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DIY LEATHER CAMERA HARNESS

Here’s why I decided to make a DIY leather camera harness. Having two cameras means that you’re definitely going to need a harness that can carry two cameras (especially if you’re a wedding photographer). Now, you can order one, but a good leather one will cost a pretty penny. But it’s much cheaper to just […]

Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here’s why I decided to make a DIY leather camera harness. Having two cameras means that you’re definitely going to need a harness that can carry two cameras (especially if you’re a wedding photographer). Now, you can order one, but a good leather one will cost a pretty penny. But it’s much cheaper to just do it yourself. A Hold Fast (which is the best of the best) leather harness can cost you $230 or more. The DIY route cost me around $70. I’ll post the tiktok of me making it below as well as text instructions. Here’s a quick look at how it looks on me (pictures will be updated once I get to take some self portraits).

DIY LEATHER CAMERA HARNESS fit.

DIY LEATHER CAMERA HARNESS

Materials needed:

3 Leather Belts (get the ones that are not laminated)

Super Glue

Clip

Drill (7/32″ Drill Bit)

Standard Screw Driver

Straight Cutters

Tape Measure

Wood Block

Hardware needed:

6 – 3/16” x 1/4” binder bolts 

2 – swivel spring loaded clips 

2 – screw lock chain links 

2 – 1.5” 1/4”-20 machine thread eye bolt 

2 – 1/4”-20 wing nuts 

2 – 3/16” rubber washers 

Instructions:

Take two of the belts and put them over your shoulders

Hook the end of one belt to the belt buckle of the other belt

Clamp the back where the belts cross

Drill two holes where they cross

Put binder bolts in the holes and screw fairly tight (add super glue if you want added support/stabiltiy)

Take the third belt and cut two 7inch long strips

At 1.25 inches, make a small cut on both sides of the strip (do this to both strips)

Put the swivel spring loaded clip over the small clips

Fold the leather over to cover the bottom of the clip

Drill another whole there and put a binder bolt in the hole to secure it

Take the screw lock chain links and put them below the buckles on the belts

Then loop the two strips on both sides, you want the edge to be about 1 inch away from the bottom edge of the spring loaded clip

Mark where the edge is and take it out of the screw lock chain

Drill a hole in the middle of it folded over 

Loop it back through the screw lock chain, and insert the binder bolts through it to secure it

For the Screw mount:

Take the Thread eye bolt and attach a wing nut upside down

Follow that with a rubber washer

Rebeccah and Ron

"He took all the pictures we suggested as well as many good ideas he also had. Juliun made our wedding day even more special with his presence and the wonderful work he did. We highly recommend using him as your photographer."

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"Hands down the best photographer we've ever had!"

Felicia and Megan

"He's very professional, talented, friendly, and a great person to get when you need pictures of your special moments with friends and family, and especially of yourself! He has a lot of very good ideas. We were very lucky to find him! He is our GO TO photographer :). Thank you, Juliun! We love your art!"

"Juliun was very prompt with his timing, he showed up to the venue early and stayed the entire time to make sure we enjoyed our very special day."