Inspiration
How to get cinematic lighting without electricity
Most of my shoots, whether for stills or video, are out on location. Often, those locations are out in the middle of nowhere. So, I…
Shooting large format on a budget with 4×5 direct positive paper
There’s little question that getting into film photography can still become rather expensive, especially if you’re going large format. But it doesn’t have to be….
How I created a Star Wars themed image for a wedding
What started off as a bit of fun and a favour for a family member ended up here on the DIYP blog! Awesome! Month’s prior…
Finding locations with great light with the King of the urban jungle!
Today I’m here with Kyle Cong running through his approach on shooting out on location with strobes and how he finds them!
Photographing Flying Squirrels with High Speed Flash
Flying Squirrels are fairly common, although seldom seen members of the rodent family. The Southern Flying Squirrel is found throughout the Eastern half of the…
Everyday objects are barely recognisable shot through a macro lens
Macro lenses can be a fascinating thing. They can show us a side of our world that we didn’t even know existed. Letting us get…
9 reasons why learning 3D software can help you as a photographer
What’s the most important lesson that shaped you as an artist? For me it’s this. If a photographer only looks at the work of other…
Digitizing large format aerial photography film transparencies
One of the challenges (and rewards) of managing a digital production lab for a university research library is working with the wide assortment of analog…
Shooting the Milky Way With a Mobile Phone
I just got back from Batanes as part of a large group of bloggers and other media people who were there to try out the…
Photographer shops out ex-gang members tattoos, resutls bring them to tears
Photographer Steven Burton started an ambitious project, photoshopping out the tattoos from 27 ex-gang members. He did this to understand the effects tattoos have on people escaping…






































