Tutorials
How to setup a simple home studio combining natural and continuous light
Apr 27, 2017
John Aldred
Setting up a home studio in a small space isn’t always easy. That’s especially true if you need to use it as a regular room,…
How to overpower the sun and balance with strobes using ND filters
Apr 26, 2017
John Aldred
Trying to overpower the sun seems to have become a popular thing again lately. The go-to technique for these results is a fast shutter speed and…
Suspending objects with fishing line: what you should always have around
Apr 24, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
There’s more to a successful shoot than just the photo and lighting gear. There are plenty others bits and pieces to carry with you, that…
7 tricks to customize your Nikon camera and make shooting more efficient
Apr 20, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
There are plenty of ways to customize your camera. And this time, I’m not talking about adding bling to it. This is something far more…
This is how you can edit video on a smartphone or tablet
Apr 20, 2017
John Aldred
Smartphone video often seems to get neglected. Even here on DIYP. We post a bit about smartphone photography, but little about shooting video with a…
The three levels of sharpening you should be applying in Photoshop – Detail, Global & Local
Apr 20, 2017
Jake Hicks
[I thought that seeing as I have a Post-Producition Workshop fast approaching, I needed a blatant excuse to promote it via an article on my…
An extensive checklist (and fixes) for portrait retouching
Apr 19, 2017
Joseph Parry
Happy Easter guys! This week I wanted to give you a handy guide for double-checking that your images (with people in them) are as free…
Learn the exposure triangle easily with a little help from Kool-Aid
Apr 13, 2017
John Aldred
The exposure triangle is something every photographer really needs to learn and understand. It’s the relationship between ISO, aperture and shutter speed. It’s why a…
Simplified posing for beginners, breaking down the building & tweaking of poses
Apr 11, 2017
John Aldred
Posing is probably the most difficult part of shooting portraits for most photographers. The technical side can be learned relatively easily. Your style just develops…
Here’s how to manage cables, chargers and batteries when traveling
Apr 10, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you enjoy traveling with photo gear, you know how annoying it is to manage all the chargers, cables and batteries. Even the cameras from…