Freeze! The week’s best reader-submitted still life photos

“A traditional still life of three pears exhibiting the interplay between light and shadow”. David Terao For this week’s reader challenge, we asked you to submit photos of the inanimate. And as always, you delivered. While some folks settled on more unusual subjects to photograph, the vast majority of you stuck with classic still life… Continue reading Freeze! The week’s best reader-submitted still life photos

How to Install and Apply Presets to Photos in Lightroom Classic — Instant Image Filters

Using presets in Adobe Lightroom can help you unlock a whole new universe in your editing workflow. A preset can save you time by applying commonly used edits right from the get go, or help you achieve a specific stylized look with your photographs. Maybe you bought a preset pack from your favourite photographer on… Continue reading How to Install and Apply Presets to Photos in Lightroom Classic — Instant Image Filters

3 Free Resources to Learn Smartphone Photography & Video

Smartphone cameras just keep improving, and there’s no reason why you can’t get professional quality photographs and video from them now. It’s all about learning how to use what you’ve got in the most effective way, and we can help! Try our selection of free smartphone photography courses and tutorials to help you get the… Continue reading 3 Free Resources to Learn Smartphone Photography & Video

How to Tell a Story in Film and Video With Colour Grading in DaVinci Resolve

If you’re a filmmaker and you’d like to know more about editing, particularly colour, then you’ll love our free course, How to Colour Grade Video. In this DaVinci Resolve tutorial, you’ll see examples of how to use colour grading to create a continuity of feeling. Storytelling With Colour Grading in DaVinci Resolve Natural colour reinforces story,… Continue reading How to Tell a Story in Film and Video With Colour Grading in DaVinci Resolve

10 iPhone Photography Tips (for Stunning Images)

The post 10 iPhone Photography Tips (for Stunning Images) appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Guest Contributor. Struggling to take beautiful photos using only your iPhone? It’s not as hard as you might think. Most people don’t realize it, but iPhones contain surprisingly capable cameras – cameras that become more powerful… Continue reading 10 iPhone Photography Tips (for Stunning Images)

Jamie Beck’s photos from the French countryside look like Renaissance paintings

One of Beck’s self portraits in a Provence lavender field. Jamie Beck Six years ago, photographer Jamie Beck was seemingly living the life. She was running a thriving commercial photography studio in New York City and had all the trappings of success—prestigious clients from Vogue to Nike, a beautiful apartment, designer clothes, a vintage car.… Continue reading Jamie Beck’s photos from the French countryside look like Renaissance paintings

How to Make a Multiple-Exposure Image (Pep Ventosa Technique)

Who Is Pep Ventosa and What Is the Pep Ventosa Technique? Pep Ventosa is a Catalan artist who uses “photographs as raw material to create new visual experiences.” One of his techniques involves taking many—sometimes hundreds—of images and then putting them together to create effects like mosaic, painting, and movement. Pep’s multiple exposure style has… Continue reading How to Make a Multiple-Exposure Image (Pep Ventosa Technique)