Inspiration
Poll: Are You An Available Light Or a Strobist Kinda Shooter?
This poll is another step in my journey to know you better. This time I am asking a simple question: do you use artificial lights?…
Using Dry Ice For Adding Drama To Your Pictures
The following post about working with dry ice was made by Morgana Creely. Working with dry ice can be a lot of fun and certainly…
Photographer Rigs A Canon 7D To an RC Helicopter (Kickass Video + Short Interview)
Eric Austin is a videographer located at Texas. Eric is also a talented RC helicopter pilot. With the emergence of Video DSLR Eric combined his…
Shooting the Burning Light Bulb Filament – The Movie
Back when I started DIYP, one of the first successful posts was a project called A Burning Light Bulb. The post explains how to break…
Help Democratize Creativity By Learning From The Best (For Free)
Wouldn’t it rock if you could attend a photography class with Chase Jarvis or Vincent LaForet or David DuChemin or Zack Arias or Scott Bourne…
Are You Checked? Using Photography Checklists Before Shooting
A few days ago I was shooting Brith Party. Actually, I was not shooting the Brith itself, but an after party taking part a few…
Telling a Story With Shaped Bokeh – Five Examples
We all love a photo that tells a story. In stories we talk about sub plots. Subplots can relate to the main plot and enrich…
Create Wonderful Sliced Fruit Images
The following sliced fruits shots tutorial is by photographer and artist William van der Steen. The tutorial will take you step by step toward creating…
Valentines Special: Couples Album
With Valentine’s just around the corner and all, I thought I’d share one of the wedding gifts wifey and I got about seven years ago…
Frame Your Pictures To Smell Good
It was this time of the year when my wife decided I need a new scent. It happens every now and then. This is a…





































