The Perfect DIY Light Stand? Simple and Affordable: Possibly One of the Best DIY Motorized Camera Sliders. The YouTube channel Rideable Entertainment may just have created the most impressive DIY camera slider I have ever seen.
It's made partially of wood but not in a cheap way. It has more of a Steam Punk look to it with some effort put into the finishing. The most impressive part is that they even managed to make it motorized, something that a lot of affordable sliders in the early days couldn't even do. When DSLR's first started coming with video capabilities the DIY community and low budget filmmakers went crazy designing all sorts of solutions for getting the most out of these new cameras. I myself built all sorts of things from Jibs, Dollies, and sliders, to Shotgun Mic Blimps. Lindsay Adler's Secret $10 DIY Lighting Tool For Photographers. Lindsay Adler has photographed for some of the worlds biggest fashion magazines, including InStyle, Elle, and Marie Claire, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t DIY her tools to get her shots to look exactly the way she needs them to.
Today at Photo Week 2016, Lindsay walked us through how she lit the photo below, and one of the tools she used may or may not be a surprise: white foam core. How I Faked Natural Window Light for a Photo Shoot. 5 DIY Tutorials and Gear Hacks for Filmmakers. Top image via Deakins Online We are big supporters of DIY filmmakers and hacked-together video equipment.
It’s problem solving at its finest. Apparently we like to write about a lot — especially if there are five things to teach you. See any of the following; I almost feel like I let readers down by writing 3 Creative Ways to Use a Ladder on Set. 1. Image: Behind the Scenes of Prisoners via Warner Bros. Roger Deakins is one of the all-time great cinematographers, which is one of the many reasons I write about his work so much.
They are really simple things though: some wooden rings of varying diameter with sockets for household bulbs a every 5″, some straight wooden strips with similarly spaced sockets, steel hoops with evenly spaced 200/300 watt halogen bulbs, sockets grouped like the fingers of your hand which also take 200watt halogen bulbs, a household socket with the socket for a 200 watt halogen bulb behind it etc etc. Image via Roger Deakins Image via Tom Bagby. Inside the Home Studio with Tony Corbell. Wirelessly Control Your DSLR for Less Than $40. Hypex Electronics BV - Home. How to Build Your Own Set of LED Studio Lights for Just $250. Control Your Camera Rig with the Blackmagic SDI Arduino Shield.
How to Create Your Own In-Home Photo Studio. Editor’s Note: This post appears in The Lumoid blog, and is reposted here with their permission.
Lumoid is a band of creatives, photographers, and tech lovers offering a try before you buy service for the latest in technology from photography gear and drones to fitness trackers and audio equipment. They make it convenient and affordable to test drive the latest gadgets before committing to buy them. Lumoid is also a rental house for the best and latest in photography. Scroll down to get handy tips on how you can set up a photo studio, right in the comfort of your own home! Photo studios are a terrific place to shoot high quality, professional looking images. When setting up your studio, the first thing you’ll need is some open wall space – I recommend at least five feet across and all the way up to the ceiling.
The second item, or items, you’ll need is a backdrop. The third item, and in my opinion, the most important item you’ll need, is a light source. How to Make Flexible LED Panels (DIY Flex Lights!) The Simplest and Most Effective One Light Setup I've Ever Used. In this post I’ll be sharing the best one light portrait setup I’ve ever used.
I’ll come clean right off the bat here and say that I stumbled across this little super easy lighting technique more by luck than skill. I’m pretty sure I can’t be the only one who has taken a portrait whist using a single key light and reflector and fought with the reflector in one hand and the camera in the other. You know the scene; super quick and clean ‘clamshell’ lighting with the key just above the models eyeline and the reflector just below the chin bouncing some well needed light back up to fill in the shadows. You’re micromanaging the reflector with one hand trying to bounce just the right amount of light back into the shot, you’re scooping, flapping, bouncing and bending the damn thing around the key-light stand with one hand desperately trying to look professional. The result? Shoot Macro Photos — with a Pringles Can. By Joseph Linaschke | Thursday, July 24, 2014 Macro photography requires a big investment in lots of expensive gear, right?
Well, maybe not. With a little creative thinking, you can save money by doing some amazing things at home. A ring light is an expensive but incredibly useful accessory for shooting flash photography of close-up objects. Blake little shoots honey covered humans for preservation series. Feb 24, 2015 blake little shoots honey covered humans for preservation series blake little shoots honey covered humans for preservation seriesall images © blake little american artist blake little‘s career as a celebrity portrait photographer has seen him frame some of the most famous faces in the world. most recently, little has experimented with the human body and mediums that can be used in tandem with skin. this investigation has lead him to ‘preservation‘, his recently-completely project and monograph, which adds a ‘sweet’ sculptural quality to his portfolio. the making-of ‘preservation’ by blake littlevideo courtesy of blake little tao, 2012 sarah, front 2012 angelina and paul, 2014 ouriel, front, 2012 moxie, 2014 ouriel, back, 2012 catherine, 2012 devion, back, 2012 riot, 2013.
Westcott Omega Reflector Kit 5572 B&H Photo Video. Build A Pro Quality Light Source With This Awesome DIY LED Light Panel Tutorial. LED light panels are great tools to have in your studio regardless of whether your a working with video or still photography.
The continuous light sources come in a variety of sizes, but the nice ones also come at a price that may not agree with everyone’s budget. In this exceptionally well made video tutorial from the nice folks over at DIY Perks, you can learn how to make your own $500 dollar panel for under $70. Before we get started, we should probably let you know this isn’t exactly the easiest or fastest project we’ve featured. It’s also not the most difficult, but you’ll need to be comfortable with power tools and know how to (or learn how to) work a soldering iron. If you’re willing to put in the time, the end product could save you some serious dough and also boost your DIY cred to all new heights. Facebook. Dani Diamond. DIY: Build Your Own Ring Light.