How to Scale Up Painting Business Ideas and Branding

Get your painting business ideas off the ground with insights on how to create and scale up your creative brand. The post How to Scale Up Painting Business Ideas and Branding appeared first on The Shutterstock Blog.

The Star Wars Lightsaber was based on a camera flash handle

DigitalRev In-Focus We love when nerdy things collide here at Pop Photo, and that is precisely what happened with the creation of perhaps the most iconic movie prop of all time. As the video below from DigitalRev In-Focus explains, George Lucas wanted the props in the Star Wars films to look used in order to… Continue reading The Star Wars Lightsaber was based on a camera flash handle

New: Publish Your AI Generated Panoramas on 360Cities

We’re pleased to confirm that we are accepting AI generated panoramas. In fact, we already have some interesting examples to share with you: Fantasy Landscape AI by Fabrice Monchâtre Lavander in the Fields AI by Fabrice Monchâtre Digital painting of Sunflowers fields in Provence by Alain AUZERAL Digital painting of Lavander fields in Provence by… Continue reading New: Publish Your AI Generated Panoramas on 360Cities

Lens Flare Trends! What Is Lens Flare and How to Add It?

What You’ll Be Creating Today, we will be taking a look at what a lens flare is, why it can be both good and bad, and how to add lens flare in Photoshop. Let’s find out how this hardware error turned into an artistic asset! What We’ll Learn You’re ready to begin learning about lens… Continue reading Lens Flare Trends! What Is Lens Flare and How to Add It?

Make a Trendy Double Exposure Effect in Photoshop

What You’ll Be Creating You’ve probably seen this interesting effect of two or more overlapping photos. In this double exposure Photoshop tutorial, we’ll create a trendy double exposure effect from scratch. We’ll use Blending Modes and Clipping Masks in a few steps. But first, let’s get the basics right. What Is Double Exposure? The multiple… Continue reading Make a Trendy Double Exposure Effect in Photoshop

Remembering Mik Critchlow, the North East’s great narrator

All images © Mik Critchlow The social documentary photographer, who passed away last week on his 68th birthday, told the story of his industrial hometown of Ashington with unparalleled insight and sensitivity To remember Mik Critchlow is to tell the story of a place, a man whose life and photographs existed in symbiotic union with… Continue reading Remembering Mik Critchlow, the North East’s great narrator

Best 3D printers under $1000 in 2023

Stan Horaczek We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best Overall R QIDI X-Plus SEE IT Great prints with easy assembly. Best Budget Creality Ender-3 S1 SEE IT An affordable hobbyists printer with some power-features. Best Resin ANYCUBIC Photon Mono X 6K SEE… Continue reading Best 3D printers under $1000 in 2023

15 places every landscape photographer should add to their bucket list

For William Henry Jackson in 1870, it was Yellowstone Lake. In 1904, for Edward Steichen, it was a tucked-away pond nestled in the woods at Mamaroneck, New York. For Eliot Porter in 1962, it was the woodlands of New England. For Galen Rowell, it was Half Dome in Yosemite in 1972. For some of history’s… Continue reading 15 places every landscape photographer should add to their bucket list

How to Add Light Rays in Photoshop With Your Own Brushes

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to make light rays in Photoshop using an easy technique. To do that, you’ll use different filters and color adjustments. These light ray Photoshop brushes are great if you want to enhance the existing light on your photos or add light ray overlays to your photo manipulations… Continue reading How to Add Light Rays in Photoshop With Your Own Brushes