Questmas Time is Here!

12 Days. 12 Quests. 12 Prizes. One of the most important things as a photographer is your kit and this Questmas we’re bringing you 12 different chances to expand it! We have partnered up with some amazing brands to make our 4th annual Questmas one to remember. ‘Tis the season to get creative and put… Continue reading Questmas Time is Here!

A Beginner’s Guide to Promoting Your Illustrations on Social Media

Give your illustrations and photographs a leg up using these tips for promoting and selling your creative work on social media. The post A Beginner’s Guide to Promoting Your Illustrations on Social Media appeared first on The Shutterstock Blog.

Rode’s new VideoMicro II offers pro on-camera audio in a tiny package

The new Rode VideoMicro II is a perfect microphone for smartphones and small cameras. Rode Audio technology company, Rode, has made some impressively small yet high-quality and reasonably priced microphones over the years. That trend is continuing with the company’s announcement of its newest offering, the VideoMicro II. Rode released the original VideoMicro nearly 10… Continue reading Rode’s new VideoMicro II offers pro on-camera audio in a tiny package

9 Lighting Setups to Elevate Your Portraits

Seven portrait photographers discuss how they achieve four classic lighting patterns—Rembrandt, loop, butterfly, and split. Here are their methods. The post 9 Lighting Setups to Elevate Your Portraits appeared first on The Shutterstock Blog.

How to Use Batch Processing in Lightroom Classic

You’ve just wrapped up that newest award winning photoshoot and you’re ready to process your images to get them looking their best. After copying your images you find that you’ve captured far more images than you realize, and you’re already feeling overwhelmed by the amount of editing you have on your plate. Have no fear! … Continue reading How to Use Batch Processing in Lightroom Classic

How to Crop a Photo in Lightroom Classic

Cropping is one of the key components of improving your images in post production. Lightroom has tons of tools to help improve the composition of your images long after you make them. In this screencast, you’ll learn all about the advanced features of Lightroom’s cropping tool and how to get the most out of them.

The Best Used Gear to Buy From MPB

Last year Pop Photo’s Pop Awards highlighted 24 pieces of the best photography gear that had been released in the previous 12 months—cameras, lenses, drones, and a number of photography accessories. The diverse mix of gear included products aimed at working pros, advanced amateurs and those new to photography. As the Pop Photo editors select… Continue reading The Best Used Gear to Buy From MPB