Get great results from your photography while saving a ton with this great little do-it-yourself alternative to the Gary Fong Lightsphere!

There are often times when you need to place a light or other piece of equipment in a location that just does not facilitate a light stand or tradition mounting apparatus. Enter the invention of the ever-so-versatile super clamp. This device allows you to mount anything from lights to cameras in a variety of locations, [...]

Remember when you were younger and everything looked big to you? Your parents were like bronze statues, the tree in the front yard was as good as Everest, and if only you could reach the bag of leftover Halloween candy on top of the fridge… But when you grew up things weren’t nearly as impressive [...]

How many times have you uploaded a new set of images to Flickr and find yourself going into each individual image to select the groups you want to add them to? Well, here is a very simple process for adding images to your favorite groups in bulk! Click the “Oraganize & Create” drop-down arrow along [...]

I have previously shared the original tutorial by Brannon Estis for the DIY foam beauty dish as well as my own results. And, upon further testing, I am completely amazed by what “Frankie,” my own foam Frankendish is able to accomplish. Today I had the opportunity do a brief photo shoot with Lauren, and I [...]

Probably one of the biggest expenses in a photographer’s outfit is his lens collection, and I must admit, I have some work to do (and money to spend) to fully develop mine into what it should be. The cost of digital lenses varies about as much as the reliability of electricity out in the country, [...]

I recently came across Brannon Estis’ tutorial for this ingenious DIY beauty dish made largely from foam. Cost: $3.50, or $10 if you pimp it out with Velcro Materials: White craft foam Sticky-backed Velcro Bottom of a Ziploc container Piece of emergency blanket Scissors Spray adhesive Brannon explains the process: I used a bowl to [...]