What is the blue hour? (and how to make the most of it)

While exploring the Bavarian Forest National Park one day, Kilian Schönberger happened upon this spooky sight: a carriage, straight from a fairytale, abandoned in the woods and reclaimed by nature. But the setting alone didn’t make the photograph; the pale cerulean light, eerie in the mist, transformed the landscape into a scene from a ghost… Continue reading What is the blue hour? (and how to make the most of it)

The decisive moment: Show us your best candid photos

Marissa Wu The decisive moment is one of my favorite photography concepts. It involves not only being in the right place, at the right time but also having the reflexes and expert compositional skills to tell a compelling story, one that’s often over as soon as the shutter clicks.  No doubt the master and pioneer… Continue reading The decisive moment: Show us your best candid photos

Tether Tools replaces its popular JerkStopper cable protection tool with its new TetherGuard system

Camera accessory manufacturer Tether Tools has released an updated version of one of its most popular products, the JerkStopper. After over a decade of service in various iterations, JerkStopper is being replaced by TetherTools new TetherGuard system. Like its predecessor, TetherGuard is designed to prevent your cables, such as HDMI, 3.5mm audio and power cables,… Continue reading Tether Tools replaces its popular JerkStopper cable protection tool with its new TetherGuard system

Weekly Photography Challenge – Paper

The post Weekly Photography Challenge – Paper appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime. We like to throw in a curve ball every now and then! Paper sounds dead easy, doesn’t it, and really it can be – here’s a piece of paper, here’s my photograph of it. But to make a… Continue reading Weekly Photography Challenge – Paper

How to Process RAW Photos in Pixelmator Pro

Pixelmator Pro has an extensive collection of tools for editing and retouching photos on a Mac, and with a one-time purchase price of $39.99, it’s extremely affordable for a professional quality photo editing software. They also provide a free trial that gives you the entire functionality of Pixelmator Pro, with no restrictions, for 15 days,… Continue reading How to Process RAW Photos in Pixelmator Pro

Photo Of The Day By Stan Bysshe

Photo By Stan Bysshe Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Noisy Young Tern” by Stan Bysshe. Location: Long Island, New York. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on… Continue reading Photo Of The Day By Stan Bysshe

In the absence of color, the story shines: our favorite reader-submitted B&W images

Oletta State Park, North Miami Beach, shot on Rollei IR film with a Yashica FR. Neal Martin Dorst The photographer Ted Grant once said that if you photograph in color, you photograph someone’s clothes. But if you photograph in B&W, you photograph their soul. Whether or not the subject is human, it’s true that B&W… Continue reading In the absence of color, the story shines: our favorite reader-submitted B&W images

Highlights from Melbourne’s PHOTO2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Huxleys at Photo 2022 © J Forsyth As we approach the closing weekend of PHOTO 2022, Asia-Pacific Photobook Archive’s Isabella Capezio shares her highlights Organised around the theme ‘Being Human’, PHOTO 2022 has activated Melbourne’s galleries and public spaces for the past three weeks. Impressive billboard-sized photographs dot the urban… Continue reading Highlights from Melbourne’s PHOTO2022

How to Generate Captions and Subtitles for Video Using Kapwing Speech-to-Text

Adding captions to your videos can potentially add a lot your video’s visibility.  In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Kapwing to easily make captions and translated subtitles for your clips. Why Kapwing Ah, transcription. You no longer have to do this tedious task by hand… kind of. There are a lot of great… Continue reading How to Generate Captions and Subtitles for Video Using Kapwing Speech-to-Text

How to Animate Handwriting With a Video Template for After Effects

Add a touch of elegance to your next video with a realistic handwriting animation! Watch the video below to learn exactly how it’s done. How to Animate Handwriting With a Template  Creating a handwriting effect in After Effects is easier than you think. You can use a simple handwriting animation template and customise it to… Continue reading How to Animate Handwriting With a Video Template for After Effects