Leitz Photographica Auction The 40th Leitz Photographica Auction (which also celebrates the auction house’s 20th anniversary) is taking place this June. It’s the biggest opportunity for photographic collectors to drop five-, six-, and seven-figure sums on important, weird, and otherwise wonderful camera gear. At the 39th Leitz Auction, for example, the headline Leica MP Black… Continue reading Is this prototype Leica the world’s most expensive camera?
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A Photographer’s Guide to On-Camera Flash and Speedlight Features
Welcome back to our Introduction to Flash Photography series. In this lesson, we’re learning all about the different options that you have when it comes to choosing a speedlight. Here’s what Scott says about his lights of choice: “My current go-to speedlight is a Canon 580EXII. I’ve got three of them and they have been… Continue reading A Photographer’s Guide to On-Camera Flash and Speedlight Features
How to Make a Parallax Motion Instagram Story Using a Photo in After Effects
In this quick tutorial, learn how to add motion to a photo or video in After Effects and make an Instagram story with a parallax effect. What You’ll Need You’ll need to have at least one foreground layer and one background layer, and you’ll want any layer other than the background to have an alpha… Continue reading How to Make a Parallax Motion Instagram Story Using a Photo in After Effects
11 Pinterest Ideas + 6 Essentials for Engaging Pin Design
In an endless feed with millions of Pins, only the BEST will stop the scroll. Learn how to master Pinterest Pin design and get more clicks. The post 11 Pinterest Ideas + 6 Essentials for Engaging Pin Design appeared first on The Shutterstock Blog.
Video Contributor: Li Ben
Li is a Chinese 360º videographer and photographer who shoots HD and 4K videos. He has been publishing 360º content on 360Cities since 2015.If you would like to visit the Summer Palace, the Olympic area, or the Chinese Pavilion in Beijing, visit Li’s profile page straight away. You’ll also find 360º videos of the lovely… Continue reading Video Contributor: Li Ben
NFT Trends: How experimental photography is expanding into the NFT space
In the spring of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, a Sotheby’s auction sale reached $3 million, breaking the existing record for an online sale of photography at the famed auction house. The sale included 227 images by legendary photographers, including Ansel Adams and Henri Cartier-Bresson, with the top lot going to a 1922… Continue reading NFT Trends: How experimental photography is expanding into the NFT space
Outsmart your iPhone camera’s overzealous AI
Dan Bracaglia Last weekend The New Yorker published an essay by Kyle Chayka with a headline guaranteed to pique my interest and raise my hackles: “Have iPhone Cameras Become Too Smart?” (March 18, 2022). Aside from being a prime example of Betteridge’s Law of Headlines, it feeds into the idea that computational photography is a… Continue reading Outsmart your iPhone camera’s overzealous AI
Celebrating creativity with spring-inspired minimalism
From Vincent van Gogh’s delicate almond blossoms, set against the clear blue sky, to Katsushika Hokusai’s vivid prints of birds and cherry blossoms, artworks have, for generations, heralded the coming of springtime. You might remember that in the spring of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, the artist David Hockney even released a series… Continue reading Celebrating creativity with spring-inspired minimalism
5 Top Animation Preset Kits for After Effects
Animation is a fun and engaging way to bring life to your video. You don’t necessarily need specialist skills to create animation, there are plenty of professional, pre-made templates to help. In this article, we cover a mix of our favourite After Effects templates available from Envato Elements and Envato Market. Top Animation Preset Packs… Continue reading 5 Top Animation Preset Kits for After Effects
5 Top Motion Preset Packs for After Effects
If you’re looking to add quick and easy motion to your videos using After Effects, then we’ve got the perfect, professionally made templates to help! In this article, we cover a mix of our favourite After Effects templates available from Envato Elements and Envato Market. Top Motion Preset Kits for Adobe After Effects Typography Pack Featured… Continue reading 5 Top Motion Preset Packs for After Effects