I have made many DIY backgrounds for my photography. Honestly, too many. It gets really addictive. If you have been thinking of creating some for yourself or how you can improve your photography collection for very little money, these tips on creating your own DIY background are going to be super helpful. This is my […]
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When COOPH has something new published, it’s very likely going to have some cool ideas that you can execute at home. In this 6. 5-minute video, that remains true as they show eight clever lighting tricks you can easily try for yourself. petapixel.com »
2020-10-28 19:29
Matt Huber over at YouTube channel The Garage Learning has put together a fun and creative walkthrough that takes a different approach to splash photography. Instead of manually throwing water onto his subject, he designed a simple ‘DIY catapult’ that does the job much better than he can. Huber originally came up with this idea […] petapixel.com »
2020-06-08 21:58
YouTuber Jordy of Cinecom. net recently put together a list of DIY filmmaking and photography hacks that are proving to be quite popular. In just under 7 minutes, he covers 9 hacks, all of which use cardboard to make the magic happen. petapixel.com »
2020-02-27 20:22
Macro photography using a mobile phone is one thing that has gained popularity these days. What is macro photography in general, you may ask? How does one do it? boredpanda.com »
2020-01-22 07:06
Want a tabletop wooden backdrop you can use for photographing everything from products to babies? Here’s a 10. 5-minute video by Erik Tande of DIY done wrong showing how you can make your own for basically zero cost. petapixel.com »
2019-10-23 19:01
Light diffusion panels can cost $80 to $100 or more when purchased retailed, but very little when you make them yourself, and to do so is very simple. I can’t tell you how many times I have been asked about my diffusion panels and where I get them from. The ones I use in my […] petapixel.com »
2018-11-21 19:30
In the age of easily applied photo filters, pictures with effects applied are common enough. But how often do you see pictures that are artistically enhanced by hand instead of by technology? Follow these steps and create your own tangible photo filters. It’s fun, easy, and will entertain you for hours. boredpanda.com »
2017-09-06 18:01
Are you in a creative rut? Do you need some ideas to break out and do something different? This short video by COOPH highlights ten cool photography techniques that anybody can do. Do you have a favorite DIY technique that's not in the video? Share it with us! dpreview.com »
2017-05-17 22:23
CDs… remember CDs? Me neither. But they were apparently a thing for a while, and if you have a box cutter and an old CD case lying around, you already have everything you need to make this fun DIY star filter to spice up your Holiday shots. This fun little tutorial was put together by […] petapixel.com »
2016-12-10 02:24
Shooting film is fun and developing film is fun, but tediously scanning film is not fun… so I built myself a film-digitizing light box to be used with a flash and a 1:1 macro lens. I’m a home-developer because I’m cheap and impatient, and I don’t have a loupe, so I’ve always scanned in every […]