A guide to get your creative juices flowing

Julia Margaret Cameron taught herself how to use a sliding-box camera. Edward Steichen famously photographed the same cup and saucer more than a thousand times. For fifteen years, Edward Weston wrote in a diary—about his personal life and creative struggles. More recently, Stephen Shore challenged himself to share a daily iPhone photo on social media.… Continue reading A guide to get your creative juices flowing

How to Create Basic Titles in Premiere Pro Using Essential Graphics

In this lesson from David Bode’s FREE Ultimate Premiere FAQ course, you’re going to learn how to create some basic but really nice-looking titles in Premiere using the Essential Graphics panel. What Is the Essential Graphics Panel? The Essential Graphics panel was added to Premiere a few years ago, and it enables you to do… Continue reading How to Create Basic Titles in Premiere Pro Using Essential Graphics

1 million lucky creators will beta test AI image generator DALL-E

Using DALL-E, the prompt “An astronaut playing basketball with cats in space in a watercolor style” will return an image like this. DALL-E Text-to-image synthesizers have the power to make anyone into an artist, no art skills required. All you need is a little imagination and the power of artificial intelligence to create something spectacular… Continue reading 1 million lucky creators will beta test AI image generator DALL-E

Clueless cameraman creates comedy, calamity during championship track & field event

Athletes in the Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final run around a cameraman on the track. Patrick Smith/Getty Images A cameraman accidentally added an extra obstacle to the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon this week. The camera operator caused chaos for the 15 athletes when he meandered onto the track… Continue reading Clueless cameraman creates comedy, calamity during championship track & field event

How to Motion Track Colour Grades in DaVinci Resolve

Learn to colour correct like a pro with our free course DaVinci Resolve Colour Grading for Beginners. You’ll learn how to use each important tool in Resolve, including how to set up your project using scene cut detection, how to get clean skin tones with noise reduction, and how to create cinematic looks. In this… Continue reading How to Motion Track Colour Grades in DaVinci Resolve

How to Use the Healing Brush to Retouch Photos in Lightroom Classic

Have ever tried to hide imperfections in skin or remove some dust or dirt from your image? Of course you have, but if you haven’t been using the Healing Brush in Lightroom Classic, then this tutorial is for you! The Healing Brush going to save you a ton of time in your retouching, and the… Continue reading How to Use the Healing Brush to Retouch Photos in Lightroom Classic

Getty Images is releasing an archive of 30,000 images on the African & Black Diaspora

The initiative presents over 200 years’ worth of images depicting people, places, and events of the African and Black diaspora. Getty Images Duke Ellington leans over a piano. French colonial troops stand to attention during World War I. Abolitionists, cricket teams, Malcom X, The Jackson 5, a Dior runway show. These images are among the… Continue reading Getty Images is releasing an archive of 30,000 images on the African & Black Diaspora

How to be a conscientious travel photographer: Creating thoughtful images with Susan Portnoy

The Tiger’s Nest monastery in Bhutan. Susan Portnoy So, you’re packing your bags—and your camera—for a little summer vacation. It’s only natural that you’ll want to document your trip, but, what’s the point of taking pictures at popular destinations when millions of others are, too? PopPhoto chatted with award-winning travel photographer Susan Portnoy of The… Continue reading How to be a conscientious travel photographer: Creating thoughtful images with Susan Portnoy

A Review of the Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Lens

A 24-70mm f/2.8 lens is the workhorse of choice for a lot of photographers and filmmakers, useful for a huge range of situations and genres. For Sony shooters, there is the new FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II, and this excellent video review takes a look at the lens and the performance and image quality you… Continue reading A Review of the Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II Lens