Posts by Author: Laya Gerlock
Laya Gerlock is a Portrait and Product photographer based in the Philippines. His passion is teaching and sharing his knowledge in Photograpy and has been doing this for 6 years.
How to Perfectly Capture Steam in Food Photography
Mar 24, 2015
Laya Gerlock
I normally hangout at a local coffee shop editing photos because it’s easier for me to concentrate (plus free electricity and air condition… not always…
How To Create The Adidas Lighting Effect In Camera
Feb 22, 2015
Laya Gerlock
I was walking around the mall the other day and I saw the das made for Adidas, they totally blew my mind and I really wanted…
How To: Dramatic Portrait Lighting Using Nothing But Lamps
Feb 9, 2015
Laya Gerlock
Before I started working with speedlights the first ever off-camera lighting equipment I used was a desk lamp, this was 7 years ago. So, after…
How To Shoot Cosmetic Products Using DIY Scrims
Feb 1, 2015
Laya Gerlock
Cosmetic products are some of the hardest things to photograph. The combination of reflective, translucent, opaque and shiny surfaces makes it an absolute nightmare. Below…
How To Shoot The Perfect Perfume Shot Using El Bokeh Wall
Jan 18, 2015
Laya Gerlock
I had another article in mind for this week also using perfumes as my subject but I thought about making this article instead because I…
First time Fuji User. A Fuji XE-2 Review
Jan 7, 2015
Laya Gerlock
I’ve been hearing a lot of talk about how great Fuji cameras are, so about 3 weeks ago I decided to get a Fuji. I…
Three Ways To Photograph A Perfect Watch
Dec 19, 2014
Laya Gerlock
Over the last month I’ve been writing about different ways to shoot a watch. One way involved using only DIY modifiers and the other one…
20 Kick Ass Projects From Last Year
Dec 4, 2014
Laya Gerlock
It has been a year since I started writing for DIYP and it has been a wonderful experience sharing works and tutorials to the world, including…
How To Shoot a Perfect Watch using only an iPad
Nov 26, 2014
Laya Gerlock
Last week, I wrote an article about shooting a watch using only one light, and I promised to write a Part 2 of this series on…
How To Shoot Motorcycles Using Only One Speedlight
Nov 20, 2014
Laya Gerlock
I did a shoot recently with a big BMW using only one speed light and I wanted to share how I made it happen. The…