If you’ve always wanted to be an artist but never had the chance to nurture your talent, these paint effect templates for After Effects are for you! Load these templates in After Effects and follow the simple instructions to create artistic paint effects in your next video—no art school or years of apprenticeship required. Top… Continue reading 10 Top Paint Effects Templates for After Effects
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The DSLR is dead? Not so fast: Nikon issues firmware update for 10-year-old D7100
Nikon Recent reports and articles indicate Nikon is getting ready to wind down its DSLR business soon. Fortunately, the brand seems at least somewhat committed to supporting F-mount users and their gear into the future. And a firmware update issued this week for the nearly 10-year-old Nikon D7100 DSLR reinforces that commitment. Nikon D7100 firmware… Continue reading The DSLR is dead? Not so fast: Nikon issues firmware update for 10-year-old D7100
An array of 10 Canon super-telephoto lenses will help hunt for new planets
The Huntsman Telescope comprises 10 Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS II super-telephoto lenses. Macquarie University/Canon Last week, Macquarie University, Sydney, and Canon Australia unveiled the Huntsman Telescope. Like the Dragonfly Array in the USA which inspired it, it is composed of off-the-shelf Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L telephoto lenses. It’s the first of its kind… Continue reading An array of 10 Canon super-telephoto lenses will help hunt for new planets
Choosing a Focal Length for Portrait Photography
If you’re a photographer and you’d like to know more about lenses, then you’ll love our free course, What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use focal length when making portraits. Picking Lenses for Portrait Photography You can take a photo of anything you like with any lens, but… Continue reading Choosing a Focal Length for Portrait Photography
2022 fall trends to start shooting now!
With the back-to-school season on the horizon, and the fall and winter holidays arriving shortly thereafter, we’re entering a busy time for retail and marketing. What’s more, research from McKinsey indicates that more consumers in the US are trying new brands than they did in 2020 and 2021, meaning that companies and advertisers will have… Continue reading 2022 fall trends to start shooting now!
Oh, snap! Meet the Polaroid street photographer using an old-school Speed Graphic
Antoine has a bevy of cameras, but the Speed Graphic is the showstopper. Jean Andre Antoine “I haven’t shot digital photography in over a decade probably,” Jean Andre Antoine admits. The Harlem native is taking our phone call from the “office,” which for this street photographer means Prince Street between Broadway and Crosby in New… Continue reading Oh, snap! Meet the Polaroid street photographer using an old-school Speed Graphic
10 Top Drawing Pen and Pencil Effects Templates for After Effects
Pen and pencil effects add a wonderful handcrafted feeling to the pixel world of videos. If you’ve been looking for a way to add more handcrafted artistry to your video production, we’ve got ten terrific After Effects drawing effects to show you today. Top Drawing Effects Templates for After Effects Envato Elements offers tons of… Continue reading 10 Top Drawing Pen and Pencil Effects Templates for After Effects
How to Edit 4K Single-Camera Interview Video in Premiere Pro
In this Premiere Pro tutorial from David Bode’s free Ultimate Premiere FAQ course, you’ll learn how to create and edit multiple cameras from a single camera shot. This is a fast and fun way to edit interviews, especially. Advantages of High-Resolution Files These days, cameras can record at very high resolutions, like Cinema 4K, but… Continue reading How to Edit 4K Single-Camera Interview Video in Premiere Pro
BenQ SW321C Monitor Review
How does the BenQ SW321C monitor stack up against the legendary EIZO CG318? Here’s my honest, no-holds-barred review. In this video, I put the new BenQ through its paces, looking at tonal range, sharpness, uniformity and much more. Covering the calibration process, native contrast, and other key elements, I tell you exactly what I think… Continue reading BenQ SW321C Monitor Review
iFootage Anglerfish LED Lights Review
How do the new iFootage Anglerfish LED lights stack up against their broncolor and Aputure rivals? In this video, I put the iFootage Anglerfish SL1 60DN, 220DN and 320DN lights through their paces, testing for power, colour accuracy, and slow-mo capabilities. I look at these new COB (chip on board) units in detail, including their… Continue reading iFootage Anglerfish LED Lights Review