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    Rotolight launches world’s first electronic smart softbox
    May 26, 2022 Alex Baker

    British LED lighting manufacturer, Rotolight has unveiled the world’s first electronic ‘SmartSoft™ Box’. It sounds pretty fancy but it’s basically a diffuser attachment for its…

    Lomography brings back the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 lens with new silver and black paint jobs
    May 25, 2022 John Aldred

    Lomography’s Art Lens series has grown with the addition of the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 lens in both Onyx Black and Silver Graphite finishes. The lens…

    Google’s text-to-image AI will create photorealistic images of anything you can possibly imagine
    May 25, 2022 Alex Baker

    What’s the strangest thing you can dream up in your mind? Give it a go, the weirder the better. How about a pineapple riding a…

    The easy way to fake a ground level FPV drone shot with a handheld 360° action camera
    May 25, 2022 John Aldred

    With drones becoming more difficult or impossible to fly in a lot of locations around the world without expensive permits and hassle, finding ways to…

    How to make a 35mm film camera out of concrete
    May 25, 2022 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    I’ve seen some pretty weird cameras during my days here at DIYP. Creative folks made them out of most random things: from a pineapple or…

    Magical video shows billions of fireflies flickering through the night
    May 25, 2022 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    The flickering of a swarm of fireflies is one of the most magical things I’ve seen in my life. It always impresses me no matter…

    Is microcontrast your favourite photography blogger’s favourite myth?
    May 24, 2022 Josh Wells

    I write a series called the Glossary of Photographer’s Woo over on Medium, and am delighted to be here on DIY Photography to talk about…

    Rode’s new Rodecaster Pro II has been completely redesigned and offers a ton of connectivity options
    May 24, 2022 John Aldred

    Rode has announced the new Rodecaster Pro II, the successor to 2018’s popular Rodecaster Pro live mixer aimed at live streamers and podcasters. The Rodecaster…

    You don’t need to spend money on these things for great landscape photography
    May 24, 2022 Alex Baker

    I often think that photographers are a lot like drummers, at least when it comes to Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS). You never replace your equipment,…

    The Insta360 Sphere is an invisible 360° camera for drones that lets you create FPV-style footage in post
    May 24, 2022 John Aldred

    Mounting 360° cameras to drones has been a thing for a while now, but the one big issue with it is that there’s really nowhere…