Jake Hicks, Author at DIY Photography https://www.diyphotography.net/author/jake-hicks/ Your one stop shop for everything photo and video Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:57:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.diyphotography.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Jake Hicks, Author at DIY Photography https://www.diyphotography.net/author/jake-hicks/ 32 32 How to eliminate softbox hot-spots https://www.diyphotography.net/how-to-eliminate-softbox-hot-spots/ https://www.diyphotography.net/how-to-eliminate-softbox-hot-spots/#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:35:53 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=277064 I’m not known for being shy about my hatred of softboxes. Sure, softboxes are often cheap and extremely easy to use, but they rarely produce...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/how-to-eliminate-softbox-hot-spots/feed/ 1 Lighting setup: Studio lighting with lasers! https://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-setup-studio-lighting-with-lasers/ https://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-setup-studio-lighting-with-lasers/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:43:01 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=274998 I’m someone who gets bored extremely quickly and although there’s probably a modern medical term for that ‘personality trait’ today, I choose to lean into...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-setup-studio-lighting-with-lasers/feed/ 0 Flash Vs LED – Which is better? https://www.diyphotography.net/flash-vs-led-which-is-better/ https://www.diyphotography.net/flash-vs-led-which-is-better/#respond Sun, 26 May 2024 12:18:51 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=272226 If you’re reading one of my articles, then I think we both know you’re no fool. You also know I’m not going to give you...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/flash-vs-led-which-is-better/feed/ 0 Lighting setup: Abstract colour and light https://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-setup-abstract-colour-and-light/ https://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-setup-abstract-colour-and-light/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 09:15:14 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=270527 I’m often described as a ‘technical shooter’ or as a photographer who utilises ‘technical lighting’ and although I don’t mind the comparison, I think many...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-setup-abstract-colour-and-light/feed/ 0 Gear hack: Simple floor-stand backdrop holders https://www.diyphotography.net/gear-hack-simple-floor-stand-backdrop-holders/ https://www.diyphotography.net/gear-hack-simple-floor-stand-backdrop-holders/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:13:03 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=269213 I am assuming you all know about this and just haven’t told me about it, as this seems so incredibly obvious as to be intentional....

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/gear-hack-simple-floor-stand-backdrop-holders/feed/ 0 Lighting setup: Bounced top light in small studios https://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-setup-bounced-top-light-in-small-studios/ https://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-setup-bounced-top-light-in-small-studios/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:55:40 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=267401 We all know how easy it is to get the lighting you want in those big, fancy studios. Tons of height, clean white floors and...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-setup-bounced-top-light-in-small-studios/feed/ 0 This is what low contrast lens filters are and how you can use them in portraits https://www.diyphotography.net/this-is-what-low-contrast-lens-filters-are-and-how-you-can-use-them-in-portraits/ https://www.diyphotography.net/this-is-what-low-contrast-lens-filters-are-and-how-you-can-use-them-in-portraits/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:31:49 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=135700 As the name of the filter alludes to, these lens filters do indeed lower the overall contrast of a shot. To clarify what that means...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/this-is-what-low-contrast-lens-filters-are-and-how-you-can-use-them-in-portraits/feed/ 3 Shooting portraits with small LED light tubes: Godox TL30-K2 Review https://www.diyphotography.net/shooting-portraits-with-small-led-light-tubes-godox-tl30-k2-review/ https://www.diyphotography.net/shooting-portraits-with-small-led-light-tubes-godox-tl30-k2-review/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:28:14 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=263696 If we put aside the fact that the photographic industry is seemingly obsessed with these progressively more complicated and seemingly AI-generated product names for a...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/shooting-portraits-with-small-led-light-tubes-godox-tl30-k2-review/feed/ 1 Lighting Setup: Hanging Bulbs Portrait https://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-setup-hanging-bulbs-portrait/ https://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-setup-hanging-bulbs-portrait/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 09:59:51 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=257851 I’ve been shooting for a long time now, but there are always some lighting setups that I’ve never gotten around to shooting. I’m sure we...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/lighting-setup-hanging-bulbs-portrait/feed/ 0 The slow death of creativity in modern photography https://www.diyphotography.net/the-slow-death-of-creativity-in-modern-photography/ https://www.diyphotography.net/the-slow-death-of-creativity-in-modern-photography/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:59:27 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=236081 Is photography all the same today? What makes one image different from one another when not only technology allows us to rely on features that...

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