lighting
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…
Introducing Omega Reflector 360 – the world’s first 15-in-1 reflector
Feb 7, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you are searching for one reflector to rule them all, this may be the one. Westcott has introduced the new Omega Reflector 360, which…
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…
How to use split color lighting in your photography
Feb 2, 2017
Blair Bunting
There is a progression that takes place in the journey that is our lighting knowledge. At first it is learning the ways of ambient light…
Build your own DIY ceiling mounted lighting rail system for under $100
Jan 31, 2017
Barry Mountford
What started off as a quick lighting test in my garage has turned into a full research and installation of my own DIY photography ceiling…
Hard light vs soft light. What’s the difference and how do you do it?
Jan 30, 2017
John Aldred
Following on from our earlier post about different types of light comes this one from Curtis Judd. The other video spoke about the various positions…
These are the basic lighting techniques you need to know for photography and film
Jan 30, 2017
John Aldred
Whether you’re a photographer or a filmmaker, understanding the principles of light and how it will affect your subject are important. It doesn’t matter if…
100 megapixels: the new standard in photography
Jan 27, 2017
Blair Bunting
A career in commercial photography is a progression in learning. One that wains when complacency creeps in and thrives when pursuit of knowledge lives at…
Make This Unordinary DIY Light Box with Only Three Items and for Less Than $10
Jan 26, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
DIYP team has seen and made some pretty awesome DIY light boxes using all sorts of materials: PVC pipes, coroplast and a cardboard box, to name…
How to create the ultimate fake sun with a strobe (with lighting diagrams)
Jan 23, 2017
Felix Barjou
Some shots need a sun. Sadly the sun is not at the optimal angle at all locations. Heck, if you are indoors (say at your…