Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) has displayed magnificent photos over the last few years. But other than the main contest, it has special annual challenges, each featuring a different topic. This year, CUPOTY challenged the photographers to answer the topic Minimal. This year’s winner is Hungarian photographer Ferenc Kocsis for his dreamy image of […]
While scientists know some facts about the stars’ birth, there are still many details that they don’t yet fully understand. There are some questions still unanswered, such as how many stars are born out of each gas cloud, how big they are, and how to know which of them will also have planets. In an […]
An American tourist recently had a dangerous and painful experience on vacation in Bali. While posing with an elephant for a photo, she got too close and the animal grabbed her arm into its mouth. Being strong and big as elephants are, it severely broke the woman’s arm, sending her to an emergency surgery and […]
Westcott has announced its new Pro Light Mods range (buy here). These are softbox covers which simulate the Hollywood-style light banks as well as stadium lighting. Their goal is not to modify the light hitting your subject so much as turn your softboxes into background lighting in your scene behind your subject. The new Westcott […]
ISO used to be fairly simple. In the film days, it was called ASA and was a measure of the sensitivity of that film to light. As we transitioned to digital and the years progressed, things have gotten a little more complex. In this video, the Syrp Lab team looks at ISO in the modern […]
There are times when YouTube presents us with something so insane and cool that we not only go, “Wow!” but also, “How has it taken this long for somebody to do this?”. This is one such video. The creation of Australian film photographer Jason De Freitas – whom we’ve featured here on DIYP before – […]
The Spinn CW.01 isn’t an entirely new product. It was first launched on Kickstarter last year with all of the backers having had their items shipped out last October. But Spinn is back with a new 2023 version of the CW.01 (buy here). It comes in more optimised sizes, a much larger XL version, and […]
A cruise ship passenger was arrested last week for allegedly hiding a camera in a public bathroom on board the ship. Over 150 people were reportedly filmed, in various states of undress, including children. The incident happened on board the Royal Caribbean ship the Harmony of the Seas on a seven-day cruise. The ship departed […]
The AI race is getting more heated, and more participants are joining in. But some seem to be joining forces, too, trying to rule the text-to-image kingdom. During the 2023 I/O event, Google and Adobe announced a collaboration in this field. From now on, Google’s chatbot Bard will integrate the text-to-image generator Adobe Firefly. This […]
