500px and Neil Dankoff Photography Competition: Winners Announced!

The results are in… Round two of the 500px and Neil Dankoff Photography Competition has come to an end. The judges were blown away with the submissions and after much deliberation, we couldn’t be more excited to announce the winners, runner-ups, and honorable mentions from the competition. A recap of the drool-worthy prizes Runners-up and… Continue reading 500px and Neil Dankoff Photography Competition: Winners Announced!

Summer fun in the sun: Our favorite reader-submitted Photos of the Day

Jason Simpson Summer is here and in the Southern United States, that means rain, generous drops, rumbling thunder, and humidity. But elsewhere, summer is the beach, the pool, or a walk on a pier. Summer is also fireworks—and lots of them. This week’s challenge asked readers to submit photos that showed what summer is to… Continue reading Summer fun in the sun: Our favorite reader-submitted Photos of the Day

Best telephoto lenses for Canon in 2022

Stan Horaczek Best overall Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS Check Price Best for wildlife Canon RF 100-500 f/4.5-7.1L IS Check Price Best value Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS Check Price Telephoto lenses take up a huge market segment, with lenses ranging from 70mm up to and beyond 800mm. That’s a lot of variety to… Continue reading Best telephoto lenses for Canon in 2022

Nine tips for making original photos in famous places

A few years ago, research from Panoramio—Google’s old geo-located tagging, photo-sharing website—revealed the world’s most photographed cities. Their findings? New York was the most photographed city, with the most photographed spot being the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Second place went to Rome, with the top spot being the Roman Catholic church Trinità… Continue reading Nine tips for making original photos in famous places

How to Animate a Dancing Character With ActorCore and Blender for Free

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use ActorCore to find and download characters and animations you need, for free. From there you’ll learn how to import them into a project using Blender to create a video. The topics we cover here are: How to download the 3D characters and animations from ActorCore How to… Continue reading How to Animate a Dancing Character With ActorCore and Blender for Free

Fairlight Kit Guide: Here are the Basics You Need to Edit Audio in DaVinci Resolve

Audio editing with Fairlight, in DaVinci Resolve, is designed to be user-friendly, with an intuitive interface that allows you to see what’s going on with your project. However, you will need a few things to make audio editing functional and more fun. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to find an affordable audio interface, pick… Continue reading Fairlight Kit Guide: Here are the Basics You Need to Edit Audio in DaVinci Resolve

Freeze! This week’s best reader-submitted Photos of the Day

Anthony R Gargano Candid photos may conjure up that really unflattering picture your uncle took at your wedding with his shiny new camera. The angle is wrong, he’s somehow added 50 pounds to everyone, and the facial expressions…well, we don’t need to say any more about that. However, great candid images do exist—case in point,… Continue reading Freeze! This week’s best reader-submitted Photos of the Day

How to Use a Limiter to Boost Voice Recording Levels in DaVinci Resolve

Working on audio in DaVinci Resolve’s Fairlight suite is enjoyable: Fairlight has a thoughtful design, a huge selection of great tools, and room for more audio channels than you’ll likely ever need. In this tutorial you’ll learn about using the limiter tool to increase the volume of spoken-word recordings and dialogue, while avoiding peaking. What… Continue reading How to Use a Limiter to Boost Voice Recording Levels in DaVinci Resolve

How to Use Expanders and Gates to Reduce Audio Background Noise in DaVinci Resolve

Recording audio at home is always a tricky feat, from microphones picking up sounds you hadn’t even realized where there to begin with, or squeezing in a functional workplace. A big culprit in my recordings, even after I’ve done everything I can, is the computer fan. The good news is that there’s great tools in… Continue reading How to Use Expanders and Gates to Reduce Audio Background Noise in DaVinci Resolve