Turn a Peli case into a tether station with the help of a $2 bicycle quick release bolt

Udi Tirosh

Previously we have featured friend of DIYP Paul Adshead (@PaulAdshead) when he had the clever idea to hack an $6 IKEA storage box into a laptop hood. Now he’s back again with another cool modification which turns a Peli case into a tether station with a $2 bicycle quick release bolt. This is what Paul […]

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Book Review: Jay Maisel’s “Light Gesture & Color”

Levi Sim

Picking bookmarks is a little adventure for me. My daughter is constantly creating pictures and doodles, so I usually use one of these as a bookmark for whatever book (or books) I’m reading. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to pick a bookmark for Jay Maisel’s Light Gesture & Color. In fact, I didn’t use a bookmark at…

Photographing Kenya’s rich and powerful glamorous grannies

John Aldred

This is the story of Kenya’s League Of Extravagant Grannies, who were once corporate and government leaders in the 1970s. They now live the retired high life travelling to exotic and remote areas within Africa to explore, party and enjoy in exclusivity. We managed to catch up with 3 of them in Somalia soon after they landed. Little […]

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Sony A6000, A5100 and A7 Cameras Firmware Update 3.10

Eric Reagan

Sony has released a firmware update for for the A6000, A7R II, A7R, A7S A7 II, A7 and A5100 cameras. The firmware version 3.10 adds new lens support, phase detection AF support (for compatible cameras) and movie AF support for the new 85mm f/1.4 GM lens. It’s good to see Sony supporting older cameras after […]

Instagram says timelines will ‘soon’ be curated, ending its perfectly chronological feeds

Gannon Burgett

It was only a matter of time. Today, Instagram announced it is killing off one of its most defining features, the purely chronological timeline. Soon, Instagram will go the route of Facebook and become a curated feed. Much like Facebook’s own switch to curated feeds, Instagram will inevitably receive backlash. And rightly so. Instagram has […]

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Photomatix Selective High Dynamic Range for Interiors

Kevin Ames

Interiors are tough to photograph. With film, windows had to be covered with gray gel (ND) to balance their brightness to the inside lighting. If bulbs were too bright for the rest of the lighting, they had to be turned off part way through the exposure. One of the toughest situations were arched ceilings lit…

Paracût is Netflix for photographers: Unlimited gear for $150/month

Gannon Burgett

Do you have a problem with wanting to switch gear every few months? Or, do you prefer to always try out the latest and greatest cameras and lenses on the market? If so, upcoming service Paracût might be the greatest thing you’ve ever come across. Deemed the ‘Netflix for photography’, Paracût is a service that […]

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