Inspirational Articles About Photography, Design, & More

How to Rent Camera Equipment

Photography and videography are too highly expensive hobbies which often keep individuals from expanding or experiment with different genres. Buying new gear or upgrading current equipment is not always possible. Whether you are in the market for a new camera or lens, or have been debating whether to grab the latest gear to satisfy your […]

How to Do a SWOT Analysis for Creatives

In the business world, a SWOT analysis is a common introductory tool for examining your business for both the good and the bad. SWOT stands for: Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Strengths It’s a simple way to break down what you’re doing well and what areas could be improved, and can give you many starting points for […]

Customize Your Camera with CAMSKNS

Have you ever wanted to make your camera look more like it was yours? To show off more of your personality? I recently came across a cool company called CAMSKNS. A lot of people are looking for ways to customize their gear, and really make it theirs. CAMSKNS does just that with unique skins and […]

What Are NFTs? A Beginner’s Guide for Creatives

Amongst all of the news around cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Dogecoin, you may have heard NFTs mentioned a few times. And unless you’re fluent in the language and acronyms of crypto you might not fully understand what an NFT is. Not to worry, we’ve done our research and assembled this beginners guide for how creators […]

Best Sites for Filmmakers to Share Their Work

Being a filmmaker is hard. You put countless hours into your masterpiece and then struggle to get anyone to watch it, critique it, or even acknowledge it online. Luckily there are enough websites and online communities to share your work that with some time spent in front of your keyboard you should be able to […]

The Alex Strohl Interview

Many people are drawn to new things because of jealousy, or someone pushing them, or even for monetary gain, but not many people are drawn to something new because it provides purpose, or reason. Photographer Alex Strohl didn’t pick up a camera because he wanted to show off. He had just gotten kicked out of […]

24 Grungy Street Photo Examples for Inspiration

There are so many subgenres of photography, and today we’re taking a look at one that’s a little more gritty and dirty than most. We’re highlighting grungy street photo examples so you can get inspired to hit the streets and capture a dark or empty side of your city. Many of these photos show streets […]

How to Make and Sell Canva Templates

How to Create & Sell Canva Templates - FilterGrade

Creating and selling digital products is a great way to add a passive income stream to your monthly budget. What’s ideal about these types of products as opposed to hand crafted items is that you only need to make them once and you do not have to worry about inventory or mailing cost. There are plenty […]

FREE Contact Sheet Template (.psd)

Have you ever seen a bunch of photos layed out on black paper with markings all over them? These are called ‘contact sheets’, and these are what old-school photographers used to use in order to make selects and decide which photos they would use and print versus which photos were bad and not the ones […]