Category: DIY

DIY: Tiltable Overhead Camera Rig With LED Lights For Perfect Table Top Perspective Shots

Tiffany Mueller

There are lots of reasons why you may need to take an overhead photo of a desk or table top and, depending on your setup, a tripod isn’t always the most helpful tool to get the job done. That’s why we have overhead camera stands, they make the task much less complicated. The team over […]

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Using a $7.99 IKEA Lack Table To Build A Lightbox

Udi Tirosh

Ever seen those IKEA Lack tables? They feel suspiciously light right? This is because, as this tutorial will demonstrate, they are not made of wood. They are just a covered honeycombed piece of cardboard. But for this tutorial’s sake, this is actually a good thing. If you are looking for someone to thank to, Jack Watney […]

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DIY: Awesome Iris Lamp Has Aperture That Opens & Closes As Light Is Turned On Or Off

Tiffany Mueller

Cancel your weekend plans, we’ve got an Iris Lamp to build! The awesome DIY tutorial comes to us courtesy of Jonathan Odom, a full time designer and maker over at the Instructables Design Studio. Odom’s portfolio of builds is pretty incredible, but this aperture inspired wall lamp really grabbed our attention. (Kinda reminds me of […]

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The Internet’s Cheapest Motorized, Belt Driven, 48″ Diy Camera Rail

Udi Tirosh

Opteka’s GLD-400 47-inch slider is pretty cheap at around $80, but if you want to add a motor to it ,things get a bit more pricy. Chris of Midwest Lenticular needed something a bit more motorized so he cobbled together one of the nicest (and cheapest) motorized sliders I’ve seen to date. I hear you…. using […]

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How to Make Your Own 4′ x 4′ Reflector for $8

Eric Reagan

In this video from Jay P. Morgan at The Slanted Lens, we learn how to make a great 4′ x 4′ reflector with a silver and a white side using an $8 sheet of foam insulation sheathing. [via ISO1200] Copyright/DMCA Notice: The RSS entry was originally published on Photography Bay. RSSID#794326