Alex Baker, Author at DIY Photography https://www.diyphotography.net/author/alex-baker/ Your one stop shop for everything photo and video Thu, 25 Jan 2024 07:05:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.diyphotography.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Alex Baker, Author at DIY Photography https://www.diyphotography.net/author/alex-baker/ 32 32 What sets a photographer apart from someone who just takes photos? https://www.diyphotography.net/what-sets-a-photographer-apart-from-someone-who-just-takes-photos/ https://www.diyphotography.net/what-sets-a-photographer-apart-from-someone-who-just-takes-photos/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:34:40 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=256842 If you’re like me, then photography is not just your job, it’s your hobby. Even though I don’t specialise in travel or street photography, whenever...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/what-sets-a-photographer-apart-from-someone-who-just-takes-photos/feed/ 1 How to take blurry photos (on purpose) https://www.diyphotography.net/how-to-take-blurry-photos-on-purpose/ https://www.diyphotography.net/how-to-take-blurry-photos-on-purpose/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:19:03 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=256768 We spent the first few years learning how to take pin-sharp images with our cameras. Then, I seemed to want to break all the rules...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/how-to-take-blurry-photos-on-purpose/feed/ 0 ‘Hot Priest’ photographer confesses that most are models and not clergy https://www.diyphotography.net/hot-priest-photographer-confesses-that-most-are-models-and-not-clergy/ https://www.diyphotography.net/hot-priest-photographer-confesses-that-most-are-models-and-not-clergy/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2024 11:26:49 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=256729 It’s January and there’s no better way to start the year than with a ‘hot priest’. Or at least a calendar of them if the...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/hot-priest-photographer-confesses-that-most-are-models-and-not-clergy/feed/ 1 James Webb Telescope photos featured on postage stamps https://www.diyphotography.net/james-webb-telescope-photos-featured-on-postage-stamps/ https://www.diyphotography.net/james-webb-telescope-photos-featured-on-postage-stamps/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:34:16 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=256613 Stamp collectors in the US might want to schedule a trip to their local post office and pick up a set of these beautiful stamps...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/james-webb-telescope-photos-featured-on-postage-stamps/feed/ 1 The Peak Design 30L Travel Backpack is the most comfortable camera bag I’ve ever used https://www.diyphotography.net/the-peak-design-30l-travel-backpack-is-the-most-comfortable-camera-bag-ive-ever-used/ https://www.diyphotography.net/the-peak-design-30l-travel-backpack-is-the-most-comfortable-camera-bag-ive-ever-used/#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2024 18:13:38 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=256281 If you’re in the market for a new camera bag, you are rather spoilt for choice. In fact, aside from the Peak Design 30L Travel...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/the-peak-design-30l-travel-backpack-is-the-most-comfortable-camera-bag-ive-ever-used/feed/ 0 Google Bard will (probably) be adding its own AI image generator https://www.diyphotography.net/google-bard-will-probably-be-adding-its-own-ai-image-generator/ https://www.diyphotography.net/google-bard-will-probably-be-adding-its-own-ai-image-generator/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:07:45 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=256087 It looks like Google Bard will be adding its own AI image generator in the coming week. The news was leaked in advance by a...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/google-bard-will-probably-be-adding-its-own-ai-image-generator/feed/ 1 Excire plugin brings AI text search to Lightroom https://www.diyphotography.net/excire-plugin-brings-ai-text-search-to-lightroom/ https://www.diyphotography.net/excire-plugin-brings-ai-text-search-to-lightroom/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 11:19:51 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=255937 If you’re anything like me, then your photo filing system could only be described as a hot mess. Except that I know where everything is,...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/excire-plugin-brings-ai-text-search-to-lightroom/feed/ 1 Improve your focus with Canon’s new music EP https://www.diyphotography.net/improve-your-focus-with-canons-new-music-ep/ https://www.diyphotography.net/improve-your-focus-with-canons-new-music-ep/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:14:01 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=255798 If you’ve been stuck with what to listen to while you edit your photos, you could check out this latest album from Canon. Yes, you...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/improve-your-focus-with-canons-new-music-ep/feed/ 0 Millennium camera installed in Arizona but the photo won’t be ready for 1000 years https://www.diyphotography.net/millennium-camera-installed-in-arizona-but-the-photo-wont-be-ready-for-1000-years/ https://www.diyphotography.net/millennium-camera-installed-in-arizona-but-the-photo-wont-be-ready-for-1000-years/#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:11:15 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=255479 A camera with an unusual twist has been installed in Tucson, Arizona. Called the Millennium camera, this camera will only take one image in its...

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]]> https://www.diyphotography.net/millennium-camera-installed-in-arizona-but-the-photo-wont-be-ready-for-1000-years/feed/ 8 Try out these easy 1 light setups for product photography https://www.diyphotography.net/try-out-these-easy-1-light-setups-for-product-photography/ https://www.diyphotography.net/try-out-these-easy-1-light-setups-for-product-photography/#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2024 14:27:46 +0000 https://www.diyphotography.net/?p=255558 Studio photography can sometimes feel a bit daunting, with YouTubers showing off their multiple light setups. However, lighting doesn’t have to be complicated to produce...

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