Tips for photographers on how to tackle pre-shoot anxiety

Consider this: according to research from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, artists experience more stress and anxiety when compared to those in other fields, but they also measure higher in terms of strengths such as hope or ego resilience—or the ability to recover from difficult times. In other words, artists might have more anxiety… Continue reading Tips for photographers on how to tackle pre-shoot anxiety

3 Top Spooky Halloween Video Templates for Premiere Pro

If you’re creating video to mark the horrifying holiday of Halloween, then give our top Halloween video templates for Premiere Pro a try—they’re a scream! Halloween holiday background – available from Envato Elements 3 Top Spooky Halloween Video Templates for Premiere Pro Halloween has developed into a good excuse for us all to get dressed… Continue reading 3 Top Spooky Halloween Video Templates for Premiere Pro

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

How to Use Basic Motion Tracking, Camera Tracking, and Text in After Effects

What You’ll Be Creating In this lesson you’re going to learn how to do some basic motion tracking to add text to a shot.  To follow along with this lesson, make sure to open up the motion tracking.aep file which you can download here. You’re also going to need the video file below, which you… Continue reading How to Use Basic Motion Tracking, Camera Tracking, and Text in After 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

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

12 Top Promo Video Templates for Premiere Pro: Make Ads Quickly

Whether you’re promoting a brand, the next new fashion, or even your YouTube channel, you’ll find inspiration here. Meet 12 of the best promo video templates for Adobe Premiere Pro. Each one is professionally crafted and adds instant style to your video project. Top Promo Video Templates From Envato Elements Modern Fashion Promo Featured Premiere… Continue reading 12 Top Promo Video Templates for Premiere Pro: Make Ads Quickly

How to Use Fisheye Lenses for 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 about fisheye lenses and see what they look like in action, as well as how to correct the curve if you prefer a straighter image. How… Continue reading How to Use Fisheye Lenses for Photography