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How to make your own colour changing DIY LED ring light for under $30

Apr 1, 2019 John Aldred

Ring lights can be a lot of fun, and they’ve certainly become more popular over the last few years, especially for video. And while…



This is why an octabox is the best modifier for portraits

Jan 4, 2019 John Aldred

While I don’t think everybody will ever agree on a single modifier that works best for shooting portraits, we all have to start somewhere….



4 easy ways to set up great lighting for vlogs and video conferences

Dec 6, 2018 John Aldred

If you want people to take you seriously, whether it’s in a vlog or a simple video conference with a colleague or client, you…



How to colour grade your images with intent

Jun 6, 2018 Jake Hicks

Colour grading tends to specifically refer to the colouring of video and in photography, we often refer to this as colour toning, but whatever you’re…



5 things you need to do before sharing your photos

Apr 4, 2018 Jake Hicks

If you can look beyond the painfully obvious click bait nature of the title for a moment, I promise you that the following 5 things…



How to trigger your studio flash from a computer using an Arduino

May 2, 2017 Josh Beckwith

I needed a way to trigger a flash from an Electron app, but there wasn’t anything out there that suited my needs. At first I…



Build your own 3D printed DIY LED ringlight for your smartphone

Feb 16, 2017 John Aldred

The problem with mobile phones is that if you need lights, you’ve usually got two options. The first is to simply deal with the underpowered,…



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…



148 photo editing tools and apps for every possible need

Nov 1, 2016 Nazar Begen

Hi photo lovers, In the past two months, I’ve been doing a market research for my project, Photolemur. I looked for different tools in the area of…



Learn how to use DaVinci Resolve like a pro in 30 minutes or less

Oct 4, 2016 John Aldred

Video has become a part of daily life for many photographers. For some, it’s because we’ve expanded our services for clients. For others, it’s simply…