7 Great Camera Tricks You Can Do With Cheap Household Items
I always love these videos. One of these days I’m going to make my own. These are some good tips – perhaps a couple I probably wouldn’t use but some of these I tried right away. The paper cup Smartphone Tripod is probably one I would never have thought of.
The great thing about these kind of camera hacks is that they always boost up your creativity. Even if you’re only going to try them once, they give you all kinds of new ideas for your next photoshoot. At least that’s what happens to me every time!
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Do you know a trick or two like these yourself? Our readers would love it if you shared them in the comments below!
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Pretty smart ideas
Pretty cool but I’m pretty sure I only watched the entire thing because the music was so entrancing lol
Good tricks
That sting tri-pod is going to change my life!
I took a small camera bag strap and extended with same strap keeping the two clips. I picked up the strap at a fabric store. It clipped into my camera strap at the camera and made a loop big enough to step on with both feet apart directly under my shoulders. Looks store bought.
Kevin R. Daniels Kevin Enenra
it won’t load…what am I missing 🙁
Bokeh idea?
Jazmin, try some of these out.
http://www.modernlensmagazine.com/7-camera-hacks-you-should-know/2/
Steve. Thinking of trying the cover the lens with a shape cut out. Have you ever done that b4
Erica Barvitz check this out.
pretty basic but you might have some fun Michael McCall
if you tape anything to your lens you are undeserving of a lens.
Because I am going to wrap twine to my 1Dx… I want my 3 minutes back… Back to editing a wedding.
to get a vignette breathe on the lens and take the picture while the fog is still on the lens. A stronger vignette, cut the bottom out of a Styrofoam cup and place the cup over the lens.
I have to try this. Thanks!
Ty cool
Why are we calling these “hacks??”
Julio Cornejo I get bunch of ideas from this page
Ricardo Jason Christina Amber Kristin
These are nice tricks for beginners. I mean… those who don’t know what they can do with a camera. This stuff doesn’t get near to what I do for an image. Photogs have fun with cameras and we can’t be funneled to the crazy things one person did. The fun is when we do our own for an image and people ask us, “OMG! HOW DID YOU DO THAT!?” Well… that is our secret 😉
David Pinkham sending my kid to deerfoot with batteries and gum lol
Elena Sasstastic that’s love!!!
Amazing! Calisa Criss
Thank you love
Marwa Elwany Dina El Mohandes Dalia Badawi
I did the bokeh with black paper and just held it up to my lens and it worked amazingly. I found Texas shape and printed in a color on a black circle, the cut out the shape.
Jay Cook; check out the light box
Smart ideas. Known them all for years. Wonderful someone’s making noise about them!
These are NOT ‘hacks’.
A ‘hack’ is a way of getting into either software or firmware to make something do what it was not intended to do.
Now, if youi want to call them something else, that’s certainly fine. Homedone special effects? Cool. Custom effects? Fine.
Taping something to a lens does NOT constitute a ‘hack’.
23.
Informal. a tip, trick, or efficient method for doing or managing something: hacks for holiday entertaining;
parenting hacks.
Ha! You learn something everyday! Thanks!
DeLonso Pleasant Risky Boltz Sallest Elizabeth Ottomeier Here ya go ..
CHEAP explains it best, wow those were lame.
Das Avant you may be down w some of this
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I put the card stock between two cheap Tiffen UV filters, works great.
SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s a TRICK!!!!!!!!!!!!! it’s not a HACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember taking a photography class back in 7th grade. We made our own cameras, using the black paper, and I was amazed that it actually worked!
I’ll look into this. Thanks.
Amy Gallagher might like this.
Robert Mitchell.. check these tricks out
Ashley Fear Herrell, Charles Herrell, Apryl Taylor Herrell
I’ve always done light painting. If you have a Canon cam download magic lantern and install on your me card. Good features for cams without. May void the warranty tho.
Wow
Rebekah Powell Foster
Brad N Lisa Lambert
…did one about fifty years ago…
Actually, the word ‘hack’ existed before computers did. And is defined (pre-informational era) as the following:
Your definition would be the second most used.
Which leads me to my more relevant subject: the third most frequently used definition:
Therefore a ‘hack’ (or a lifehack, as is so virally used) is a way to manage or cope with an otherwise strenuous or costly issue. Loose usage of the word, true, but not incorrect.
If you’ve got a 1Dx, you’ve got enough money to have skipped the article entirely, as this is aimed more toward less financially-inclined individuals.
You are obviously correct in that the word existed long before computers. I think it’s a pretty far stretch indeed to apply ‘cope’ to a lightning-shaped hole in a piece of paper, but to each his own.
Andrew Velazco let’s try this!
open this to tag a photo on here so i can win a a camera
thank you
ForFUXsake, STOP USING THE WORD HACK WHEN YOU MEAN TRICK!!! Dammmit, but that’s Annoying!
Taja Lawren Val Carpenter
Jacquie Vandegrift take a peek 🙂
Get a 1/4×20 eye bolt and nut, tie rope to it and screw into your tripod socket. Tighten nut with fingers to help hold it, now step on string while pulling up on camera for an instant tripod. Works so much better than their crappie way in the video. It’s great for places that don’t allow tripods or where you have to pack light.
