Inspiration
Photographer mixes old with new – shooting Halloween wet plates filmed on a 360° camera
Nov 2, 2017
John Aldred
I’ve seen some rather interesting Halloween photos cross my desk over the past week or so. Few that are quite as interesting as this project…
This four seasons timelapse took two years to make
Nov 2, 2017
John Aldred
We haven’t featured all that many timelapse films on DIYP this year. I think it’s mostly because there were so many amazing ones last year….
This short film combines projection mapping and robots with live action, and it’s just magical
Nov 2, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
You know those videos you watch and think: “No way is this real, it must be some kind of magic?” A short movie Box by…
How to find inspiration and get those creative juices flowing
Nov 2, 2017
John Aldred
Photographer Ed Verosky admits in the opening line of this video that he’s not a creative genius. But then, very few of us are. Just…
Build a spooky Halloween horror set for under $100
Oct 31, 2017
John Aldred
With Halloween already over for half of the planet, it might be a bit late for this video. But, it’s never the wrong time to…
The story behind the iconic Steve Jobs portrait
Oct 31, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
When you think of a portrait of Steve Jobs, I bet this is the image you have in mind. Photographer Albert Watson took the famous…
Limit yourself to get out of a creative rut
Oct 31, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
Getting stuck in a creative rut has happened to us all. It’s frustrating and it sometimes looks like it will never end. Fortunately, there are…
Emulate Slit Scan Photography for Beautifully Weird Images
Oct 31, 2017
Ted Kinsman
The use of slit scan photography is actually quite old. It is often called line-scan, photo finish, or streak photography. Slit scan photography has a…
10,000 hours will not make you a good photographer
Oct 29, 2017
Don Giannatti
When Malcolm Gladwell wrote his book, “Outliers“, he had a chapter devoted to the “10,000 hours” rule that intimated that it took 10,000 hours of…
Is “Copyright Troll” A Thing Now?
Oct 28, 2017
JP Danko
We recently published the account of Internet “entrepreneur” Dan DaSilva who was successfully sued for $27,000 (plus $10,000 in court fees) by a photographer over…