SLAYERPHOTOGRAPHY

After the last session I was really pissed off about my Cactus V2s trigger. Every time I moved the flash tripod my flash was falling down because the screw on the trigger was loose, I tried to tighten it up but it was no use, the plastic was rubbed off there and it slips down very easy. So I came up with this idea.

1. Drill a hole in the metal bracket 5mm in diameter.
2. Stick the screw in the whole and tighten the nut.
3. You are ready to fire !

So you have 2 holes to screw in, and you can change it any time you need. Pretty easy and fast to make.

Some long time ago I saw a post on DIYphotography “Super Macro Your Cellphone Camera With A DVD Lens“, and I decided to try and make the same thing only with the laser pen I’ve got dusting around for quite a while. I made a step by step tutorial how to make a macro lens for iPhone or any other cellphone as well.

1. Get yourself a laser pen.

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Today I decided to make a matchbox pinhole camera. Not so complicated, I used only an empty matchbox, a lot of black tape, empty film canister and an aluminum square I cut from a beer can with a pinhole. And that’s my pinhole camera.

The process

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For some time I tried to think how can I combine a studio softbox and a small studio flash. Today I found a good tip how to use a studio softbox with a small camera flash Yanik’s Photo School demonstrates how you can make your own flash rig using standard studio equipment, it’s really easy. Only one more thing I want to figure out is how can I use my studio reflectors with my small flash. If you have any suggestions drop a comment.

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Today I want to share thees portrait lighting diagrams with you folks ! I think they will come in handy for someone. I made those from a book that is called “The book of light”, I didn’t found any diagrams in this book that’s why I made them from the description under every photo. Have fun !

Portrait example 01

Today I’ll post more videos about how to make water splash photos.

This video shows how to take water drop photos with 1 flash, a sheet of paper and a water tank, no fancy equipment needed !

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How to make a quick studio in a small flat. I’ll definitely use something from this video.

When I’ve got my Bowens kit I had just 1 reflector, umbrella and a softbox. After some time shooting I realized that I need a gridspot, so I went to a photo store with my kit reflector. The salesmen said that they don’t have the grid for my kind of reflector and also my reflector doesn’t support gridspots. He suggested me a reflector with a gridspot for $100.

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This is “The Ultimate Bounce Card” by Peter Gregg. This guy sells hand made bounce cards and shows how to make and use them. I found it pretty cool to share your techniques and hand made equipment that everyone can make at home with a piece of white and black paper and a rubber band. Watch the video and make one ! You need this stuff.

You can also find more videos or buy bounce cards at Peter Gregg’s website: www.abetterbouncecard.com

Probably you was wondering where all strobist guys get those yellow LEE Filters packs.

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