Inspiration
Light Falloff Cheat Sheet Card
As part of my ongoing exploration of portrait photography in general and flash studio photography in particular, I wanted to examine the effect that a…
Manual Focus – Practice Makes Perfect (Part 3)
In my two previous posts I discussed eleven reasons why you would ever want to use manual focus, and six ways to help you get…
Six Tips To Take Great Manual Focus Pictures (Part 2)
In my previous manual focus post I discussed nine reasons to use manual focus. But wait, isn’t manual focus slow and inaccurate? Not if you…
Speed Links for 7-9-2008
This has been a busy month again with a great ending. As usual my day job was getting more of my time then photography, but…
Reflector Card Cheat Sheet
My previous cheat sheet dealt with the impact of light position on portraiture. The idea was that you can print this cheat sheet and carry…
Another Great Way to Create Lighting Diagrams
A while back I posted two great ways to create lighting diagrams: using Photoshop or using an online flash application. Now, the online application as…
Portrait Lighting Cheat Sheet Card
Setting up lighting for a portrait can be quite a complex task. If you, like me, are using small strobes which have mo modeling light…
At My Home Photo – Contest Submisisons
The past three weeks has been truly wonderful and submissions started to accumulate to "At My Home" Photo Contest. It is amazing to see how…
Speed Links for 6-6-2008
It’s been another great month here on DIYP and in my life in general. The At My Home contest is gaining momentum, if you did…
Six and Two Halves Must-Read Free Digital Photography eBooks
Six free photography eBooks (+ two halves) for your reading pleasure. Click the title and go to the download link on the as marked at…





































