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Variable 3 point LED lighting kit for macro/miniature for $55

Bimal Ramdoyal
Welcome to my tutorial on how to make a 3 point light setup kit that allows you to vary the point LEDs independently. I wrote...

How to Find Good Light for Portraits Even at Midday

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...

It’s Anything But A Normal Lens

Shaun
Right off the bat I have to clear up a misunderstanding some have to what a 50mm ‘standard’ lens actually is. Throughout my teaching career...

How The SNL Title Sequence Was Made? With A Ton Of Creative Camera Use

Alex Buono
Editor’s Note:  I am a big SNL fan and I love their super stylish opening title sequence. The production of this sequence shows true mastery and...

Consider Using Long Lenses For Landscape Photography

Tomer Razabi
Do you use long lenses for landscape photography? When most people think about landscape photography, they often think Wide. Using wide angle lenses is very common with...

5 Tips To Help Photographers Develop Their Own Signature Style

Brad Olson
Developing your own signature style is a critical and integral part of becoming a photographer. InMyBag recently featured a pretty clever article about personal style...

How to Confidently Choose the Right Mat and Frame for Your Photographs

Lindsey Leigh Graham
If there’s a downside in the shift to digital photography, it’s the mindless hours we now spend uploading, liking and clicking through endless online galleries....

How I Shot This Light Painting Photo In Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Ilko Allexandroff
The location for this light painting shoot is one of the most famous tourist spots in Kyoto, the Fushimi Inari Shrine. It is famous for its endless...

How I Built A Huge Mega Giga-Panoramic Robot

Xavier Gonzalo
Today I want to share how I created a few huge, Gigapixel photos, using a DIYed panoramic head. Actually, it is not a panoramic head because it not...

Building A Photo Booth Using A Gopro Camera, Some Led Lights And A Doorbell

Lars Brandt Stisen
I offered our good friends to build a photo booth for their wedding to be held here in Berlin Germany. They had already been asking...