Quick Tip

    Quick tip: repurpose an old LCD screen as a polarizer filter
    Oct 25, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    Polarizing filters are great, they enhance skies, remove reflections and reduce glare from photos. On the other hand they are usually big and not something…

    This is how you force your phone to upload HD movies and photos to facebook
    Sep 22, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    If you are uploading photos and videos to facebook directly from your phone, you may have noticed that the quality is not on par as…

    Got a gazillion megapixel photo? This is how you use a “magnifying glass” to show off
    Sep 7, 2016 Stefan Kohler

    If you have a great camera and you took a great photo* there is really no way to show the resolution of that photo in…

    Quick Tip: How to not lose all your photos if your phone dies
    Aug 16, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    Raise your hand if you ever lost/bricked/killed an iPhone or an Android*. Raise your other hand if that phone has lots of photos that you…

    Quick Tip: Quick and Dirty DSLR Battery Strap Case
    Nov 16, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    Where are you storing your batteries? Here is a quick and fun idea from Instructables user hagay1974. Hagay is using two scrap pieces of 2″ wide…

    Quick Tip: Secure Your Camera Zippers Without A Padlock
    Jun 23, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    Have you ever walked in a crowded place and was worried that some stay hands may crawl into your bag? Or wanted to place your…

    Creating Slick Video Flare Effect With Crystals And Broken Filters
    Feb 19, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    If you are looking for an old vintage soft look for your videos, here is an interesting and fun idea. Use a crystals on top…

    Quick Tip: Quickly Change Between TTL and “Dumb” Sync Modes With Off Camera Flash
    Dec 31, 2013 Guest Author

    We got this great quick tip by mail from Brian Carey. He shoots a lot with off camera lighting and came up with a clever…

    Quick Tip: Free-lensing SLR Lenses With Micro 4/3 Bodies
    Sep 7, 2013 Udi Tirosh

    Here is a great free-lensing tip courtesy of DIYP reader Timothy Blair. In a nutshell, free-lensing is creating a tilt/shift lens by separating a lens…

    Quick Tip: Using Battery Upsizers For External Strobe Power
    Jul 3, 2013 Udi Tirosh

    One of the ways to increase the time a strobe or a camera can run for a longer durations, is to use an external battery…