Photographer captures a ‘once-in-a-lifetime image’ of astronauts spacewalking outside the ISS

The International Space Station. German astronomer and photographer, Sebastian Voltmer, recently accomplished a most impressive feat: capturing astronauts on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station, from the comfort of planet Earth, using nothing more than an off-the-shelf telescope. About the photo Update: 2 Spacewalkers Imaged From The Ground During the #spacewalk of the two… Continue reading Photographer captures a ‘once-in-a-lifetime image’ of astronauts spacewalking outside the ISS

How to Subtitle Videos Automatically in Premiere Pro Using Speech-to-Text

Transcribing speech in videos used to be a time-consuming and taxing exercise, but today with Sensei Speech-to-Text included in the latest versions of Adobe Premiere Pro, transcription is a breeze. In this tutorial you will learn how to use Adobe’s Sensei Speech-to-Text feature in three simple steps.  1. Create Transcription With your video opened in… Continue reading How to Subtitle Videos Automatically in Premiere Pro Using Speech-to-Text

Richard Gere’s $2 million photo collection is up for auction

Richard Avedon (1923-2004), Bob Dylan, Folk Singer, New York City, 1963. Gelatin silver print, printed 1967. Image/sheet: 19⅞ x 16 in (50.4 x 40.6). Estimate: $60,000-80,000. Richard Avedon / Christie’s Online / The Richard Gere Collection In an online auction, Christie’s is offering over 140 photographs in 139 lots from actor Richard Gere’s incredible photographic… Continue reading Richard Gere’s $2 million photo collection is up for auction

Amplifying voices and causes through NFTs

As the world watched the invasion of Ukraine, artists worldwide rallied together to help, with many using NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, to provide aid. In early March, UkraineDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization, released an NFT of the Ukrainian flag, raising $6.7 million for relief. In 72 hours, the sale drew more than 3,200 individual contributions.… Continue reading Amplifying voices and causes through NFTs

8 Colourful Preset Packs to Add Picture Styles to Video Using Premiere Pro (LUTs)

The magic of these Premiere color effects is that they help you generate ideas for your footage. Try them out easily and your film may take an entirely new direction. Note: these assets are labelled by the authors as “Lightroom presets”, but they also include LUT versions that are ready to use in Adobe Premiere. Top Color Grading LUT Packs for… Continue reading 8 Colourful Preset Packs to Add Picture Styles to Video Using Premiere Pro (LUTs)

12 Top Wedding Slideshow Templates for After Effects (1 Free)

Here are 12 of our favorite After Effects projects for romantic, love, or wedding-themed videos, just in time for the big day, from Envato Elements, Envato Market, and Mixkit.  Top Wedding Slideshow Templates for After Effects  Wedding Slideshow Featured After Effects Wedding Slideshow Pack from Envato Elements A high quality graphic pack to display and… Continue reading 12 Top Wedding Slideshow Templates for After Effects (1 Free)

Is this prototype Leica the world’s most expensive camera?

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?

How Add Fill Light to Portrait Photos Using the Built-in Flash on Your Camera

Welcome back to ‘Introduction to Flash Photography‘. In this lesson, you’ll learn about the flash that many DSLRs have built right into them. This flash is known as the pop-up flash because it pops up when you want to use it. In my opinion, the best time to use a pop-up flash is never, if… Continue reading How Add Fill Light to Portrait Photos Using the Built-in Flash on Your Camera

How to Bounce Your Flash for Soft Lighting in Portrait and Event Photos

Welcome back to ‘Introduction to Flash Photography‘. In this lesson we’re going to be learning about bouncing flash. I think that bouncing flash is probably the easiest and quickest way to improve your flash photography. Bouncing flash is just what it sounds like. Instead of pointing your flash directly at your subject, what you want… Continue reading How to Bounce Your Flash for Soft Lighting in Portrait and Event Photos