Use Wax Paper to Plan Out Your Picture Frame Layout on the Ground
If you’re planning to hang a bunch of picture frames on a wall, Marissa Waddell of Roost suggests laying them out on the ground to figure out frame placement. Once you’re happy with how the frames look, simply take a large sheet of wax paper and outline the frames. The paper can then be used...
Use a Nail and Clothespin to Determine Placement When Hanging Photos
Michele over at The Scrap Shoppe offers this handy trick for hanging picture frames: hammer a nail through a clothespin and use it to determine nail placement. Simply hang the picture on the clothespin nail, figure out where you want to place the frame, and then push the clothespin into the wall to make a...
Magic Lantern hacks the Canon EOS 5D Mark III!
Tweet Alex, who’s working for the Magic Lantern team, published early this morning a photo showing the beginnings of the hack running on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III and Marvin sent us the photo via twitter. Thanks Alex and Marvin! Obviously, it is still early and the only thing Alex has managed so far...
Rotobooth is a Photo Booth Powered by a Rotary Phone
Created by Chris Bell, Liangjie Xia, and Mike Kelberman, Rotobooth is a novel new photo booth with a twist — literally. It’s powered by a hacked rotary phone and shoots a photo after the user dials their cell phone number. The image is then automatically uploaded to Flickr and a link to the photo is...
Use A Shoot-Through Shade to Eliminate Flare from Rim Lights and the Sun
When working with rim lights, or shooting into a significant backlight, glare becomes a serious issue. The typical solution to this problem is setting up flags on either side of your subject, but who needs flags when you have a spare piece of Coroplast sitting around your studio? Instead of using flags, Strobist suggests clamping...
Make a DIY Tripod Mount for Your Phone Using Binder Clips
Want to attach your smartphone to your tripod without buying a special mount? Two large binder clips can do the trick. Simply attach the clips to your tripod and then use the handles to cradle your phone. playstationfive has uploaded a step-by-step tutorial over on Imgur. iPhone Tripod Mount using Binder Clips (via Lifehacker via...
Use a Dab of Toothpaste to Position Nails when Hanging Picture Frames
Have trouble figuring out exactly where you need to hammer in a nail when hanging up a picture frame? The Industrial Cottage suggests using toothpaste. Simply dab a small amount onto the end of the picture hook, and gently tap the hook into the wall when you find the desire location for your frame. The...
Coffee Sleeves Can Double as Makeshift Lens Hoods When in a Crunch
Flickr user Nick Cool was shooting in Machu Picchu, Perú on a sunny day when he made a helpful discovery: his coffee cup’s sleeve doubled nicely as a makeshift lens hood. While it’s probably not the best thing to use on a regular basis, it’s a clever MacGyver-ish idea that got the job done. For...
Use a Red Dot Sight for Locating Subjects with Super Telephoto Lenses
Photo enthusiast Chris Malcolm needed a better way to aim his 500mm lens at fast moving subjects (e.g. birds in flight), so he upgraded his lens with a DIY sighting aid by attaching a non-magnified red dot sight: They’re designed to clamp onto a gun sight wedge mount, so some kind of adapter is required....
How to install EOS Utility if you lost the disk…
Great, the Technicolor profile is now available (Read Vincent quick review…)! The only problem is that you need to have EOS Utility installed on your computer. If you are like me, you threw the Canon CD away as soon as you opened you 5DMrkII box.
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Keep Track of Charged Canon Batteries with the Blue Indicator Stripe
Have you ever wondered why newer Canon DSLR battery covers have a small rectangular hole punched into them? It’s more than just for style: Take a look at the cover. Does it have a small cut-out a few millimetres in from one edge? This is not just decoration. It is designed so that you can...
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 of getting up close and personal with gorillas at his local zoo. It turns out that apes can’t resist looking at themselves in mirrors, so Rober drilled a hole in a mirror and pointed his iPhone’s camera through...
