Tutorials

How to shoot action portraits on location using a wide angle lens

Oct 21, 2021 John Aldred

I love using wide-angle lenses on location (although I don’t do it anywhere nearly as often as I should). They’re fantastic for showing your subjects…



How to use Photoshop’s Channel Mixer to colour grade your images

Oct 20, 2021 Jake Hicks

There are a lot of ways to colour tone and grade your photos in Photoshop and although I primarily use Curves to colour tone my…



These 5 lighting tips from Peter Hurley will help you to shoot perfect headshots

Oct 20, 2021 Alex Baker

If there’s one photographer synonymous with the headshot genre it’s probably Peter Hurley. In this video, Peter walks us through 5 tips that he says…



How to take professional looking photographs of your own iris

Oct 19, 2021 Alex Baker

In this video, macro photographer Jens from Another Perspective walks us through how to take these intriguing ultra-close ups of your own or somebody else’s…



How to beat pre-shoot anxiety to get the best shots you can

Oct 18, 2021 Alex Baker

In this video photographer James Quantz Jr talks about something that doesn’t get discussed very often but is an important topic that can hinder many…



This simple camera strap trick helps you get steadier handheld photos and video

Oct 17, 2021 John Aldred

DIYP’s own resident travel photographer Dave Williams has taken to the road, travelling (for now) the UK for some off-grid living in a van to…



Three beginner off-camera flash mistakes you really need to avoid

Oct 17, 2021 John Aldred

When you’re first starting out photographing people with flash, it can be a bit overwhelming. Even if you’re used to shooting with natural light, the…



How to light paint a terrifying mask just in time for Hallowe’en

Oct 15, 2021 Alex Baker

Do you like scary movies? If so, here’s a light painting tutorial for you just in time for Hallowe’en, by Jason Page. You might want…



Photographers, here’s how to make the best of Twitter

Oct 14, 2021 Shannon Stewart 

Social media is a vital part of how a business promotes itself, and having a wide variety of social media tools at your disposal is…



Here’s when, why and how to use flash for outdoor portraits in bright daylight

Oct 12, 2021 John Aldred

Have you been wondering why anybody would use flash outdoors during the daytime? After all, it’s daytime. It’s pretty bright already, isn’t it? So, you’re…