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The Weekly Wrap-Up for July 14-20, 2019 on Photofocus

The Weekly Wrap-Up: July 14-20, 2019

Kevin Ames

Photofocus articles that caught my eye this week are one from Julie Powel on a D.I.Y. backlight setup, a first look at the new 61MP Sony camera by Bryan Esler,

Creating a D.I.Y. lightbox

Julie Powell

Why try this fun afternoon project, you just need a sheet of white acrylic (mine is 900mm x 600mm) but it does not need to be that big. In some

Making your own snow scene

Jason Hahn

Recently I worked with a team of fellow creatives on an “Ice Queen” character concept and photoshoot. Since snow is in pretty short supply in sunny Florida, to create the snow covered photo set we envisioned required much brainstorming, research and experimentation. While we could have resorted to a more Photoshop based approach, creating snow effects on the computer, we wanted to get as much of the winter effect in camera in one shot as possible.

How to D.I.Y. a Snoot & Grid

Erin Holmstead

What is a snoot? A snoot is just a funny name for a piece of equipment, generally a tube or similar objects such as a conical, cylindrical, or rectangular shape,

Fast DIY Fix for a Common Camera Error

Jason Hahn

A sense of dread begins to fill you as frightening words and symbols flash before your eyes. Afraid all is lost, you begin to panic… An error message has appeared

DIY V-Flats for Photographing Portraits

Nicci Widener

V-flats are an essential item to a portrait photographer’s studio. A typical v-flat is two pieces of foam core connected on the long side with gaffer tape, and they are

Triptik Studio by Jeremy Cowart

Benchmark: DIY Rolling Studio Gear Rack

Doug Daulton

Lately, I have been researching studio configurations. Jeremy Cowart’s Triptik Studio Walkthrough got the juices flowing; especially the rolling backdrop that doubles as storage for bounces, flags and other gear.