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    Kids under 16 will need parental consent to use Instagram, Flickr under new EU laws

    Dec 17, 2015 Gannon Burgett

    This week, European Parliament voted into place a new law that increases the age of consent for online social media services, such as Instagram, Flickr…

    How to create an authentic Star Wars lightsaber using old camera components

    Dec 17, 2015 Gannon Burgett

    Here’s a bit of photography-related Star Wars trivia you may have never known. The lightsaber used in the original Star Wars was a modified 3-Cell…

    Sony is bringing its ‘4D Focus’ α68 camera to the US and Canada…in three months

    Dec 17, 2015 Gannon Burgett

    A month after releasing the α68 in Europe, Sony has announced that it is bringing its latest entry-level camera to the US and Canada, contradicting…

    By Popular Demand: Blood, Hands, Notes And A Gift Card

    Dec 16, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    Here is an amazing fact, at least for us: Photographers have bought more than 7,000 Image Manipulation packages from us. Thanks!!! One of the more frequent…

    When An Alienbees Studio Flash Thinks It’s A Smoke Machine

    Dec 16, 2015 Liron Samuels

    Alienbees are known to be solid and reasonably priced studio flashes, offering great value for your money. Perhaps in attempt to give photographer Rebecca Britt…

    Here Is What A Sony A7S Looks Like After Dipping In Lava

    Dec 16, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    If you thought that the Sony A7S was weather proof think again. It obviously can’t cope even with the simplest of Lava streams. Photographer Amanda Stevens was…

    Want To Retouch Like Von Wong? You’ll Want To Check Out This Tutorial

    Dec 16, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    If you are unfamiliar with the work of Benjamin von Wong (previously), you have probably not read DIYP in the last few years. Ben creates…

    Internet wages war on controversial ‘Peace on Earth’ family portrait

    Dec 16, 2015 Gannon Burgett

    Family holiday photos are supposed to be cheerful, memorable and even funny—anything but controversial. However, one Louisiana-based photographer is taking heat after a recent family…

    Sigma’s new lens protector uses heat-treated ceramic glass

    Dec 16, 2015 Gannon Burgett

    If you’ve been looking to get a new protective filter for your newest lens, you can go ahead and stop looking now. Sigma has unveiled…

    Lightroom for iOS 2.1 adds live filters, point curves and split toning

    Dec 16, 2015 Gannon Burgett

    Last week, Apple announced that you can now transfer images directly to your iPhone, a feature that was once reserved only for iPads. Today, that…