Photoshoot and Beyond
I write this annual article to help photographers with one of the toughest parts of their job, pricing their work. In the 2016 version, I’m going to add some new elements such as a little advise for photography buyers (found after the state of the industry). Another section I’m most excited about is the question and answer portion […]
The post How Much Should Photographers Charge In 2016? appeared first on DIY Photography.
Smartphone photography might seem straightforward. But the truth of the matter is there are plenty of people out there who could benefit from learning at least the basics involved in capturing quality images with a smartphone. Here to break down those basics is MacRumors in a four minute video aptly titled, ‘How to take Better […]
The post How to take better photos with your iPhone (or any other smartphone) appeared first on DIY Photography.
So, my friend, how do you feel about running a photography business? It’s kind of a crazy thing, isn’t it? Being a professional photographer is a dream job. But running a business? Well, that’s not quite so dreamy. If you’re like me, you kind of wish all the businessy stuff would go away, and you […]
The post My 5 Favorite Resources in the 5DayDeal appeared first on Photography Concentrate.
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 Photoshop’s built-in color selection tool doesn’t often recognize greens as you would expect. Instead of […]
The post How to quickly and simply enhance greens in landscape photos using Photoshop appeared first on DIY Photography.
In this tutorial we’ll show you how to capture the movement of a torch spinning on a string to produce a stunning long-exposure light trail effect.
The post How to photograph a spirograph effect appeared first on Digital Camera World.
While a lot of our recent articles lately have gone into manipulating photos in Photoshop, some are still doing it the old fashion way, in camera. The photo above, as well as the photos below, were taken in camera, using knowledge and ingenuity. We reached out to Felix Alejandro Hernández Rodríguez to ask him how […]
The post These Incredible Fight Scenes Were Shot In Camera With Scale Models And Cigarette Smoke appeared first on DIY Photography.
A few months ago, I introduced a little hobby project I dubbed CaleidioClouds. It’s not a particularly advanced technique, but the result belies the simplicity of the technique. Essentially, it involves flipping images upside down and back-to-front to create a symmetrical timelapse video. The symmetry is one thing, what I hadn’t realised when I started playing […]
The post How to create a Kaleidioscopic effect on your Timelapse videos appeared first on DIY Photography.
A few years ago, the Strobist movement went crazy, and that was when a lot of people discovered high-speed flash sync for the first time. To those of us who are used to seeing a ‘sync speed’ of a maximum of 1/60 on a camera, high-speed syncing was absolutely magical… But have you ever stopped […]
The post High Speed Flash Sync explained… With stop-motion animation! appeared first on DIY Photography.
Covering an array of mountains with names he refuses to even attempt to pronounce, landscape & travel photographer Thomas Heaton takes us on a whirlwind tour of Glencoe to photograph some amazing winter landscapes. In this video documenting his two-and-a-bit-day visit, Thomas talks to us throughout his journey, explaining what he looks for in a landscape and how he […]
The post See How Photographer Tim Heaton Creates Amazing Winter Landscapes of Glencoe, Scotland appeared first on DIY Photography.
Color is something that’s on my mind a lot throughout the shoot process. It’s something to consider when planning, shooting or doing post work. This video from motion graphics artist Rhea Lelina Manglapus does a decent job at making color theory both fun to watch and pretty easy to grasp. Starting with the basics, Rhea takes us on a journey […]
The post Get your Color Theory game on point with this fantastic video appeared first on DIY Photography.