The luxury aesthetic and how to achieve it for editorial and lifestyle shoots

In recent months, Balenciaga launched a furry pink pop-up shop in London, Dior opened its renovated flagship store in Paris, and Gucci debuted a luxury boutique in Austin. Pinterest named “Limitless Luxe” as one of their top trends for 2022, citing increases in search terms for everything from “luxury powder room” to “luxury kids bedroom.”… Continue reading The luxury aesthetic and how to achieve it for editorial and lifestyle shoots

NFT trends: Character creation and NFT art

Earlier this year, the renowned Los Angeles photographer Parker Day collaborated with the NFT platform Quantum Art to bring her project ICONS to the blockchain. Featuring 200 portraits, the playful series saw Day collaborate with models to bring different “personas” or characters to life. The collection sold out quickly, with many collectors immediately identifying with… Continue reading NFT trends: Character creation and NFT art

VAULT Creator Highlight with thezoekid1

VAULT is an NFT space created by creators for creators, your go-to place for high-quality, curated, digital art from top creators around the globe. The VAULT highlight series focuses on the creators that are part of our NFT Community. This week we are excited to introduce you to, thezoekid1 . Zoe Osborne is a spatial designer… Continue reading VAULT Creator Highlight with thezoekid1

How to Use Creative Color Curves With Photos in Lightroom Classic

From basic correction to creative adjustments, you can do almost every part of the photographic post-production process with Adobe Lightroom. In this lesson, we explore a lesser-known feature in-depth: creative color adjustment curves. We’ll use the Red, Green, and Blue channels for precise, expressive color. Let’s dive in. A Powerful Tool for Creating Images With… Continue reading How to Use Creative Color Curves With Photos in Lightroom Classic

How to Use Hue, Saturation, and Luminance for Creative Color in Lightroom Classic

“How do I edit my photo to look like (insert famous photographer’s name)?” Certain photographers have unique, signature styles that others try to emulate. All kinds of things go into a signature style, from the choice of subject matter to the shooting approach, equipment, and a lot of small choices that are unique to every… Continue reading How to Use Hue, Saturation, and Luminance for Creative Color in Lightroom Classic

Festival preview: 10 shows & workshops to check out at Les Rencontres d’Arles this summer

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 1981. Black River Productions, Ltd. / Galerie Thomas Zander / Mitch Epstein If you ask this editor what’s better than summer in Europe, the only acceptable answer is summer in France, specifically. Throw in a legendary photography festival and that might just be la crème de la crème. This summer, Les Rencontres… Continue reading Festival preview: 10 shows & workshops to check out at Les Rencontres d’Arles this summer

How to Import Photos to Lightroom Classic Catalogues

No one becomes a photographer to manage image files for a living, but the reality is that importing and organizing your images is a crucial part of the gig. The good news is that once you set up a workflow in Adobe Lightroom, the process runs smoothly: a repeated set of steps protects your images… Continue reading How to Import Photos to Lightroom Classic Catalogues

How to Create a Cool Glitch Photo Effect in Adobe Photoshop

What You’ll Be Creating Photo effects are a great way to practice and harness your Photoshop skills. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to create a fun photo glitch effect using Marquee Tools, the Wave Filter, and more! Looking for glitch effect Photoshop actions? Once you’ve learned how to make a glitch effect in Photoshop,… Continue reading How to Create a Cool Glitch Photo Effect in Adobe Photoshop

Surf’s up: 11 tips for jaw-dropping surf photography

More than a hundred years ago, a photographer by the name of A. R. Gurrey self-published The Surf Riders of Hawaii, the first book dedicated entirely to the subject of surfing. By the 1930s, John Heath “Doc” Ball helped establish surf photography as a profession. In the 1960s, Leroy Grannis documented the surf scene at… Continue reading Surf’s up: 11 tips for jaw-dropping surf photography