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Portraits from the Summer of Love, and four other photo book picks

Shenandoah Jordan, Super Adaptoid, Lady Glorious, Matthew, and Steve Culligan in a Convertible, Haight Street, August 13, 1968. From Elaine Mayes’ “The Haight-Ashbury Portraits 1967–1968”. © Elaine Mayes In this season’s photo book selection, we look at early color photographs by urban street photographer, Mitch Epstein; Elaine Mayes’s portraits of hippies and oddballs at the… Continue reading Portraits from the Summer of Love, and four other photo book picks

How to Use and Choose Standard Lenses for Photography

If you’re a photographer and you’d like to know more about lenses, then you’ll love our free course, What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses. The standard zoom lens is a great lens to have for situations where you need flexibility and quality. In this tutorial, you’ll learn why it’s called a standard zoom and see… Continue reading How to Use and Choose Standard Lenses for Photography

Get larger than life with Laowa’s new 58mm 2x macro for mirrorless

© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza/Venus Optics It’s been a busy year for Venus Optics. With new releases numbering in the double digits, ranging from compact ultra-wides to shift lenses, the Anhui, China-based brand is building a reputation for its well-priced, specialized glass. And this latest release, the Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra-Macro APO “CA-Dreamer” looks to be… Continue reading Get larger than life with Laowa’s new 58mm 2x macro for mirrorless

10 Top Title Animation Presets for Premiere Pro

What you say is just as important as how you say it. Animated titles get your point across with a visual tone that suits and elevates your footage. Whether you have a distinct title animation style in mind for your video or want to peruse the options, here are several that caught our eye—and very… Continue reading 10 Top Title Animation Presets for Premiere Pro

Leica M11 sample photos: 60 megapixels sure looks good

Converted from DNG, vignetting reduced | ISO 64 | 1/500 sec | f/8. Jeff Keller The flagship Leica M11 rangefinder launched earlier this year boasting a host of upgrades, most notably, a higher-resolution sensor and a more powerful processor. And yet, the camera sports the same basic design as its ancestors, dating back to the… Continue reading Leica M11 sample photos: 60 megapixels sure looks good

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

How to Imagine a Look and Evaluate Video for Colour Grading in DaVinci Resolve

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 DaVinci Resolve tutorial, you will learn how to use colour grading to create feeling. How to Imagine a Look and Evaluate Video for Colour Grading in DaVinci Resolve Some… Continue reading How to Imagine a Look and Evaluate Video for Colour Grading in DaVinci Resolve

How to Use Noise Reduction and Smooth Skin Tones in DaVinci Resolve

Learn to colour correct like a pro with our free course DaVinci Resolve Colour Grading for Beginners. You’ll learn how to use each important tool in Resolve, including how to set up your project, how to use scene cut detection, create cinematic look, and this tutorial, which introduces noise reduction and how to use it… Continue reading How to Use Noise Reduction and Smooth Skin Tones in DaVinci Resolve