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Five Great Flash Techniques To Improve Your Photography Light
So, you moved your light off camera (very good) and looking for some new ways to explore more lighting options. Some of the most interesting…
Infinite White
Did anybody say obsessed? OK, I’ll admit it. Over the last month or so, I’ve been obsessing with home studio tweaks – backgrounds and seamless…
Let’s Make A Pinhole Polaroid Camera
Stefan Powell made one of the coolest pinhole camera’s I’ve seen. (He does that when he doesn’t make his head spin) It is not accurate….
The Strobist Corner: Protect Your Strobe With A Frisbee
Ever had your light stand taken down along with your precious 5000$ Profoto? Not a fun experience. Next runner up on the not-so-fun light stands falls is a…
The DIY Light Table – A Weekend Project
Here’s a great project for a weekend. The DIY Light Table, courtesy of Félix Ménard (Flickr). The idea behind the light table is simple. Things…
The Portable Flash Pack
If you’ve read the small backdrops post on Studio @ home, you know I am now on some R&R with wify. Of course I am…
Doing More With Less – A Mannequin Case Study
When I was a young manager, I went to my boss once, and bitched about a resource cut down and the fact the marketing was…
A.I.R – The Portable Affordable Reflector
The “A.I.R” = Affordable Inflatable Reflector There are already a lot of DIY reflector designs out there, which are built of PVC tubes and are…
Get Your Flash 100% On Axis With Umbrella
OK, So if you look at the title and say ??@?#?$%%$@, it’s time for a little umbrella-holder intro. Umbrella holder AKA umbrella swivel is a…
Four Things You Can Do With Gels Plus A Photogels Bonus
Our friend Mason over at photogels.com is giving a 15% discount for gel packs for DIYP readers. If you wonder what Gels are good for,…







































