The best method for producing great photography on a budget is finding accessories that can fulfill multiple tasks. The brand named products will always be there to offer you something a homemade solution can’t, but with a little thought you can find ways to meet your needs before making a substantial investment in your kit. Foam …
Hanging a backdrop seems to be such an easy task until you actually do so. Do you tape them, clamp them, clip them…and on what?
Imagine ending up with a digital copy of all your instant prints, too? The Polaroid Snap gives you the best of the digital and instant prints worlds.
A gobo (or “go between”) is basically anything that goes between your light and your subject. It can be anything from a standard reflector to block direct light from hitting your subject to a prism to get creative effects in your images.
So you really want a drone for Christmas, but you’re on Santa’s naughty list this year? Here’s a way to McGyver one yourself.
How I created this fun, easy and inexpensive polaroid photo booth set-up using on-camera flash and a hand-made polaroid prop for a holiday charity fundraiser event.
This easy method to make anti-fog inserts for your GoPro is from YouTuber, Ho Stevie, saves you from purchasing the $15 official GoPro inserts which work great, but will only last you about 4 uses.
Product photography can be expensive. Check out this DIY shooting table solution from Alex Koloskov over at Photigy.
DIY Perks, the people who showed us how to make this DIY “insanely bright” LED panel, has a new video giving instructions on how to build a “phenomenally bright” 1000 Watt Equivalent LED flashlight.
A modern solution for an old one. Using your iPad to preview film negatives is quick to set-up, inexpensive (if you have the iPad) and actually powerful and fun.
If you’re the sort that likes to DIY everything under the sun (or clouds) then I’ve got just the project for you. The guys over at DIY Photography have put together another great option for those of you looking to make a rain cover and can’t afford the $6 for an OP/TECH 18-Inch rainsleeve that come two in a pack (can you sense the sarcasm?).
A creative DIY off-camera flash hack for getting up close and personal with a timid, nocturnal animal in the darkness of its treetop habitat.
