If you are doing anything that has to do with lighting, you know the value ofLighting Diagrams and setup shots as a teaching tool (we use them a lot here on DIYP). But usually they are boring photos with descriptions of flash settings and iso points. PhotographerJoey Hernandez decided that no more! none of his [...]
Leica cameras are a funny beast in the world of photography. It’s hard to keep respect for a brand that seems to be more keen to create Panda-editions of their cameras for the Chinese market, and $600 cigarette lighters. Having said that, it’s hard to deny that Leica – and especially the special edition cameras [...]
Tether Tools has announced the Case Relay system, a camera attachment that they claim to be the worlds first device that will allow you to provide uninterrupted power to your camera using a standard wall outlet or USB battery pack, such as the ones you use to charge up your smartphone. The device itself isnt [...]
For their second video on image editing and retouching, YouTube channel Lensvid shows how you can quickly and simply enhance greens in landscape images using Photoshop. As explained in the 4-minute video, greens can be difficult to work with, as Photoshops built-in color selection tool doesnt often recognize greens as you would expect. Instead of [...]
Action and adventure are two adjectives commonly used alongside footage captured with GoPro action cams. But not everything captured with a GoPro needs to be a Red Bull-fueld rampage of adrenaline. Take for example this video posted by YouTuber, husband and father Dan Iverson. During a family game of hide-and-seek, Iverson and his wife attached [...]
If you want to learn more about using flash for creating portraits, pick up Gina’s brand new dPS ebook: Fast Flash for Portrait Perfection. Now on sale for an introductory price for a limited time only.
For the first three years as a professional photographer I suffered a severe case of Photophobia and Photoaugliaphobia. I... more
Polaroid has devolved from one of the most commanding photography companies in the world to a label that gets slapped on third party accessories in an attempt to sell at least something. Proving this further is the release of a brand new portable Polaroid Panorama Eyeball Head, designed to simplify the process of taking panoramic [...]
Sigma have just announced a new top dog in their flash line up in the form of theEF-630 Electronic Flash. This unit adds to the previous model, the EF-610, by offering more power, covering a wider zoom range of 24-200mm that tapsout at17mm with the built-in Wide Panel, and automatic zoom when mounted on top [...]
This shortdocumentary, “Jimmy on the Run”, introduces us to fashion and street photographer Huang Jianmin a.k.a. Jimmy. In it, hetalks about his passion for photography, his lifestyle, his past in China,and his struggle with family expectations. Born in village on the outskirts of Taishan, China, andhaving been raised mostly by his mother since he was [...]
So you’ve done the research, read the articles, browsed through your photos, and decided it’s time to make the leap from shooting in JPG to shooting in RAW, in order to get the most quality possible out of your photos. Congratulations, and welcome to the fold!
Things are nice over here in RAW land, we have cookies too. Now that you’ve firmly decided once and... more
