Sometimes, you come across people that just make you go “wow” and completely rethink your whole outlook life and passion. One such person is 24 year old Indonesian photographer, Achmad Zulkarnain. Born with no legs or hands, he doesn’t let it stop him from pursuing his dreams. Achmad, who also goes by Dzoel, doesn’t see himself as disabled. He adapts his world to suit him, designed his own car, which friends helped him to build....
Advertisements The 2020 Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photographer of the Year is awarded to Elke Vogelsang with her photo Guard Dog on Duty. The dog in the photo is Noodles, one of her three adorable dogs. Elke Is known for her goofy portraits of dogs and cats, and If you still haven’t followed her, I strongly suggest that you do. Noodles is a Galgo Espanol mix breed that Elke adopted from a kill shelter in Spain....
Ever since Google Pixel 4 was announced (and even before), its Night Sight or “astrophotography mode” has been creating quite a buzz. But the camera in Pixel 4 is certainly capable of much more. In a recent blog post, Google has explained the science behind the Portrait Mode of its latest flagship phone. The Portrait Mode was first launched in Google Pixel 2, and the improved version has been there in later iterations of Pixel phones....
Organizing all sorts of batteries and chargers is always a big problem among photographers. We’ve seen quite a few crafty people tackle this problem by creating their own charging stations. However, none of them could ever be as remarkable as the Nostromo-inspired version that Eric Strebel built. In this video he shows you exactly how he did it. The charging station features regular sockets for charging gimbal and camera batteries. But it also has storage for AA and AAA batteries, as well as a phone/tablet holder and charger....
Smartphone video often seems to get neglected. Even here on DIYP. We post a bit about smartphone photography, but little about shooting video with a phone. And it’s something many of us do, even if just for social media. Or, we shoot clips we shoot to edit on the computer alongside other footage. I’ve even used my own iPhone with a Zhiyun Smooth-C gimbal to shoot b-roll for interviews and reviews....
