lighting

    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…

    See the difference between natural light, flash and high speed sync
    Mar 1, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    there plenty of ways to achieve the lighting you want or use the one you have. In this video from Derrel Ho-Shing, you’ll see differences…

    Hands on with the Godox Witstro AD200 Strobe
    Feb 28, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    As we reported a few weeks ago, Godox has launched new Witstro AD200 Modular Strobe. It’s also called 200x or eVolv 200, so if you…

    This photographer uses a mirrored disco ball to light up a VW Camper
    Feb 23, 2017 John Aldred

    Yesterday, I ran across an image by photographer, Chris Frosin. Chris is an automotive photographer for several car magazines in the UK. Many of the cars he…

    10 beginner tips to up your photo game and improve your work
    Feb 22, 2017 John Aldred

    No matter how experienced we may get as photographers, there are always ways to improve. Sometimes it’s learning something new. At other times it’s simply…

    How to turn off that annoying grid in Photoshop when you zoom in.
    Feb 18, 2017 Joseph Parry

    Hey, guys! I’ve been working on 4K for the last year, and as such, I have to zoom in quite considerably more than resolutions such…

    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…

    How to use gridded strip softboxes as your main light source
    Feb 16, 2017 John Aldred

    When it comes to setting up flash for a portrait, one might usually grab a big octabox or beauty dish. Normally, we wouldn’t consider something…

    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,…

    Watch: How to truly make the eyes “windows to the soul” in your portraits
    Feb 8, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Catching the mood and the spirit of the moment may be one of our primary tasks as photographers or videographers. Yet, we may also be…