Abby Ferguson Making the leap from candids to posed portraits of friends and family can be stressful, even for top photographers. When posing people, uncertainties abound: How should you light your model? Which lens is right? How do you draw out great facial expressions? Follow these five tips from photographer Patrick James Miller to help… Continue reading Five tips for more flattering portrait photography
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5 Pro Tips for Shooting Amazing Summer Photographs (VIDEO)
If you’re a regular Shutterbug reader, you know there’s something special about the second day of the week. That’s because it’s Tutorial Tuesday at Park Cameras—one of the leading photo retailers in the UK. Summer is a great time for outdoor photography, despite the often-scorching heat, with numerous opportunities no matter where you live. It’s… Continue reading 5 Pro Tips for Shooting Amazing Summer Photographs (VIDEO)
#VanLife: Four photographers who traveled off-grid
When Sam Brockway first set foot in Nevada’s Jarbidge Wilderness, he could scarcely believe he was still in the United States. Before him stretched 11,000-foot mountain peaks, lush groves of aspen trees, blossoming wildflowers, and crystal-clear blue rivers. Dirt roads as far as the eye could see. At night, he and his friends fell asleep… Continue reading #VanLife: Four photographers who traveled off-grid
The best wide-angle lens in 2023
Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best for Canon mirrorless Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8 L IS USM SEE IT This is the mirrorless version of the legendary EF 15-35mm lens. Best for Nikon mirrorless Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 SEE… Continue reading The best wide-angle lens in 2023
How to Use Auto Reframe in Premiere Pro
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial we’ll be learning how to use Auto Reframe in Premiere Pro. This is especially useful for designers and content creators who are looking to export their videos for multiple different aspect ratios. You’ll need to export a new video for each platform, such as LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram,… Continue reading How to Use Auto Reframe in Premiere Pro
How to Create Slow Motion in DaVinci Resolve With Optical Flow
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial we’ll be looking at how to create slow motion in DaVinci Resolve with Optical Flow. We’ll be using techniques that will allow is to create slow motion effects even if your captured footage is at a lower frame rate. What You’ll Need To follow this tutorial, you’ll need… Continue reading How to Create Slow Motion in DaVinci Resolve With Optical Flow
How to Create CRT and VHS Looks in After Effects
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to create a CRT and VHS look in Adobe After Effects from scratch using things like shape layers. So the first thing we want to do in the whole process is to create the actual CRT screen effect. CRT stands for Cathode Ray Tube and… Continue reading How to Create CRT and VHS Looks in After Effects
How to Freeze a Frame in After Effects
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial we’ll learn how to freeze a frame in After Effects. We’ll be using a stock video footage of a motocross racer flying mid air to explain how to achieve this freeze frame effect. However feel free to try out these techniques on your own footage or stock videos… Continue reading How to Freeze a Frame in After Effects
How to Create a Call-to-Action End Screen Animation in After Effects
What You’ll Be Creating For this tutorial we’ll learn how to create a call-to-action end screen animation in After Effects. This will be used at the end of our collage animation project example, which comprises of many different scenes and animations moving across the screen. However you can use these tips and techniques at the… Continue reading How to Create a Call-to-Action End Screen Animation in After Effects
How to Create Volumetric Lighting in After Effects
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, we’ll be looking at how to create volumetric lighting in After Effects by looking at how we can practically recreate it or accentuate it here in After Effects. We’ll be following on form our previous lesson on how to add volumetric lighting and move on to how to… Continue reading How to Create Volumetric Lighting in After Effects