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 lesson, you’ll learn what colour grading is and how you can make it work to tell better visual stories. Colour Grading: What Is It and Why Do We Need… Continue reading What Is Color Grading? Learn Visual Storytelling for Video Post-Production
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How to Use Curves to Color Correct Photos in Lightroom Classic
Adobe Lightroom is a photographer’s best friend: with so many tools to adjust your images, you have everything you need to process your RAW images to match your vision. In this tutorial, you’re going to learn one of Lightroom’s most powerful but lesser-known features: color tone curves. This tool gives you an easy visual guide to… Continue reading How to Use Curves to Color Correct Photos in Lightroom Classic
How to choose the perfect time for your shoot
Karl Lundholm loves shooting on the water half an hour before sunset, while Ryan Locknecker has a passion for watching the sunrise in the mountains. Ueli Frischknecht prefers twilight—“that brief moment right before sunrise.” Daniel Casson likes shooting in the morning because of the combination of fog and sunlight, while Elsa Bleda feels drawn to… Continue reading How to choose the perfect time for your shoot
Best monitors for graphic design for 2022
Stan Horaczek Best overall BenQ PD3220U Check Price Best for Mac LG 27MD5KB-B Ultrafine 27″ Check Price Best for graphic design and photography ViewSonic VP3268a Check Price Monitors for graphic design have some very specific requirements beyond the typical displays found in homes and offices. Graphic designers frequently work in fine detail, so sharpness and… Continue reading Best monitors for graphic design for 2022
Best touchscreen monitors of 2022
Stan Horaczek Best for business Dell P2418HT 24IN IPS Check Price Great features and good media delivery across the board. Best Budget ASUS VT168HR Check Price Stripped down TN touchscreen for controls and business applications. Best overall Wacom Cintiq Pro 16 Check Price Immaculate screen, and excellent drawing and design tools in a pen /… Continue reading Best touchscreen monitors of 2022
Best 3D printers under $500
Stan Horaczek Best Overall Creality Ender 3 S1 Check Price A great filament printer with good modability and a wide feature set. Best Resin ANYCUBIC Photon M3 Check Price A super detailed 4k resin printer. Best For Home ELEGOO Mars 3 Pro Check Price Exceptional print quality with a product family that makes it great… Continue reading Best 3D printers under $500
How to Fix Over- and Under-Saturated Photos Using Lightroom Classic
Correction is the art of restoring an image to a neutral state. It brings an image to a lifelike rendition of the scene, making it look similar to how you remember it. Common adjustments like exposure, contrast, and composition are the first steps you take to bring an image back into a neutral state. Some… Continue reading How to Fix Over- and Under-Saturated Photos Using Lightroom Classic
These 10 Nikon lenses will soon cost more
Price increases won’t impact F-mount glass. Nikon Considering picking up a new Nikon lens? Better move fast! The brand says price increases on 10 popular Nikon Z-mount lenses will be hitting the US on August 1, 2022. The reason given? Global supply chain issues. Related: Nikon quietly discontinues 14 more DSLR lenses Hints of rising… Continue reading These 10 Nikon lenses will soon cost more
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
The year’s best bird photography highlights the humor, beauty, and fragility of avian life
Amateur Honorable Mention: Common Raven in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Ankur Khurana A father-son White-tailed Kite duo on the hunt. A Western Grebe feeding her chicks. A Nashville Warbler dining on snails. Today, the National Audubon Society has unveiled its winners of the 13th annual Audubon Photography Awards, selected from over 2,400 entrants representing… Continue reading The year’s best bird photography highlights the humor, beauty, and fragility of avian life