7 Top Still Life LUTs and Presets for Lightroom

Do you find yourself stuck in your same old editing style? Or maybe you’re embarking on a new photo project and want to freshen up the look that your images typically take on. Using LUTs and presets is an incredibly easy way to shake things up in your post-production workflow and achieve results that you… Continue reading 7 Top Still Life LUTs and Presets for Lightroom

How to Reduce Noise in Pictures Using Lightroom Classic

As photographers, we often work in light situations that are… less than ideal. One common way of dealing with low light is to crank up the gain, also called the ISO, on your camera. Unfortunately, the outcome is blotchy, splotchy areas that might distract from an otherwise perfect photo.  This image, photographed at ISO 16000,… Continue reading How to Reduce Noise in Pictures Using Lightroom Classic

10 Top Editorial Portrait LUTs and Lightroom Presets

Transform your portraits quickly and easily to give them colour grading that looks professional and eye-catching, with a selection of our favourite Lightroom presets and LUTs made by Envato professionals. In this article, we cover a mix of profiles (look-up tables) and presets available from Envato Elements and Envato Market. Top Editorial Portrait LUTs and… Continue reading 10 Top Editorial Portrait LUTs and Lightroom Presets

Thomas Hoepker’s ’63 road trip, plus four other fantastic photobooks to get you inspired

Controlled Burn & Dodge #1, CA 1999. © Bob Kolbrener This month’s photobook selection includes a collection of photos of pairs by Finnish photographer Pentti Sammallahti; Thomas Hoepker’s look back at his 1963 road trip; Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb’s lockdown project of photos from Cape Cod; a collection of Bob Kolbrener’s B&W Californian… Continue reading Thomas Hoepker’s ’63 road trip, plus four other fantastic photobooks to get you inspired

Could NFTs be used for online identity verification?

Right now, you can buy an NFT of your favorite photograph, buy land in a metaverse like Decentraland or Cryptovoxels, and build a virtual gallery exhibition from scratch. In 2021, metaverse real estate sales hit $500 million. Experts say that number could double this year. The way we interact online is changing, and it’s happening… Continue reading Could NFTs be used for online identity verification?

How to shoot better car photos

Show your whip off with some tasteful motion blur. Mark Elias Many types of creative possibilities are available when photographing cars. You’re proud of your’s and what you may have done to it. But there are good ways and bad to show others the apples and oranges of your eyes. Follow our advice and you’ll be… Continue reading How to shoot better car photos

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