One of the big excuses I hear for people who want to do YouTube but don’t is that they don’t have the room. There’s just not enough space where they live to be able to set up lights and cameras and microphones and everything else. Well, Caleb Pike to the rescue! In this video, Caleb shows us how we can create a complete recording setup for YouTube which includes the camera, light, microphone and other doohickies on just a single light stand in order to be able to shoot whenever we want, wherever we want, and have it take up as little space as possible....

I’ve been following The King of Random on YouTube for a few years now. Most of the stuff they do on there is, as the name would suggest, kinda random and often a little bit weird. Every now and again, though, they post something quite useful for photographers and filmmakers – even if it’s just how to do something that would make a cool practical effect. This video, though, is definitely useful for anybody who has to sit and speak in front of a camera....

Take this image we’re working on today for example, it’s a hand made custom dress that is white in colour (though tea stained) meaning unless I want to change the colour of the dress drastically I’m pretty much limited to working either monochromatically, complimentary or tertiary harmony based around it.Advertisements Since I’m trying out a new way of working in post with regards to changing colours I decided to keep it simple and go for a basic complimentary colour scheme edging on the side of dark blue / magenta + yellow this is twisted in it’s hue slightly to match a more muted tone rather than the usual Orange / Teal people are used to seeing....

If you want to do astrophotography, a star tracker is a must. Sadly, they’re far from being cheap, which is an obstacle for many of us. Thankfully, there are folks like Nico Carver of Nebula Photos who teach us how to make a DIY star tracker for only $30. In this video, he guides you all the way through making and using a simple barn door tracker: from the parts you need to the finished images you get with it....

Looking to make your own DSLR camera trap housing? You’ve come to the right place. Camera trapping is an increasingly popular technique, and it’s rather addictive too. The ability to leave your DSLR camera out for days or weeks at a time, watching and waiting 24 hours a day, has revolutionised the wildlife photography field. Now it is possible to take photos of rare animals, such as jaguars or leopards, at night....