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March 2, 2023March 3, 2023Lighting, Modifiers, Projects

Back to Basics: the Dog Bowl Beauty Dish

While I’m waiting for parts for the stepper motor-based design I’m working on, I thought I’d take a quick trip back to basics. My first DIY photography build was a […]

February 11, 2023April 10, 2024Background, Electronics, Microcontrollers

How to Use Arduinos to Drive Stepper Motors

I have a few stepper motors that were either bought or salvaged with the intention of using them for project builds. Since I’ve finally got round to starting work on […]

June 9, 2022November 19, 2022Lighting, Modifiers, Projects

Grid for Godox AD100 Pro Flash

I recently added a Godox AD100 Pro to my collection of portable strobes. Compared to my shoe-mount strobes it’s more powerful (at 100 Ws), easier to mount off camera, has […]

July 11, 2020June 28, 2022Equipment Hacks, Projects

DIY Wireless DSLR Tethering: Part 2

In the first part of this project I got to the point where I could wirelessly tether my DSLRs to the qDSLRDashboard application via a modified TP-Link MR3020 wireless router. […]

April 6, 2020July 26, 2022Equipment Hacks, Projects

DIY Wireless Tethering for DSLRs

For anyone who doesn’t have wireless built in to their camera, the notion of getting wireless control and viewing has always been either impossible, or, at a price, the domain […]