Tutorials

Three Ways To Photograph A Perfect Watch

Dec 19, 2014 Laya Gerlock

Over the last month I’ve been writing about different ways to shoot a watch. One way involved using only DIY modifiers and the other one…



Tom Mangelsen Explains How To Get Your Settings Right While Shooting In The Wilderness

Dec 9, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

There’s no denying the fact Tom Mangelsen is a master when it comes to nature photography. Even the briefest look at his portfolio instills a…



How to Find Good Light for Portraits Even at Midday

Dec 8, 2014 Darlene Hildebrandt

You’ve probably heard you need to have good light for portraits. Okay great, but what does that mean exactly, and how do you find that…



Ikea Hack: Warm Up LED Accent Lighting Using Photography Gels

Dec 7, 2014 JP Danko

Installing new LED accent lighting or replacing your old energy wasting halogen under-cabinet lighting with new LED accent lights?  Notice that even the “warm white”…



20 Kick Ass Projects From Last Year

Dec 4, 2014 Laya Gerlock

It has been a year since I started writing for DIYP and it has been a wonderful experience sharing works and tutorials to the world, including…



How To Create The Droste Effect And Mesmerizing Animated Gifs

Dec 2, 2014 Guy Viner

Have you ever seen a picture where you were so fascinated with it that you needed (NEEDED!) to understand how it was made? 
I have a…



How To Use A Remote Shutter Release to Start and Stop Video Recording on Your Nikon Camera

Nov 27, 2014 JP Danko

I have been filming a lot of tutorial videos lately, and one of the problems that I keep running into is starting and stopping video…



How To Shoot a Perfect Watch using only an iPad

Nov 26, 2014 Laya Gerlock

Last week, I wrote an article about shooting a watch using only one light, and I promised to write a Part 2 of this series on…



Essential Tips To Improve Your Bird Photography Skills

Nov 26, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

Photographing wildlife takes a lot of patience coupled with a decent amount skill, and photographing birds is no exception. If you’ve been thinking about giving…



Thomas Shahan Shares His Methods In Macro Photography

Nov 22, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

A few days ago we shared some macro shots of spiders being reflected in drops of dew which were simply stunning. They definitely inspired me to pull…