With video capability in Digital SLRs becoming ever-more pervasive, there’s an increasing demand for accessories and gadgets to help produce fantastic video footage with your camera. A “dolly” is a gadget designed to make smooth camera movements in video. The common way to use it is raising it on a track, creating tracking shots on the horizontal axis. Today we’re going to walk through the process of creating your own Digital SLR dolly, to add a fantastic element to your video footage!

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Nowadays a softbox needn’t be all that expensive – you can get nice results for $100 or even less. But what if there’s a way of making it much cheaper, with the same results? That’s what we’ll be explaining in this DIY tutorial; how to make a softbox with professional results for less than $20.

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