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Physics guru David Prutchi recently came across a line of professional grade gyroscopic camera stabilizers by Kenyon Laboratories. They cost thousands of dollars each, but Prutchi noticed that the designs hadn't changed much since they were first patented in the 1950s. He then set out to create his own DIY version using low-cost gyroscopes from Gyroscope.com. His finished device (shown above) actually helps stabilize his DSLR when shooting video or when photographing with non-image-stabilized lenses.

If you want an extra personal touch at birthday parties, you can turn portraits of the birthday boy or …

Photographer Allen Mowery has a step-by-step tutorial …

Photography enthusiast Kris Robinson used to handhold a flash above his subjects for …

If you have some unwanted 35mm negatives lying around and need a simple gift idea, you can …

After seeing the LEGO large format camera we featured last year, Norway-based photographer Carl-Frederic Salicath set out to create his own LEGO camera. Rather than go with large format, he decided to build a more complicated Rolleiflex-style twin-lens reflex camera that uses 120 film. Aside from LEGOs, he also used some matte ground glass, a mirror, and lenses taken from a binocular.

Home decor idea: if you’re looking for a creative way to display your photographs, you can turn some medium-sized …

Photography enthusiast Maciej Pietuszynski jumped into tilt-shift photography recently by building a do-it-yourself …

Want to improve the quality of the photos captured using your DSLR's popup flash? Tina (AKA synthetic_meat) discovered that the cardboard box that came with a particular brand of chocolate had a nice silver lining on the inside -- perfect for making a mirrored bounce reflector! After some cutting, scoring, and folding, she came up with a DIY Lightscoop clone that lets you bounce your onboard flash off the ceiling or wall for softer and more appealing images. You can download the free template to make your own in both A4 and Letter formats.

Elizabeth Giorgi of Being Geek Chic made this step-by-step video tutorial teaching …

If you have an old mount for attaching a GPS or cell phone to your windshield, you can upcycle …

Perhaps inspired by the vintage camera nightlights we shared last year, photographer Laura …

Industrial design student Hunter Frerich came up with a simple and cheap DIY …

Here’s a fantastic project/gift idea for those of you who are both tech-savvy and artsy: make a …

Accidentally expose an entire roll of film to light? Instead of throwing it away, you can turn it into …

If you’re a photographer and not an architect, why settle for boring ol’ gingerbread houses this holiday season? Gingerbread …

Here’s a neat idea for photographic experimentation: create a pinhole camera out of photographic paper by folding it into …

Eve Johnson of Evalicious wanted to turn some old digital photographs into Instax-style …

Talia van der Wel of New Zealand wanted a simple and beautiful way to display instant photos, and came up with the idea of an empty frame in which photos are hung on clothespins from twine. After sharing the idea with her husband, he went and created the frame out of an old wood lattice.

Jill Gillen has a fun photo craft idea for customizing any clear hand sanitizer bottles you have sitting around the house: add photographs of trapped family members!

If you have an unwanted silk scarf lying around, you can combine it with some key rings to turn …

Always looking to upcycle her old things, entrepreneur Heidi Lehto came up with …

Check out this awesome picture frame: it’s an old french door that was cut in half, stripped, painted, distressed.

In this short video, photographer Allen Mowery shows how you can create a …

Want a super simple macro lens for your phone without shelling out big bucks? You can use 3D printing …

Last week we featured Jason Hull’s awesome nightlights created out of old (and cheap) vintage cameras. If …

Caleb Barrett wanted a simple ring light to play around with, so he built himself one for just $20 using built himself a makeshift ring light using eight cheap compact fluorescent light bulbs. The lights are pretty dim and have a horrible color rendering index, but are fun to play around with if you're just looking for something to experiment with.

We've featured special gloves and mittens designed for photographers before, but what if your camera uses a touchscreen instead of physical controls? Here's a video by Make's Becky Stern showing how you can sew some conductive thread into your glove to make it compatible with capacitive touchscreens.

Photographer Jason Hull has a hobby of taking old cameras from the 1950s …

For his wedding, designer Matt Frank built this photo booth that looks like …