How to Use the Essential Sound Panel for Music in Premiere Pro

In this lesson from David Bode’s FREE Ultimate Premiere FAQ course, you’re going to learn how to use the Essential Sound panel to help you to mix and balance music against dialogue, sound effects, ambience, and more. Music Start by selecting your music track and tagging it as music in the Essential Sound panel. Presets… Continue reading How to Use the Essential Sound Panel for Music in Premiere Pro

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

Your next LED panel or TV may contain fish waste

A more efficient, environmentally-friendly LED may be just around the corner thanks to fish scales. Jonathan Kitchen/Getty It may sound fishy but the key to a better LED may be found in the sea. According to scientists at the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech), fish scales can be turned into surprisingly efficient LEDs with fairly… Continue reading Your next LED panel or TV may contain fish waste

Video: How to Establish Motivated Lighting for Natural Looking Interviews

Lighting plays one of the most prominent roles in the visual aspect of a film—no matter if it is an interview, a music video, or a Hollywood production. Here’s a primer for motivated interview lighting. The post Video: How to Establish Motivated Lighting for Natural Looking Interviews appeared first on The Shutterstock Blog.

How to Reduce Noise in Pictures Using Lightroom Classic

As photographers, we often work in light situations that are… less than ideal. One common way of dealing with low light is to crank up the gain, also called the ISO, on your camera. Unfortunately, the outcome is blotchy, splotchy areas that might distract from an otherwise perfect photo.  This image, photographed at ISO 16000,… Continue reading How to Reduce Noise in Pictures Using Lightroom Classic

10 Best Print-Inspired Halftone Effects (Color and Black-and-White) for Photoshop

A halftone effect is a technique that makes an image from dots of different sizes and opacities. You might recognize this distinctive look from comic books and newspaper photos. In the digital era, you can apply the halftone effect to your existing photos, illustrations, or designs, and you don’t have to be a designer to create your… Continue reading 10 Best Print-Inspired Halftone Effects (Color and Black-and-White) for Photoshop