50 Awesome DIY Photography Hacks Everyone Should Try

36 Square Soft Box that Folds Flat

36. Square Soft Box that Folds Flat: My goals for this project were simple: Spend less than $30. Spend less than 8 hours building it (even taking pictures, I spent only 4). Produce something I wouldn’t be embarrassed to use in front of clients. Produce something that Read more (via Andrew’s World)

37 Lytro hack turns any DSLR into a light field camera

37. Lytro hack turns any DSLR into a light field camera: A free hack and new hardware are bringing competition to the refocusing images marketplace. (via TechHive)

38 Collapsible Light Box

38. Collapsible Light Box: I decided to take on the challenge of creating an affordable, collapsible light box for people who may be short on space as well as cash. The problem I found with many of the affordable foam core light boxes is that every time you want to take it down you risk having the tape rip the walls apart. That in combination with the potentially frustrating assembly as one fumbles with the foam core like a house of cards lead me to the idea of a dove-tail like joint for the box. (via aimabo)

39 Make a Simple Photography Reflector

39. Make a Simple Photography Reflector (via Chun Wu)

40 Boost Your Flash with Foam and Velcro

40. Boost Your Flash with Foam and Velcro: In the latest of our DIY Photography Hacks series, find out how common items like foam, straws and Velcro can increase the power of your flash. (via Digital Camera World)