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
Don’t use our new lens technology if you have a pacemaker says Nikon
Mar 8, 2022
Alex Baker
Nikon has warned that people should avoid using their new auto-focus system in their latest mirrorless lenses if they have a pacemaker fitted. The lenses…
5 women photographers who made an impact that you might not have heard of
Mar 8, 2022
Alex Baker
Ever since Anna Atkins‘ first experiments in botanical cyanotypes in the late 1700s, women have been involved in photography. It’s easy to name several influential…
This camera shaped multi-tool could be just the thing, it even has a bottle opener
Mar 7, 2022
Alex Baker
How many times have you been attaching a tripod plate and realised that you need to scrabble around and find a coin to screw it…
Report states that women photographers heavily under-represented by camera industry
Mar 4, 2022
Alex Baker
A recent study exploring the gender bias in the photography industry has reported that despite comprising almost half of the photography-related workforce, women photographers are…
Holy crop! Don’t forget these golden rules when cutting your images
Mar 3, 2022
Alex Baker
It’s one of those basic things that we probably over-use when we are starting out, and as we get better we rely on less and…
Group shots don’t have to be boring, create an epic composite like this wedding photographer
Mar 1, 2022
Alex Baker
Now that we are seeing the other side of the pandemic, it seems that weddings can go back to being bigger and better than ever….
Create dynamic animal portraits with food-grade coloured powder
Feb 25, 2022
Alex Baker
How do you make agility dogs looks even more awesome? You add a dramatic coloured powder of course! DIYP took a look at these amazing…
Canon celebrates 35 years of its EOS system next month
Feb 24, 2022
Alex Baker
Canon users should get out the balloons this coming March and join in the celebrations of 35 years of Canon’s EOS system! The EOS label…
Watch this stop motion film made out of over 600 light-painted still images
Feb 23, 2022
Alex Baker
There’s light painting, and then there’s this light-painted stop motion film produced by Photographer Darren Pearson. The film is a light-painted Western called ‘Fiat Lux’…
Learn to shoot wine bottles with this brilliant lighting breakdown
Feb 22, 2022
Alex Baker
How many times have you been browsing an online wine catalogue or a magazine and stopped to really appreciate the photographs of the bottles? A…