6 Tips for Beautiful Portraits on Location

The post 6 Tips for Beautiful Portraits on Location appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Darlene Hildebrandt. Struggling to capture great on-location portraits? You’re not alone. Unlike studio portrait photography, photoshoots on location can be unpredictable and stressful. Even if you’re using a flash, you generally need to factor in the… Continue reading 6 Tips for Beautiful Portraits on Location

Fiction and absurdity: Thomas Rousset’s exaggerated explorations of rural life

Reading Time: 2 minutes © Thomas Rousset. Set in the village of Prabert in France, Rousset’s images play on the eccentricities of the village and its people, transforming them lovingly into caricatures and tableaus During his childhood, Thomas Rousset spent a great deal of time among the detritus of a traditional rural life. Alongside the… Continue reading Fiction and absurdity: Thomas Rousset’s exaggerated explorations of rural life

Lightroom Classic for Beginners — Free Video Tutorial (2hrs)

Get started with photography in Adobe Lightroom Classic using this free 2-hour video course. You’ll learn all the tools and techniques you need to edit photos with confidence. Watch Lightroom Classic for Beginners for Free Here  Table of Contents This course contains 38 lessons organised into eight chapters. In total, the video runs two hours… Continue reading Lightroom Classic for Beginners — Free Video Tutorial (2hrs)

The best gifts for photo and video creators

Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best backpack for traveling creatives WANDRD PRVKE 31L Photography Travel Backpack SEE IT Best for capturing aerial footage DJI Mavic 3 Classic SEE IT Best external recorder Atomos Shogun 7 SEE IT Chances are… Continue reading The best gifts for photo and video creators

Tokina is now offering three ultra-compact super-telephoto lenses

Tokina Super-telephoto lenses are typically large, unwieldy, and expensive pieces of technology. They can easily run you upwards of $12,000 and weigh more than five pounds. But Japanese lens maker Tokina aims to change all that and has announced three new ultra-compact super-telephoto lenses via an IndieGoGo campaign. The three lenses are part of the… Continue reading Tokina is now offering three ultra-compact super-telephoto lenses

Essential After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts: Quick Guide

There are a ton of shortcuts, and which ones you need to remember depends on your workflow. The Basics: The first keyboard shortcuts I ever learned, were the keys to display certain properties. S shows Scale, P shows Position, A shows Anchor Point, R for Rotation, and T for Opacity (T is for Transparency I… Continue reading Essential After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts: Quick Guide

How to Attach Lav Microphones to Clothing: Essential Lapel Mic Kit

Just like “shotgun” microphones, there are bunch of useful accessories to help lavaliere microphones perform their best. In this lesson you’ll learn about the essentials to keep in your kit. Wearable Microphones Let’s look at some of the accessories that come with this type of microphone. Our example is an Audio Technica 899W, and there… Continue reading How to Attach Lav Microphones to Clothing: Essential Lapel Mic Kit

Capturing emotion in your commercial portraits

Emotion has a powerful influence over our everyday purchasing decisions, and this year, new research from the research consultancy Brand Keys revealed just how far that influence goes. In 1997, researchers found that rational considerations weighed more heavily than emotional ones when driving brand loyalty. However, that’s changed today, with emotional considerations outpacing rational ones.… Continue reading Capturing emotion in your commercial portraits

7 Kawaii Templates for Videos in After Effects

Kawaii, overly simplified, is a Japanese word for cute. The word has been derived from a longer phase that describes someone who has started blushing (again, overly-simplifying here), and has come to have a cultural meaning that can be used to describe certain human (and non-human) qualities, specific styles of manga, handwriting, fashion, video, and… Continue reading 7 Kawaii Templates for Videos in After Effects