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Shooting the Team – The Optimizer
Hai was the next inline for the Team Portrait Project. Hai is just the kind of guy who wonders around and fixes things up. Be…
Readers Projects – The CD Spindle Ringflash
DIYP reader Chaval Brasil came up with an ingenious way to create a ring flash. By routing the light from a hot shoe flash to…
Studio Photography – The Best Softbox Ever
If you did not meet Nick Wheeler (Flickr Stream – a must) until now, you are in for a treat. Nick is what I call…
Shooting Balloons – DIYing High Speed Photography
It looks like this weekend is going to be weekend at the movies for all photography lovers. So sit back, and enjoy. Now, the trick…
Sticks, Stones, Concrete and Killer Lighting
As a child, I’m sure you’ve heard the following phrase: “Stick and stones will break my bones but names will never heart me“? Jim Talkington…
Shooting the Team – The Tranquil Boss
When I first thought of making a photography project where I work, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about it with…
Photography Project – Shooting the Team
After more then two years of running DIYP, I finally feel comfortable to share the fact that I am living a double life. It took…
Studio DIY: Disposable Camera Ring Flash
Not too long ago, I have posted an article about making a strobe from a disposable camera. I was soon after that I called out…
My Mother in Law and the Family of Angles (an Intro)
Some time ago I wrote about taking art images for my mother in law. Since I don’t have my dream lens yet, I had to…
The DIY Strip Light
Nick Wheeler is becoming a dangerous guy to leave your boxes by. It looks like whenever a box is around, nick DIYs it into a…







































