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Expectations: A Two-Way Street (Or Assistant’s Expectations From Photographers)
I wrote a column last week about the ten or twelve qualities that I think are necessary for someone to be a really good photo…
Internet Marketing For Photographers – Your Virtual Personality
It’s pretty obvious that internet marketing is critically important to a photography business. When I started my business, the argument was: Do you need a…
This Photo A Month Selfie Project Goes All The Way To Birth
We have seen quite a few a-photo-a-day or a-photo-a-week projects. We usually love them as they are a great way to keep inspiration coming. We…
The DM-Flex Is A DIYed SLR You Wish You Had
Over the years we have featured quite a few DIY cameras. Some were quite simple pinholes, while others were more elaborated or complex. But I…
Milky Pin-Ups Are Traditional-40’s Pinup Photos Made With High-Speed Milk [NSFW]
London based photographer Jaroslav Wieczorkiewicz is known for taking high speed photography to the extreme. (And for poking at a $12K Profoto setup with a…
How to Take The Perfect Jump Shot With An Open Source Photo Booth
Taking a perfectly timed photograph of a jumping person is not trivial. You both count, 3…2..1…jump! Wait, I should have jumped on “1” or jumped…
Standing in Front of More Interesting Stuff…And Other Good Advice
One of my favorite photography quotes comes from long-time National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson. “If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front…
Inspiration & Risk: Do You Know Why You Wake Up In The Morning?
Readers of DIYP probably know Benjamin Von Wong. It is that crazy guy who creates inspirational art (or sets models on fire, or submerges them…
Weird T-Shirt Line Aims At Disrupting Facebook’s Auto Tagging
Facebook wants to know all about you. Aside from using your statuses, tags and like Facebook is also using visual data found in pictures uploaded…
How to Make a High Fashion Specular Reflector
Usually when we talk about reflector we opt for a nice diffused reflected light. Something like a foamboard or a big bed sheet. Those produce…







































