Diy lighting helpers
Readers have asked if there’s a resource showing how different reflectors work on a controlled portrait setup, showing the difference between white, silver, gold and black fill cards. Well, that resource now exists, thanks to DIYPhotography.net. Udi has done all of the hard work for us with this reflector card cheat sheet. The downloadable sheet contains a series …

I’m a huge fan of the 50mm lens and can say that it’s probably the one lens I would recommend to every DSLR photographer, regardless of what you shoot. Maybe not as the first lens to go into your bag but definitely high up on the list.
Why is that? The reasons are many:

First off, a 50mm f1.8 lens is probably …

Last week we looked at what charging a fair value means to photographers, particularly those just starting out.

So what happens when you start your business, you’ve calculated your cost of doing business, but people just aren’t willing to pay what you need to survive? Should you take these jobs anyway? Last week we looked at value as it relates …

Have you ever been in a creative rut? The ideas just aren’t coming to you and when they are, the results are disappointing? I’m sure we’ve all been there. This is the story of how I dealt with one particular creative drought.
A couple of years ago my photo studio was doing very well but I was just “going through the …