Portrait photographers strive to achieve beautiful skin in their images—skin that’s realistic and preserves the natural texture. Expertly applied makeup and good lighting are the foundation for beautiful skin, but careful retouching is the finishing polish. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to retouch skin in Adobe Photoshop by using three great techniques. You’ll also… Continue reading How to Retouch Skin in Portraits Using Frequency Separation
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Save more than 40 percent on Samsung monitors at Amazon right now
Stan Horaczek We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › You probably spend a lot of time staring at a monitor. Whether it’s your full-time job or long photo editing sessions, we tend to plant our faces in front of these glowing rectangles for… Continue reading Save more than 40 percent on Samsung monitors at Amazon right now
20 Best Adobe Premiere Pro Video Templates for 2023
Take the strain out of editing in Premiere Pro by using a professionally created template, to do everything from making a quick logo reveal, to adding text and titles, and even creating some great transitions and animations. We’ve chosen 20 of our favourite templates for 2023 from Envato Elements, to help give you some inspiration.… Continue reading 20 Best Adobe Premiere Pro Video Templates for 2023
Save up to $200 on a ton of Tamron lenses at Amazon right now
Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Warming spring temperatures have us itching to get outside (and from seasonal allergies). Plants are greening up and wildlife is buzzing again, making it an ideal time to get out there and shoot around.… Continue reading Save up to $200 on a ton of Tamron lenses at Amazon right now
10 Top Tree-Themed After Effects Video Templates to Celebrate Biodiversity and Forests
Trees are such an important part of the world’s ecosystem. Their forests provide essential habitats for animals and other plants, as well as playing a significant role in slowing climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide. But still, each year, we lose an area of forest about the size of England. International Day of Forests has… Continue reading 10 Top Tree-Themed After Effects Video Templates to Celebrate Biodiversity and Forests
Shotkit shares essential gear for landscape photography
Great landscape photography comes with a range of unique challenges, and having the right gear for the job is essential. As a writer and camera gear reviewer for Shotkit, I’ve worked in all weather conditions in and around the beautiful Tweed Valley in northern NSW (Australia) using a range of equipment. This means striking the… Continue reading Shotkit shares essential gear for landscape photography
The power of a background in portrait photography
Ever since Irving Penn first started experimenting with white paper backdrops in the 1940s—and later, an old, repurposed theater curtain from the 1950s—portrait photographers have been pushing the boundaries of what backgrounds can look like. Far beyond the scope of the conventional, artists on 500px have found new ways to use traditional studio items—such as… Continue reading The power of a background in portrait photography
Instax Mini 11 review: A fun party trick
The Instax Mini 11 produces tiny instant photos. Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Fujifilm’s Instax line of instant cameras runs the gamut from advanced hybrid digital models to extremely basic point-and-shoots designed to emphasize the simplicity of the format.… Continue reading Instax Mini 11 review: A fun party trick
Sasha Huber redresses seven portraits of enslaved individuals made in 1850, in an act of decolonisation and grace
All images from the series Tailoring Freedom © Sasha Huber. Original images courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. The works Fassena, Jem, Alfred and Jack and Drana from the series Tailoring Freedom were commissioned by The Power Plant, Toronto; Autograph, London; Turku Art Museum, Finland; and Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam, 2022.… Continue reading Sasha Huber redresses seven portraits of enslaved individuals made in 1850, in an act of decolonisation and grace
The best polarizing filters in 2023
Breakthrough Photography We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall Breakthrough Photography X4 CPL SEE IT Best value Urth CPL Polarizing Filter Plus+ SEE IT Best on a budget Tiffen Circular Polarizers SEE IT Polarizing filters are an integral part of photography.… Continue reading The best polarizing filters in 2023