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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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Mobile photography has advanced quite a bit in recent years. Great advances to gadgets and accessories have come too. With the popularity of mobile photography rising, many people have taken to using more, and sometimes even all, mobile devices in their photography projects. This little roundup is meant to show you the best mobile photography gadgets […]
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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 […]
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Photographers usually work freelance. As a result, it never hurts to have a continuing stream of clients for your business. If there’s one thing you can never get enough of, it’s more clients. That begs the question, how do you snag more of them? It all stars and ends with marketing. Far too many photographers […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Anyone can take a picture and call themselves a “photographer,” but not everyone can take a sharp image with every snapshot. To differentiate yourself as a real photographer from those who just snap away on a camera, you’ll have to master the art of taking sharper images each and every time you release the shutter button. […]
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Education isn’t just changing, it has CHANGED. And one of the best sources to learn from online is/has become YouTube. Especially for something visual like photography. This article highlights the best photography Youtube channels for beginners. Check out this post to see the best Youtube channels for photo editing. There are quite a few out […]
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Food photography is one of the more popular photography genres. The reason should be clear: Where else can you see food photographed in such a way to make your mouth water and have you eating with your eyes? A lot of planning and strategy goes into that image of the hamburger that prompted you to […]
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