Tutorials

    Improve your aerial footage by learning your drone’s intelligent flight modes

    Mar 3, 2017 John Aldred

    Shooting quality aerial video is the main reason that most people get a drone like the DJI Phantom 4 Pro. So, when your footage doesn’t…

    Quick Tip: Macbook photoshop running slow? Check your downloads folder

    Mar 3, 2017 Udi Tirosh

    Here is a quick tip we got from photographer and soundman extraordinaire Matthew Monroe. If Photoshop on your Mac is running slow, or worse, giving you…

    How to use an old photography technique to create surreal digital images

    Mar 2, 2017 Yuga Kurita

    I re-invented a new photographing technique. The technique is new in the digital domain but, in fact, the phenomenon itself was known since the early…

    Confused by the tone curves? This is how they work and how to use them

    Mar 2, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Tone Curve is one of the essential tools in photo editing. However, it may not be easy to understand how it actually works. This video…

    How to effectively use Warp Stabilizer to make your shaky footage rock steady

    Mar 1, 2017 John Aldred

    Even if you’re trying to be as rock steady as possible with your footage, the camera almost inevitably moves in a way you hadn’t counted…

    How to shoot wet portraits in a home studio using high speed flash

    Mar 1, 2017 John Aldred

    Water is one of the most versatile subjects one can photograph. The very nature of water, though, means that it’s wet, so it can be…

    How to avoid glare when shooting portraits of people wearing glasses

    Feb 27, 2017 John Aldred

    Whenever I see people posting questions about how to photograph people wearing glasses, they usually receive the same response. “Don’t, have them take their glasses…

    How to quickly remove the white outline around your model in Photoshop

    Feb 27, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    If you shoot models on location against a blue sky, you may wish to enhance the sky brightness and tones. If you do it by darkening…

    Making the most of an unplanned image in Photoshop

    Feb 26, 2017 Clinton lofthouse

    At the beginning of the year, me and fellow DIYP writer and photographer John Aldred, and our good friend and model Ambellina decided at the last…

    Caffenol – Processing film with coffee and other supermarket ingredients

    Feb 23, 2017 Ross den Otter

    I’ve processed a lot of film. My first rolls were processed in the bathroom sink when I was a 13 year old kid. Later, I…