A Photographer’s Guide to Transmission: Understanding How Light Filters Through

If you’d like to know more about the essential role that light plays in photography, then you’ll love our course, A Photographer’s Guide to Light. In this lesson, you’ll learn the basics of light transmission. A Photographer’s Guide to Light: Transmission When light hits an object or substance (like a gas) without being fully reflected, scattered,… Continue reading A Photographer’s Guide to Transmission: Understanding How Light Filters Through

The year’s best bird photography highlights the humor, beauty, and fragility of avian life

Amateur Honorable Mention: Common Raven in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Ankur Khurana A father-son White-tailed Kite duo on the hunt. A Western Grebe feeding her chicks. A Nashville Warbler dining on snails. Today, the National Audubon Society has unveiled its winners of the 13th annual Audubon Photography Awards, selected from over 2,400 entrants representing… Continue reading The year’s best bird photography highlights the humor, beauty, and fragility of avian life

How to Color Correct Video Saturation in Adobe Premiere Pro

In this lesson on Saturation from David Bode’s How to Color Correct Video in Premiere you will learn how to adjust the saturation of your clips. There are several controls you can use to correct saturation in an image. Each is useful for different problems in your clips. Saturation Controls In this example below, the clip… Continue reading How to Color Correct Video Saturation in Adobe Premiere Pro

The best resources for photographers interested in Web3

In just a few years, non-fungible tokens could be part of museum exhibitions around the world—and make an appearance in every major art fair. In the near future, artists could use AI tools to create photorealistic animations, or they could use them to recreate the aesthetic of Dutch Master paintings. On the blockchain, breaking the… Continue reading The best resources for photographers interested in Web3

The luxury aesthetic and how to achieve it for editorial and lifestyle shoots

In recent months, Balenciaga launched a furry pink pop-up shop in London, Dior opened its renovated flagship store in Paris, and Gucci debuted a luxury boutique in Austin. Pinterest named “Limitless Luxe” as one of their top trends for 2022, citing increases in search terms for everything from “luxury powder room” to “luxury kids bedroom.”… Continue reading The luxury aesthetic and how to achieve it for editorial and lifestyle shoots

In a self-portrait series, Chinelle Rojas reclaims her identity

One of Rojas’ favorite portraits is this one, which she made with Prisma colored pencils. Chinelle Rojas In an age saturated with selfies, the art of the self-portrait can feel diluted at best, and an indulgence of vanity at worst. But for Florida-based creative Chinelle Rojas, it’s been an avenue for accepting her identity and… Continue reading In a self-portrait series, Chinelle Rojas reclaims her identity

10 Top Photoshop Actions, Effects, and Filters for Christmas

Christmas always comes around quickly, so why not get ahead this year? To create the best Photoshop Christmas cards for friends and family, you need the best resources at hand. Are you a full-time designer? Having an unlimited source of Christmas filters for pictures, actions, and effects like Envato Elements might be the best Christmas… Continue reading 10 Top Photoshop Actions, Effects, and Filters for Christmas

10 Best Photo Effects to Create Blurs, Cracks, and Shattered Glass in Photoshop

Save yourself the trouble of learning every effect in Adobe Photoshop. Instead, use one-click actions that apply the same style with much less effort. In this roundup, I’m going to share ten of my favorite actions that simulate glass styles, including blurs, shatter, crack effects, and more, all from Envato Elements. Envato Elements is an… Continue reading 10 Best Photo Effects to Create Blurs, Cracks, and Shattered Glass in Photoshop

Adobe Lightroom CC: Is It a Fit for Your Photography Needs?

Adobe took a different direction with one of its most popular products, Lightroom, and forked the flagship post-production suite for photographers into two: the new Lightroom CC, and the seventh version of Lightroom, Lightroom Classic CC. This product split was a polarizing move that left users wondering about the future of Lightroom. Would Adobe eventually… Continue reading Adobe Lightroom CC: Is It a Fit for Your Photography Needs?

10 Top Wedding Photography Album Templates

The wedding is over and you can start to relax, you’ve got everything you need! Now it’s time to do the fun bit, processing the images and putting together an album that will knock your clients’ socks off. These stock assets, from Envato Elements, will help you create that awesome wedding album. Top Wedding Album… Continue reading 10 Top Wedding Photography Album Templates