The Best of DIYPhotography
8 most popular DIYPhotography articles, as voted by our community.
Hacking Photography For The Love of It
DIYPhotography on Photography
Stanford Professor puts his entire digital photography course online for free
When it comes to the list of digital imaging pioneers, Marc Levoy is one of those names that belongs right near the top. His work has led to many of the technical advances that we see in use today with computer generated imagery. So, it’s no wonder that he jumped into digital photography. From 2009 until 2014, [...]
If you're not improving as a photographer, these could be the reasons why
In everything you do in life, there’s always room for growth and improvement. Photography is no exception. However, there are times in life when we feel like we’re stagnating and not getting any…
DIYPhotography on Stock Photos
These are the most bizarre ways stock models had their photos used
When you pose for stock photos, you may not even be able to imagine how those photos will be used. Writer Abigail Johnson recently warned people to “never do stock image modeling,” as a photo of her…
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This free AI tool restores all your old photos in seconds
If you’re anywhere around my age, I’m sure you have a bunch of photos of your parents and grandparents that have seen better days (the photos, not your ancestors). Anyhow, you can now take those old,…
Should photographers be worried about AI in photography?
Artificial Intelligence in photography is showing a huge growth and we're even seeing our social media feeds flooded with AI created images. Just last month we saw that an AI generated image won first…
Publishing a photo book part four: Self-publishing
Finding a publisher to take on your project and print your book may take years, and proposal rejections can feel demoralizing. Suppose you’ve invested a significant amount of time and energy into…
7 tips for shooting sharper landscape photographs
No matter what genere we shoot, photographers always seem to be on a quest for sharper images. No matter how sharp they may already be, we’re always trying to squeeze just a little more sharpness…
Award-winning photographer has exhibition with Helmut Newton censored for her sexuality
An internationally acclaimed photographer has told of her frustration and disappointment after a Barcelona art museum censored her prestigious joint exhibition with images by Helmut Newton. The…
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