Abby Ferguson Making the leap from candids to posed portraits of friends and family can be stressful, even for top photographers. When posing people, uncertainties abound: How should you light your model? Which lens is right? How do you draw out great facial expressions? Follow these five tips from photographer Patrick James Miller to help… Continue reading Five tips for more flattering portrait photography
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The Create Fund: Dean Strauss Illustrates Disabled Life in Bright, Beautiful Ways
Inspired by disabled folks from all walks of life, Dean Strauss illustrates their happy, fulfilling lives through portraits. The post The Create Fund: Dean Strauss Illustrates Disabled Life in Bright, Beautiful Ways appeared first on The Shutterstock Blog.
10 Best AI Voice Generators (Text to Speech) for 2023
AI (Artificial Intelligence) has improved rapidly, particularly in the last year or so. While the idea of AI can be a little scary, and there are certainly many ethical considerations with its use, there’s no doubt that it can be a useful and powerful tool for creators, educators, and learners. One particularly time and money… Continue reading 10 Best AI Voice Generators (Text to Speech) for 2023
How to Make a Video Transparent & Remove the Background in DaVinci Resolve
What You’ll Be Creating DaVinci Resolve is a powerful video editing software. There is one common task you may need to perform. Removing backgrounds in DaVinci Resolve to make them transparent. This process can be applied to two main types of background situations. First in black or white element backgrounds. Second in colored backgrounds (like blue… Continue reading How to Make a Video Transparent & Remove the Background in DaVinci Resolve
15+ Best Handwriting Animated Text Templates for After Effects for 2023
Looking for some handwritten text for After Effects? We’ve got you covered. In this post, we look at our favorite After Effects projects for creating video text animations with handwriting effects. Make sure to visit the links below and play the previews to see these projects come to life Here are our picks for handwriting… Continue reading 15+ Best Handwriting Animated Text Templates for After Effects for 2023
The best action cameras in 2023
Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall GoPro Hero 11 Black SEE IT Featuring the largest GoPro sensor yet, the Hero 11 is capable of stunning and smooth 5.3K video. Best for vlogging DJI Osmo Action 3 SEE IT… Continue reading The best action cameras in 2023
Top Typographic Motion Graphic Templates and Premiere Pro Text Presets
All it takes is sharp text with smooth animations to really grab a viewer’s attention. With a template, it’s very doable to make good-looking text animations in Premiere Pro. There’s no need to learn how to animate text in Premiere Pro because the presets will do it for you. My favorite part about the projects… Continue reading Top Typographic Motion Graphic Templates and Premiere Pro Text Presets
20 Top FCPX Titles (Final Cut Pro Titles Free & Premium)
Best Free Final Cut Pro Templates for Text (from Mixkit) Nearly every video can benefit from an eye-catching title. If you want help, an awesome Final Cut Pro title template can help. However, if you’re being frugal, a free Final Cut Pro template will do just fine. Here are five of the favorite free Final… Continue reading 20 Top FCPX Titles (Final Cut Pro Titles Free & Premium)
The Phase One XC is a $62,000 fixed-lens, medium format camera
Who needs other lenses when you have all those megapixels?. Phase One Way back in 2014, Phase One teamed up with Alpa to create a truly, uh, unique “medium format mirrorless camera system” that was as weird as it was cool. I was fascinated by it. Since then, the company has continued to slowly but… Continue reading The Phase One XC is a $62,000 fixed-lens, medium format camera
The Create Fund: Disability and the Art of Oaklee Thiele
Artist Oaklee Thiele discusses the “life changing” impact of The Create Fund and her nascent career in stock. The post The Create Fund: Disability and the Art of Oaklee Thiele appeared first on The Shutterstock Blog.