“In this mosaic image stretching 340 light-years across, Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) displays the Tarantula Nebula star-forming region in a new light, including tens of thousands of never-before-seen young stars that were previously shrouded in cosmic dust. The most active region appears to sparkle with massive young stars, appearing pale blue. Scattered among them are… Continue reading The Tarantula Nebula will ensnare you in a web of beauty
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B&W Photo Award winners celebrate mastery in monochrome
A roller coaster glitters against the dark of night. Uwe Schellscheidt Color photography is fun but it can at times also be distracting. The simplicity offered in monochrome is an easy way to strip down a scene to its essence, to focus on the lines, shapes, and composition of a photograph, without being sidetracked by… Continue reading B&W Photo Award winners celebrate mastery in monochrome
Adventures in the outback: Winners of the 2022 Australian Geographic photo awards
“Head on.” Runner-up in the Threatened Species category. Matty Smith The skeleton of a tree rises towards the Milky Way. Sharks encircle the carcass of a dead whale. Tiny critters search for a snack. These scenes are among the winners and finalists of the 2022 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year awards. They invite… Continue reading Adventures in the outback: Winners of the 2022 Australian Geographic photo awards
Using the magic of reflections to elevate your photography
In Namibia, Marsel van Oosten captures the mirror image of a springbok, pausing to drink at a watering hole in the afternoon light. On a snowy morning on Lake Kawaguchiko, Loic Lagarde captures the perfect reflection of Mount Fuji in the still water. And at Germany’s Rakotzbrücke Devil’s Bridge, Kilian Schonberger photographs a fairytale setting… Continue reading Using the magic of reflections to elevate your photography
Tips to Help You Win Photography Gear
Landscape, travel and streetlife photographers have an opportunity you won’t want to miss out on in Around the World in 7 Quests. These seven Quests were launched in honor of World Photography and submissions will be open until September 17. Do you have photos that were taken in Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America, South America,… Continue reading Tips to Help You Win Photography Gear
How to Add Area Lighting Effects to a Cartoon Animation Using After Effects
What You’ll Be Creating Area lighting effects are essential for illuminating specific areas and for creating mood in your animation. In this lighting tutorial for After Effects, you’ll learn how to create cartoon lighting effects using Cartoon Animator and Adobe After Effects. What You’ll Learn in This Tutorial After Effects has many different tools that allow… Continue reading How to Add Area Lighting Effects to a Cartoon Animation Using After Effects
Wildlife photographer David duChemin on finding your voice
David Duchemin David duChemin is a photographer, author, and educator, known for both his humanitarian work as well as his nature and wildlife photography, both on land and underwater. As with most image makers who travel to create their work, COVID-19 put the brakes on many of his projects, but also gave him time to… Continue reading Wildlife photographer David duChemin on finding your voice
How to Make a 2.5D Animation in After Effects
What You’ll Be Creating So far you have learned how to use After Effects in two dimensions, but in this After Effects animation tutorial, it’s time to take it up to 2.5D! Let’s talk about what 2.5D is, and I want to start this 2.5D tutorial in After Effects with a quick example that I… Continue reading How to Make a 2.5D Animation in After Effects
How to Animate a Bounding Box Reveal in After Effects
What You’ll Be Creating In this After Effects animation tutorial, we will look at how to animate a bounding box reveal in Adobe After Effects by using an example project. Creative Title Example Animation First, let’s take a look at how the reveal animation in After Effects is put together by looking at this example… Continue reading How to Animate a Bounding Box Reveal in After Effects
How to Animate Strokes and Glow Effects in After Effects
What You’ll Be Creating In this After Effects animation lighting tutorial, you’ll learn how to animate strokes and glow effects in Adobe After Effects. Taking an example project, we’re going to punch up the text with some awesome text effects and give it a really cool electronic look. What You’ll Need to Animate Glow in… Continue reading How to Animate Strokes and Glow Effects in After Effects