Cover image by RawPixel Last year’s annual ‘Freelancing in America’ study found that 50% of all millennial workers are freelancing – and, based on the current working trends, that over 50% of the overall US workforce could be freelancing within 10 years. Incredible times. That is, until you pitch for some work and realize you’re […]
Continue readingJune 2018
Adobe Introduces Project Rush, a New Cross-Platform Video Editor
Last week Adobe introduced a new, cross-platform video editor called Project Rush. Project Rush aims to ‘make creating and sharing online content easier than ever’, from Erin Norton of Adobe. After working with many online video creators over the past few years, Adobe saw the need for a more centralized tool that people could use […]
Continue readingCould Pixl-Latr be the New Way to Digitize your Film Negatives?
Digitizing your film negatives is debatably one of the most tedious and time-consuming steps when it comes to analog photography. Whether you are using a flatbed scanner, a professional drum scanner, a handheld scanner, or even a sheet-fed scanner, it is always a gradual process. Earlier this week, news had surfaced that a new product […]
Continue readingCinestill Announces Df96 One-Step Solution for Developing Black & White Film Negatives
Cinestill has launched their newest product – Df96, a ready-to-use, reusable, monobath processor for black and white film. The company has informed the public that it is the world’s fastest process for B&W film – one that can develop your film in only 3 minutes. See Examples and Results of Developing with CineStill’s DF96 Monobath, […]
Continue readingHow to Sync Presets from Lightroom Classic to Lightroom CC Mobile
It seems like one of the single most requested features for Lightroom and Lightroom Mobile over the past year has been for the ability to use mobile Lightroom Presets. The time has finally come! This week Adobe announced the ability to sync presets from Lightroom Classic to Lightroom CC Mobile using the Lightroom CC desktop […]
Continue readingInstagram Launches IGTV, Mobile First Video App for Creators
Yesterday, Instagram shared on their blog that they have now reached one billion worldwide users. In the same announcement, Instagram debuted their new app, IGTV. What is IGTV? IGTV is for watching long-form, vertical video from Instagram creators, media companies, entertainers, and more. On the app, you can login to your Instagram account and immediately […]
Continue readingLost and Founder: Rand Fishkin’s Painfully Honest Guide to the Startup World
Many articles, books, and features you’ll come across related to entrepreneurship will glorify certain aspects of the startup world. Things like growth, users, money, venture capital, and typically the more positive or impressive aspects. The kinds of things that make for an eye-catching headline. It makes sense. To someone dreaming of building their own company, […]
Continue readingMotion Tracking Tutorials for After Effects
Motion tracking allows you to track the movement of an object and then apply the tracking data for that movement to another object. With text, graphics, and/or 3D elements you can add objects to an environment that look natural and flow with the motion of the video. Motion Tracking Examples This video from Joseph Herman […]
Continue reading7 Essential Freelancer Tools for Staying Organized
You don’t have to look far online to find an entrepreneur telling you that hard work comes second only to more hard work if you want to make it on your own – but honestly, my experience starting my own business suggests there’s more to the story. It’s not glamorous – and it certainly doesn’t […]
Continue readingRoad Tripping New Zealand with Marvin Kuhr Part II
New Zealand always seemed so perfect to me from the pictures and all of the stories my friends told me, but it didn’t seem real until we were actually there. So here we are, me and my buddy Hannes were finally there, ready to take on 16 days of exploring New Zealand’s South Island. Check […]
Continue reading