When I first thought of making a photography project where I work, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about it with THE BOSS.

THE BOSS was really enthusiastic about the idea and was the first to get his portrait taken.

So, here is the tale of how I shot my boss and lived to tell the tale.

This is the point where I am gonna stop calling him THE BOSS and tell you that his name is Yossi.

Yossi is a very calm dude person. He is one of those guys that when everybody is running around to meet a deadline, makes sure we are running at the right direction. And calmness is the main feature that we wanted to show in Yossi's portrait.

Another nice thing about Yossi is his car. In a high-tech world where everybody drives nice fancy big Dollar cars, Yossi is true to his love - a bitten up Citroen BX from the early 90's. When once asked him about tithe told me that "Citroen BX is not a car, it is a way of life". So, the car had to go into the shot.

Lastly I wanted to say that Yossi is a great boss, loved by all and is an example of fine, sharp management. Always bringing results, and gives true guidance. (And it has nothing to do with the fact that I asked for a raise last month, or the fact that I know that you are reading this blog).

After more then two years of running DIYP, I finally feel comfortable to share the fact that I am living a double life. It took me countless rehearsals in front of the mirror to gather the guts to tell. Here goes:

Aside from my real life as a blogger and a photographer, I also have a secret identity as a software developer. Yes, every morning I step into my secret cave, and trade the camera and flash for laptop and network equipment.

Although my family safety demands that I will not disclose my secret identity's workplace, I can hint that I work for the same company that made the cute Little Professor Calculator - that's the guy on the left (Image by draggin). Yes, I work for The Silicon Masters Texas Instruments.

What do I do there? I can not reveal (Actually I can, but then I'll have to kill you). Let's just say that if you are reading this page via a Comcast or other cable service, you're surfing my code.

For the last year and a half, I've been involved in a challenging development project, creating the next generation of TI's Cable Modem. As the project evolved and deadlines started to come closer and closer, work started to take on more and more time from other aspects of my life. One of the major casualties was my passion - Photography.

It was time to ACT! I went into my secret photo cave and planned my revenge. After ruling out Plan A (storm the offices with a flame-thrower), and Plan B (move the studio into my cubicle), I came up with the ultimate plan.

I will combine (or as managers like to say create synergy) between work and photography. This is when I came up with the Shoot the Team Project. Read more.

This is the second part of the Readers Projects series, my way to show my love and appreciation to DIYP readers.

In this series, I'll be posting some of the great projects DIYP readers brought to life. I learned about those projects either from DIYP flickr group (thanks you all for sharing) or from DIYP readers mails. The first project was the Christmas Tree Ring Light, a cold and snowy project. This project is all about fire - to even the temperature. If you've ever watched the legendary mission impossible show, you'll remember that unforgettable starting frame where a match is being lit from nowhere and this match starts a fuse and eventfully... "This message was self destructed after ten seconds".

Photographer Nick Wheeler recreates the magic of MI in his "How to Light a Match" setup. (Yap, it is the same Nick who invented the Floor Lit Table Top Studio Project.

If you're on the PhotoJoJo mails, you must have gotten that awesome time lapse bit. On that post they recommend the Cannon TC80N3 - a round 100 dollars device that give you the ability to take time lapse images. (It is called Intervalometer, but I can't even say it, let alone write it and feel good about myself).

The good guys at the DIYP Instructables group have done it again. You may remember this group from the Minty Strobe, A Great Way to Build a Ringlight and many more.

Chris Thompson came up with a cheap and fun Time Lapse Photography project. If you build one of those please leave a comment here.

How to take photos like the one you are seeing here. It's a glass of Champaign, being shot with a BB gun. It is the same idea as posted in this gallery. You can use this technique to take picture of exploding things like tomatoes, watter balloons, watermelons, or even you Canon camera as you smash it against a wall for not understanding the menus (Sorry, could not resist...)

Bulbs, lots of bulbs. This is what you need if you are going to do this project. In the picture you see the bulb's filament's burning, isn't it a pretty site. For all you pyro's out there, this is yet another thing you can burn. And if you can take a picture of this little fire, why not.

So here is The Full Guide for Photographing a Burning Light Bulb - have fun!

Zebra photography in the wild

We all know how hard it is to take a picture of zebra in the real, wild life world. One would have to wait for hours and hours to spot a herd of zebras, try to approach slowly and quietly, just to see them zebras fleeing away each time you get close.