studio photography

    Here are some essential lighting terms in photography you need to know
    May 18, 2018 Chad Verzosa

    Learning how to use artificial lighting in your photography can be overwhelming for any beginner. Apart from familiarizing yourself with new equipment, you also have…

    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…

    Making it work: Studio photography in small spaces
    Apr 12, 2018 Brennan Anderson

    I’d love to have access to a massive studio space with all of the latest amenities. Who wouldn’t? But in many cases, a living room…

    Five easy ways to use V-Flats in the studio
    Mar 13, 2018 Chris Ord

    V- Flats, screens, flags, boards, whatever you want to call them. They can be really inexpensive but have a huge value in portrait photography in…

    Use these eight warm-up poses to kick off your next portrait session
    Mar 12, 2018 John Aldred

    Everybody handles their portrait sessions differently. Some just jump right into it while others take a little time to warm up. Typically, I’m of the…

    Elinchrom launches the ELB 500 TTL – Their most powerful portable TTL strobe ever
    Mar 5, 2018 John Aldred

    TTL seems to have become all the rage for big strobes the last few years. There are now TTL strobe options from Godox, Profoto and…

    How colour contamination may be ruining your photographs and how to fix it
    Feb 28, 2018 Jake Hicks

    Whether you’re aware of the correct terminology or not, you have likely experienced this colour contamination happening in your photographs already. Put simply, colour contamination…

    Experiments shooting studio portraits with a wide angle lens
    Feb 28, 2018 Bruno Fujii

    Normally, in portrait photography, using wide-angle lenses is not a common choice for most photographers. Each focal length has its own characteristics, wider lenses are…