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

The ‘anti-Instagram’ app only lets you post once a day

The BeReal app only allows users to post one image a day. BeReal For a while in the early-2010s, Instagram was the trendiest app going. It was a place for photographers, hipsters, and everyone else to share their photos (or at least photos of their brunch). Oh, how things have changed since then. Now Instagram,… Continue reading The ‘anti-Instagram’ app only lets you post once a day

How to Use Focal Length to Compress Elements in a Photograph

If you’re a photographer and you’d like to know more about lenses, then you’ll love our free course, What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to compress space with photography lenses. How to Compress for Composition With Photography Lenses Higher focal length lenses compress an image and make people’s faces… Continue reading How to Use Focal Length to Compress Elements in a Photograph

Choosing a Focal Length for Portrait Photography

If you’re a photographer and you’d like to know more about lenses, then you’ll love our free course, What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use focal length when making portraits. Picking Lenses for Portrait Photography You can take a photo of anything you like with any lens, but… Continue reading Choosing a Focal Length for Portrait Photography

2022 fall trends to start shooting now!

With the back-to-school season on the horizon, and the fall and winter holidays arriving shortly thereafter, we’re entering a busy time for retail and marketing. What’s more, research from McKinsey indicates that more consumers in the US are trying new brands than they did in 2020 and 2021, meaning that companies and advertisers will have… Continue reading 2022 fall trends to start shooting now!

Oh, snap! Meet the Polaroid street photographer using an old-school Speed Graphic

Antoine has a bevy of cameras, but the Speed Graphic is the showstopper. Jean Andre Antoine “I haven’t shot digital photography in over a decade probably,” Jean Andre Antoine admits. The Harlem native is taking our phone call from the “office,” which for this street photographer means Prince Street between Broadway and Crosby in New… Continue reading Oh, snap! Meet the Polaroid street photographer using an old-school Speed Graphic