I haven’t tried this so I cannot judge its effectiveness !
Although I really doubt it would be as effective as a monopod, I do think this is a good trick to learn since it can easily be implemented and used when a monopod is hard to carry around or not available.
So let’s consider it as a MacGyver photography trick shall we ?
This is a guest post by Robert Mitchell from Robert Mitchell Photography. Thank you Robert for this great DIY tutorial.
I just completed testing my new DIY Egg Crate Grid for my floor to ceiling diffusion panel. Total cost was about $30.
The material used is actually called ‘egg crate’, it’s sold in 2 ft x 4 ft panels just like lighting panels themselves and can be found in the lighting department of Home Depot, Lowes, and some hardware stores. They’re made of white plastic and have a grid of about 1 inch x 1 inch. I primed the plastic and then painted in black, giving it a few coats to make sure that all the corners and insides of the ‘honeycomb’ were evenly covered.
For my grid I kept the 4 ft length and put 2 panels side by side, cutting one of them down to 16 inches so it would fit right over my diffusion panel width of 40 inches, with a grid size of 48 inches x 40 inches. The plastic is very easy to cut with a heavy duty scissor or cutter. The 2 panels were joined together with small nylon cable ties and I tied them every 5 squares. That holds them very tight against each other.
Tags: diffuser, DIY, flash, photography . I’ve previously discussed here a a do it yourself methods to build a ring flash but this one is by far the cheapest 
It is not exactly a ring flash but rather a flash diffuser done with milk-jug, so it is practically free
Tags: DIY, diy photography, flash diffuser, macro, milk jug, ring flash .I was contacted today by Rami pointing me to this great DIY ”1” video tutorial demonstrating how to turn an empty box of matches into a pinhole camera.
The process is very easy to follow and, best of all, free, the only “investment” is a roll of film ”2”.
Material needed: Match box, soda/beer can, scissors, hammer, tape, piece of plastic and a film roll.
That guy even included in the video sample pictures he took with this cam and, if they are true, there amazing for a pinhole camera.
Definitely worth a try IMHO now enough talking enjoy the video
Here is a quick tutorial on how to tweak your Microst Windows XP thumbnail size and quality.
Although I am aware that this tip is not new, but I think it is a must learn for any digital photographer.
Tags: hack, thumbnail, tweak, windows vista, windows xp .The Vagabond are powerful portable power systems for the AlienBees Flash Units but are a bit on the expensive side.
Here is a tutorial about how to build your own Vagabond power pack
Tags: No Tags .If you have Alien Bees flash units, or any other photography studio light that have a ready lamp but doesn’t beep when it is charged and ready for that next shot, then you might be interested in that DIY project.
Tags: alien bees, DIY, flash, flash photography, photography, tutorial . Lens hoods are often neglected but are quite important. The main purpose of a lens hood is to prevent stray light from hitting the surface of the lens, and thereby causing flare, but a lens hood can also server for protection to your lens.
Unfortunately most lenses doesn’t ship with a hood, and hoods should be bought separately and are somehow expensive.
Well here is a way of getting all your hoods for free
I have already discussed various techniques for a DIY bounce card for your camera external flash, but what if you haven’t yet invested in an external flash? what if all you have it that “travel light” party is the pop-up flash of your camera do you have to suffer the harsh frontal light?
Tags: bounce flash, canon flash, diffuser, DIY, flash, flash photography, nikon flash, photography, popup flash .
We have previously discussed a DIY softbox project but this one uses a simple, yet ingenious idea, to make them foldable and the end product sure looks professional
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