Tutorials

It’s Only Magic If You Know How To Use It; Getting The Most Out Of Magic Hour

Dec 9, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

We all know how great the light is during those magical hours that surround sunrise and sunset, but knowing good light exists is only half…



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”…



How To Transform A Space With Lighting: Quality Of Light Vs. Quantity Of Light

Dec 6, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

When it comes to lighting, a good quality light is almost always better than just having more light. Yet, when presented with a room in…



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…



4 Ways You Should Be Storing And Backing Up Your Photos If You Want To Do It Right

Dec 2, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

If you’ve ever lost an entire catalog of images to hard drive failure, you probably know how important it is to properly and securely back…



How To Shoot Dramatic Portraits By Yourself With Only A Single Light And On Location

Nov 28, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

Who says pulling off an entire photoshoot by yourself needs to be difficult? Not Jay P. Morgan. In the quick video clip below he invites us…



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…