Tutorials

    How to hack the $100 Yi action camera to beat a GoPro Hero3+ Silver
    Aug 14, 2016 John Aldred

    I needed an action camera to document DIYP’s trip to Photokina in September. I didn’t really want to have to fork out for a GoPro. It’s…

    How Photographers Should Use Instagram Stories
    Aug 13, 2016 Philip Anderson Edsel

    Well it’s here, and whether you like it or not, Instagram’s new Stories feature is taking direct aim at Snapchat and the minutia of our…

    How to shoot amazing night time photography
    Aug 11, 2016 John Aldred

    With the impending Perseid meteor shower peak over the next couple of days, night time photography has suddenly become popular. But when you’re expecting one…

    Create complex textures quickly with clever texture brushes
    Aug 9, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    The Image Manipulation Sore just released a new set of texture brushes and I think that they have a potential to be a game changer…

    Learn how to read your histogram and nail exposure in just 2 minutes
    Aug 9, 2016 John Aldred

    Histograms are handy things. They either confirm that you’ve nailed your exposure or let you instantly see if you need to adjust. But, they can…

    How to cheat at high speed sync and shoot in bright conditions with studio strobes
    Aug 8, 2016 John Aldred

    High speed sync (HSS) has taken off in a big way the last few years. A relatively new technology, high speed sync has largely been limited…

    Aerial Perspective – The depth your images have been consciously missing.
    Aug 7, 2016 Joseph Parry

    Something I’m going to be touching on today is referred to in the painting world as “Aerial Perspective”, a way, if not “the” way to…

    Quick tip: How to manage your memory cards on events
    Aug 7, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    Here is a sweet tip we got from Adam Frimer about managing your cards while on a shoot. You start with a bunch of clean…

    How to create a cinemagraph in Photoshop
    Aug 5, 2016 John Aldred

    If you haven’t been living under a photographic rock lately, you’ll probably have heard about Plotagraph. It’s a new system which allows you to give some…

    How to find a person’s “good side” and why you probably got yours wrong
    Aug 4, 2016 John Aldred

    The idea that a person’s face has a “good side” is not an unfamiliar concept. Many of us consistently favour one side of our face…