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 a Video Transparent & Remove the Background in DaVinci Resolve
What You’ll Be Creating DaVinci Resolve is a powerful video editing software. There is one common task you may need to perform. Removing backgrounds in DaVinci Resolve to make them transparent. This process can be applied to two main types of background situations. First in black or white element backgrounds. Second in colored backgrounds (like blue… Continue reading How to Make a Video Transparent & Remove the Background in DaVinci Resolve
The best action cameras in 2023
Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall GoPro Hero 11 Black SEE IT Featuring the largest GoPro sensor yet, the Hero 11 is capable of stunning and smooth 5.3K video. Best for vlogging DJI Osmo Action 3 SEE IT… Continue reading The best action cameras in 2023
Top Typographic Motion Graphic Templates and Premiere Pro Text Presets
All it takes is sharp text with smooth animations to really grab a viewer’s attention. With a template, it’s very doable to make good-looking text animations in Premiere Pro. There’s no need to learn how to animate text in Premiere Pro because the presets will do it for you. My favorite part about the projects… Continue reading Top Typographic Motion Graphic Templates and Premiere Pro Text Presets
The Phase One XC is a $62,000 fixed-lens, medium format camera
Who needs other lenses when you have all those megapixels?. Phase One Way back in 2014, Phase One teamed up with Alpa to create a truly, uh, unique “medium format mirrorless camera system” that was as weird as it was cool. I was fascinated by it. Since then, the company has continued to slowly but… Continue reading The Phase One XC is a $62,000 fixed-lens, medium format camera
Catch a Buck Moon, luminous Venus, and more in the sky this July
A full moon known as the Buck Moon is seen as a deer grazes outside the village of Taarbaek, Denmark on July 14, 2022. Sergei Gapon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images This article was originally featured on Popular Science. July 1 Conjunction of Venus and Mars July 3 Full Buck Supermoon July 7 Venus at its Brightest July… Continue reading Catch a Buck Moon, luminous Venus, and more in the sky this July
Hands-on with the Canon PowerShot V10: A compact video-centric camera
The Canon PowerShot V10 is a compact camera for beginner vloggers and content creators. Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Vlogging cameras have become a force in recent years. Just about every major brand has released multiple cameras intended for… Continue reading Hands-on with the Canon PowerShot V10: A compact video-centric camera
Film production seems to have rebounded
Stan Horaczek For the past few years, rolls of film have been extremely difficult or even flat-out impossible to find. When film was available, it was typically exorbitantly expensive. And frequently, if stores had some in stock, they would limit how many rolls you could buy at once to just one or two. Color film… Continue reading Film production seems to have rebounded
Licensing Contributor Kaitlyn Sawyer gives insight on capturing emotion and embracing diversity in commercial advertising
At 500px amazing photography is at our core, but these photos would not be possible without the talented people behind the lens. The 500px Spotlight series highlights the global and diverse photographers that are part of the 500px Community. This week we are excited to introduce you to Licensing Contributor Kaitlyn Sawyer. Kaitlyn Sawyer is… Continue reading Licensing Contributor Kaitlyn Sawyer gives insight on capturing emotion and embracing diversity in commercial advertising