The life of a professional photographer is defined, in part, by the once-in-a-lifetime moments: the trips to faraway places, the collaborations with stylists and other artists, and the chance to work with inspiring brands. But behind every exciting moment are countless not-so-exciting moments: the travel logistics, the gear rentals, the invoices, the bills, and perhaps… Continue reading Bookkeeping tips for freelance photographers
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7 Simple Projects for Premiere Pro: Quick and Useful Templates for Every Editor
You don’t have to create everything from scratch: use templates and preset packs to give your workflow a boost. Even experienced video producers can use a head start on projects sometimes. If you’re an Adobe Premiere user, you have tons of ways to save time. In this feature, we sample from the Premiere templates on… Continue reading 7 Simple Projects for Premiere Pro: Quick and Useful Templates for Every Editor
Using rental equipment to elevate your commercial photoshoots
Between $3,000 cameras, $1,000 lenses, $500 speedlights, and $300 LED panels, photo studio costs can add up quickly. It can also be a pain to store and transport all your gear, especially when you add 16-pound c-stands and giant octaboxes into the mix. “Not only do photographers have to haul everything from shoot to shoot,… Continue reading Using rental equipment to elevate your commercial photoshoots
How to Use Advanced Motion Tracking in After Effects
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, we are going to pick up right where we left off in the last tutorial talking about basic motion tracking. Today, you’ll learn how to apply that motion tracking data to an object. You’ll learn how to attach some text to the object we worked with in the… Continue reading How to Use Advanced Motion Tracking in After Effects
Top Video and Photography Templates for Halloween
It’s almost Halloween, so dust off your tacky ornaments and your weird and wonderful costumes and start getting into the spooky spirit. Here, we have five of our favourite Halloween-themed assets for photo and video, as well as some of our top tips to help your project have maximum impact. Top Halloween Video Template for… Continue reading Top Video and Photography Templates for Halloween
3 Top Tree-Themed After Effects Video Templates to Celebrate Biodiversity and Forests
Trees are such an important part of the world’s ecosystem. Their forests provide essential habitats for animals and other plants, as well as playing a significant role in slowing climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide. But still, each year, we lose an area of forest about the size of England. International Day of Forests has… Continue reading 3 Top Tree-Themed After Effects Video Templates to Celebrate Biodiversity and Forests
20 Top Lightroom Presets for Photography — Instant Image Filters and Photo Effects
Lightroom presets can speed up your photo-editing workflow and help create a consistent look in your photography. Here, we showcase our favorite Lightroom Presets from Envato Elements. If you’re a professional photographer who constantly uses Adobe Lightroom or other editing software, you’ll love our subscription-based marketplace. For a low monthly fee, Envato Elements gives you… Continue reading 20 Top Lightroom Presets for Photography — Instant Image Filters and Photo Effects
How to Install .MOGRTs in Premiere Pro + Free Template
In this tutorial you’ll learn how to make an animated text-based motion graphics opener video from a free template for Premiere Pro, adding your own media and modifying text, colours, and font. An opener is a memorable, attention-getting beginning for your video. YouTube creators, for example, often do a quick on-screen address to say “hey”… Continue reading How to Install .MOGRTs in Premiere Pro + Free Template
10 Top Documentary Title Templates for Premiere Pro — 2 Free
The title sequence is your chance to get viewers excited for the upcoming feature. If you’d like to impress with your documentary titles then try using a professionally made motion graphics template. On this page we take a look at ten top Premiere Pro templates for documentaries, available from Envato: we review premium templates from… Continue reading 10 Top Documentary Title Templates for Premiere Pro — 2 Free
Spotlight on flat lay photography and how to incorporate it in your commercial portfolio
It’s a trend you’ve seen all over your social media feeds, initially popularized by brands like Sephora, Apple, and Gap and proliferating under hashtags like #flatlay, #flatlays, #flaylaystyle, #flatlaytoday. “Flat lay photography” is exactly what it sounds like: a straight overhead-style shot of objects arranged neatly on a flat surface. The curated Instagram page @flatlays… Continue reading Spotlight on flat lay photography and how to incorporate it in your commercial portfolio