Make Your Own Studio Lighting

How To : Easily make a rocket engine

This intense video shows you how to make a rocket engine. Quick and easy to follow put to some great rock music. You learn every step and every tool you need know and use to build your very own rocket engine. You'll be lighting her up and watching her fly in the sky sooner tha ...more

How To : Set up an artist's studio

Renting is only half the battle – setting up an artist’s studio demands patience and preparation. Learn how to set up an artist's studio with this how to video. You Will Need * Fans for ventilation * Art supplies * A stool * A desk * Lights * A portable stereo * White paint * ...more

How To : Photograph a cake like a pro

Photograph cakes like a professional by viewing this informative video. A visit to a professional food photographer's studio discusses briefly the basic philosophy behind cake photography, preparation, visual elements & props, establishing mood, framing the cake, lighting the ...more

How To : Use studio flashes and modifiers for photography

The appropriate lighting in photography can make the difference between an average photograph and a great photograph. Get a better understanding of how to create the perfect lighting for your photograph from a professional photographer in this free photography video series. Pa ...more

How To : Use photometric lights in 3ds Max 8

Yes, this 3ds Max video tutorial will show you modelers and digital animators how to add more believability to your lighting with physically accurate lights, as in photometric lights, so enjoy. Autodesk's 3D Studio Max is a customizable and scalable 3D modeling and rendering ...more

News : 3 Ultra-Cheap DIY Macro Photography Hacks

Giveaway Tuesdays has officially ended! But don't sweat it, WonderHowTo has another World that's taken its place. Every Tuesday, Phone Snap! invites you to show off your cell phone photography skills. Submit your best shot to our weekly competition for a chance to win an awes ...more

How To : Turn your photos into pop art with Adobe Photoshop

Popularized by the likes of Andy Warhol, pop art has long been an art genre associated with the glittery excesses of Studio 54 and a modern aesthetic. Turn your own picture - or a picture of the current celebrity you're obsessing over - into a work of art by enhancing it with ...more

How To : Add texture to 3D objects with OpenGL for C++

By now, you should know a few of the basics of programming with OpenGL and GLUT for C++ developing, like shapes, transformations, timers, and colors. Now it's time for lighting. Everything could look right in your 3D program or game, but if you're lighting isn't right, it's a ...more

How To : Add lighting to 3D scenes with OpenGL for C++

By now, you should know a few of the basics of programming with OpenGL and GLUT for C++ developing, like shapes, transformations, timers, and colors. Now it's time for lighting. Everything could look right in your 3D program or game, but if you're lighting isn't right, it's a ...more

How To : Photograph shiny metal and reflections

Watch this instructional photography video that introduces a very important principle (the law of reflection) when applied to photographing shiny objects in the studio. Learn the very most important, most basic principles of lighting. The angle of incidence equals the angle of ...more

How To : Add motion templates to create lower thirds in FCP

If you have ever seen the motion graphics stream across the screen on your favorite TV show, news cast or game show, and dreamed of having that on your own videos, your prayers have been answered. Final Cut Pro, part of Final Cut Studio 2, lets you add some extremely cool and ...more

How To : Use HDRI lighting in modo

Devolped by the same team of engineers responsible for LightWave 3D, modo, lowercase, delivers the next evolution of 3D modeling, painting and rendering in a single integrated and accelerated package for the Mac and PC. And now, modo is a true end-to-end solution that includes ...more

How To : Use indirect illumination in modo

Devolped by the same team of engineers responsible for LightWave 3D, modo, lowercase, delivers the next evolution of 3D modeling, painting and rendering in a single integrated and accelerated package for the Mac and PC. And now, modo is a true end-to-end solution that includes ...more

The Job Board : "Help the future of rock n roll"

The Job Board is a weekly entry of the most ridiculous Cinematography related jobs posted online. DP for Music Video (Los Angeles) Award winning Director and Producer seeks an amazing hard working Director of Photography to shoot a rock music video. Selected candidate will a ...more

How To : Model an axe using 3D Studio Max

3D modeling is one of the most challenging and lucrative things that can be done on a computer. If you can do it well, someone will most likely pay you good money to do so. This video will help you start by teaching you how to model using 3D Studio Max, using an axe as an exam ...more

News : 10 Ways to Lose Weight Using an iPhone

Sounds like a false promise à la infomercial or typical spammy web headline—how can a 4.8 ounce gadget aid in weight loss? But, in truth, "who" better to act as a dedicated personal trainer and nutritionalist than the iPhone? The smartphone is completely and utterly tethered t ...more

How To : Make an emergency fire with bamboo friction

In this video, you'll learn about friction fire lighting using wild bamboo sticks. So, if you're ever stuck out in Thailand on a cold and damp night, cut down some bamboo and light your own campfire to stay warm! This video shows you this very common technique in Southeast Asi ...more

