Posts by Author: Alex Baker
Alex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe
What to Expect From IBC 2025: What We Know So Far
Sep 9, 2025
Alex Baker
IBC 2025 is almost here, and at DIYP, we are getting ready to bring you all the latest news from Europe’s largest imaging and broadcasting…
If Your Work Doesn’t Surprise You, It’ll Be Boring: Inside the Surreal World of Dasha Pears’ Photography
Sep 8, 2025
Alex Baker
Dasha Pears is a fine art photographer whose dreamlike, surreal images balance reality and imagination. She creates photographs that feel like stories unfolding inside a…
If You Check Even 2 of These Signs, You’re Not a Beginner Photographer Anymore
Sep 3, 2025
Alex Baker
Most of us are familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect, where the more you know about something, the less you know you know. Or something like…
Touching Grass in the Metaverse: Here are the Winners of Decentraland’s Photography Open Call for Art Week 2025
Sep 2, 2025
Alex Baker
If you’ve ever wondered what it might mean to hang a photograph inside a world that isn’t bound by walls, gravity, or even the rules…
You Don’t Need an f/1.4 Lens. How to Create Real Depth in Your Photography (And Save Money too!)
Sep 1, 2025
Alex Baker
Every photographer remembers shooting with their first fast lens. The way faces popped against that buttery, blurred background felt like a revelation. Perhaps for a…
Aftershoot Promises to Speed Up Your Workflow With it’s Latest AI Editing Gamechanging Tool
Aug 29, 2025
Alex Baker
If you’ve ever wished your Lightroom presets could be just a little smarter, like adapting to different lighting, camera bodies, or scenes without you constantly…
This Mesmerising Hyperlapse Uses an AI Twist to Show Valencia as You’ve Never Seen it Before
Aug 28, 2025
Alex Baker
“One moment, the viewer is soaring over the otherworldly landscape of Santiago Calatrava’s City of Arts and Sciences; the next, they are diving through the…
Sigma Adds a Bright 12mm f/1.4 Lens to its Fujifilm X-Mount Lineup
Aug 27, 2025
Alex Baker
Sigma has just announced a new wide-angle prime for FUJIFILM X shooters, the 12mm f/1.4 DC Contemporary. The lens is designed specifically for APS-C cameras…
Hasselblad Brings 100MP, HDR, and Faster AF to Medium Format With The New X2D II 100C
Aug 27, 2025
Alex Baker
Hasselblad has just unveiled the X2D II 100C, its latest medium format flagship, and alongside it a new standard zoom, the XCD 2,8–4/35–100E. This is…
Godox Releases the Updated AD400Pro II, A Portable Flash Packed With Even More Features
Aug 25, 2025
Alex Baker
Godox has just unveiled the AD400Pro II, the successor to one of its most popular portable strobes. It’s a solid update that packs in several…