Final Cut Pro is a popular and powerful video editing tool already. But third-party plugins can enhance your experience and speed up your edits. These plugins are useful for doing advanced effects and creating an easier way to make your visual effects faster. Here are our top 7 favorite Final Cut Pro plugins that we […]
Continue readingHow to Create Your Own Video LUTs in Premiere Pro
Have you ever watched a high-end music video or commercial and noticed how perfect the colors look? Or how all the different scenes and colors seem to coincide somehow? This is known as the art of ‘color grading’ or ‘color correction’. Color grading is a whole art form in itself, but breaking it down to […]
Continue readingHow to Start Your Career as a Freelance Video Editor
If you have the desire to pursue a video editing career, but don’t want to tie yourself down to working for only one business or studio, then you may want to become a freelance video editor. Becoming a freelance video editor will enable you to work on a multitude of clients with a lot of […]
Continue readingReview: A Modern Approach to Photographic Composition Ebook
When it comes to taking a quality photo, composition is one of the most important parts. Having the right angle, elements, viewpoint, and layout can really make all the difference. Composition is something I’ve struggled with over the years. Particularly when there are a lot of things going on in a city or street photo. […]
Continue readingDaVinci Resolve Basics Tutorial for Video Editors
DaVinci Resolve is a free video editing software beloved by many and considered a viable alternative for Adobe Premiere Pro. In this FilterGrade video, we’re going to teach you the basics of using Resolve for editing. One of its biggest selling points is that it’s completely free. This free version includes all of the editing […]
Continue reading5 Sound FX Packs to Help Your Video Projects
As video professionals we are always looking for ways to take our videos to the next level. One way to add subtle but effective polish to our videos is Sound FX. Sound FX can add realism to a scene, make a transition pop, or create emotional cues. Sometimes you need sound FX because the video […]
Continue readingThe 5 Best Free Android Camera Apps
It’s no secret that many Android phones have a mediocre camera. But most of the time, the camera itself is not the problem, and the software is. Simply downloading another camera app can result in much better pictures. Of course, your pictures will look even better with some editing in Lightroom, so check out some […]
Continue reading20 Filmmaking Competitions Worth Entering
The red carpets, the photographers, the fame… There is a lot of excitement that goes on at film festivals and as someone looking to make a name for themselves in a highly competitive industry they are a must. But, with some of these competitions having a hefty entry fee and only a small percentage of […]
Continue readingFREE Instagram Lightroom Presets (mobile)
You can never have enough presets to sift through when editing. Obviously you can always start your edit from scratch, but having an interesting base to start from is so much quicker and can help you create something you otherwise may not have been able to! Today, we have 3 FREE Lightroom Presets for Instagrammers […]
Continue reading30 Best Photo Booth Templates To Upgrade Your Booth Designs
We’ve talked about photo booths on the FilterGrade blog one before, in our article on how photographers can earn more money. Since that article went live, photo booth businesses have continued to increase in popularity (worldwide pandemic aside). Now, we’re not saying we’re responsible for that continued climb, but we do enjoy helping our fellow […]
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