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Social media marketing is a useful and cost-effective way you can drive more traffic to your website or promote your brand. With the right imagery, you can get even more engagement. If you don’t have Photoshop, Affinity Design, or another professional program, online image editors are a great resource for designing these types of graphics. Below
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Earlier this summer, Adobe shared that they were working on a new tool called Project Rush. Today they announced the launch of this cross-device video editing software on their blog, with a slight update to the name. Premiere Rush is an all-in-one video editing app built for busy creators. Premiere Rush is a new cross-device,
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Cover Photo by Ben Kolde For most of us, freelancing simply wouldn’t be possible without an internet connection and a laptop. Since a laptop is such an important piece of the freelancing jigsaw, it makes sense to have one that’s going to tick all of the boxes needed for your job role. Freelancing means something different
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Photo: Google Blog Today, Google introduced the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL. The newest, AI powered smartphones from Google come with some intriguing new features. From smart AI built into the Pixel 3 camera that can help you in low light situations to a spam call filter, this phone has a lot to offer. The
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Photo by rawpixel Is LinkedIn working for you as a freelancer? I mean, sure – you’ve got a profile and you’ve filled out some info – but are you really using it to find the best opportunities – or is it sitting there idle, like profiles belonging to millions of other freelancers? The good news is,
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Photo by Pexels What’s the plan for your freelancing? Are you happy with your days? Would you like more work? Less work? More money? Bigger clients? Be honest – what would you change if you could? For many freelancers, change is quite intimidating. Sure, we’re a brave bunch as it is – going it alone
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Meiki debuted a new lens at Photokina. The 6-11mm F3.5 fisheye lens is a manual focusing fisheye lens designed for full frame and APS-C frame Canon and Nikon DSLRs. Photo: Hongkong Meike Digital Technology Co., Ltd Field of View Meike’s 6-11mm fisheye allows for a 180 degree horizontal, vertical, and diagonal field of view when shooting
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Earlier today, Engadget reported on a new monitor that LG has released for the 4K market. The LG 32UK550-B is a ‘large screen 4K standard model full of image technology playing an active part in each field‘. The LG 32UK550-B is a 4K compatible (3840 × 2160) HDR 10 Monitor Large screen of 31.5 inches and image display
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This week, Google announced that they’ve started rolling out changes to Google Images. Specifically, you can now access rights-related image metadata in Google Images by clicking an ‘Image Credits’ link. In collaboration with CEPIC and IPTC, Google is trying to make it easier for users to know the creator of images on the web, as well
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Gitzo, a popular camera tripod manufacturer that is distributed by Manfrotto, introduced what the company calls ‘the smallest carbon fiber tripod’. First reported by B&H and DPReview, the Gitzo Mini Traveler is a light-weight and flexible tripod for travelers and ‘promising amateur [photographers] who use mirrorless cameras or DSLR cameras with small lenses’. That’s right, Gitzo
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