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The DIY Photographer

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Learn how to build an accessory that will improve your photography.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • The DIY Photographer series introduction
1. DIY Techniques
  • Potato chip can trick for macro photography
  • Using a chain as a stabilizer for your camera
  • Making a flash diffuser out of a plastic cup
  • Creating a low-cost constant lighting setup
  • Light diffusion with parchment paper
  • Choosing the right fabric for your backdrop
  • Setting up a studio-style backdrop workspace
  • Building a double flash head holder
  • The many uses of binder clips
  • Using foil as a fun and easy backdrop
  • Creating natural light diffusion with mylar
  • Using wallpaper as a portrait backdrop
  • Using a painter pole to get an aerial-type look
  • Another clever binder clip trick
  • Rigging up a cold shoe accessory bar
  • Building a ground-level light and camera stand
  • Adding cold shoe support to a handheld tripod
  • Constructing a large v-flat diffusion panel
  • Making your own diffusion panels for hot-light work
  • Creating your own shadow casters
  • Constructing a massive but inexpensive soft box
  • Fabricating false walls for a clever backdrop solution
  • Creating simple but effective reflective panels
  • A creative solution for overhead photography
  • Constructing a low-cost camera dolly

Taught by

Joseph "PhotoJoseph" Linaschke

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