The DJI Mavic 2 Pro was made with high image quality in mind. And what happens when you modify the Mavic 2 Pro’s camera to shoot infrared? Well, you get a stunning and surreal aerial footage. Philip Bloom had his drone camera converted and here’s the video showing just how amazing it looks to shoot infrared video from air. Philip used a Mavic 2 Pro modified by Kolari Vision. You can either have them modify your current drone or buy one that has already been modified....

I have a very simple approach to web sharpening, Lightroom’s built in sharpening feature always has been my go-to option. There are several web sharpening scripts out there, but I have never bothered. However, Greg pushed me out of my comfort zone. Here is the download link in case you want to try it. It’s free to use. Testing the script The first time I ran the script I was puzzled....

Inspired by one of the very first photographic lenses, The Lomography Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 art lens was first launched in 2016 and has become a favorite among experimental photographers. To celebrate this unique lens, Lomography has announced a limited edition brass and gold-plated version for $549. It will start shipping in Asia by mid-June and end of June for customers in Europe and the United States. The Daguerreotype Achromat 2....

You know how you’re not supposed to fly a drone above 400 feet altitude? Well, a pilot from Russia managed to fly a 1.06 kg (2.3 lbs) drone at 33,000 feet, the altitude most airplanes use for cruising. The pilot Denis Koryakin explains that the temperature outdoors day was about -10° C. The minimum temperature during the flight was -50° C at around 8,000 meters (26,246 feet) altitude. Luckily, there were no airplanes nearby during this little experiment, and the flight lasted 26 minutes....

After users’ backlash over Instagram’s “evolving” into TikTok, its CEO Adam Mosseri responded to users’ concerns in a video he posted on Twitter. It didn’t take long for Dan Toomey to make a parody video, and I just had to share it. In the video, Dan pretends to give an announcement about Instagram’s latest changes. But unlike Mosseri, Dan is saying what I believe we’re all thinking – and he does it in a truly hilarious manner....

Last week’s partial solar eclipse lasted for about 2.5 hours, leaving photographers with an opportunity to capture some stunning shots. Photographer Göran Strand (previously) managed to pack it into only ten seconds. It took patience, time, and a whole lot of photos to make it happen. 50,000 photos, to be exact. But he ended up with an incredibly smooth and detailed timelapse that you can see below. While the rare “ring of fire” eclipse was only visible in northern Ontario and in the high Arctic, the partial solar eclipse was visible from other parts of the world on 10 June....

When you were a kid, could you ever have imagined all the camera technology we have today? Azriel Knight stumbled upon an interesting article from 1970. Six photo industry leaders from the 1960s predicted the future of photography and what the 1970s would bring. Did they make correct assumptions? Let’s find out. Frederic Wilson predicted that “silver is on the way out,” referring to silver that acts as an amplifier when light strikes the emulsion....

We’ve featured some of Tim Gamble’s magnificent photos before, and I instantly became a fan of his work. While he often does experimental long exposure photography, this time something different caught my eye. It’s one of those photos that make you stop and stare in awe, while at the same time trying to figure out what’s in it. Thankfully, Tim was kind enough to share the details of the shot with DIYP, as well as some backstory that will make you grab your camera and go out and shoot....

Ireland-based artist Kevin McGloughlin has recently published Epoch, a stunning stop motion animation made entirely of Google Earth photos. It took him months to create it, and it will draw you in and make you feel as if you were in another dimension. While the video is fantastic, I feel the need to warn you that it contains flashing and patterned effects. If such effects make you feel disorientated or uncomfortable, maybe you’ll want to skip watching....

We all want to protect our precious gear from extreme conditions. Well, at least if we want it to live a long life and serve us well. And there’s a lens cap that can be your ally on this mission. It has a built-in hygrometer and thermometer to let you know if the humidity and temperature are too high for your lenses. And to be honest, it’s so weird that I just love it....

Cinemagraphs seem to be more and more popular among photographers. If you like this type of artwork, this video will be a real treat for you. Filmmaker Erick Flores Garnelo has made a short film created almost entirely of cinemagraphs. It doesn’t only demonstrate Erick’s talent and skill. It has such a special atmosphere that it will make you feel like you are somewhere else. The video is titled You’re my music in this silence and as Erick writes in the video description, he shot everything on a Canon 5D mark III with Magic Lantern installed....

This is a video we’ve actually featured before, way back in 2014, but it appears to be making the rounds on social media again and it’s well worth a revisit. It was shot by NASA, obviously, and it’s footage of the Apollo 11 launch, shot on 16mm film at 500 frames per second in 1969. Now, that might not seem like a lot compared to the crazy slow motion cameras available today, but 53 years ago, that was pretty impressive!...

For shooting stills, Nikon’s autofocus system is pretty solid. I’ve thought so for a long time. Even my ageing Nikon N90s could keep up just fine with most everything I’ve thrown at it. Several cameras later, I picked up a D300s. The 51 point predictive 3D autofocus tracking just blew me away. Every Nikon I’ve owned since then has also impressed me. Why, then, do Nikon fail so damn hard when it comes to video?...

There are a few DIY ways to turn your room into a camera obscura, or you can use an adapter for it. But wouldn’t it be nice to have the image upright instead of upside-down? Bonfoton has just made it possible with the BonfotonUP. This window adapter lets you project the outside image onto your room walls and get the image just as it is when you look out the window....

Instagram is full of clichés and fake stuff. Studies have even shown that it can even ruin self-confidence in teenagers. Well, a fun trainer and presenter Chessie King is exposing all those “perfect” photos in a series of funny and honest side-by-side photos. On her Instagram page, she shares an important body-positivity message, and she will make you chuckle along the way. Before we go on, let me warn you that there will be some photos and videos in lingerie, so you might not want to watch this at work....

On your journey of becoming a professional photographer, you’ll make plenty of mistakes and learn from them. Some of them will certainly occur when you first start getting clients who want to pay you for your work. In this video, Jeff Rojas shares three big mistakes he made with his first client, and these could be a valuable lesson so you don’t make the same slips when you get into the business of photography....

Sharing photos of your exotic vacation on social networks can be a double-edged sword, especially during the pandemic. For a 23-year-old tourist from New York, posting photos from his trip to Hawaii had him arrested. He reportedly broke the mandatory quarantine, and it was his Instagram photos that gave him away. According to CNN, the man arrived in O’ahu last Monday. Because of the current pandemic, Hawaii requires all travelers to be in quarantine for 14 days upon arrival....

Huawei questioned over 1,000 British holidaymakers and found that overcrowding (25%), being unable to get up close (22%), and struggling to get the right angle or lighting (16%) were listed as the top reasons for their holiday snap disappointment. Furthermore, extrapolated figures suggest that UK tourists spend a collective 25 million hours queuing to view and photograph landmarks. That’s a lot of time spent hanging around trying to get a photo that doesn’t make your heart sing....

Color grading is a great way to change the mood of your images, and there is more than one way to do it. But other than doing it from scratch, you can copy the color grading of an image you particularly like, and add the same mood to your shots. In this video, Ted Forbes will teach you two simple methods for copying the color grade from one image to another, and you can apply it to any photo you like....

This little saga started a couple of months ago, but now the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has opened an official patent infringement investigation. Reuters reports that the ITC launched the probe on Friday into Nikon digital cameras, software and components. This comes in response to complains filed against Nikon by Carl Zeiss and ASML. Of course, Nikon started this fight, filing lawsuits against Zeiss and ASML back in April....