Inspiration Archives

7 Tips to make your camera’s battery last longer

Nov 8, 2016 John Aldred

With the number of extra gadgets and doohickies built into our cameras these days, battery life is diminishing. Larger sensors, faster processors, more memory, built…

40 practical photography assignments to inspire you

Nov 7, 2016 Eric Kim

One of the most difficult things in photography is to stay motivated and inspired. I know that I have hit “photographer’s block” many times in…

How to get cinematic lighting without electricity

Nov 7, 2016 John Aldred

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

Nov 7, 2016 John Aldred

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

Nov 7, 2016 Steve Thewis

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!

Nov 6, 2016 Joseph Parry

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

Nov 4, 2016 Steve Gettle

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…