Tutorials
Photographing a Mermaid – a Photoshop Breakdown Tutorial by Colin Smith
Using the image above, which was inspired by Disney’s Little Mermaid, I’ll walk you through how to employ an artform called Computer Generated (CG Photography)…
Shutter Dragging Explained
A participant in one of my workshops asked me about taking a photo of their iPhone while using an off-camera flash. The main problem he…
Self Challenge: Shooting The 4 Elements In A Single Exposure
While I was doing my 365 Day Project, I did a photo of the four elements: Earth, Wind, Water and Fire. I shot this photo…
Awesome Cold Look With CTO Gel And Tweaking White Balance
A few weeks back I wrote an article about stopping down the ambient light by 2-3 stops and using flash to expose for your subject,…
Practice Makes Perfect – Hone Your Photography Skills With Everyday Objects
I regularly teach a workshop here in The Philippines and I always tell my students that I learned photography because I practice and shoot almost…
DIY Florescent Tube Light Beauty Light Thingy
One thing about photography is that from time to time you have creative dry spells and you need some inspiration to keep you going. One…
How To Survive The Agonizing Process Of Building A Portfolio
Hi there, DIYP readers. I’ve been given the awesome honor of writing on a regular basis for the site. So, I figured I’d start out…
Capture The Moment Photography Does Exist!
I’m not big on “capture the moment”. It just sounds so lame and cliché – accidental even. Plus the whole idea of capturing the moment…
A Clever Way to Photograph Glass
Last week I shared an article about putting a granite tile to good use, there was one technique in that post that I wanted to…
How To Post Process For Beautiful Eyes & Catchlights
It has been said many times before, the eyes are one of the key elements that photographers try and capture. Here is a little video…





































