studio photography

    Light modifiers compared: when to use beauty dish, softbox or umbrella
    Sep 18, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    There are different ways to modify studio lights and adapt them to your shooting needs. In this video, Manny Ortiz compares three popular modifiers: a…

    Learn these five basic one-light patterns to improve your studio portraits
    Aug 30, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    You don’t have to be new to photography to be new to studio lighting. In this video, Jeff Rojas will help you learn some of…

    How to use your LED modelling lamp for long exposure photography
    Aug 29, 2018 Jake Hicks

    Long exposure photography is tricky, especially in the studio when you’re trying to combine multiple light sources within a single frame that have very different…

    What fans to use and how to use them for blowing hair in the studio
    Aug 29, 2018 John Aldred

    Using fans to blow hair is one of the most effective ways to add a little life to a portrait or headshot. But it’s not…

    How to fix colour banding with gel modifiers
    Aug 1, 2018 Jake Hicks

    For those of us that have dealt with colour in any way digitally in the last decade, we are unfortunately all too familiar with the…

    Organize Your Studio or Set with This DIY Equipment Cart
    Jun 6, 2018 John Aldred

    Equipment carts for use in the studio or on-set can be expensive. REALLY expensive. Of course, those carts often need to hold hundreds of thousands…

    Objective & Subjective Lighting – What it is and how to do it
    May 24, 2018 Jake Hicks

    Like many things in life, there’s no right or wrong way to learn photographic lighting… but I do believe there are easy ways and hard…

    Building my new video home studio to maximise space for multiple cameras
    May 1, 2018 John Aldred

    I shoot video quite often these days. For reviews here on DIYP, vlogs, tutorials, live streams and various other content. Recently, I moved to Scotland, and…

    5 ways to achieve that wet skin look in your photos
    Apr 25, 2018 Jake Hicks

    Shiny skin in photos is becoming more and more popular all the time and whether it’s for sports, beachwear or even regular fashion, that metallic…

    How to use light painting to make your own unique DIY backgrounds in-camera
    Apr 25, 2018 John Aldred

    Coming up with unique and interesting backgrounds can be a challenge, especially in the studio. But it can be easier than you think. All it…