I Am Instagram Famous… with These 9 Clever Photography Hacks

Puddle Reflection

Materials:

• water

Instructions:

1. Find a puddle of water or create your own and angle your camera until you get the perfect shot.

DIY Soft Box

Materials:

• plastic shopping bag

Instructions:

1. Tie the plastic bag and leave it inflated.
2. Hold the bag up against the flash on your camera and shoot away.

 

Rainbow Effects

Materials:

• Suncatcher

Instructions:

1. Angle the suncatcher to catch the sun (or artificial light source’s) rays to cast rainbows over your subject.

 

Shutter Speed Lighting Hack

Materials:

• metal whisk
• steel wool
• lighter
• rope

Instructions:

1. Fit some steel wool inside of a metal whisk.
2. Thread some rope through the handle of the whisk.
3. Hold the whisk a good distance away from your subject and light the steel wool.
4. Set your camera’s shutter speed to 10.

 

Sequin Pillow Reflection

Materials:

• two-tone sequin pillow
• flashlight on your smartphone

Instructions:

1. Angle the flashlight on your phone until the sequins cast a reflection on your subject.

 

Projected Backgrounds

Materials:

• digital backgrounds
• mini projector

Instructions:

1. download some digital backgrounds of your choice.
2. Plug the projector up to your computer and project the backgrounds onto the wall and your subject.

 

Crystalline Reflections

Materials:

• translucent crystal gem

Instructions:

1. Angle the crystal in front of your camera’s lens until you get the effect you’re looking for.

 

Neon Reflections

Materials:

• smartphone screen

Instructions:

• Angle the smartphone at the bottom of your camera lens and play around until you get the effect you’re looking for.

 

Photoshop Hack

Materials:

• Photoshop

Instructions:

1. Set your camera’s shutter speed to 1/2500.
2. Edit out the subject you don’t want using the lasso tool in Photoshop.