If you’re a portrait photographer, familiarizing yourself with the orange slider will be a huge time-saver in your retouching workflow. Save yourself the time and effort required to create a selection or mask of your subject’s skin, and unlock the power of the orange slider! Locate the Orange Slider in Lightroom Classic Lightroom Classic makes… Continue reading How to Use the Orange Slider on Portrait Photos Using Lightroom Classic
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NFT Trends: Exploring AI in NFT projects
Alice has a personality and a face, but “she” doesn’t exist—at least not in the traditional sense. Inspired, in part, by the Lewis Carroll character, “Alice” was created by the artist Robert Alice in collaboration with a synthetic media company called Alethea AI. Her “face” was built from generic CGI stock models, and she can… Continue reading NFT Trends: Exploring AI in NFT projects
Eneko Aldaz’s Enchanting Forest Photos
Journey with photographer Eneko Aldaz as he captures the natural beauty, mystery, and fairy tale-like ambiance of wooded Basque Country. The post Eneko Aldaz’s Enchanting Forest Photos appeared first on The Shutterstock Blog.
Using rental equipment to elevate your commercial photoshoots
Between $3,000 cameras, $1,000 lenses, $500 speedlights, and $300 LED panels, photo studio costs can add up quickly. It can also be a pain to store and transport all your gear, especially when you add 16-pound c-stands and giant octaboxes into the mix. “Not only do photographers have to haul everything from shoot to shoot,… Continue reading Using rental equipment to elevate your commercial photoshoots
On-Camera Audio Recording: How to Set Levels
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to set levels on your camera and how to make sure you’re getting enough signal without clipping. You’ll also learn what to do with the extra microphone channel, if you have one. First, I want to show you how to set levels on a smaller form-factor camera. Let’s get… Continue reading On-Camera Audio Recording: How to Set Levels
Around the World in 7 Quests: Winners Revealed!
In August, we launched a fantastic opportunity for talented photographers to be able to win stand-out gear from our amazing sponsor brands. All that was required was to submit your images to the relevant Quest and you could be in the running to win! Today, thanks to our jury of experienced photographers we’re ready to… Continue reading Around the World in 7 Quests: Winners Revealed!
On-Camera Audio Recording: Cases and Accessories
Understanding how microphones work and how to choose a microphone for a particular situation is important. But don’t forget about how to transport them safely. In this tutorial, you’ll learn about cases, how to transport audio gear, and some accessories you might want to have on a shoot. Cases for Audio Gear Transporting audio gear… Continue reading On-Camera Audio Recording: Cases and Accessories
On-Camera Audio Recording: Shotgun Microphones
If I had to choose one desert island microphone for video production, it would be a shotgun microphone. Is it the best at everything? No. But compared to a lavaliere, a pencil condenser, or a handheld microphone, it wins in many more situations. In this tutorial, you’ll find out why. What Is a Shotgun Microphone?… Continue reading On-Camera Audio Recording: Shotgun Microphones
5 Top Night and Low-Light Style Presets for Videos (LUTs)
Night-time and low-light scenes are often beautifully atmospheric, but without the proper equipment, they can register on camera as muddy and lackluster. Fortunately, there are a ton of highly effective color-grading LUTs you can apply in post-production to achieve the exact tone and vibrancy you’re after both quickly and inexpensively. In this article, we highlight… Continue reading 5 Top Night and Low-Light Style Presets for Videos (LUTs)
3 Top Tree-Themed After Effects Video Templates to Celebrate Biodiversity and Forests
Trees are such an important part of the world’s ecosystem. Their forests provide essential habitats for animals and other plants, as well as playing a significant role in slowing climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide. But still, each year, we lose an area of forest about the size of England. International Day of Forests has… Continue reading 3 Top Tree-Themed After Effects Video Templates to Celebrate Biodiversity and Forests