7 Simple DIY Hacks That Will Help You Improve Your Photography

Photographer Leo Rosas (from the online mag COOPH) created this short video with 7 simple but very useful DIY hacks for improving your photography.

We have listed the 7 hacks (some of these are pretty well known, but they are all fun and creative):

A simple timelapse rig hack – using a GoPro camera and a rotating timer (Ikea egg timer will do the trick).
Arty filter hack – simple transparent bag and some permanent color markers.
Vaseline hack – cheap lens filter + some vaseline for a more artistic looking images.
Flash diffuser hack – long plastic box with a lid, some transparent paper and tinfoil – and a flash.
ND filter hack – elastic bands, some welding glass and the lens hood.
String hack – tripod mount and a string.
Bokeh hack – tape, ruler, cutter and some cardboard.

You can also check out many more interesting DIY photography projects here on LensVid.

Via: fstoppers.

Iddo Genuth

Iddo Genuth is the founder and chief editor of LensVid.com. He has been a technology reporter working for international publications since the late 1990's and covering photography since 2009. Iddo is also a co-founder of a production company specializing in commercial food and product visual content.