Author: John Aldred

This photographer uses photo stacking techniques and a microscope to show the iridescent beauty of peacock feathers

John Aldred

Iridescence is defined as the phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear to change colour as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes, and that is highlighted especially well in these extreme close up images of these peacock feathers created by Canadian photographer Waldo Nell. Image stacking shots focused at different distances from a […]

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This is how one photographer uses gelled flashes and modest equipment to produce awesome portraits

John Aldred

Originally from Ghana, photographer DextDee Livingstone had to travel all the way to China to discover his passion for shooting portraits, but we’re sure glad that he did. Now back in Ghana, DIYP got in touch with DextDee to find out more about him, and to get some insight into how one particularly striking portrait […]

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ON1 Photo RAW, the first new RAW processor in a decade

John Aldred

ON1 is a name that seems to be practically a household name these days, and ON1 Photo has become an essential tool in the post processing workflow to many photographers, but one thing it’s lacked is a quality RAW processor. Now that’s set to change with ON1 Photo RAW, which they’re describing as “the first all-new […]

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This small hovering drone that follows you around, can be controlled from your phone, shoots 4K video and doesn’t require FAA registration.

John Aldred

Drones have become ridiculously popular in the last few years, of that there is no doubt, but sometimes you don’t need all the power and load capacities of huge drones like the new DJI Matrice 600, or even the relatively modest Phantom 4. Sometimes, you just need a camera that hovers and follows you around, which is […]

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How a personal project became an exhibition of the most beautifully photographed and detailed bugs you ever saw

John Aldred

As a commercial portrait photographer specialising in sports, this project is a little different to the regular subjects that Levon Biss is used to shooting, but keen to make a personal project that he could pursue in his spare time which didn’t take up much space, insects became the perfect answer and that project became Microsculpture. Originally starting […]

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This photographer turns his imagination into amazing surreal digital manipulations

John Aldred

The world can be a pretty strange and surreal place as it is, but for those times when it’s not quite weird enough, we can always rely on photographers and image manipulators like Ted Chin to show us things we couldn’t possibly imagine. After finding Ted’s work on Instagram, where he has over 21,000 followers, DIYP got in touch […]

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This photographer turns his imagination into amazing surreal digital manipulations

John Aldred

The world can be a pretty strange and surreal place as it is, but for those times when it’s not quite weird enough, we can always rely on photographers and image manipulators like Ted Chin to show us things we couldn’t possibly imagine. After finding Ted’s work on Instagram, where he has over 21,000 followers, DIYP got in touch […]

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This is how you photograph paint colliding in mid air using the Hasselblad H6D

John Aldred

When Hasselblad recently announced their new H6D 50MP and 100MP cameras, one of the lucky photographers they had to help them shoot promotional images for the launch campaign and to test out the H6D’s capabilities was Karl Taylor. While the results of this shoot have spread across the world over the last couple of weeks, […]

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Nikon kills the SB-910 speedlight and releases a new D7200 Firmware, but is there another new Nikon DSLR announcement on the way?

John Aldred

Things seem to be happening all at once for Nikon at the moment, with several announcements, and one rumour. First up, for those that have been lucky enough to receive their Nikon D500 body already, the Nikon MB-D17 grip is now available to order from Amazon, offering a very welcome weight balance for those shooting longer lenses, as […]

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These $4,000+ computers go head-to-head in the Mac vs PC Lightroom Showdown

John Aldred

This is one of those debates that’s been around for as long as I can remember.  It’s like Nikon vs. Canon, iPhone vs. Android, Ketchup vs. Mayo, and everybody’s going to have their own needs and opinions.  There’s generally no right answer in any of these debates, unless you have a specific need that forces […]

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