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How I shot this wet plate portrait of a sword-wielding medieval knight

Jul 13, 2020 Markus Hofstätter

The task was clear – an original portrait of a Medieval Knight Sword Fighter (national champion). So I planned to do a collodion wet…



The BIGSOFTI is yet another small LED light to help you shoot better smartphone photos

Jun 26, 2020 John Aldred

Small lights just seem to be popping up more and more lately. We’ve got Lumiee, Litra, Lumecube and a whole bunch of others beginning with…



DIY Backdrops for Home Shoots and Lighting Setup

Apr 29, 2020 Jake Hicks

Bored of being stuck indoors yet? Shooting against the same white background all the time can get tiresome, so why not switch it up with…



Catchlights 101: Why they matter and how to get them right

Apr 14, 2020 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

The eyes are the window to one’s soul. What truly brings out the eyes in your portraits is a small, yet important detail: catchlights….



How to create foreground flare effects in-camera instead of in post

Mar 11, 2020 Jake Hicks

Adding creative lighting effects after the shot has been taken is easy, but nothing beats doing it properly. There are a million-and-one ways to add…



How to create a virtual holographic smartphone display in DaVinci Resolve

Mar 5, 2020 John Aldred

When you’re making your sci-fi short film, have you ever just wished you had a phone with a holographic display? Something that would let…



Here are nine awesome ideas for making photo and filmmaking gear from cardboard

Feb 27, 2020 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

What do you do when a piece of gear breaks or you forget to bring it to the shoot? Or if you’re on a…



Lighting setup: bounced top light

Feb 20, 2020 Jake Hicks

Studio lighting can be tricky, but in reality shooting, in a big open studio space with all the fancy modifiers and stands is a damn…



How to create a teleport transition effect in DaVinci Resolve using Fusion

Feb 6, 2020 John Aldred

Blackmagic has done some pretty amazing things with DaVinci Resolve over the last few versions. It’s gone from being just colour grading tool (I…



How to photograph a clear liquid bottle using inexpensive gear and unusual modifiers

Jan 17, 2020 John Aldred

Bottles are always a fun and challenging photography experiment, especially ones that contain crystal clear liquids like vodka. I don’t buy vodka often and…