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Everything you need to know to get started with Super 8 film

Here’s your guide to getting started with Super 8 movie cameras. Super 8’s grainy, nostalgic look is having a moment right now, popping up everywhere from music videos to blockbuster TV shows. But even outside of pop culture, the consumer-friendly Super 8 film format is winning the hearts of amateurs and the analog community. If… Continue reading Everything you need to know to get started with Super 8 film

How to Reduce Noise in Pictures Using Lightroom Classic

As photographers, we often work in light situations that are… less than ideal. One common way of dealing with low light is to crank up the gain, also called the ISO, on your camera. Unfortunately, the outcome is blotchy, splotchy areas that might distract from an otherwise perfect photo.  This image, photographed at ISO 16000,… Continue reading How to Reduce Noise in Pictures Using Lightroom Classic

DaVinci Resolve: How To Use Retime Controls and Retime Curves

Let’s explore the best and most efficient way to slow down or speed up your footage in DaVinci Resolve using Retime Controls and Retime Curves. The post DaVinci Resolve: How To Use Retime Controls and Retime Curves appeared first on The Shutterstock Blog.

10 Best Print-Inspired Halftone Effects (Color and Black-and-White) for Photoshop

A halftone effect is a technique that makes an image from dots of different sizes and opacities. You might recognize this distinctive look from comic books and newspaper photos. In the digital era, you can apply the halftone effect to your existing photos, illustrations, or designs, and you don’t have to be a designer to create your… Continue reading 10 Best Print-Inspired Halftone Effects (Color and Black-and-White) for Photoshop

All About Prime Lenses for Photography, and Why You Might Prefer to Zoom With Your Feet

If you’re a photographer and you’d like to know more about lenses, then you’ll love our free course, What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses. In this lesson, you’ll learn all about prime lenses and when to choose them over zooms. Prime Lenses for Photography: Why You Might Prefer to Zoom With Your Feet Prime… Continue reading All About Prime Lenses for Photography, and Why You Might Prefer to Zoom With Your Feet

Hit the road with this fully-functioning, Victorian-era mobile studio & darkroom

With big windows and a skylight, plenty of natural light shines through. Charterhouse Antiques Fancy yourself a photography studio on wheels? What about one with a little history? On Friday, August 5, 2022, a historic, horse-drawn mobile Victorian photo studio goes on auction at Charterhouse in Dorset, England.  Related: Going back to film? Here’s what’s… Continue reading Hit the road with this fully-functioning, Victorian-era mobile studio & darkroom

10 Amazing Photoshop HDR Photo Effects (Pro PSD Actions)

Some photographers love how High Dynamic Range techniques bring out all of the detail in an image; others don’t like the look, especially when taken a little too far. In this roundup, we share ten HDR photo effects for Photoshop. These actions and tools can take your images and create HDR style images.  This HDR… Continue reading 10 Amazing Photoshop HDR Photo Effects (Pro PSD Actions)

Live Editing: How to Edit Audio While Recording in Descript

Spend just one hour in a recording booth and you will likely spend at least three times that editing your recording, fixing mistakes, and working through multiple takes. It’s worth the time to perfect it, of course, but it can be extremely time-consuming. Now, with Descript, it doesn’t have to be that way. This software… Continue reading Live Editing: How to Edit Audio While Recording in Descript