light painting
Studio DIY: Gel Holder for Flash
Craig Colvin (Flickr) came up with a great design for a gel holder on a flash. The design includes an L shaped plexiglass. Now, if…
Readers Projects – The CD Spindle Ringflash
DIYP reader Chaval Brasil came up with an ingenious way to create a ring flash. By routing the light from a hot shoe flash to…
25 Ways to Jump Start Photography Inspiration
So, you finally have the time to shoot but lacking inspiration? Need a fresh flow of new Ideas? Here are 25 ways to get your…
Get Creative with Selective Focus!
Long while ago I published the Create Your Own Bokeh article which was one of the most fun articles this site has seen. I then…
DIY Lens Support Bracket
The following article is a guest post by Dwight Duckstein. I purchased a used Nikkor 70-200mm, 2.8f lens – the old style that didn’t have…
My Mother in Law and the Family of Angles (an Intro)
Some time ago I wrote about taking art images for my mother in law. Since I don’t have my dream lens yet, I had to…
Shooting Paintings for My Mother in Law
I love my mother in law. I know this is not a popular statement, but it may explain the following tutorial and experience I am…
When Color Temperature Does Not Need To Be Precise – Beaker!
Both the Strobist and Rui talk about the virtues of using gels on strobes to create atmosphere in a shot. Either cold blue or hot…
Great Ways To Include Shadows In Your Pictures – Discussion
Results from the Shadows Assignment, in which you were asked to include shadows in your photographs. We had 9 flickr submissions (two by Carlos –…
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Usually I write about stuff that has to do with DIY, or Photography. If it is a good day, I’ll write something that is both…





































