Seven DIY techniques that can widely expand the expression of photography

ByAndrés Þór

How to shoot nice photosI bought an expensive camera, CompositionStudyingAlthough it is necessary, it is possible to photograph a slightly different picture depending on the ingenuity just by using what is in the house. On YouTube, seven techniques are widely available that make it easy to exploit photography expressions easily using things at home, so once you see it, you can watch a movie that will make you feel like trying out the camera in hand. I can do it.

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This technique is characterized by being easy to practice with pen, plastic bag, aluminum foil and so on.


So, shooting technique 1 is a method to shoot time lapse photos.


The camera to useGoPro. First of all, rotate typeKitchen timerWe will install the GoPro mount on.


Attach the GoPro body to the mount ......


Place it outdoors and set to shoot at regular intervals.


The kitchen timer rotates slowly, so you can make time lapse images with the photos you took.


Next is how to put an artistic filter.


Firstly I will paint a plastic bag with a pen.


Break a plastic bag ......


I will cover the lens.


Firmly fixed with rubber bands.


Taking a picture ... ...


A picture with a pale and colorful atmosphere was completed.


nextVaselineI will take a slightly different picture with using.


First, attach the lens filter to the lens of the camera.


I took petrolatum with my fingers.


Coloring.


Preparation is completed as soon as you feel pain.


When you shoot ... ....


A Moody picture with irregular bleeding has been completed.


Then how to easily make a strobe diffuser.


First of all, we will drill a hole matching the diameter of the strobe on the bottom of a long thinner. Draw a line along the frame of the strobe ......


Drill a hole with a cutter.


I will put semi-transparent paper in the Tapper.


In addition to aluminum foil.


Fix the bottom of Tapper to the strobe ......


Close the lid.


Set a diffuser in the camera.


This is a picture taken with a normal flash.


On the other hand, if you want to strobe with a diffuser, it will look like this.


It is easy to understand by aligning two images side by side, but the picture using the diffuser was weaker in contrast, and a soft shadow was made.


Furthermore, a method of making a dimming (ND) filter and taking a picture by exposing it for a long time.


Filter glassAttach the rubber band to the ... ...


Attached to the lens of the camera.


Preparation is OK with this alone.


The shutter speed is set to 15 seconds, the F value is set to 4.0, ISO is set to 250, and the picture is taken with long exposure.


A strange picture was taken, the flow of the river's water blurred.


This is a way to secure the camera securely even without a tripod this time.


First, attach a tripod mount to the camera.


Thread through threaded part of tripod mount ......


Firmly stepping on both ends of the thread with a foot.


If you pull the camera much, you can secure the camera securely without using an inconvenient tripod for carrying.


Sharp pictures can be taken.


The last is a way to make the blur of the picture a little special.


First, cut the cardboard to the same size as the diameter of the lens.


Cut the middle of the cut round paper further into a triangle.


Like this.


Attach thick paper to the camera ......


Shooting.


Then, the light turned into a triangle blur and a strange effect appeared.