When taking photos of everyday life, some of the best effects are the subtle, minimal ones. Pastel tones work really well with a lot of environments and lighting situations so we thought it’d be a good idea to make a free set of pastel Lightroom Presets! With these free pastel Lightroom Presets you can edit lifestyle photos, […]
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The Most Popular Posts of 2015 from FilterGrade
It’s always fun to look back after a big year and recollect. This year was huge for the FilterGrade Blog. We published 40 blog posts with a combined total of over 300k pageviews! Thank you for being a part of that. Our free Photoshop actions wound up being the most popular post of the year […]
Continue reading17 Amazing Photoshop Effect Tutorials on Youtube
One of the best ways to learn Photoshop and photo editing in general is by following tutorials and creating some unique Photoshop effects. You can learn an immense amount on Youtube too! In this post, we’re putting together 17 of our favorite Photoshop effect tutorials on Youtube. These will teach you how to create incredible natural pastel […]
Continue reading21 Free Snowy Textures for Photographers
With winter right around the corner, it’s the perfect time to stock up on free snowy textures! You can use them in so many unique ways to improve your photos. Today we put together our favorite free snow and ice textures for you to use in your photography and design projects. Here are some ideas […]
Continue readingIntroducing Lightroom Presets by FilterGrade!
Lightroom is an incredible program. With it you can edit, enhance, and perfect your photos seamlessly across multiple platforms (even mobile devices now!). Keeping all of this in mind, we knew it was imperative that we built filters for Lightroom. Today we are proud to announce Lightroom Presets by FilterGrade! Initial Products To start our epic journey into […]
Continue readingFree Food Photoshop Actions for Broma Bakery
Food photography is huge these days! And rightly so. Don’t you enjoy looking at a beautiful picture of your favorite meal? When exploring the food photography world, we stumbled upon Broma Bakery. Sarah Fennel is the genius behind Broma Bakery and she creates some of the best recipes and food photography around. I mean, just look at […]
Continue readingHow to Create a Fall Inspired Vintage Photo Effect
Fall is in full swing. You know what that means? Time for fun fall photos! To kick things off, I thought it’d be great to create a little fall inspired vintage photo effect that you can use on your photos. This is the perfect photo effect for those shots at the Apple Orchard and the Pumpkin […]
Continue reading29 Free Wood Grain Textures for Photographers
Wood textures are often overlooked, but can be a great resource to photographers and designers. Simply overlaying one of the photos below and playing around with it can help you create so many cool looks. Here are some ideas for how you could use the textures: Use a wood texture to add a slight filmy […]
Continue readingFilterGrade Summer Tone Bundle Review
Summer tones and natural light. Those are some of my favorite, and most sought after photography goals. That’s why we made the Summer Tone Bundle. A complete bundle of Photoshop actions, brushes, and textures made to help you create these natural, and quite frankly, beautiful styles. This is an in-depth review of the Summer Tone […]
Continue reading23 Great Free Sky Textures for Photographers
The sky can be a really important component to a good photo. If you’re trying to focus on the subject, it may be best to have a minimal and clean sky. If you want some impact, it’s nice to add a bit of texture and depth to your sky. In this post, we found up more […]
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