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How to Light Video Scenes on a Budget

In this tutorial, we’ll be looking at some tips and tricks we can employ on set, in order to get the best out of our lighting tools that we have on hand, when creating content on a budget. First up, let’s talk about clean plates and taking the extra time and effort on set to… Continue reading How to Light Video Scenes on a Budget

11 tips for better black and white street photography

Black and white street photography has a long history, dating back to the 1930s, when Henri Cartier-Bresson roamed the hidden corners of Paris and Walker Evans and Helen Levitt rode the New York City subway. In the following decades, even as color photography began to dominate—first in advertising, then in fine art—pioneering street photographers continued… Continue reading 11 tips for better black and white street photography

How to Add Finishing Effects and Film Grain in Resolve

Learn to colour correct like a pro with our free course DaVinci Resolve Colour Grading for Beginners. You’ll learn how to use each important tool in Resolve, including how to set up your project using scene cut detection, how to get clean skin tones with noise reduction and how to create cinematic looks. In this lesson… Continue reading How to Add Finishing Effects and Film Grain in Resolve

Meet the 500px Global Photography Awards Documentary Category Winner

The 2022 500px Global Photography Awards was created for the photography community to provide 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… Continue reading Meet the 500px Global Photography Awards Documentary Category Winner

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

Samsung announces faster PRO Plus memory cards

The new PRO Plus cards from Samsung offer faster read and write speeds. Samsung Memory cards may not be the first things that come to mind when you think of Samsung. However, it has been making the devices since the early 2000s. In fact, the tech giant makes quite a variety of both SD and… Continue reading Samsung announces faster PRO Plus memory cards

Save up to 70 percent on external storage for World Backup Day

A wide variety of hard drives are on sale for World Backup Day. Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Responsible photographers get to enjoy all kinds of benefits like the camaraderie of photo walks, the thrill of capturing a perfect… Continue reading Save up to 70 percent on external storage for World Backup Day

The Insta360 Flow is an AI-enhanced smartphone gimbal

Insta360 Insta360 is best known for its impressive 360-degree action cameras, but they are now entering the smartphone cinematography world with a smartphone stabilizer. The Insta360 Flow, the company’s first smartphone gimbal, also serves as a selfie stick, tripod, and power bank for your phone. It is truly an all-in-one device for capturing footage with… Continue reading The Insta360 Flow is an AI-enhanced smartphone gimbal

The best SSDs for 2023

Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall SanDisk 2TB Extreme PRO Portable SSD SEE IT The overall best is fast and reliable Best value Crucial X6 SEE IT This smooth drive fits easily in any pocket Best rugged LaCie… Continue reading The best SSDs for 2023