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The Bokeh Masters Kit – Now At Theaters Near You
Here are some happy news for the Bokeh inclined photographers out there. The Bokeh Masters Kit is now available for purchase at online stores: B&H…
The 7$ Huge (Huge!) DIY Beauty Dish
The $7 beauty dish emerged out of a desire to experiment on the cheap, to see if I could duplicate the effect of a real…
Use Light Stencils To Create Amazing Light Paintings
As you may already be aware, light painting is the process of moving light sources around during a single exposure to create an overall shot….
Manual Lens From PVC Pipes
There are proven ways to become a professional photographer, ask Zack Arias. Looks like building your own lenses (which we have done before) ranks pretty…
The Real Story Behind Starbucks – Getting The Perfect White Balance
I know what you’re thinking. Starbucks was made so you can slowly sip your hot Lattes and cappuccino while your army of photo assistants are…
Weekend Project – Playing With Food Colors
Last weekend was kinda slow at work. No shoots, no planned meetings, no post work to do, No open bids. So what do you do?…
We Don’t Need No Light Meter,
when I was your age we used to squint/half squint to measure light! OK, I am not that old. Actually my father didn’t even take…
Huge iPad Arrays Used As Portrait Lights
What happens when you cross Kirk Tuck’s insatiable love for LED panels with Jim Goldstein’s unstopped craving for iPads? Nothing, ’till you add in a…
High Speed Photography – Let Arduino turn The Lights Off For You
If you’re reading DIYP for a while you probably know that High Speed Photography is not about high shutter speeds. Au contraire. It is about…
Holidays Bokeh
Just saw this great example by Kim Long of Shaped Bokeh effect done on a Christmas tree. See the before and after right after the…







































