How I Took It 2012
Build A Mega 50MP+ Wide Angle Digital Pinhole Lens
I thought I’ve seen it all with pinholes. From getting them in walnuts to making a run on three 35mm films. David O’Sullivan proved me…
How To Make A Vintage Camera Half Case
Here is an awesome entry to our How I Took It Contest from Mambastik. It’s a vintage case for vintage looking cameras. This specific one…
How To Create A Steel Wool Light Painting Vortex
Our How I Took It Contest got an impressive number of steel wool light painting tutorials. I wanted to share this one from Mike Mikkelson…
How To Build A Soft Focus Filter From A Sink Drainer
Here is a quick and fun project submitted to our How I Took It Contest by Nick Cool. It shows how to build a soft…
How To Make Your Body Disappear In A Photograph
this submission for our How I Took It contest, is a n oldie but a goodie. Photographer AndrewVincent shows us how to create a transparent…
How To Give An Old Nifty-Fifty A New Life
It was almost a year ago that Maciej Pietuszynski shared a quick and dirty tutorial on creating a tilt lens from an old Nifty-Fifty and…
How To Build DIY variable ND-Filter (And Motivate Your Models)
We have just over a month and a week left for our “how I took contest” and I wanted to share one of the great…
How To Shoot A Mini Noir Scene On A Table Top
This entry to the How I Took It contest by Cheyne from Firebird Photography a studio specializing in retro portraits completely took me by surprise….
How To Build A Rain Machine
Our How I Took I contest is quickly gaining critical mass with all the great tutorials being submitted by you guys. Got some great news…
Gorgeous Soft Light With One Speedlite
In this tutorial Andrea Cosentino shares his technique for getting a very distinct soft light look using a wall and one strobe. This is Andrea’s…






































