Consider this: according to research from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, artists experience more stress and anxiety when compared to those in other fields, but they also measure higher in terms of strengths such as hope or ego resilience—or the ability to recover from difficult times. In other words, artists might have more anxiety… Continue reading Tips for photographers on how to tackle pre-shoot anxiety
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How to Use Advanced Motion Tracking in After Effects
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, we are going to pick up right where we left off in the last tutorial talking about basic motion tracking. Today, you’ll learn how to apply that motion tracking data to an object. You’ll learn how to attach some text to the object we worked with in the… Continue reading How to Use Advanced Motion Tracking in After Effects
3 Top Spooky Halloween Video Templates for Premiere Pro
If you’re creating video to mark the horrifying holiday of Halloween, then give our top Halloween video templates for Premiere Pro a try—they’re a scream! Halloween holiday background – available from Envato Elements 3 Top Spooky Halloween Video Templates for Premiere Pro Halloween has developed into a good excuse for us all to get dressed… Continue reading 3 Top Spooky Halloween Video Templates for Premiere Pro
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
How to use a trail camera for hunting
Here are some tips on how to successfully use a trail camera. Brandon Miller Every hunting season, many hunters grab their trail camera and set up on a game trail in hopes of capturing glimpses of their next potential target. Using a trail camera can be highly rewarding, giving you insight into the animals that… Continue reading How to use a trail camera for hunting
Scales, feathers & fuzz: Show us your best pet portraits
It’s ok if your pet portrait is a bit non-traditional. Dan Bracaglia There’s nothing quite like bonding with a member of another species. Inviting creatures, large or small, into your home to love and care for is one of the great joys of life. And though it may not be easy, it’s surely worth the… Continue reading Scales, feathers & fuzz: Show us your best pet portraits
18 Top Title Templates for Premiere Pro — Text Motion Graphics
The opening titles are your first chance to really wow the audience. In this article we’ve chosen 18 of the Best Premiere Pro Animated Title Templates from Envato Elements and VideoHive. They’re perfect for getting your viewers eager to see the rest of your video. How to Add Text in Premiere Pro Learn how to… Continue reading 18 Top Title Templates for Premiere Pro — Text Motion Graphics
On-Camera Audio Recording: Pencil Condenser Microphones
It’s important to understand what microphones do and how they work when capturing audio. Each type and model comes with its own set of features and characteristics that can be used to your advantage when recording a subject. In this audio recording tutorial, we’re going over pencil condenser microphones. So let’s jump in and start… Continue reading On-Camera Audio Recording: Pencil Condenser Microphones
Nobody understands depth of field and it’s all Apple’s fault
A shallow depth of field can result in bokeh or soft, circular renderings in the out-of-focus portions of an image. Some lenses have more pleasing bokeh than others. Tang Ming Tung/Getty You’ve likely seen plenty of photos with soft, out-of-focus backgrounds. With the right setting, they can look rather dreamy with brightly colored circles (called… Continue reading Nobody understands depth of field and it’s all Apple’s fault