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Here’s the thing. If you are using the “The Strobist Collection” gels from Rosco (which we reviewed here. You know that they are really great. But they are a bit undersized to be velcro-ed to a speedlight. No room on both sides of the gels to attach them to the flash.
Mike Errecart is going to show you how to fix this with a very simple hack after the jump
With the blast of HDSLR comes the need to create a more comfortable way of shooting video with SLR shaped bodies. You can get one for about $2000 or make your own for about 7$.
All you would need for that is a IKEA cutting boards, a stove, and some pipes.
Yes, I did say IKEA cutting board.
A shot while back I featured a post called 21 Photographs And Lighting Setups For Every Occasion. Not surprisingly the post featured a collection of amazing photographs along with a snap of the setup that was used to capture those photographs.
So… what’s up with all those photographers taking setup pictures with no artistic value whatsoever. gotta be a reason for that, right? Right.
Over the last few days, Flickr Explore has been sizzling with multiple pictures of Vincent Riemersma featuring splashes in wineglasses.
We asked him to explain how he made these pictures and was willing to share this information. He kindly agreed.
Yay!
A few days ago, Benjamin Von Wong (flickr) posted a photograph called rejection to his photostream. It was quite an extra ordinary piece of work in my mind.
There was a small bit of info in the captions that caught my eyes: “The Behind the Scenes is actually ready… Eva is just waiting for me to finish up the edits”
I guess Eva is done waiting, because f-stoppers just posted the very cool behind the scenes on this one.
Is it cold and rainy where you are? I mean really cold and rainy. The kind that you don’t wanna go out of the house. Here is a project that is both fun to make and play with.
It is a family flavored go fish. If you have small kids they will love you for it, and for the great family time you are going to have playing with it.
My little one had the Chicken Pox last week. She’s all good now, but that was a week with almost all productivity coming to a halt, as taking care of a small kid who any wants to itch is a full time job. We did spend a considerable amount of time playing go fish. It is a card game with the goal of making four-of-a-kind-set. (The original game is played with a deck of poker playing cards, but they come with any subject imaginable).
Then My oh-so-clever daughter asked for a family go fish. Who am I to say no to a Chicken Pox stricken kid with a puppy eyes.
What did you built for you studio this weekend? A backdrop mount? A Light Stand? A ghetto glamor contraption?
A dolly….?
If you are one of those PVC dudes (no shame in it. I am a PVC dude), you’re bound to appreciate this little PVC trick that makes binding pipes a snap. (pun completely intended).
Flickr user mr-quad share a great way to make any PVC studio construction quick to setup and quick to tear down.
UK based photographer Ian Cornwell needed to take some pictures from the outside of a driving car for a an emergency plumbing service.
it sounds simple, till you factor in the low angle and wide lens. This makes sticking your head out the window and leaning over a really bad options.
It’s time for a car rig.
Instead of going for one of the high end car rigs, or even our DIYP’s poorman’s rig, Ian came up with a clever concept involving three pieces of gear: an industrial suction cup; a super clamp and a ball head.
Spirals, I could talk for hours on end about what they are, their geometrical qualities, or the fact that earth will die without their existence.
But that would be long and boring. Instead, I am going to describe is how to make them. Photographically, that is.
If you thought that light painting is fun, wait to discover, light painting and geometry, it’s even more fun!
Jay P. Morgan over at F-stoppers just posted a great video tut showing how to make rain. It is a lot simpler that what I thought. And all it takes is fan head sprayer (like the one from your back yard).
I checked on Amazon, they go as low as $7.30.
This 3:51 video is packed with lighting tips. Aside telling how to light rain, it discusses light placement, modifiers motivation and ambient control. All with examples. For me it just felt like a workshop squeezed into half a coffee break.
RSS folks, click here to watch the video.
J. P. Morgan‘s How To Make A Rain Machine For Video Or Stills via fstoppers.
Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.
Alex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe
Dave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.
John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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