Thanks
The reason it is a hack is that it is using everyday/ simple objects to achieve something that is usually quite difficult or expensive to do. You are coping with or using what you have to achieve a desired outcome. It’s a hack / shortcut to a desired result
Jennifer Taylor
Old
Wrapped a little tight sir? “Camera hack, life hack, work hack, game hack.” No big deal just relax. People are being burned alive and beheaded overseas. it will be ok.
Carol I haven’t watched the video but it may be worth a look.
🙂
Misty Lowery Cameron Patti Miller Jenilee L Gasparich
Annie Newton have you ever tried bokeh? I did it once with hearts and it was so much fun.
Erin Holness nope! but i forsee some fun snowy engagements!?!?
Y’all are taking this WAY to seriously…
*grin*
I didn’t see any trickery but AD,s?
Thanks! 😀 I’ll try some!
I love the cup idea best for a smart phone!
Shut the $#%&!@* up
Petty a*s n***a
you are in fact not hacking the camera,,, these are things you can do with your camera
No serious photographer would tape their lens like that. Learn to use your camera to get a natural Bokeh
Sick
Victoria Brush – in case the other link doesn’t work.
A hack is a creative solution. If you are thinking of destructive computer break-ins, those are actually “cracks.” A common misconception.
A hack is a creative solution. If you are thinking of destructive computer break-ins, those are actually “cracks.” A common misconception.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hack
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hack
Lauren pretty cool stuff
Nyny WbHr Patty Duarte Daniela Lopez
Thanx Scott, sweet!
Wow the one with the water mark was “Blah Blah Blah” lost him well in the beginning.
Looks fun, but I can’t tape anything to my lens. Paid way too much for it.
I’m having a hard time getting the box away from the cats!
I like the light painting thing…here’s what I did with an open shutter and a glow stick
Ninang Maria the last few photo hacks are what I like to do.
I thought the same thing! I would NEVER tape my lens!
Have yall seen these camera hacks Sherqueria LaShae Melford and DeMarquis Whasnex Cobb? I like the lighting bolt idea. 🙂
Thanks, Allan! Really cool.
Ok
Cool ideas!
Kevin Maurice Robinson, Ousman Camara, Theodore Golden Child Winters
I have used the string tripod and the light thing at the end
Sean P Jones you prob know a few of these but ever try the light paint?
Yeah I’ve done a bit of light painting. Haven’t in a while
Janice Watson petty cool stuff!
Coooool
Dr. Donna, I didn’t read it, but though maybe you’d be interested.
I need to try this.
Not getting the string tripod
Natasha Barriger – mess around
I saw this i was gonna try it this week!
The taping paper and creating an icon over the lens trick is pretty awesome.
have you done it? maybe i can try tonight
Yeah. Ive used triangles and hearts before. I’ve been wanting to do something weird but haven’t had an opportunity
i wanna try a duck
That would be awesome! Do it tonight. Post tonight!
see if i can stay awake after work LOL
True! Well whenever you can…coughcough tonight. …
I’m not taping anything to my lens!
Mani Nadjmi… I don’t understand half this… But it made me think of you!
Veronica Jessica enseñenselo a dad y diganle que ya haga su faccebook para que le pase cosas como esta..y ya se me va a acabar mi whats app ahora si
I was bored on day and made a paper sleeve. And taped the design to that. Too much effort.
Thanks Cuz!
Mhmm np
Derek Delaney, mostly silly stuff, but maybe a couple tricks could be useful to you
Do not tape $#%&!@* to your lens! Just get and old lens cap and modify. Seeing tape on a lens freaks me out!
Leona Motomochi Grace Chong John Kim
Sweet!
That sucks if u hole the paper out away from,the lens,it works better
Where?
About the tape…you can gaffer tape your lenses. I’ve been doing it for years for different reasons. Especially when shooting films.
And there’s no need to be such a jerk about it either. Nobody cares about your 1DX.
Click on where it says next page and it will take you to the video. Took me a minute to find it.
Click bait! STOP THIS CRAP!!!
Tayler Pickard
Cool things to do with your camera
Aaron Rankin for your new picture taker
Katie Botonis Steve Thompson
Linda Sardilli this is itß
Thank You so much Ali …. I’ll check it out!!!!!! 🙂
Irene Sudduth Billiot Irene Image
Alex Bracher I like the light box idea.
That’s awesome! I gotta try some of these!
Sammie Clemmer thought u might dig this!
Natalie Ronty there so cool!
Roger Fatherly
Tobe, the furniture moving discs + tripod!!
Brilliant!!
Gonna try this with our bb logo.
That just cost me two minutes of my time :-p
Dâmaris Canuto teste alguns deste quando tinha minha dlsr.
Jeremy Foster
Awesome thanks so much!
Pierre Diotte de Prevost cest tu bon pour toi
used to make red circles.. squares, diamond patterns over lens to enhance the photo.. even take photo thru sunglasses. I have from an old 35 mmm film camera a holder for these tricks for you photography
Cool light box. Might use that some time. My photographer son told me I could use a piece of panty hose for a lens filter.
How many times for how many years will your damn spam show up in my timeline?
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Karl Johnston
Cole McCall a few are cool thought you might like them
Those are neat 😀 I’ve done the light trick one but the others are cool aswell!!!
Love the bokeh! Another way to cut out shapes is using a punch. You can find alot of different shaped punches at any of the craft stores and it would be easier than using a utility knive.