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Build A $1 Lightsphere
Photographer Allen Mowery made a (yet another) simple Lightsphere from some stuff he found around the house (Velcro and bubble wrap vinyl drawer liner). As…
Quick Tip: A Plastic Cup Lightsphere
We’ve had our share of Lightsphere and Omnibounce DIYs, ranging from wax paper and yogurt cups through bubble wrap and barf bags. I think this…
Using Lasers To Take Insane 3D Macro Photographs Of Flying Insects
If taking high end macro shots of insects strikes you as hard, how about upping the level by taking the pictures while insects are in…
Your First High Speed Photography Accessory – A Contact Trigger
High Speed Photography may seem intimidating with all the high end Arduino Triggers and crazy setups that are going around. If you just want to…
Comparing Flash Powder And Canon 580 EXII
When you take a portrait today you are probably using a flash or a small strobe. But what would you do if you took that…
How To Photograph A Tower Of Salt Grains
If you thought that building a tower out of salt grains is a hard thing, think how hard it would be to photograph it in…
Amazing SF Moving Time Lapse Taken In 3D
We don’t usually share time lapse movies here on DIYP, but this one seems to innovative to ignore. Peter Chang used an array of Canon…
Long Exposure Of Laser Through Water Drops
Sometimes the most amazing things happen when you leave your shutter open for a long duration. Especially if you do it in the rain, while…
How Fast Is Your Strobe?
When talking about strobes we usually go for power, one of the first things we ask is what is the GN on the little guy,…
OpenMoco Provides An Open Platform For Time Lapse Makers
If you ever did any moving time lapse you know the challenges involved in making such a movie. You would need a rail, a carriage,…







































