SmallRig’s New Tripod Collaboration with Potato Jet Looks Sick
SmallRig announced a slew of new products this week and each is designed to make some aspect of photography and filmmaking just a little bit easier.
How To Build a DIY Triangle LED Light
There are plenty of tutorials on the web for how to create DIY ring lights, but this build has a unique take. The 10-minute video by Caleb Pike of DSLR Video Shooter will take you through the steps required to build a triangular “ring” LED light that can be dimmed.
Make a Thrifty DIY Monitor Mount Using GoPro Parts
Mounting a monitor on your DSLR usually means using an articulating ball mount, which is fiddly and impossible to adjust with one hand. Caleb Pike shows how to build a freely adjustable mount using GoPro parts in this 5 minute video.
5 Handy Lighting Techniques using Foam Board
In this short-but-useful tutorial from DSLR Video Shooter, Caleb Pike runs you through 5 video and photography uses for simple foam board. Get out a pen and a pad, this photo DIY 101.
How to Turn an $8 IKEA Table Into a Product Photography Booth
If you wanna capture quality product photos on the cheap, this short little DIY tutorial is going to be a great resource. In it, you see how an $8 IKEA table turns into a full-fledged product photo booth with just a few modifications and some creative foam board placement.
Tutorial Shows You How to Convert Manual Still Lenses Into Cine Glass
When it comes to the type of glass used in still photography, versus the glass used in motion picture, there’s quite a dramatic difference in design, quality and price. Quite often, it's the last of those differences that is the most inhibiting for photogs who want to dabble around in motion picture.
To help ease that transition, Caleb Pike of DSLR Video Shooter has broken down a way in which you can convert still photography lenses into psuedo-cine lenses at minimal cost.