Controlling and modifying light is a lot of what photographing with studio lights and battery-powered strobes is about. Especially when it comes to portraits, I like to work with my lighting setups so they add something that is not perfect or flat.
Twisting and turning your lights to make use of the edges is one […]. petapixel.com
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
To take these pictures I used light painting and gadgets I mostly made by myself. I worked on my first gadget, called Dreammaker (the ring with crystals), for about a year to make it light and more or less good looking. boredpanda.com »
2017-08-24 21:05
Beauty dishes are great pieces of equipment to have in your lighting arsenal, but they come at a price. You can spend hundreds of dollars on a dish, yet using a cheap shoot-through umbrella can easily produce the same effect, as this 10-minute tutorial by Joe Edelman shows. A beauty dish is very handy in portrait […] petapixel.com »
2017-07-11 17:08
Leather harnesses look super stylish, but they can cost upwards of $200 retail. What’s a cash-strapped photographer to do? French photographer Duncan Dimanche has a DIY solution for you, and it’ll only cost $70. petapixel.com »
2017-06-06 22:39
Professional microphones for video are expensive, and even if you have the means, some cameras don't offer the correct inputs. In this video, for Photo Gear News, Daniel Peters shows you how to make a DIY lapel microphone using a smartphone and a pair of earbuds. dpreview.com »
2017-05-22 23:58
Need something fun to build this weekend? This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to turn an old bicycle wheel and some fabric into a simple DIY softbox that you can use for photography or, just as a cool studio accent light. petapixel.com »
2017-05-11 21:53
A couple of weekends ago I was playing about with some ideas for a new portfolio shot involving a wall clock. Now, this clock happens to look a bit like a pocket watch, and a pocket watch normally has a chain (see where I’m going with this?). So I figured: “what if instead of a […] petapixel.com »
2017-03-07 23:25
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
A few months ago I was blown away by some photos taken by one Victor Danell with a modified Helios 44 lens. His process was to “polish” the glass elements with a strong abrasive and sand the inside of the barrel in order to increase how light bounces around. The resulting effect is a light […] petapixel.com »
2016-11-09 02:44
Ever since embarking on a cross-country move last August I’ve been meaning to display some of my cameras and, at last, spurred by a recent PetaPixel post, I finally did. While I was inspired by the HANGIE cameras mounts, their $21 to $25 per-mount price tag and my tight budget required a cheaper, DIY alternative. […] petapixel.com »
2016-09-03 21:55