20 Awesome DIY Photography & Imaging Tutorials

Photo by Macropoulos

I love trying new things, especially when they cost me next to nothing! One of the best ways to expand your photographic horizons is to try a DIY project or effect. Here are some of my favorite tutorials, broken down into four categories.

Optics
1. Freelensing (Beyond Megapixels)
2. DIY Tilt-Shift Lens (Creative Pro)
3. Reverse-Mount Macro Photography (Digital Photography School)
4. DIY Pinhole Lens (Photocritic)
5. DIY Fisheye Lens (JPG)

Lighting
6. DIY Homemade Flash Mini-Bouncer (DIYPhotography.net)
7. The Ring: DIY Ringflash (Eye on Birmingham)
8. DIY Flash Diffuse from a Barf Bag (Digital Photography School)
9. Introduction to LED Lighting (DIYPhotography.net)
10. DIY Studio Umbrella (Invent Geek)

Special Effects
11. Sun Flare for Beginners (Pioneer Woman)
12. DIY Vaseline Filter (Photo Answers)
13. Create Your Own Bokeh (DIYPhotography.net)
14. Zoom Trails (Fodors)
15. Camera Toss (BoingBoing Gadgets)

Post-Processing
16. Lensbaby Effect (The Expat)
17. Fisheye Effect (Just About Photography)
18. Lomo Effect (Digital Photography School)
19. Infrared Look (Photoshop Essentials)
20. Cross Processing (Layers Magazine)