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
Christian wedding photographer who refused to photograph same-sex weddings loses court case
Dec 28, 2021
Alex Baker
A Christian wedding photographer who refused to photograph same-sex marriages has had her case dismissed. The photographer, Emilee Carpenter argued that the non-discrimination laws violated…
What gear do you really need for landscape photography?
Dec 24, 2021
Alex Baker
What’s in your camera bag? For me, it obviously depends on what, where and how I’m shooting. I generally have a minimum gear grab bag…
Watch this footage from an action camera on a weather balloon 100,000 feet up in space
Dec 20, 2021
Alex Baker
Have you ever been tempted to see how far you can push an action camera? I mean they always boast of being able to do…
Create dramatic portraits with a homemade Gobo like this photographer
Dec 20, 2021
Alex Baker
What makes a portrait dramatic? If you search the internet you’ll get quite a few answers, ranging from the practical to the abstract. Suggestions such…
Speed up your Lightroom workflow with these 5 essential tips
Dec 20, 2021
Alex Baker
I am all about speeding up my workflow at the moment! If there’s a way to shave even seconds off my post-production work then I’m…
This start-up is making 3D holographic videos and photographs with real depth
Dec 18, 2021
Alex Baker
I remember thinking during the confinement of 2020 that all the endless Zoom meetings would have been a lot more entertaining if we’d had holographic…
How to light-paint a Porsche 911, from start to finish
Dec 13, 2021
Alex Baker
A car is never just a car, particularly a luxury car like a Porsche. Just as each image should tell a story, so does every…
Andrew McCarthy reveals detailed texture of the sun in massive 150,000 photo composite
Dec 10, 2021
Alex Baker
If you’re a regular reader of DIYP or you’re an avid astrophotographer then the name Andrew McCarthy should be familiar to you. We’ve featured him…
Telephoto landscape photography above the clouds
Dec 9, 2021
Alex Baker
Who says you have to choose between film and digital? Certainly not Michael Shainblum who takes us behind the scenes in this beautiful video while…
Racism in Western fashion prompts photographer to quit
Dec 9, 2021
Alex Baker
Well-known fashion photographer Jingna Zhang has announced that she has decided to no longer engage in fashion photography, citing an unforgiving uphill battle against racism…