How to Create Basic Titles in Premiere Pro Using Essential Graphics

In this lesson from David Bode’s FREE Ultimate Premiere FAQ course, you’re going to learn how to create some basic but really nice-looking titles in Premiere using the Essential Graphics panel. What Is the Essential Graphics Panel? The Essential Graphics panel was added to Premiere a few years ago, and it enables you to do… Continue reading How to Create Basic Titles in Premiere Pro Using Essential Graphics

The James Webb Space Telescope stores everything on a tiny 68GB SSD

Artist conception of the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez As photographers, we know a thing or two about storage. After all, those precious RAW files can take up quite a bit of space. So, naturally, many of us seek out memory cards with ample enough capacity to accommodate them all. But, shockingly,… Continue reading The James Webb Space Telescope stores everything on a tiny 68GB SSD

How to Record High-Quality Video for Colour Grading

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 lesson, you’ll learn how to get the most from your colour grading by shooting your footage in the best way. Getting the most out of your colour grade starts… Continue reading How to Record High-Quality Video for Colour Grading

How to Use Curves to Color Correct Photos in Lightroom Classic

Adobe Lightroom is a photographer’s best friend: with so many tools to adjust your images, you have everything you need to process your RAW images to match your vision. In this tutorial, you’re going to learn one of Lightroom’s most powerful but lesser-known features: color tone curves. This tool gives you an easy visual guide to… Continue reading How to Use Curves to Color Correct Photos in Lightroom Classic

Seven tips for curating and editing down your Licensing portfolio

One of the most common reasons great photographs are rejected from commercial Licensing boils down to one simple fact: the images are too similar to each other. There are a few explanations about why this might happen. Maybe you didn’t get enough variety while on location, and you got home to find all your photos… Continue reading Seven tips for curating and editing down your Licensing portfolio

New Arizona law bans filming police within 8 feet

Snapping a photo like this in Arizona could result in jail time. Seriously. Dan Bracaglia In the last several years, smartphone videos have been instrumental in exposing police misconduct and violence—in some cases, even leading to indictments. However, last week, the Arizona state legislature passed House Bill 2319, which will now make filming police a… Continue reading New Arizona law bans filming police within 8 feet

Four trends emerging in the NFT space

Last year, the NFT photography market soared to $200 million, according to estimates. So far in 2022, the planet’s first permanent, physical NFT museum opened in Seattle, and elsewhere, an open-edition NFT photography sale generated more than $6 million. A painting, believed to have been lost for a century, was found—and turned into an NFT.… Continue reading Four trends emerging in the NFT space

Leica just had its best financial year ever. Wait, what?

The Leica M11, released in January 2022, likely contributed to the brand’s exceptional financial year. Dan Bracaglia It’s safe to say Leica is crushing it. The Wetzlar, Germany-based company just announced that the 2021/22 financial year was its best on record—a record that stretches back 100 years. Given the COVID-19 pandemic and global supply chain… Continue reading Leica just had its best financial year ever. Wait, what?

The Godox Lux Junior is a sleek, old-school-style manual flash for $69

The little speedlight runs on two AAA batteries. Godox has announced the Lux Junior, a retro-inspired on-camera flash that will sell for just $69 when it becomes available next month. It looks small, fun, and easy to use.  Retro design Related: How to take good pictures in bright sunlight The Lux Junior is inspired by… Continue reading The Godox Lux Junior is a sleek, old-school-style manual flash for $69