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Yogile is a free, ridiculously          it private, just include the album
simple photo sharing service that       password (not your account
lets you create public or private       password!) during signup.          

albums and let others easily            Uploading through the site isn't
contribute.                             necessary, though. If you just     

After a really quick signup,            want to have your group of friends
Yogile will let you create an           upload photos via email, Yogile    

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If you've ever wanted those mid-        flash.
action shots that you just can't        The plate doesn't actually take
get by hand, photography and DIY        the photo, it just sets off the
enthusiast BiOzZ has created a          flash—to take the picture,
pressure-sensitive contraption          you can set up a separate camera
that snaps pictures at just the         with a three second exposure and
right second.                           turn off the lights. That way, the 

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Last year we showed you how to          a spin with their kit. The kit
make your own custom-shaped bokeh       includes 20 pre-made cutouts
highlights—the soft, out-of-      (stars, hearts, emoticon faces,
focus, points of light in a photo       common symbols, and other shapes),
background—and even built         8 cutout blanks for you to cut out
our own DIY bokeh rig. Now we're        your own designs, a holder to
back to test a polished commercial      attach the cutouts to your lens,   

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If you've ever wanted to take           flash.
those mid-action shots that you         The plate doesn't actually take
just can't get by hand,                 the photo, it just sets off the
photography and DIY enthusiast          flash—to take the picture,
BiOzZ has created a pressure-           you can set up a separate camera
sensitive contraption that snaps        with a three second exposure and
pictures at just the right second.      turn off the lights. That way, the 

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If you're looking to soften up          more advanced requires two sheets
your camera flash on the                of white paper and a black sheet
cheap—perhaps because you         of construction paper for
were startled to see how                increased control over light spill.
unflattering direct flash               You can grab a copy of his
is—this clever softbox turns      template at the link below.
a sheet of office paper into a          The template is sized for A4 paper 

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Tilt-shift photography alters the       shift lenses, and more.
focal plane of your camera lens         Visit the link below to check out
and yields some really interesting      the guide or take a peek at photos
pictures in the process. Learn          flagged as tilt-shift on Flickr to
about tilt-shift photography and        get an idea of what you can
get started with a comparison           achieve with a tilt-shift lens.
guide to DIY tilt-shift lenses          Like the look of tilt-shift        

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If you have a little old TV set         actually pretty simple. All you
that's just collecting dust, give       need to do is remove the TV's guts
it some new life by ripping it          and replace them with an old
open, inserting a light build, and      socket and power cord from a light
turning it into a nice retro            fixture. Screw in a low-wattage
picture frame.                          CFL bulb (to avoid any heat
Mid-century Modernist blogger Baz       issues) and insert a printed image 

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Photographs lit by direct flash         talking about. Don't piss off Ming.

are terribly unflattering in            So what can you do to keep from
almost every instance. How              aging yourself in photos? Your
unflattering? According to the          best bet is to use diffuse natural
blog of dating site OkCupid, that       light like the kind you get when
blast of unfiltered light from          sunlight reflects off a white wall.
your flash can add around seven         Short of that you need to diffuse  

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Tripods are great but they're           filler—he crafted a simple
bulky and, unless you have a more       bean bag to rest his camera on.
expensive model with a reversible       You should be able to scavenge the
mount, it's impossible to get a         materials you want for free or
shot from the ground. A camera          next to free. Even if you don't
bean bag is a small, portable, and      have the raw materials laying
stable platform for your camera.        around you can get a needle,       

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When most of us choose an SD card       while taking a series of high-
for our digital camera, we              resolution shots on an SLR
probably don't look far beyond its      requires a faster card. With
capacity. Technology blog Tested        slower cards, a camera's burst
shows us, though, that the speed        mode might only be able to capture
of your SD card can make a              a handful of photos before its
difference in high quality photo        buffer fills up and the user has   

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