How to Recycle Cardboard Into a Creative Photography Backdrop
Put that post-Christmas cardboard to good use in fun, creative portraits.
How to create 30 different interview and portrait lighting setups in less than 15 minutes
While understanding how light actually works is a much more reliable way to figure out how you’re going to light your subject, when you’re just starting out, it helps to rely on some tried and trusted lighting setups and techniques to get you up and running. The more different setups you try, the more you […]
How to set up your lights and balance colour tones to get that orange and teal look in-camera - DIY Photography
The blue and orange look (also often referred to as “Orange and Teal”) has been popular in cinema for a long time, but massively so in the last few years as easy video editing and colour grading features have come into easy reach of anybody with a camera. With free editing software like DaVinci Resolve […]
How to shoot portraits outdoors with a DIY dappled natural light background - DIY Photography
I’ve posted a few natural light setups and techniques recently and although this setup isn’t as tricky or as involved to achieve as those, this is a nice little idea to play with if the occasion arrises. The good news is, you barely need any kit to make this work and truth be told, I […]
A lighting 101 course using affordable tube lights - DIY Photography
Our latest edition of DIY Photography educational content is about lighting. We put together a little production to show the dos and don’ts of lighting. This fundamental guide is meant to help you get a better understanding of how to take better control of your set. Specifically, your lights. Lighting is a fundamental part of […]
Five portrait lighting patterns you need to learn - DIY Photography
It seems that there are always things we “need” to learn when it comes to shooting certain genres of photography. And while many of them for a lot of genres do boil down to personal taste, when it comes to portraits, there are some things that you need to know and understand, like lighting techniques […]
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