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It’s easy to get a little stuck in a rut when it comes to studio lighting, particularly with portraits. The human face can only be lit in a flattering way in so many ways. Or can it?
Who says a key light must always be placed in front of the subject? Could it possibly be used to backlight your subject instead? Why yes, of course. Pye Jirsa shows you exactly how to achieve this unconventional yet beautiful lighting setup in this excellent video.
Some people go the extra mile to do a great job. Not only is this cameraman dressed in camouflage, but he’s filming on ice skates! It’s a pretty niche job; not everyone could do what he does, and to do it well without causing serious injury. Perhaps that’s why ice-hockey cameraman Nathan Eidse has recently leaped to fame.
Eidse has been covering the world junior men’s hockey championship inside Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre for TSN. He’s become a bit of a firm favorite as he weaves effortlessly about the players capturing on-ice footage that is far more up close and personal than the rest of the cameras can manage.
After certain weather-related events recently, some of you might be a bit fed up with the concept of snow. But this super-cute video should give a few warm fuzzies even to the most snow-jaded of you.
This home security camera in Washington state managed to capture this adorable footage of a raccoon trying to catch snowflakes.
I expect a few of you might have seen some fireworks over the New Year, but I bet you didn’t fly through the middle of the display! This incredible video created by James Inglis shows exactly what it’s like to do just that, as he flies his drone literally through the fireworks. The result is a rarely-seen perspective of a New Year’s pyrotechnics show.
James won a GoPro award for his efforts and watching it, I can see why. The video begins with delicious bursts of glittery gold sparks while the first-person view drone flies around them, effortlessly avoiding any direct hits. The slow-motion bursts are also a lovely touch.
There are arguably some moments in one’s life that make you take stock and question whether you are making the most of your time. Undergoing diagnosis for cancer and then subsequent chemotherapy is probably one of those times.
This musician certainly made the most of his time when he created this stunning music video during his 5-hour chemo sessions, using the CT scans themselves to create this captivating video to accompany his latest composition, ‘Hellbrunn Automatons’.
They do say never to work with animals. But when you do, you can be sure to have a story or two to tell afterward. Here at DIYP, we love wildlife and animal photography-related stories. And 2022 had a lot of good ones. So many it was tough to narrow it down.
We’ve also had more than our fair share of bear stories, almost enough, in fact, to have our own top 10 bear stories of 2022. But my editor told me not to be so silly. So here is my rundown of our best wildlife stories of 2022 (with a good few bears thrown in for good measure!)
Do you ever get that creepy feeling that you’re being watched? It may sound like you’ve watched too many scary movies but you may actually be onto something. That is, if you own a robot vacuum cleaner or any other smart homeware devices.
A recent report discovered that images taken by Roomba vacuums had been shared to social media by workers hired to monitor the images. Some of the images sparked privacy concerns and showed a young woman sitting on the toilet, and others showed young children inside their homes.
A photographer has won a staggeringly high amount in a recent copyright dispute. The Los Angeles Federal courts awarded photographer Dennis Fugnetti $1.2 million for the use of a pigeon photo without permission.
Three years ago, Fugnetti filed the claim against anti-bird pest company Bird B Gone for using his image of a pigeon in flight for 12 years. The company sells spikes that are used to deter roosting pigeons and other birds from rooftops and balconies.
There are real-life actual situations where an invisibility cloak could be really useful, and not just for sloping about the corridors of Hogwarts at night either. Chinese students have apparently cracked the code and created what is in all effects, a coat that can avoid both infrared cameras and AI detection.
The implications are enormous, particularly in surveillance-heavy states such as China. Of course, there are also lots of potential military uses for this technology, to avoid detection by drones, for example.
Not all heroes wear capes, goes the saying. And this heartwarming story just goes to show that there are still many, many good generous people out there in the world who want to give back and make a difference.
Music and celebrity photographer Raven B. Varona answered the plea to help out a New York City school that couldn’t afford to go ahead with their annual school photos because of a lack of funds.
Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.
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
Dave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.
John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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