The word “juxtaposition” has long dominated exhibition catalogs and artist statements, used by everyone from architects to painters, but some of today’s biggest mainstream photography trends also revolve around the theme of juxtaposition. From forced perspectives of people “holding up” the sun or moon to landscape photos of “tiny people in big places” to double-take… Continue reading Juxtaposition in photography | 26 Examples to inspire your photography
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How to Add Lens Flares in After Effects
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to add lens flares in Adobe After Effects using an example animation project. Lens flares are just the right thing when you need to add a little bit of flash and pizzazz to your project. Our example animation project has an almost retro-futuristic vibe going… Continue reading How to Add Lens Flares in After Effects
This camera lets you choose what to photograph—and ignores the rest
Using several diffractive layers, the camera filters out unwanted information in the light propagation phase before it is recorded. Bijie Bai, Yi Luo, Tianyi Gan, Jingtian Hu, Yuhang Li, Yifan Zhao, Deniz Mengu, Mona Jarrahi & Aydogan Ozcan The concept of selective imaging—the idea that you only keep the parts of an image you need—isn’t… Continue reading This camera lets you choose what to photograph—and ignores the rest
100+ Awesome Photoshop Effects Tutorials
Photoshop is clearly our favorite photo editing software. In this article, we have listed 100+ best Photoshop effects tutorials that will show you how to perform a wide range of tasks including age progression, Instagram-like effects, lomo effects, and light leaks, as well as vintage and retro effects that you can use to help improve… Continue reading 100+ Awesome Photoshop Effects Tutorials
3 Top Art Portfolio Slideshow Video Templates for After Effects
These days, video is all the rage. That’s because the dynamic combination of moving images, sound, and sometimes text captures the eye and holds the viewer’s attention. If you want to bring a similar dynamism to your 2D art or still images, then using an art portfolio slideshow is a great idea. Today we’ll share… Continue reading 3 Top Art Portfolio Slideshow Video Templates for After Effects
How to Master Clip Effects in Premiere Pro
In this lesson on How to Master Clip Effects in Premiere Pro from David Bode’s FREE Premiere Pro Tutorial Course, you will learn how to apply effects to your source clips to save you time and energy. What Is a Source Clip? Source clips (previously known as master clips) are objects in the Project panel… Continue reading How to Master Clip Effects in Premiere Pro
David Ulrich: How to be a more mindful photographer
Swimming Pool, Cape Cod, MA. © David Ulrich David Ulrich is a photographer, writer, and teacher. He worked as an assistant to Minor White, drank with Ansel Adams, and crossed paths with many of the great photographers of the late 20th century. His life was changed when he witnessed the Kent State shootings in 1970,… Continue reading David Ulrich: How to be a more mindful photographer
100 Free Photoshop Actions (And How to Make Your Own)
Photoshop actions capture all of the steps needed to transform a file and let you apply them with just one click. And with a single click, you can take the creative photo effect and workflow steps from another artist and add them to your own picture, creating everything from improved portraits to radically altered double-images. … Continue reading 100 Free Photoshop Actions (And How to Make Your Own)
55 More Useful and Stylish Video Templates for After Effects (5 Free)
In this article, we cover templates and projects for Adobe After Effects that have proven popular on Envato’s creative markets and services over the last couple of years. We’ll also introduce you to some brand new Adobe After Effects templates with great potential! Envato Elements is the best option if you’re a video creator who… Continue reading 55 More Useful and Stylish Video Templates for After Effects (5 Free)
Learn 2D Animation Basics in Blender
What You’ll Be Creating Blender is famous for being great for 3D, but did you know that it is also amazing for 2D animation? This is a relatively new feature introduced in Blender 2.8, and it includes a number of unique functionalities and tools that work extremely well for creating 2D animations. What You’ll Learn… Continue reading Learn 2D Animation Basics in Blender