The DIY Photographer

Learn how to build an accessory that will improve your photography.

Introduction

• The DIY Photographer series introduction

1. DIY Techniques

• Potato chip can trick for macro photography
• Using a chain as a stabilizer for your camera
• Making a flash diffuser out of a plastic cup
• Creating a low-cost constant lighting setup
• Light diffusion with parchment paper
• Choosing the right fabric for your backdrop
• Setting up a studio-style backdrop workspace
• Building a double flash head holder
• The many uses of binder clips
• Using foil as a fun and easy backdrop
• Creating natural light diffusion with mylar
• Using wallpaper as a portrait backdrop
• Using a painter pole to get an aerial-type look
• Another clever binder clip trick
• Rigging up a cold shoe accessory bar
• Building a ground-level light and camera stand
• Adding cold shoe support to a handheld tripod
• Constructing a large v-flat diffusion panel
• Making your own diffusion panels for hot-light work
• Creating your own shadow casters
• Constructing a massive but inexpensive soft box
• Fabricating false walls for a clever backdrop solution
• Creating simple but effective reflective panels
• A creative solution for overhead photography
• Constructing a low-cost camera dolly