We’ve seen photographers training AI to take memorable photos. Prosthetic Photographer is a project which goes the other way around: it uses AI to train photographers, with an interesting twist. Other than AI, this gizmo uses electric shocks to make a person take good photos. The Prosthetic Photographer is a project by Peter Buczkowski, and it makes you take good photos involuntarily. As Buczkowski writes, this gadget should help beginner photographers “learn to decide better what pictures are worth taking and new methods how to get them....

Photographer Tom Barnes shoot on location quite a bit. While he started like most of us using his eye glued to the viewfinder followed by a quick look at the LCD, he has now moved to tethered shooting almost exclusively. And while shooting tethered in the studio is a somewhat familiar and safe territory, shooting tethered on location can prove quite problematic: To solve all the problems and to avoid the accidental spill, Tom build an on-location tethered station that is a hybrid between a Peli case and Optimus Prime....

Photographer Giles Clement has performed some interesting experiments, such as mounting a large format camera to a drone. He also made his own 16×20 camera, and it all started as a sketch on a bar napkin. He uses his DIY camera to create stunning wet plate ambrotypes, and he shared with DIYP how he got to build this camera himself. Giles had an idea which he first sketched on a bar napkin....

Portrait photographers pay a lot of attention to their subjects, but sometimes they don’t pay so much attention to the background. In this video, Jeff Rojas will show you three key ways to make the best out of your studio background and make your photos even better. 1. Depth of field 1. Depth of field The depth of field has a huge role in the look of your background. If you’re using a beautiful canvas backdrop and want to have it in focus, shoot at smaller apertures like f/8 or f/11....

1. Is it the iPhone’s fault or is it yours? 1. Is it the iPhone’s fault or is it yours? When you receive a new software version or a new device, what is your first reaction? That’s right: try out all the features. And then you can try out the new Safari options, the new home screen widgets, and even the new features of your favorite apps. Everything is new and it is normal that your desire to see everything is immense!...