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David Hobby vs. Buzz Lightyear (The Camera) – A Close Tie
Kai and Alambi at DigitalRev has an interesting video series where they conduct photography duels. Not between two photographers, but between a pro photographer and…
Understanding Metering, Part One: Introduction by Ming Thein
This is part one of Ming Thein‘s series on Understanding Metering. An image from my recent Introduction to Wildlife workshop, and a very tricky metering…
Spoil Your Camera With A DIY Waxed Camera Bag
Looking to put together a sexy camera bag? Already have a messenger bag you want to carry your camera in? Love the look and feel…
Creatively Using A Snow Globe In Time Lapse
Photographer Colin Mika was hired to shoot a sequence of time lapses for McCarthy Tétrault LLP. Instead of going the usual route of shooting different…
Aspect Ratios And Compositional Theory by Ming Thein’s
This post details Ming Thein‘s thoughts on aspect ratios and composition. Round plate in a square frame. The composition is ostensibly balanced, but a little…
Mixing Continuous And Strobe Lights For Portraits
For me, I’ve always used studio strobes as strobes, but Jaroslav Wieczorkiewicz over at AurumLight reminds us that if you have access to a studio…
How to Build A Clever iPhone Ring Light
As a professional photographer & author of photography education site, I’m a self confessed lighting freak…my favourite light is called a ring light which give…
DIY DSLR PVC Shoulder Rig
The folks at the Slanted Lens decided to Get a bit DIYish this weekend and came up with a PVC DIY shoulder rig. It’s a…
Cross Section Light Painting is to Light Painting What Holograms Are To Photographs
a while back we shared a light painting image created using a video that un-slices a human body. While light painting a cadaver is fun,…
Eschersque Collages Created From High Contrast Photographs
As a kid I was fascinated with M.C. Escher’s drawings. I was intrigued by the intertwining details, if you’ve never heard of of M.C. Escher,…





































