DIY Photography: Lens Attachments, Filters & Creative Effects
DIY Photography: Lens Attachments, Filters & Creative Effects
Class Description
You don’t need to buy every lens or filter for your camera in order to create impactful images. Mike Hagen is back with his DIY series to explore the hacks you can take to play with different looks when shooting. He’ll explore ways to create tilt shifts, bokeh backgrounds, lightboxes for macro field work, and star filters.
- You’ll learn how to make:
- Soft filters for photographing portraits or flowers
- Neutral density filters for long exposures
- Different fine art backgrounds like bokeh, haze and tilt-shift
- An inexpensive macro lens and macro diffuser
Capture different looks by using items you can find around your house or at the local hardware store. Mike Hagen will have you expanding your camera bag and your portfolio so you can spend more time being creative and less time spending money.
Lessons
- Class Introduction
- Build & Shoot: Soft Filters
- Build & Shoot: Star Filters
- Build & Shoot: Ethereal Filters
- Build & Shoot: Sunglasses Filters
- Build & Shoot: Half Double Exposure Filters
- Build & Shoot: Heavy Stop ND Filters
- Build & Shoot: Tilt and Shift Lenses
- Build & Shoot: Bokeh Shapes
- Build & Shoot: Coffee Cup Sleeve Lens Hood
- Build & Shoot: Body Cap Pinhole
- Build & Shoot: Mirror Under Lens
- Build & Shoot: Reversible 50mm Lens Mount
- Build & Shoot: Free-Lensing
- Build & Shoot: Fisheye Lens
- Build & Shoot: Bellows
- Build & Shoot: Toilet Roll Macro Lens
- Build & Shoot: PVC Extension Tube
- Build & Shoot: Rail System
- Build & Shoot: Macro Flash Brackets
- Build & Shoot: Field Macro Light Box
- Build & Shoot: Chip Can Macro Diffuser
- Photo Review
Reviews
a Creativelive Student
It's a fun course, with a lot of interesting ideas presented in a way to help spark the creative juices in anyone wanting to branch out and experiment with different ideas. Mike's presentation style is fun and easygoing - perfect for this type of discussion. If you're not afraid to color outside the lines and see where the road takes you, this is a very enjoyable bit of inspiration.
user-ee46bd
Love it!! Very creative and full of inspiration. Mike Hagen explains the different effects in a great way, he is precise yet easy-going so he makes learning fun. I recommend this class to all who wants to take their creative photography to the next level without spending money on expensive accessories.
Fotomaker
Mike has an easy-going, pleasant & fun personality. He explains things clearly. Rolls with whatever happens. And, he's very good about answering audience questions in an understandable, positively reinforcing and non-judgemental way (which can be rare for some established pro photographers...).