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Watch how one photographer shoots flying food with a couple of strip softboxes

Mar 14, 2017 John Aldred

This probably isn’t something you’ll want to try at your local coffee shop to get a quick photo for Instagram. But, if you’re a budding…



Get creative with your portraits using a piece of silver window screen mesh

Mar 8, 2017 John Aldred

A few days ago, we showed you Cheesycam’s tutorial on making large frames for gels or diffusion with screen door kits. Well, those kits often come…



Finalist photos of Wellcome Image Awards show incredible science-related images

Mar 7, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

The Wellcome Image Awards has been celebrating science, medicine, and life for 20 years now. This competition connects science and art in the most wonderful…



How to make ultra lightweight giant scrims for diffusion or gels

Mar 2, 2017 John Aldred

There’s a lot of DIY solutions out there for big diffusers, and such. Most of them with either wooden or PVC pipe frame. While PVC…



The best LED video lighting kit you can get for $500

Feb 22, 2017 John Aldred

With as much competition as there is in today’s LED marketplace, it can be tough to know what’s worth buying. There’s so many models out…



Toy Photography: shooting X-Wing Starfighter flying above water

Feb 20, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

If you follow our blog regularly, you know that we love toy photography and Star Wars. And today we have a treat for fans of…



Build your own DIY Kino Flo style lights with incandescent bulbs

Feb 16, 2017 John Aldred

There is no doubt that Kino Flo produce some very good lights. But they’re not exactly easy on the wallet. Sure, you can go out…



Make your own light tent out of a cardboard box and household items

Feb 7, 2017 John Aldred

Light tents can be a wonderful thing. They’re certainly not going to get your best product photos, but they’re a great way to photograph a…



If you can only have one light, strongly consider a big octabox

Feb 5, 2017 Tom Saimon

Well, of course, it won’t be just one type of light, you will also have a bare flash to play with. But if you can…



3 tools to help you get super sharp manual focus shots

Feb 1, 2017 Jake Hicks

Last week we covered three of the main tips to bear in mind when trying to get sharper manual focus images. Ambient lighting, contrasting elements…