How to Create a Signature Look for Your Photos With Lightroom Classic

If you follow photographers on social media, try this out: open your favorite app, start scrolling, but try not to look at who posted the photo. Now, try to guess the photographer behind each image. It might be easier than you think, thanks to each photographer’s signature look. A signature look is the repeated combination of shooting… Continue reading How to Create a Signature Look for Your Photos With Lightroom Classic

How to Add Star Ratings to Pictures in Lightroom Classic

With cheap storage and 8+ pictures-per-second cameras, many photographers are waking up in an archivist’s nightmare: they have a very large collection of images without a quick and useful way to explore them.  Organizing photographs in a catalog is an ideal way to reclaim your collection. Adobe Lightroom offers fast and meaningful ways to add… Continue reading How to Add Star Ratings to Pictures in Lightroom Classic

7 Kawaii Templates for Videos in After Effects

Kawaii, overly simplified, is a Japanese word for cute. The word has been derived from a longer phase that describes someone who has started blushing (again, overly-simplifying here), and has come to have a cultural meaning that can be used to describe certain human (and non-human) qualities, specific styles of manga, handwriting, fashion, video, and… Continue reading 7 Kawaii Templates for Videos in After Effects

Creative Uses for 3 Lenses in iPhone Portraiture

One of the most important technical aspects of photography involves the choice of lenses. On our iPhones, we have several options to choose from, and the idea is that we understand what each lens is capable of and how to use it for our desired outcome. Lenses in photography have two important properties: The amount… Continue reading Creative Uses for 3 Lenses in iPhone Portraiture

Affinity Photo vs Lightroom: Which Photo Editor Should You Use?

The post Affinity Photo vs Lightroom: Which Photo Editor Should You Use? appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Kevin Landwer-Johan. Which editing program is best, Affinity Photo vs Lightroom? It’s a tough choice; while both of these software packages can be used to edit photos, they feature plenty of significant differences.… Continue reading Affinity Photo vs Lightroom: Which Photo Editor Should You Use?

How to Simultaneously Auto-Transcribe and Record Zoom Calls With Descript

Note-taking during meetings is officially a thing of the past. Recording your Zoom meeting is one thing. Having an AI-powered transcription unfold in real-time, as the meeting progresses, is quite another. Like, The Thing of Dreams. Meet Descript, an all-in-one software program for audio transcription, podcasting, audio and video editing, and—the focus of this tutorial—screen… Continue reading How to Simultaneously Auto-Transcribe and Record Zoom Calls With Descript

10 Top Presets for Premiere Pro

You’ve put in the time and effort to shoot a great video; now comes the (other) hard part: giving it aesthetic flair to make it stand out from the rest. These inspiring presets for Premiere Pro are sure to whet your whistle to the possibilities. Check out these ten exceptional presets for Premiere Pro available… Continue reading 10 Top Presets for Premiere Pro

How to use a trail camera for hunting

Here are some tips on how to successfully use a trail camera. Brandon Miller Every hunting season, many hunters grab their trail camera and set up on a game trail in hopes of capturing glimpses of their next potential target. Using a trail camera can be highly rewarding, giving you insight into the animals that… Continue reading How to use a trail camera for hunting