Tutorials
10 Photography Lighting Tutorials From Beginners to Pros
Nov 8, 2013
Jeff Guyer
Mastering light — or even just taming it– is one of the biggest and most difficult challenges facing any photographer. Regardless of whether you shoot…
Fresh Baked Flash – How (Not) To Dry A Wet Strobe
Nov 7, 2013
JP Danko
When you spend a significant amount of time shooting underwater photography with a set of strobes in DIY underwater strobe housings, sooner or later you’re…
How to Write a Better Photography Bio
Nov 1, 2013
Jeff Guyer
As photographers, it’s our job to make people look good. It’s interesting, then, how difficult it can be for so many of us to write…
A Neat Trick For Balancing Fire And Night Skies In Light Painting
Oct 31, 2013
Udi Tirosh
One of the harder elements on light painting is balancing night skies and fire. Fire requires small aperture, while sucking in the light from the…
A DIY AirGap Flash Is Something We Definitely Don’t Recommend
Oct 27, 2013
Udi Tirosh
Last week we shared a new AirGap flash available for about $2,000 and a healthy dose of convincing of the manufacturer. Now there is anoter…
Air Gap Flash V1 Is A 16,000 Volts Flash “For The Masses”
Oct 21, 2013
Udi Tirosh
One of our favorite makers, Maurice Ribble, who is the mind behind the wonderful CameraAxe high speed photography system just released what I think is…
How To Effectively Pitch to Photography Clients
Oct 18, 2013
JP Danko
There is a certain art form to a successful pitch. But it can be broken down into three basic steps. Disclaimer: Before you read this…
Make A Make A Macro Tilt Shift Lens From Old Headphones
Oct 16, 2013
Udi Tirosh
If you are tired of your old headset, here is a quick and fun way to make them worthy again – by turning them into…
The DM-Flex Is A DIYed SLR You Wish You Had
Oct 9, 2013
Udi Tirosh
Over the years we have featured quite a few DIY cameras. Some were quite simple pinholes, while others were more elaborated or complex. But I…
Milky Pin-Ups Are Traditional-40’s Pinup Photos Made With High-Speed Milk [NSFW]
Oct 8, 2013
Udi Tirosh
London based photographer Jaroslav Wieczorkiewicz is known for taking high speed photography to the extreme. (And for poking at a $12K Profoto setup with a…