Lightroom presets are powerful, one-click tools to transform your images. Presets capture visual styles and can help you borrow styles from other talented photographers. But sometimes, presets are just a bit much. You like the look and feel of a preset, but want to tone it down. That’s where the Lightroom plugin The Fader becomes so useful. From left… Continue reading How to Reduce the Intensity of a Preset on a Photo in Lightroom Classic
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How to take landscape photos that stand out to content buyers
Within the 500px collection on Getty Images, some of the most popular photographs include landscapes: wild yaks traversing the terrain of Ladakh, India; a lush river bend or a panoramic view of the mountains in Germany; the peaks of New Zealand; a peaceful lake in the Dolomites; a waterfall tucked away in the forests of… Continue reading How to take landscape photos that stand out to content buyers
4 Ways to Adjust White Balance in Video Using Color Correction in Adobe Premiere
In this lesson from David Bode’s How to Color Correct Video in Premiere, you will learn how to “white balance” your clips. White Balance Challenges Most of the time, when you think about color correction, you want to know: How do I correct the colors because the white balance is off? Maybe the clip was… Continue reading 4 Ways to Adjust White Balance in Video Using Color Correction in Adobe Premiere
40 Free Photoshop Actions for Black and White Photography (And How to Make Your Own)
Everyone loves a freebie, so we’ve made a roundup of 40 of the best black and white Photoshop actions available for free. Create amazing vintage black and white photography using PSD actions like this one. Do you love black and white vintage photography? Start experimenting with different actions and create the effect you want with… Continue reading 40 Free Photoshop Actions for Black and White Photography (And How to Make Your Own)
Bruce Dorn on the importance of saying ‘yes’ and the joys of mentorship
© Bruce Dorn Bruce Dorn’s big break in the photo industry was utterly unexpected. He’d submitted some work to a college competition run by Conde Nast, ended up winning, and before he knew it, he was working as a guest art director for the company. “Prior to winning that contest, I was working in a… Continue reading Bruce Dorn on the importance of saying ‘yes’ and the joys of mentorship
Feast your eyes on these brilliant astronomy photos
“Radio Telescope” shortlisted for The Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer. © Liu Xuemei The Milky Way floats over the Oregon coast while rushing seawater plays a soothing song into the night. A compendium of nebulae in capricious colors. These are just some of the images shortlisted for the 14th annual Astronomy Photographer of… Continue reading Feast your eyes on these brilliant astronomy photos
Leica just had its best financial year ever. Wait, what?
The Leica M11, released in January 2022, likely contributed to the brand’s exceptional financial year. Dan Bracaglia It’s safe to say Leica is crushing it. The Wetzlar, Germany-based company just announced that the 2021/22 financial year was its best on record—a record that stretches back 100 years. Given the COVID-19 pandemic and global supply chain… Continue reading Leica just had its best financial year ever. Wait, what?
How to Create Your Own Album Cover
Learn how you can create your own album covers that will make listeners want to pick up your record or pop in their headphones. The post How to Create Your Own Album Cover appeared first on The Shutterstock Blog.
A Photographer’s Guide to Transmission: Understanding How Light Filters Through
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 the basics of light transmission. A Photographer’s Guide to Light: Transmission When light hits an object or substance (like a gas) without being fully reflected, scattered,… Continue reading A Photographer’s Guide to Transmission: Understanding How Light Filters Through
4 One-Light Setups: Split, Broad, Short, and Profile Lighting for Portrait Photos
Welcome to another lesson from our course, Intermediate Flash Photography. In this lesson, you’re going to learn about a lighting pattern called split lighting. You’re also going to learn about broad lighting, short lighting, and rim lighting. You’ll discover how they affect your photos and when to use them. By the end of this lesson,… Continue reading 4 One-Light Setups: Split, Broad, Short, and Profile Lighting for Portrait Photos