Video Contributor: Eden Akavia

Eden joined 360Cities three years ago. Since then he has published almost 300 360º videos making him one of our more prolific 360º video contributors.  Thanks to his work, you can travel in time and visit Notre Dame in Paris and other wonders and cities like the Church of the Holy Sepulcher or the Priestly… Continue reading Video Contributor: Eden Akavia

How to score an awesome garage sale camera

Not quite sure what I was thinking when I pulled the trigger on this beauty. Stan Horaczek This post on garage sale cameras has been updated. It was originally published on May 17, 2016. As you walk through a local garage sale, your eyes bounce from a pile of ugly jackets to a bin full… Continue reading How to score an awesome garage sale camera

Nikon is having a great financial year

Nikon is having a financially strong 2022. Cameras like the mirrorless Z7 II and Z9 are selling particularly well. Nikon Like most Japanese companies, Nikon’s financial year runs from April 1st to March 31st, rather than being aligned with the calendar year. The company closed out the first quarter of its latest financial year at… Continue reading Nikon is having a great financial year

How to take better photos by thinking like an old-school photographer

It’s not about quantity. It’s about quality. Alfonso Reyes via Unsplash This post on how to take better photos has been updated. It was originally published on April 14, 2021. Film photographers were lucky: the cost and time it took to shoot film meant they had no choice but to get good. They only had… Continue reading How to take better photos by thinking like an old-school photographer

40 Free Black-and-White Presets for Lightroom to Convert Photos to Monochrome

Adobe Lightroom is an amazing piece of software that can style your images in countless ways, with options to adjust the contrast, tone curve, colors, grain, and so much more! This article is a showcase of 40+ of the best free Lightroom presets and top premium Lightroom black and white presets for converting photos to… Continue reading 40 Free Black-and-White Presets for Lightroom to Convert Photos to Monochrome

9 famous photography books everyone should have in their collection

Dan Bracaglia This post has been updated. It was originally published on July 23, 2019. A well-curated photo bookshelf can be an excellent source of inspiration when it comes to your own photo projects. Cracking open a nicely bound photography book focuses the eye in ways that just can’t be duplicated when scrolling through Instagram.… Continue reading 9 famous photography books everyone should have in their collection

3 Top Live Commerce Video Templates for Final Cut Pro

Live commerce is becoming huge, especially in China. Think of it as modern-day teleshopping like QVC: a mix of live streaming plus shopping to promote engagement and encourage sales. Much of this relies on FOMO—fear of missing out—where a limited number of products are available and consumers can see others buying them in real time,… Continue reading 3 Top Live Commerce Video Templates for Final Cut Pro

20+ Stunning images with complementary colors

In 1961s, Fred Herzog photographed a woman on the street, with just her green skirt and red stockings visible in the frame. In 1972, Helen Levitt photographed kids in New York City, dressed in various shades of yellow and purple. In the 1980s, Martin Parr photographed an ice cream shop in an English beach suburb,… Continue reading 20+ Stunning images with complementary colors

OBS Quick Start: How to Create Live Video for Free With Open Broadcaster Software Studio

Open Broadcaster Software Studio (OBS Studio, or often just OBS) is an open-source program that is a fast way to get into live video streaming. Plus OBS Studio is free.  Streaming Software When you live stream, you need either a software or hardware encoder to convert your audio and video into a format that can… Continue reading OBS Quick Start: How to Create Live Video for Free With Open Broadcaster Software Studio