8 Colourful Preset Packs to Add Picture Styles to Video Using Premiere Pro (LUTs)

The magic of these Premiere color effects is that they help you generate ideas for your footage. Try them out easily and your film may take an entirely new direction. Note: these assets are labelled by the authors as “Lightroom presets”, but they also include LUT versions that are ready to use in Adobe Premiere. Top Color Grading LUT Packs for… Continue reading 8 Colourful Preset Packs to Add Picture Styles to Video Using Premiere Pro (LUTs)

12 Top Wedding Slideshow Templates for After Effects (1 Free)

Here are 12 of our favorite After Effects projects for romantic, love, or wedding-themed videos, just in time for the big day, from Envato Elements, Envato Market, and Mixkit.  Top Wedding Slideshow Templates for After Effects  Wedding Slideshow Featured After Effects Wedding Slideshow Pack from Envato Elements A high quality graphic pack to display and… Continue reading 12 Top Wedding Slideshow Templates for After Effects (1 Free)

Is this prototype Leica the world’s most expensive camera?

Leitz Photographica Auction The 40th Leitz Photographica Auction (which also celebrates the auction house’s 20th anniversary) is taking place this June. It’s the biggest opportunity for photographic collectors to drop five-, six-, and seven-figure sums on important, weird, and otherwise wonderful camera gear. At the 39th Leitz Auction, for example, the headline Leica MP Black… Continue reading Is this prototype Leica the world’s most expensive camera?

Teams Can Now Access World-Class Shutterstock Images via Dropbox — and Give Their Workflows the Ultimate Boost

Shutterstock Enterprise customers can now seamlessly sync and centralize images directly with Dropbox. Contact us to get started. The post Teams Can Now Access World-Class Shutterstock Images via Dropbox — and Give Their Workflows the Ultimate Boost appeared first on The Shutterstock Blog.

How to Bounce Your Flash for Soft Lighting in Portrait and Event Photos

Welcome back to ‘Introduction to Flash Photography‘. In this lesson we’re going to be learning about bouncing flash. I think that bouncing flash is probably the easiest and quickest way to improve your flash photography. Bouncing flash is just what it sounds like. Instead of pointing your flash directly at your subject, what you want… Continue reading How to Bounce Your Flash for Soft Lighting in Portrait and Event Photos

A Photographer’s Guide to On-Camera Flash and Speedlight Features

Welcome back to our Introduction to Flash Photography series. In this lesson, we’re learning all about the different options that you have when it comes to choosing a speedlight. Here’s what Scott says about his lights of choice: “My current go-to speedlight is a Canon 580EXII. I’ve got three of them and they have been… Continue reading A Photographer’s Guide to On-Camera Flash and Speedlight Features

How to Show a Photo Portfolio on Your Website

In this lesson, the eighth in a series from Chamira Young’s course The Photographer’s Portfolio, you’ll take a look at a handful of web photography portfolios learn the effective elements and strategy behind each one.  Choose a Clean Design with Simple Menu When you land on Chamira Young’s homepage, you’ll see a clean design and may recognise some of… Continue reading How to Show a Photo Portfolio on Your Website

How to Refine the Final Edit of Your Photo Portfolio

In this lesson, the seventh in a series from Chamira Young’s course The Photographer’s Portfolio, you’ll learn how to refine your selection — choosing which to keep as the best finalists for your portfolio.   In the previous lesson, you learnt how to make a rough selection of the best images for your portfolio. In the… Continue reading How to Refine the Final Edit of Your Photo Portfolio

Notice the Details — How to Make Wedding Photography That Tells a Story

A wedding is often one of the most important days in a couple’s lives, and as the wedding photographer, there’s a lot of pressure on you to capture those memories in the best way possible. Try our course, Wedding Photography for Beginners to learn about everything you’ll need. In this lesson, we’ll look at photographing… Continue reading Notice the Details — How to Make Wedding Photography That Tells a Story