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This Friday, a terrible accident happened because of a reckless photo shoot. A 19-year-old Blinn student and photographer was killed by a train while taking photos in Navasota, Texas. Fredzania Thompson was shooting along the train tracks when she was hit by a Union Pacific train. The accident happened on the train tracks near Hollister and Lee Street. It seems that Fredzania stepped into the path of the train, but the investigators are unable to determine the reason of this....

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: we all make tons of mistakes and it’s a way of learning. However, some mistakes are just cute little “hiccups,” while the others may cost you a lot of your time, effort and wear you out emotionally. In this video, Gene Nagata a.k.a. Potato Jet shares five biggest mistakes he’s made as a freelance filmmaker, and they apply to photographers, too. I’m sure we’ve all made them, and many of us still do....

No matter how self-confident we are, sometimes seeing all those amazing photos on Instagram can make the self-doubt appear. This also goes for wildlife photographers, who see others constantly posting amazing images on their social media accounts. How do they do it so often? How do they have so many amazing images? Well, there are some things you may not know or haven’t thought about them. In this video, Ryan Mense brings you a few hidden truths about wildlife photography on Instagram to help you see things more realistically, and I believe they will especially help beginners to feel better about their own work....

Converting your portraits to black and white allows the viewer to focus more on the light, composition, texture, and emotion in the photos. However, there are some things to have in mind while shooting if you want your portrait series to be black and white. In this video, Ian Hippolyte reminds you to be intentional and shares five simple tips to make your portraits more striking. Contrast is key: when you convert a photo to black and white, sometimes you’ll get unpleasantly surprised by how dull it looks....

I’m a big fan of collaborative projects, both as a participant and as a mere observer. Iranian photographer Alireza Rostami has just finished a pretty epic one and he’s kindly shared the results with DIYP. His little film camera traveled 16,284 km (10,118 miles) between 27 photographers. The journey started in Tehran where it also ended when the last negative was shot. During its 11-month duration, the project has told a story of solidarity, trust, and collaboration between people, and it’s a story that brings back faith in humanity....