3 Free Resources to Learn Smartphone Photography & Video

Smartphone cameras just keep improving, and there’s no reason why you can’t get professional quality photographs and video from them now. It’s all about learning how to use what you’ve got in the most effective way, and we can help! Try our selection of free smartphone photography courses and tutorials to help you get the… Continue reading 3 Free Resources to Learn Smartphone Photography & Video

Colour Grading and Contrast in DaVinci Resolve: Neutral, Natural, and Beyond

If you’re a filmmaker and you’d like to know more about editing, particularly colour, then you’ll love our free course, How to Colour Grade Video. In this Da Vinci Resolve tutorial, you’ll see examples of natural colour grading by using exposure adjustments in the shadows, mid-tones, and highlights in combination with masks and motion tracking. Colour… Continue reading Colour Grading and Contrast in DaVinci Resolve: Neutral, Natural, and Beyond

How to Use Focal Length and Field-of-View to Compose Photographs

If you’re a photographer and you’d like to know more about lenses, then you’ll love this lesson taken from our free course, What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses. Focal Length and Field-of-View The basic description of a photographic lens is focal length, because this determines how much of the world in front of your… Continue reading How to Use Focal Length and Field-of-View to Compose Photographs

From majestic migrations to bullish brawls, these are the Bird Photographer of the Year winners

“Sandhill crane flight team air show,” Bronze Award Winner in the Creative Imagery category. Wei Lian Photographically speaking, birds reign supreme here at PopPhoto. We just finished covering the 13th annual Audubon Photography Awards, and now we’re back with another stunning gallery of avian life. The 2022 Bird Photographer of the Year awards showcase majestic… Continue reading From majestic migrations to bullish brawls, these are the Bird Photographer of the Year winners

Sync Presets From Lightroom Classic to Lightroom Mobile

Developing an aesthetic that’s uniquely your own is so important to the overall feel of your photography. Presets are such simple and powerful tools to help you achieve consistency across your images. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to take the presets you’ve downloaded or created on your laptop or desktop version of Adobe Lightroom… Continue reading Sync Presets From Lightroom Classic to Lightroom Mobile

Best night vision goggles for 2022

Abby Ferguson Best overall Rexing B1 Check Price Best for long distance Solomark Night Vision Check Price Best hands free Nightfox Swift Check Price A good set of night vision goggles can illuminate the darkness without letting others know you are out there. They can be helpful whether you are trying to identify an animal,… Continue reading Best night vision goggles for 2022

How to Sync Photos From Lightroom Mobile to Lightroom Classic for Editing

Lightroom Mobile has a fantastic array of editing options, but if you want to get into the nitty gritty and do a more comprehensive edit, or you simply prefer editing on a bigger screen than your phone, syncing your images in the Lightroom ecosystem is the way to go. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how… Continue reading How to Sync Photos From Lightroom Mobile to Lightroom Classic for Editing

Tips for incorporating action photography into your commercial portfolio

In 2002, Nike won an Emmy for Move, a campaign featuring gymnasts, joggers, basketballers, hockey players, footballers, and more in constant motion: skating, dribbling, sprinting, vaulting, and dunking. In 2003, Apple’s iPod Silhouettes campaign highlighted people mid-dance, capturing the energy of movement. And in 2012, Red Bull financed the skydiver Felix Baumgartner, as he broke… Continue reading Tips for incorporating action photography into your commercial portfolio