Alec Soth on the serendipity of getting sidetracked

Ames, Iowa. Alec Soth Alec Soth has just released a new book, A Pound of Pictures, which is a collection of photos made between 2018 and 2021 as he traveled across the US. The project was initially supposed to follow Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train. But the original plan derailed and it became something more personal.… Continue reading Alec Soth on the serendipity of getting sidetracked

8 Colourful Preset Packs to Add Picture Styles to Video Using Premiere Pro (LUTs)

The magic of these Premiere color effects is that they help you generate ideas for your footage. Try them out easily and your film may take an entirely new direction. Note: these assets are labelled by the authors as “Lightroom presets”, but they also include LUT versions that are ready to use in Adobe Premiere. Top Color Grading LUT Packs for… Continue reading 8 Colourful Preset Packs to Add Picture Styles to Video Using Premiere Pro (LUTs)

A Photographer’s Guide to Light — What Is Light?

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 some of the basics of light. What Is Light? When we use the word light, most of the time we’re referring to visible light, light that… Continue reading A Photographer’s Guide to Light — What Is Light?

What is Color Correction for Video? How to Prepare Your Footage

In this lesson from David Bode’s How to Color Correct Video in Premiere you will learn what types of footage works best for color correction. We’ll also look what types of footage are more of a challenge. How to Prepare Your Video The color correction process primarily boils down to three different things: adjusting to… Continue reading What is Color Correction for Video? How to Prepare Your Footage

How to Use Clarity and Saturation to Change the Tone of Photos in Lightroom Classic

Let’s take a look at a couple of adjustments you’ll want to really understand when editing your photos in Adobe Lightroom Classic. Both the Clarity and Saturation adjustments offer a wide range of aesthetic looks to help you get the most out of your photo edit. In this tutorial we’re going to learn about how these… Continue reading How to Use Clarity and Saturation to Change the Tone of Photos in Lightroom Classic

NFT Trends: How experimental photography is expanding into the NFT space

In the spring of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, a Sotheby’s auction sale reached $3 million, breaking the existing record for an online sale of photography at the famed auction house. The sale included 227 images by legendary photographers, including Ansel Adams and Henri Cartier-Bresson, with the top lot going to a 1922… Continue reading NFT Trends: How experimental photography is expanding into the NFT space

Licensing Contributor William Trostel on shooting commercial photography

William is a 500px Licensing Contributor based in Pennsylvania, USA. His style ranges from capturing candid lifestyle moments to documenting real life in urban America to beauty and fashion. Working with a number of commercial brands throughout his career, William is able to apply his diverse experience within photography to a broad range of dynamic… Continue reading Licensing Contributor William Trostel on shooting commercial photography