to me. Between the wind, air temperate and evaporating nature of smoke it can get quite tricky….

    How to Build a DIY “Wind Proof” Reflector
    Jul 29, 2013 Udi Tirosh

    Have you ever taken a 5-in-1 collapsible reflector to a shoot on a windy day? Did you feel that you were paragliding?  While I am…

    How to Fake A Ferrari FF Shoot In A Studio
    Jul 29, 2013 Guest Author

    I enjoyed shooting a Porsche GTS a few weeks ago. Shooting cars is a new challenge since I am not too experienced in that genre….

    Peter Hurley-ish Look On The Cheap With One Strobe And Reflectors
    Jul 23, 2013 Udi Tirosh

    A while back we shared a portable setup that mimics Peter Hurley’s square lighting setup. Now the folks from SLR Lounge created a similar-ish setup…