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PSA: Always Remeber To Sandbag Your C Stand
Earlier this year, southern California was hit with several big storms. Home owners used sand bags to protect their houses from the 14-16 feet high…
Building A Creative GoPro Glider For Capturing Orbital Footage
Point Of View (POV) can be a major factor in storytelling. Finding new interesting points of view is not trivial, and every bit of innovation…
Use a DIY Super Clamp For Shooting in Confined Spaces
If you ever had to shoot in a confined space you know that getting your light in the place can be challenging .Limited space, cabinets…
Light Tents
Photographer Peter Karlsson has it all worked out when it comes to travel light. Peter is a Strobist at heart and as such he is…
Balance Your Light Stand On Tough Terrains
Photographer Reuben Krabbe, whom you may remember from the landscape bicycle portraits hack, had his flash pull an untethered bungee jump during a session in…
Nasty Lil’ Lighting Thing
It is always nice to see a good DIY project turn into a product. It is even better to see a nasty DIY project turn…
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…
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…
Voice Activated Lightstands
There are times when setting up for a shot is not an option. Take the annual family gathering picnic for example. 8 adults, 6 kids…
Child Proofing A Lightstand
Kindergarten teachers are gods. No really. Gods, I tell you. I just had a really wacky weekend, where I volunteered to shoot thirty something little hurricanes…







































