DIY Camera Acessories

[Matt]

Build your own "stabilizer" out of string
http://lifehacker.com/350647/diy-camera ... +the+cheap

Homemade ringlight
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jedrek/239141592/

Homemade softbox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuF5G7Cu-gs

Use a lampshade as a tripod
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/techn ... .html?_r=1

Tons of things can be used as a flash diffuser.
http://lifehacker.com/software/macgyver ... 238730.php
http://lifehacker.com/365157/turn-an-ol ... h-diffuser

White balance cards on the cheap.
http://www.knick-knack.com/howto/camera ... -card.html

[Kelly]

Great tips - love them! And for those of you old enough to remember the TV show Let's Make a Deal.....Monty Hall would be proud of all the odds and ends we'd have in our camera bags!!