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A Simple Fold Away Light Box
One of my favorite home studio instruments is the light box. I like it for several reasons. First, I like it for the light quality…
Seven DIY Video Photography Projects For HD-DSLRers and Videographers
It looks like where ever we look HD-DSLRs are gaining momentum and more and more photographers are using videography as a way to express themselves,…
Gloves / Photography Tips And Etre Touchy Gloves Winners
Four days ago, we had a post about making gloves that fit taking pictures in a cold weather. We also had a giveaway for Etre…
Telling a Story With Shaped Bokeh – Five Examples
We all love a photo that tells a story. In stories we talk about sub plots. Subplots can relate to the main plot and enrich…
Cool Gloves Will Help You Photograph When It Is Freezing + Giveaway
Have you ever tried to photograph a wolf on a wild terrain when it is sub-zero outside? If you have, you must know that gloves…
Create Wonderful Sliced Fruit Images
The following sliced fruits shots tutorial is by photographer and artist William van der Steen. The tutorial will take you step by step toward creating…
Smarten Up Your Dumb Optical Slave By Hooking it Up With Arduino
Optical Slaves are the simplest (and cheapest for the most part) method for using off camera flashes. The principle is simple, when the optical slave…
DIYP Got a New Look
I am very happy to announce the new look of DIYP. If you are reading this via RSS, you may want to click though and…
Create Seamless White Portraits In Your… Anywhere
I’ve had it happen when I heard a veteran photog telling another, “This one? You cannot do this one, you don’t have the gear”. Now,…
The External Flash Power That Will Last Till Hell Freezes
UPDATE: IanW has a good point in the comments that flashes can go thermal on you. He is right. Pop to hard and too fast…






































