Abby Ferguson Making the leap from candids to posed portraits of friends and family can be stressful, even for top photographers. When posing people, uncertainties abound: How should you light your model? Which lens is right? How do you draw out great facial expressions? Follow these five tips from photographer Patrick James Miller to help… Continue reading Five tips for more flattering portrait photography
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The best photography books in 2023
Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Photography books can be powerful tools. They can teach you to capture your favorite moments, provide tips on sparking creativity, or show you some of the most memorable moments in history. And they can… Continue reading The best photography books in 2023
How to Make Cool Glass Effects in Photoshop (With 3 Actions)
Fancy creating some cool, glass-like effects on your photographs? Try these stylish Photoshop actions from Envato Elements to bring new life to your images. In this tutorial, you’ll see how to create wet glass, shattered glass, and plexiglass looks with your image using actions. All of these actions are available as part of an Elements… Continue reading How to Make Cool Glass Effects in Photoshop (With 3 Actions)
The Create Fund: International Winners of the #UniqueSelf Portrait Photography Contest
Learn more about Shutterstock’s #UniqueSelf portrait photography contest winners and their creative journeys here. The post The Create Fund: International Winners of the #UniqueSelf Portrait Photography Contest appeared first on The Shutterstock Blog.
21 Tips for Breathtaking Wedding Photography
The post 21 Tips for Breathtaking Wedding Photography appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Darren Rowse. When you’re just starting out in the world of wedding photography, capturing stunning images can seem incredibly daunting. After all, you only get one chance to photograph the big day; there are no do-overs or… Continue reading 21 Tips for Breathtaking Wedding Photography
Meet the 500px Global Photography Awards Storytelling Category Winner
The 2022 500px Global Photography Awards serves creatives working with photography and provides them a chance to showcase their skill and be rewarded for it. The second edition of the competition consisted of six categories: Technical, Storytelling, Commercial Content, Documentary, Fine Art, and Landscape. Today on the blog we’re talking with the winner of the… Continue reading Meet the 500px Global Photography Awards Storytelling Category Winner
Flower portraits: Beautiful examples and must-have tips
From Horst P. Horst’s 1951 picture of the fashion model Evelyn Tripp in a ballgown to Tyler Mitchell’s now-famous 2018 cover photo of Beyoncé for Vogue magazine, flowers have always had a place in creative portrait photography. A few years ago, Emily Soto made this portrait for Allure on film to celebrate springtime in New… Continue reading Flower portraits: Beautiful examples and must-have tips
How to Use Auto Reframe in Premiere Pro
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial we’ll be learning how to use Auto Reframe in Premiere Pro. This is especially useful for designers and content creators who are looking to export their videos for multiple different aspect ratios. You’ll need to export a new video for each platform, such as LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram,… Continue reading How to Use Auto Reframe in Premiere Pro
How to Create Slow Motion in DaVinci Resolve With Optical Flow
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial we’ll be looking at how to create slow motion in DaVinci Resolve with Optical Flow. We’ll be using techniques that will allow is to create slow motion effects even if your captured footage is at a lower frame rate. What You’ll Need To follow this tutorial, you’ll need… Continue reading How to Create Slow Motion in DaVinci Resolve With Optical Flow
How to Create CRT and VHS Looks in After Effects
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to create a CRT and VHS look in Adobe After Effects from scratch using things like shape layers. So the first thing we want to do in the whole process is to create the actual CRT screen effect. CRT stands for Cathode Ray Tube and… Continue reading How to Create CRT and VHS Looks in After Effects