How to Make a Rough Cut of Your Photo Portfolio

In this lesson, the sixth in a series from Chamira Young‘s course about making portfolios, you’ll learn how to make a rough cut of your group of images by eliminating the photos that are not the best.  In the previous lesson, “How to Assemble Photos for a Photography Portfolio“, you learnt how to review your photo… Continue reading How to Make a Rough Cut of Your Photo Portfolio

How to Use the Essential Sound Panel to Edit Dialogue in Premiere Pro

In this lesson from David Bode’s FREE Ultimate Premiere FAQ course, you’re going to learn about the Essential Sound panel and how you can use it to punch up and clean up your dialogue for better mixes. To address your audio issues in Premiere Pro, you going to use the Essential Sound panel to fix issues with… Continue reading How to Use the Essential Sound Panel to Edit Dialogue in Premiere Pro

How to Build a Basic Photo Post-Processing Workflow With Adobe Camera Raw

Photographing in RAW format gives you the best options for your post-processing as it’s retaining all the information from when you took the image. Due to that, though, RAW files have a large file size and look a little flat, so they might require a little more ‘post-shoot’ thought than some other formats. Here, we’ll… Continue reading How to Build a Basic Photo Post-Processing Workflow With Adobe Camera Raw

Why young people are embracing NFTs and crypto

According to a survey released by CNBC last year, almost half of Millennial millionaires have 25% or more of their wealth in crypto, with about half owning NFTs. By November, separate research from the Pew Research Center found that 31% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 said they’ve invested in, traded, or… Continue reading Why young people are embracing NFTs and crypto

Best Sony lenses in 2022

Abby Ferguson Best overall Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master II Check Price Best ultra-wide angle Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Check Price Best telephoto Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens Check Price Sony makes some impressive, highly capable cameras, and if you own one, it’s only natural that you want quality Sony lenses… Continue reading Best Sony lenses in 2022

10 Top Editorial Portrait LUTs and Lightroom Presets

Transform your portraits quickly and easily to give them colour grading that looks professional and eye-catching, with a selection of our favourite Lightroom presets and LUTs made by Envato professionals. In this article, we cover a mix of profiles (look-up tables) and presets available from Envato Elements and Envato Market. Top Editorial Portrait LUTs and… Continue reading 10 Top Editorial Portrait LUTs and Lightroom Presets

Edit stronger, faster, better with AI-powered presets

The editing platform Luminar Neo offers plenty of AI-powered sky replacement presets. Jeff Carlson It’s time to confess one of my biases. I’ve traditionally looked down on presets in photo editing software. I get their utility. With one click you can apply a specific look without messing with sliders or knowing the specifics of how… Continue reading Edit stronger, faster, better with AI-powered presets

Best Xiaomi phones for 2022

Abby Ferguson Most affordable Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G Check Price Best Redmi Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Check Price Best mid range Xiaomi 11T Pro Check Price Chances are you might not have heard of Xiaomi phones (pronounced shao-mee, think “show me the money”!), which translates to “little rice.” And yet they are one… Continue reading Best Xiaomi phones for 2022

Best binocular harness in 2022

Abby Ferguson Best overall Cotton Carrier 3G Binocular & Camera Harness Check Price Best shoulder harness Zeiss Comfort Carry Harness Check Price Best chest harness SITKA Mountain Optics Harness Check Price As a responsible field optics owner, you understand that protection and quick access are paramount in deciding what the best binocular harness is for… Continue reading Best binocular harness in 2022

7 Photography Jobs You Wish You Had

The global digital photography market is expected to reach $149.98 billion by 2026, growing from $79.12 in 2017. Cameras are getting better, and editing software is getting smarter. The technology is more accessible than it’s ever been, and interest in the medium—and the profession—is on the rise. According to a 2018 survey by PDN, the… Continue reading 7 Photography Jobs You Wish You Had