How to Composite Multiple Videos Using Clean Plates in After Effects

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, we’ll be looking at how to composite multiple videos using clean plates in After Effects in order to get the best out of our lighting tools that we have on hand, when creating content on a budget. In a previous tutorial we talked about how we can create… Continue reading How to Composite Multiple Videos Using Clean Plates in After Effects

How to Light Video Scenes on a Budget

In this tutorial, we’ll be looking at some tips and tricks we can employ on set, in order to get the best out of our lighting tools that we have on hand, when creating content on a budget. First up, let’s talk about clean plates and taking the extra time and effort on set to… Continue reading How to Light Video Scenes on a Budget

11 tips for better black and white street photography

Black and white street photography has a long history, dating back to the 1930s, when Henri Cartier-Bresson roamed the hidden corners of Paris and Walker Evans and Helen Levitt rode the New York City subway. In the following decades, even as color photography began to dominate—first in advertising, then in fine art—pioneering street photographers continued… Continue reading 11 tips for better black and white street photography

Make a Trendy Double Exposure Effect in Photoshop

What You’ll Be Creating You’ve probably seen this interesting effect of two or more overlapping photos. In this double exposure Photoshop tutorial, we’ll create a trendy double exposure effect from scratch. We’ll use Blending Modes and Clipping Masks in a few steps. But first, let’s get the basics right. What Is Double Exposure? The multiple… Continue reading Make a Trendy Double Exposure Effect in Photoshop

How to back up your iPhone photos without using iCloud

You don’t have to pay for more iCloud storage to back up your images. Bram Naus / Unsplash This article was originally featured on Popular Science. These days there’s just no way around it: you need to back up your videos and images from your iPhone onto another device in case your phone gets lost, stolen,… Continue reading How to back up your iPhone photos without using iCloud

The best monitors for color grading in 2023

Stan Horaczek We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall BenQ PD2700U SEE IT Best budget LG 27UK650-W SEE IT Best big screen Dell Ultrasharp U3219Q SEE IT Monitors for color grading offer the precise colors and performance required to get movies… Continue reading The best monitors for color grading in 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Color Grading in Premiere Pro

Everything you could possibly need to know about color correcting and grading in Premiere Pro! Jump to content in this section Introduction Color Correction and Grading 101 Scopes Premiere Pro Set Up Color Correction Color Grading Adjusting and Matching Finishing Effects What You’ll Learn: Color Grading in Premiere Pro The theory behind color correcting and… Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to Color Grading in Premiere Pro

How to Make a Women’s History Slideshow in After Effects

International Women’s Day, on the 8th of March, has been celebrated around the world since the first gathering in 1911. IWD celebrates and supports women’s rights and recognises their achievements—join the cause by creating a special women’s history slideshow for International Women’s Day video. What to Include in Your IWD Video? There are lots of… Continue reading How to Make a Women’s History Slideshow in After Effects

Zoner Photo Studio X update adds better raw processing and drastically expanded lens support

The native support of 1,200 lens profiles is a welcome addition. Zoner If you’re a Windows user and you have hopped off the Adobe software train, you may already be familiar with Zoner Photo Studio X. It’s a raw workflow software similar to Lightroom or Capture One, and it just got a big update with… Continue reading Zoner Photo Studio X update adds better raw processing and drastically expanded lens support

The best wide-angle lens for Nikon in 2023

Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 SEE IT It offers a fast aperture in a compact and lightweight body. Best for pros NIKON NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S SEE IT With a little… Continue reading The best wide-angle lens for Nikon in 2023