Welcome to DIYPhotography.net

I started this site, as an amateur photographer, who needs studio equipment, but can't always afford to buy the expensive, branded top quality studio stuff that you can find on photo equipment stores.

So… I began looking for alternative. My first creation was a flash bouncer from Brian Zimmerman (which kindly agreed to contribute the design to DIYPhotography.net). And what do you know, it did the work, in almost no cost at all, and had the added plus of making something yourself.

I then tried to create something of my own and designed and build the cheap flash softbox. Again, it was cheap, easy to build and affective. I tried building other stuff and time and again found out, that the build was part of the fun and that the results are very good.

So to answer the question, why is this site here? This is my way of sharing the knowledge I have, and trying to help other photographers to make cheap affordable photography equipment.
I hope to provide a place for photographers to share, and learn from each other. To bring cheap studio equipment to those who can't really buy all the expensive stuff out there. And to bring back the joy of making something out of nothing.

With time, I hope to add articles to the site, in areas other than self build - Do It Yourself studio and lighting equipment, and expand to photography tutorials, Photoshop and photography projects.

If you think you can contribute in any way (articles, revisions, ideas…), please drop me a line. Also, if you have tried anything on the site and was happy, bammed or thrilled, feel free to tell me, or post a comment.

A note about copyrights:

I and the other contributors to the site have worked hard to provide you with the best articles we can. We spend time, money and resources to share this knowledge and to (sorry for the cheesy statement) help make the photography community better. Feel free to read and use the articles, but please, do not copy the content. The articles and pictures in DIYPhotography.net are reserved to their makers, and copying the pictures/articles can cause them damage. If you find such infringement on the net, please contact me via the contact form, and let me know. (You can read all the legal stuff on terms of use, but really, this request sums it up in human language).

A note about my commitment:

All the articles on DIYPhotography.net are free and will remain free, as long as I can afford it. I hope that providing free, intelligent articles about stuff you can do at home, will encourage amateur photographers to experiment and to test their limits.

In case you were wondering, I host with the nice guys at site5.

Regards,

Udi Tirosh.