This 4K Chicago Timelapse took more than 65,000 pictures to make

Every once in awhile we stumble across a really cool time lapse. This is the case with Urbanique Chicago by Chris Biela. This 4K timelapse was shot in Chicago for a little over 8 months, and has amassed quite an impressive amount of footage – 65k photos and 250 clips. While you may think that the darkness and […]

The post This 4K Chicago Timelapse took more than 65,000 pictures to make appeared first on DIY Photography.

Adobe is photoshopping voice now – new tech lets you change human recordings

You know that whole “was this photo shopped” debate? Well, things are going to get much worse. Adobe just showed a new tech they call VoCo. Here is how Adobe describes it: “#VoCo allows you to change words in a voiceover simply by typing new words“. And the demo that Adobe showed in AdobeMAX did exactly […]

The post Adobe is photoshopping voice now – new tech lets you change human recordings appeared first on DIY Photography.

Black Friday is coming, Nikon, Canon and Sony are fighting for your money

With Black Friday just around the corner, the war for your money is heating up. All three major companies released initial discounts (some are only available until Wednesday). Depending on how high on the money scale is the gear you’re buying the discounts can be quite significant. (percentage wise, most discounts range between 5% and 18%, […]

The post Black Friday is coming, Nikon, Canon and Sony are fighting for your money appeared first on DIY Photography.

This living room shoot shows the importance of back light for making a scene real

I love a good living room studio. Not everyone can afford a full fledged studio and for many, the photography room living room is the only option. Probably not to the delight of the significant other. Manny Ortiz (previously) shows a clever way to make the living room look bigger using a portable seamless black […]

The post This living room shoot shows the importance of back light for making a scene real appeared first on DIY Photography.

DJI dominates 2016 with a two-cameras Inspire 2 and Phantom 4 Pro drones

DJI already had 2016 going for it drone-wise. Their Mavic Pro smashed the competition from GoPro and is possibly what everyone is getting for Christmas, but now, they are making another push with two new drones: a pro Inspire 2 and an update to the popular Phantom line: Phantom 4 Pro. Inspire 2 This is a […]

The post DJI dominates 2016 with a two-cameras Inspire 2 and Phantom 4 Pro drones appeared first on DIY Photography.

We are giving away two apple TVs (and two SmugMug Business accounts) YAY!

Do you remember how fun it used to be sitting in the living room and passing albums around. Heck, I still break out my wedding albums when the kids get curious. But albums in general are getting more rare and those family photo gatherings are getting rare as a result. SmugMug has a great solution […]

The post We are giving away two apple TVs (and two SmugMug Business accounts) YAY! appeared first on DIY Photography.

What Do You Do When Someone Travels Around The World To Copy You

Some cases of plagiarism are the usual copy-the-photo-and-present-as-their-own, but this one found by Pratik Naik and Bella Kotak just tops them all. At the base of the story are Lauren Bullen and Jack Morris two travel photographers and some of Instagram’s power couples, and Instagram’s favorite travel power couple with just over two million followers combined. Yesterday, Lauren shared […]

The post What Do You Do When Someone Travels Around The World To Copy You appeared first on DIY Photography.

Here are five ways that a photographer can use a plastic bag

Well, here is a random collection. If you have a spare nylon bag lying around, dont throw it away. As a photographer there is plenty you can do with it. Ok, I am just kidding, you can throw that bag away. Hopefully, you have a recycling thing for nylon bags. That said, this random collection […]

The post Here are five ways that a photographer can use a plastic bag appeared first on DIY Photography.

How to build a $3 reflector holder which you can use with one light

If you are leaving in the US, you know that Home Depot is the photographer’s best friend. And if you are reading this blog, you know that we are big fans of foamboard reflectors. Joe Edelman made quite a clever holder for those using $3 of Home Depot PVC piping stuff. I know that there are […]

The post How to build a $3 reflector holder which you can use with one light appeared first on DIY Photography.