
Hack a Mirror for Close-Up Portraits of Self-Aware Animals at the Zoo
Mark Rober — the guy behind the gaping-hole-in-torso costume — recently came up with a creative way …
Mark Rober — the guy behind the gaping-hole-in-torso costume — recently came up with a creative way …
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.
Here's a sweet DIY project idea by Brittany Morin that's perfect for that special day that's right around the corner: scratch-off cards made from Polaroid pictures! Basically all you need is some acrylic paint and some dish soap. Mix the two together with a ratio of one part soap for every two parts paint and you'll have yourself some scratch-able paint!
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 …
Heavier tripods are generally more stable than lighter ones — wind doesn’t affect them as much — but hauling …
Perhaps inspired by the vintage camera nightlights we shared last year, photographer Laura …
Etsy shop soaprepublic sells flexible silicone molds for making homemade soap that's shaped like a DSLR camera body (with a pancake lens attached?).
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 …
Etsy seller missquitecontrary sells her fine art photographs printed onto vintage dictionary pages.
Accidentally expose an entire roll of film to light? Instead of throwing it away, you can turn it into …
Love music just as much as you love photography? Want an extra music stand? You can make a makeshift …
Photographer and craftaholic Parul Arora sells beautiful Polaroid picture ceramic coasters through her …
QR codes have become an extremely popular way of linking to digital things from the physical world, and more and more businesses are displaying them in order to direct customers to their websites. Photographer David Sykes (whom we previously featured here) decided to take advantage of the craze to promote his new website and blog. Instead of an ordinary QR code, however, he decided to create an 8-foot square model of the code using things such as boots, calculators, briefcases, boomboxes, and champagne bottles. He then photographed the code on film and mailed out limited edition prints.
Want to go beyond using ordinary wrapping paper for your Christmas gifts? You can make some DIY wrapping paper …
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.
Wanna add some photo-geekery to your Christmas tree this year? Try making custom Christmas ornaments out of strips of …
Wanting a cheap and compact way to carry, protect, and manage his SD cards, Instructables member …
Want a clever way to use your Christmas tree as a photo display? Simply print 1.5-inch photos onto acetate …
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!
Photographer Matthew Nicholson, the guy behind the amazing Lie-ca paper pinhole …
These photos might look like they were computer generated, but they're actually unmodified photographs. Ron Brinkmann took 6 mirror tiles and made a box with them with the help of some duct tape. He then placed a camera inside and triggered shots using the timer.
Have a habit of losing your lens caps? Add a clip to them to keep them attached to your …
If you have an unwanted silk scarf lying around, you can combine it with some key rings to turn …
If you have a potato chip tube lying around, you can convert the tube into a super simple DIY snoot. All you need to do is cut an opening in the closed end that's the size of your flash head (tip: use some duct tape to prevent it from scratching your flash).
Check out this awesome picture frame: it’s an old french door that was cut in half, stripped, painted, distressed.