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    Walmart’s Latest Classless Move: Suing a Photographer’s Widowed Wife
    May 21, 2014 Maaz Khan

    It’s amazing how perfect the narrative of this story is; Americans love suing, and who not better to be the plaintiff than one of our…

    Luxi For All: An Affordable Light Meter

    Luxi For All: An Affordable Kickstarted Light Meter
    May 21, 2014 Peter Bower

    We dont usually feature kickstarters, but you have to hand it to a company that knows what they are doing and already shipping their first…

    Using Cheap Wallpaper As Backgrounds For Professional Looking Product Shots
    May 21, 2014 Laya Gerlock

    The backgrounds we use for our shots make a big difference in the final photo. I have covered quite a few options before, all are…

    PSA: Have Photos Backed Up On CDs? You May Wanna Move Them!
    May 21, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    To be honest, I have not backed up images on CDs for over 10 years now. But back in the days when a D70 RAW…

    How Would Classic Paintings Look If Botticelli, Raphael and Goya Had Photoshop
    May 20, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you know that we love to call out the way that commercial work overuses Photoshop. But…

    Making Sense of Your Flash’s Guide Number
    May 20, 2014 Jeff Guyer

    If you’ve been reading my posts here at DIY Photography for a while, you probably already know that I generally don’t spend too much time…

    Run And Gun Video Rig For $180
    May 20, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    I am doing a lot of self hosted videos, and while I love doing those videos, up until now there were two things about them…

    This Ten-Year Timelapse of the 9/11 Memorial Gives Us a Powerful Reminder
    May 19, 2014 Maaz Khan

    I was born and raised a Muslim in America, and nine years old when New York lost its Twin Towers. The next week, I started…

    A Quick And Dirty Fun Black And White Portrait Collage Tutorial
    May 19, 2014 Laya Gerlock

    I seldom do black and white shots but my girlfriend found a shot in the internet of Chris Hemsworth (I know, I know….) and I needed…

    FFMPEG Adds Support For Magic Lantern RAW Video – On The Way For A Smoother Workflow
    May 18, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    About a year ago the Magic Lantern team took they RAW video recording into the next level providing their own native format – MLV (Magic…