An illustration showing the final stage of a possible future giant telescope being created in space using fluids. Studio Ella Maru NASA is always searching for new ways to extend its ability to see into the outer reaches of the universe and, in its latest series of experiments, it’s exploring a method that could enable… Continue reading NASA’s next space telescope could have a liquid lens and be 100x larger than Webb
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Museums, galleries, and alternative spaces in the metaverse
Enter the marble hall at Musee Dezentral, and you’ll be greeted by tall ceilings, exquisite columns, classical sculptures, and a palatial water fountain. But as in most museums, the main draw is the art on the walls. In this first hall—the Hall of Fame—you’ll find NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, from now-iconic crypto art collections: CryptoPunks,… Continue reading Museums, galleries, and alternative spaces in the metaverse
Five tips for shooting food and drink in commercial photography
Whole Foods predicts that this will be the year of hibiscus, turmeric, and yuzu (a tart citrus fruit). The Food Network says 2022 will be all about bold condiments, cannabis cooking, and plant-based seafood like “coconut shrimp.” Wunderman Thompson anticipates the rise of Peruvian gooseberry, foraged craft cocktails, and Kernza, a climate-friendly grain. From citrusy… Continue reading Five tips for shooting food and drink in commercial photography
Best telephoto lenses of 2022
Zoom in with precision. Harrison Haines, Pexels A quality telephoto lens is typically one of the first speciality lenses that a photographer adds to their gear bag. A 70-200mm lens is considered a medium-tele length and proves useful for many photographers for its versatility. It can shoot everything from portraits to wildlife and sports. Technically speaking,… Continue reading Best telephoto lenses of 2022
Richard Gere’s $2 million photo collection is up for auction
Richard Avedon (1923-2004), Bob Dylan, Folk Singer, New York City, 1963. Gelatin silver print, printed 1967. Image/sheet: 19⅞ x 16 in (50.4 x 40.6). Estimate: $60,000-80,000. Richard Avedon / Christie’s Online / The Richard Gere Collection In an online auction, Christie’s is offering over 140 photographs in 139 lots from actor Richard Gere’s incredible photographic… Continue reading Richard Gere’s $2 million photo collection is up for auction
25 Top Business Opener Templates to Make Great Intro Videos in After Effects
It can be hard to make a good first impression and keep your audience engaged. Luckily, you don’t have to create and animate every aspect of a video yourself. The professionally designed After Effect templates in this article are thoughtfully made, easy to modify, and can help you achieve an appealing outcome in a fraction… Continue reading 25 Top Business Opener Templates to Make Great Intro Videos in After Effects
10 Instagram accounts to follow if you love nature & wildlife photography
Dan Bracaglia Nature photography has been around ever since the dawn of the photographic process. After all, the very first commercially published book of photographs, by one of the earliest inventors of the medium, William Henry Fox Talbot, was called The Pencil of Nature. And while many of the subjects of his photographs (calotypes) were… Continue reading 10 Instagram accounts to follow if you love nature & wildlife photography
How to Make a Parallax Motion Instagram Story Using a Photo in After Effects
In this quick tutorial, learn how to add motion to a photo or video in After Effects and make an Instagram story with a parallax effect. What You’ll Need You’ll need to have at least one foreground layer and one background layer, and you’ll want any layer other than the background to have an alpha… Continue reading How to Make a Parallax Motion Instagram Story Using a Photo in After Effects
What is Color Correction for Video? How to Prepare Your Footage
In this lesson from David Bode’s How to Color Correct Video in Premiere you will learn what types of footage works best for color correction. We’ll also look what types of footage are more of a challenge. How to Prepare Your Video The color correction process primarily boils down to three different things: adjusting to… Continue reading What is Color Correction for Video? How to Prepare Your Footage
Capturing the age of influencers and sharing on social media
According to the recently-released Culture Rising: 2022 Trends Report by Facebook IQ, conversations about influencer marketing are on the rise. On Facebook, topics such as “brand ambassador” and “social influence” went up by 131% and 91%, respectively. Meanwhile, on Instagram, the topic #Microinfluencer rose by 384%, while #Creator saw a 76% boost. What’s more, 40%… Continue reading Capturing the age of influencers and sharing on social media