Over the course of its life, Triggertraphashad a pretty eventful journey. Triggertrapstarted life as an Open Source universal camera trigger backed through Kickstarter in 2011. It tripled its goal, and was very successful. Fast forward to 2013, and along came the TriggertrapAda, also backed through Kickstarter. It smashed its goal, of 50K, raising almost 300K […]
After many years of experience using different lenses, I now have resorted to only using a single prime lens. I started with a 50mm then added an 85mm, 35mm, 100mm and 28mm to my collection, and Ive played around with zoom lenses. But now I exclusively use a 50mm lens. No more zooms and no […]
Photokina is the highlight of many photographers calendars. It’s the largest photography trade event in the world. It’s so big, that it only happens once every two years, in Cologne, Germany. But that is all set to change. Photokina is now becoming an annual event. DIYP went to the last Photokina in September 2016. The […]
Posing human subjects that are in front of my camera is something I tend not to really do all that much any more. I used to pose them quite a bit, and constantly tweak to get things just the way I wanted. It’s only when I started photographing animal subjects, that I realised it’s just […]
Canons 5D Mark line has embedded itself deeply in the heart of photographers. Although the price generally keeps this camera in the hands of professionals, hobbyists have equally drooled over its capabilities and power. It comes as no surprise that the newest edition to the line, the... more
In this article, I discuss some of the different things that I’ve personally decided are bad ideas as an artist. Let’s dive in. 1.Steal Other Photographers Work To some of you, this might seem obvious, however, when you’re starting out you might hear the advice “fake it till’ you make it,” or see another photographer […]
The world of macro photograph is one that can absorb a photographer completely. You start off simple, perhaps with a reversing ring photographing small things around the house. Then you find a bug or two, buy a macro ringflash. Perhaps a speedlight or two, small reflectors and maybe even a softbox. But there’s only so […]
The Lightroom Map Module lets you add your photos to a map so you can search and organize them by location. Its quite a cool feature, so lets take a look at the best ways to make use of it.
1. Using the Lightroom Map module if your camera has built-in GPS
Photos taken with a camera or mobile that has built-in GPS are the easiest to work with in the Lightroom Map module. As long as GPS is enabled, the camera saves the exact location an image was shot in the photos EXIF data. Lightroom... more
Pinhole photography has had an interesting life. It started off as the most basic fundamental way to capture an image. Despite becoming “obsolete” as lens technology developed, it’s still one of the first types of camera often taught to kids learning photography. They make their own from scratch and then go out and shoot with […]
Canon’s 24-105mm f/4L lens has become a staple amongst Canon users. Whether pro or hobbyist it’s the perfect balance between quality, versatility and price. Its successor, the24-105mm f/4L IS II USM, though, seems to be having a few teething troubles. Imaging resource mentionedthe service notice a couple of weeks ago. But it wasn’t corroborated by […]
