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The DIY Macro Rail
This is a guest post by Ken Stewart, a real DIY pioneer. Having recently gotten into macro photography with a set of Raynox close-up lenses, I found myself wanting a macro focusing rail so I could...
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The DIY Gorilla Pod
What do you get when you cross a Nine Cents Tripod with a Pocket Foldable Tripod? A DIY Gorilla Pod. Reader Alan Muller came up with a great way to combine the two tripods into a new...
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DIY: Photography Light Stand Sandbags
If you are mounting your lights indoors you are safe, but what if you are outside in the blowing wind? This is not the first time that two shooting hobbies meet. Last time I talked about weapons...
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The Easy Tripod to Reflector Holder Conversion
This is another fun project from the factory of reader Jerry Hamby. It is a reflector holder from a $9.99 tripod, a 3ft long piece of PVC pipe, an elbow to fit, and a small clamp. (The Tripod is 9.99$...
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The DIY R-Strap
UPDATE: Illustrations included. There are several ways to wear your camera strap, you can wear it on your neck in what I'd love to call "The Lunchbox Carry"; you can wear it on your shoulder in a...
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Army Surplus Camera Carrying Belt
I said is a few timesbefore. Army surplus stores are a great place for photographer to hang out at and find some nice finds. I think that there is a strong connection between the needs of a soldier and...
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PVC Backdrop/Light Stand
I love nothing better than a good PVC construction. This is why I was so happy when David Turman sent in this great PVC stand. As any stand it can double as a light stand or a backdrop stand. You can...
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DIY Ghetto-Fab Portable Backdrop Stand
This backdrop holder by Edward Holtzman is one the fastest-to-assemble / cheap-to-build / quick-to-store / don't-piss-wife-with-photo-junk projects I have seen. Riding on the PVC wave, Ed created a...
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Double Your Light Stand As A Portable Backdrop Mount System
In the following article, Martin Kimeldorf will show us how to make a backdrop stand that can be mounted on your I-carry-it-anyway lightstand. I don’t like to carry a ton of photo stuff. The notion of...
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The Light Stand Backdrop Holder Just Got Better
One of the simplest mods that were featured in DIYP is the lightstand to backdrop holder mod. It is fast to make, has some PVC in it - PVC ROCKS - and it is a can be a cheap and easy alternative for on...
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43 Photography Hacks, Mods And DIY Projects
My gift to you readers for DIYP 3rd Year Aniversarry - 43 Photography Hacks, Mods And DIY Projects. (And some shameless self promotion) Light Modifiers 1. Homemade Speedlite "Snoot" 2. The Best...
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Infinite White
Did anybody say obsessed? OK, I'll admit it. Over the last month or so, I've been obsessing with home studio tweaks - backgrounds and seamless whites in particular. No wonder too. I'm about to enter my...
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Take Cool Car Photos With A DIY Specialized Car Rig
The following post is a guest post from James Evins- an automotive photographer from Houston. Hi! My name is James Evins, and I am going to talk to you guys (and girls) about a nifty way to build your...
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What Do You Get When You Cross...?
The following idea kinda reminds me of what do you get when you cross kinda jokes. You know, like: What do you get if you cross an octopus with a cow? An animal that can milk itself. Or what do you get...
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Pimping A Compete Strobist Studio
UPDATE: Looks like Kurbster droped out of flickr taking the very excellent set of strobist studio with him. I am going to leave the post here as the text still has value, although the images were...
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Low Profile, Low Cost Backdrop Wall Mount
The next hack is pretty trivial so if you have a seamless backdrop mount already feel free to skip forward, if not here is a way to build such a mount for as little as $5. (Actually, the mount by...
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Stick In A Can (Poorman's Solution For 3D Lighting)
A long while back I got familiar with Stick In a Can method for light positioning through the (sadly retired) Pro Photo Life Blog by Jim Talkington. In this post, I'll show how to make one of those and...
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Ghetto Magic Arm From An Old Golf Club
Photographer David Martinez thought that $110 is a bit too much for a magic arm. He came up with his own version for half the price. It's all David from here.Over the years I have found a few broken...
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DIY PVC Table/Skater Dolly For Video Photography
If you've been following some of the video tutorials we've had here at DIYP, you probably noticed the skateboard dolly that was featured here a few weeks back.Photographer and videographer Martin...
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How To Mount Anything In The World
Sometimes you want to add a 1/4" threading to objects that don't have threads. It makes sense. I mean, all the mounting gear is already built to support 1/4" thread: Tripods, light stands,...
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