Free ways to market your photography

$20 for a stack of 50 business cards. $9.99 per month for graphic design tools for social media, plus $13 for a social media planning tool. $39 for client management software, and $79 for search engine optimization (SEO) tools. The costs of freelance life and marketing your photography business are real—and they can add up… Continue reading Free ways to market your photography

5 Chill Video Templates for Final Cut Pro to Relax

Final Cut Pro users looking for a chill video template to make their own relaxing videos will love this collection of the top five chill video templates from Envato Elements and Envato Market. Chill Video Template for Final Cut Pro Featured Template from Envato Elements Beautifully Calming Beautifully Calming offers 14 image/video placeholders and 10… Continue reading 5 Chill Video Templates for Final Cut Pro to Relax

Sweet serendipity: Show us your favorite unexpected photos

Louvre, Paris. Portra 160, Rolleicord. Marissa Wu A lucky photographer knows the feeling of pure serendipity. Sometimes, it’s being in the right place at the right time. Sometimes, the creation process is unexpected but yields a rewarding result. Other times, something completely accidental ends up elevating an image to new heights. And thus, this week’s… Continue reading Sweet serendipity: Show us your favorite unexpected photos

Skateboard photographer Atiba Jefferson on getting your foot in the door

Andrew Reynolds frontside flips a hefty double set of stairs in front of a crowd. © Atiba Jefferson Atiba Jefferson is a legend in the world of skateboard photography (and skateboarding in general). With more than 25 years of experience behind the lens, his work has and continues to grace the covers and pages of… Continue reading Skateboard photographer Atiba Jefferson on getting your foot in the door

How to Process Photos That Used a Flash

In this portrait photography post-production tutorial, I’m going to show you how I post-produce my images in Adobe Lightroom. I’ve been using Lightroom since version 1, many, many years ago. Back then, Lightroom didn’t do a whole lot, so I did most of my post-production work in Photoshop. But every new release of Lightroom has… Continue reading How to Process Photos That Used a Flash

How to Animate Inertial Bounce Expressions in After Effects

What You’ll Be Creating In this After Effects animation tutorial, we will look at how to animate inertial bounce expressions in Adobe After Effects by using an example project. In our example, we have some leaf elements broken out into individual elements, which makes it easier for us to animate them in a fun and… Continue reading How to Animate Inertial Bounce Expressions in After Effects

Best photo sticks in 2022

Abby Ferguson Best rated JDTDC MFi Certified 128GB Photo-Stick Check Price Best photo stick for iPhone iDiskk 128GB MFi Certified Photo Stick Check Price Best photo stick for Android phones Sunany 256GB Photo Stick Check Price Photo sticks expand your phone’s memory for photos and videos, saving you from the dreaded “low storage” notifications. Unfortunately,… Continue reading Best photo sticks in 2022

Tips for incorporating action photography into your commercial portfolio

In 2002, Nike won an Emmy for Move, a campaign featuring gymnasts, joggers, basketballers, hockey players, footballers, and more in constant motion: skating, dribbling, sprinting, vaulting, and dunking. In 2003, Apple’s iPod Silhouettes campaign highlighted people mid-dance, capturing the energy of movement. And in 2012, Red Bull financed the skydiver Felix Baumgartner, as he broke… Continue reading Tips for incorporating action photography into your commercial portfolio

How to Post to Instagram From Lightroom Mobile

What good is a photograph if it’s not shared? And what good is a mobile app that doesn’t allow you to share it? The answer is: no good. Lightroom Mobile allows you to take a picture, edit it to your heart’s desire, and then share it to Instagram without ever leaving the app—or your mobile… Continue reading How to Post to Instagram From Lightroom Mobile