Watch Out iMovie : Avid Studio Is Now Available for iPad

Despite starting on Macintosh computers, Avid focused their non-linear video editing programs on Windows systems after stiff competition from Final Cut Pro. But now they're coming back around, with Avid introducing their first iPad version of the Avid Studio home editing softw ...more

How To : Set up and use standard lights in 3ds Max 8

This 3ds Max video tutorial will show you how lighting, like omnilights, mental ray rendered lights, skylights, and many more, can make the difference between amateur and pro. Take some time to learn the standard lights as digital modelers/sculptors/animators. Autodesk's 3D S ...more

How To : Make your own HD/HD-SDI capture station inexpensively

This is for the semi-pro or professional filmographer who wants to get the best picture quality out of their digital cameras possible. Get broadcast or film studio quality for your footage without needing a film studio budget by following these easy steps.

How To : Build a home recording studio

In this series of video clips you’ll learn how to build a music recording studio in your own home. Expert musician and studio engineer Arie Pytel shares tips on the various types of microphones, monitors, headphones, and computer recording software that are available. He takes ...more

How To : Create good renders in 3ds Max 8

This software tutorial shows you how to create good renders from 3ds Max 8. It's one thing to create cool models in 3D Studio Max but if you can't get the lighting right and output a good render, then it's pretty useless. So watch this tutorial and get tips on creating a good ...more

How To : Compose & create a hip hop beat in FL Studio 7

This video shows you the process of composing a hip hop beat in FL Studio, Fruity Loops, 7. Pav takes you step by step through the process he used to create the beat. Follow along to see how to create his hip hop beat in FL Studio 7 and hopefully learn enough to make some of y ...more

How To : Do sequencing on Korg Triton keyboards

Now that you know the power of the music, in this free video series, learn how to sequence your own beats on a Korg Triton Studio keyboard. Our synth expert, RT Ouk, will explain the basic sequencing process in detail, including how to use the function tabs on the keyboard (pr ...more

How To : Craft your own bokeh lens

A bokeh lens gives a soft and unique lighting style, and can be created at home. This photography lesson teaches you how to use paper and tape on an aperture camera lens to craft your own. Improve your art with this DIY construction tip!

How To : Play the Korg Triton Studio keyboard

Now that you know the power of the music, in this video series, learn how to use a Korg Triton Studio synthesizer to create songs and melodies of your own. Our synth expert, RT Ouk, will explain many of the basic functions in detail, including how to use the different modes on ...more

How To : Build an idea wall for an art studio

In this how to video Karl Champley makes an idea wall for a graphic designer's art studio. This video is a quick excerpt from a DIY show, watch it and get a few ideas to decorate your own creative space. Pin post-its and scraps of paper filled with new ideas.

How To : Record in Pro Tools

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to use it and record your own music in this free video series. Part 1 of 15 - How to Record in Pro Tools. Record in Pro Tools - Part 2 of 15. Click through to watch this video on expertvillage.com Record in Pro Too ...more

How To : Get started in Pro Tools

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to use it and record your own music in this free video series. Part 1 of 16 - How to Get started in Pro Tools. Get started in Pro Tools - Part 2 of 16. Click through to watch this video on expertvillage.com Get sta ...more

How To : Use automation in Pro Tools

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to use the automation function of this industry standard software and record your own music in this free video series. Part 1 of 15 - How to Use automation in Pro Tools. Use automation in Pro Tools - Part 2 of 15. ...more

How To : Create beats in Logic 8 with Ultrabeat

Create your own music and beats with Ultrabeat using Logic 8. Learn how to make music beat by beat in this free music software video series from a music studio owner and producer. Part 1 of 16 - How to Create beats in Logic 8 with Ultrabeat. Create beats in Logic 8 with Ultrab ...more

How To : Basic Skin Retouching Tutorial with Eric Levin

We had basic studio lighting, speed lights and photo shoots. This week The Elevin Show takes us on a Photoshop blitz to teach us a few skin retouching tips and tricks on Photoshop. Have you always wanted to learn how to use Photoshop like a professional photographer? This is ...more

News : Scan Your Face

Using a scanner to "take photos" is like having great studio lighting, a top of the art photocopy machine, and a high quality camera all in one. The process results in a shallow depth of a field, amazing detail, and best of all a dreamy, magazine-like quality. Interesting art ...more

How To : Install a Hanging Room Divider - IKEA KVARTAL

Whether you own or rent, it’s not always easy to decorate a studio apartment to keep the bed out of sight. In this episode, you’ll see how to divide a studio apartment with an IKEA KVARTAL system. Panels, curtains and art hanging from the ceiling tracks give the illusion of a ...more

News : Your Desk Can Be an AR Smart Surface with Lampix

If you ever imagined turning the surface of your desk into one large augmented computer, well the future might not be far off, my friends. Lampix, the company that transforms any surface into a smart surface, is currently working on a portable and quite fashionable lamp to pro ...more

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