Imaging

Here’s how to make a homemade speedlite “snoot” (ou usually use a snoot when you want only a small part of a scenario lighten, while keeping the rest of the scenario light free) – Link.

DIYPhotography.net has some tips for painting with light… Link.

Here’s a nice gallery of tilt-shift photography, a flexible lens makes scenes look miniature… Link. From the pages of MAKE: In MAKE 09 we show you how to make your own! Tilt-Shift Photography – page 144. Subscribers–read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 09 in the Maker store – Link.

Nathan @ Linux.com has a great how-to on making a cheap Cannon camera better with a firmware mod, he writes – If you have a point-and-click digital camera made by Canon, you may be able to turn on all sorts of features usually reserved for more expensive SLRs. That includes live histograms, depth-of-field calculation, under […]

DIY Life has a nice round-up of different types of camera rigs and mounts (steadycam, shoulder-brace, car-mount, bike-mount) you can make yourself for no-budget filmmaking. DIY Film School: Rigs and mounts – Link