How to Merge 2D Animation Into Live Action Video Using Cartoon Animator and After Effects

Cartoon Animator has a simple way to export your 2D animations using an alpha channel, which allows your animation to have transparency; you can layer this video on top of any sort of background that you can imagine. In this tutorial you will learn how to merge a 2D animated character created using Cartoon Animator… Continue reading How to Merge 2D Animation Into Live Action Video Using Cartoon Animator and After Effects

How to fly with film

Getty Images In this section of our three-part series about traveling with film, we’ll talk about the mode of travel most fraught with peril for film photographers: Flying. Back in the pre-digital days, flying with film was a no-brainer; you could pack your camera gear and buy all the film you needed at your destination… Continue reading How to fly with film

Best telephoto lenses of 2022

Zoom in with precision. Harrison Haines, Pexels A quality telephoto lens is typically one of the first speciality lenses that a photographer adds to their gear bag. A 70-200mm lens is considered a medium-tele length and proves useful for many photographers for its versatility. It can shoot everything from portraits to wildlife and sports.  Technically speaking,… Continue reading Best telephoto lenses of 2022

Save up to 30 percent on external storage for World Backup Day

SanDisk SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD Check Price Get super-fast storage in a small package. Portable SSD T7 Check Price Samsung’s tiny drive promises up to 1,050MB/s transfer speeds. WD 14TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive Check Price Get ample storage for all of your images and videos. Responsible photographers get to enjoy all… Continue reading Save up to 30 percent on external storage for World Backup Day

A Photographer’s Guide to On-Camera Flash and Speedlight Features

Welcome back to our Introduction to Flash Photography series. In this lesson, we’re learning all about the different options that you have when it comes to choosing a speedlight. Here’s what Scott says about his lights of choice: “My current go-to speedlight is a Canon 580EXII. I’ve got three of them and they have been… Continue reading A Photographer’s Guide to On-Camera Flash and Speedlight Features

How to Refine the Final Edit of Your Photo Portfolio

In this lesson, the seventh in a series from Chamira Young’s course The Photographer’s Portfolio, you’ll learn how to refine your selection — choosing which to keep as the best finalists for your portfolio.   In the previous lesson, you learnt how to make a rough selection of the best images for your portfolio. In the… Continue reading How to Refine the Final Edit of Your Photo Portfolio

How to Use Subclips in Premiere Pro — Make a Shorter Clip From a Longer One

In this lesson from David Bode’s free Adobe Premiere Pro Tutorial you will  how to make a shorter clip from one longer one. This is called creating subclips. How to Create a Subclip in Premiere Pro Sometimes you have a really long clip from which you want to extract several small clips. To do so,… Continue reading How to Use Subclips in Premiere Pro — Make a Shorter Clip From a Longer One

Notice the Details — How to Make Wedding Photography That Tells a Story

A wedding is often one of the most important days in a couple’s lives, and as the wedding photographer, there’s a lot of pressure on you to capture those memories in the best way possible. Try our course, Wedding Photography for Beginners to learn about everything you’ll need. In this lesson, we’ll look at photographing… Continue reading Notice the Details — How to Make Wedding Photography That Tells a Story

Essentials of Visual Storytelling for Wedding Photographers

A wedding is often one of the most important days in a couple’s lives, and as the wedding photographer, there’s a lot of pressure on you to capture those memories in the best way possible. Try our free course, Wedding Photography for Beginners to learn about everything you’ll need. In this lesson, you’ll find out… Continue reading Essentials of Visual Storytelling for Wedding Photographers