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How to turn toy action figures into life sized super heroes with compositing

Apr 1, 2016 John Aldred

We’ve all been there, playing with our action figures as kids as if they were real. For me it was He-Man. For photographer Ari Mahardhika,…

Tips to keep in mind when shooting travel street photography

Apr 1, 2016 Gannon Burgett

If you frequent DIY Photography, the name Eric Kim should be familiar to you. An international street photographer and teacher, Kim knows a thing or…

How to make a beautiful DIY camera grip from a block of wood

Apr 1, 2016 Gannon Burgett

The weekend is here, which means you’ll likely have some free time on your hands. If you’re wondering how to spend that free time, look…

How to make the world’s cheapest flash diffuser for only $0.02

Mar 31, 2016 John Aldred

The humble popup flash. Let’s face it, we hate it. You might be able to use it for a little fill now and again, but as…

How to install Photoshop keyboard shortcuts in GIMP

Mar 31, 2016 John Aldred

With Adobe’s long standing global domination and the current buzz around Affinity’s recent announcement of impending Windows versions of their software, it’s easy to forget…

How to adapt Large Lee filters to the Nikon 14-24mm (and other wide lenses)

Mar 31, 2016 James Wallace

I love my Nikon 14-24mm lens but it has one drawback; you can’t put filters on it. Not that one needs to use a huge…

Hack a 50 year old Russian film camera and repurpose its lens for modern DSLRs

Mar 31, 2016 John Aldred

When it comes to ridiculously cheap but very useful lenses, you’d be hard pushed to beat 40+ year old Russian technology, and this suggestion from Mathieu Stern is no…