You’ve cut your teeth and paid your dues to earn your title as a professional photographer, but doing photo shoots alone is leaving money on the table. Your bills are covered, but what about earning a little extra on the side? You’ve already tried rescuing your old clients, and you know you’ve got a portfolio […]
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A Guide to Editing Dramatic Landscapes in Lightroom with Luke Stackpoole
Hey everyone! I’m Luke Stackpoole, a landscape and lifestyle photographer based out of London. Over the last year I’ve travelled to some pretty beautiful destinations and I’ve created a series of presets that help to capture the essence of the environments that I ventured to. Throughout this guide to editing dramatic landscapes in Lightroom I’m going […]
Continue readingHow to Create a Simple Cartoon Effect in Photoshop
Have you ever wanted to create a colorful and interesting cartoon effect in Photoshop? Learn how in our latest tutorial on Youtube! This is a simple video walkthrough with easy to follow steps so you can learn some cool techniques for creating a cartoon effect. If you have any questions, leave a comment on the […]
Continue reading10 Tips for Marketing During Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping season and each year it seems like the deals start earlier and run longer. With cyber Monday following just a few short days after, businesses are getting more and more creative with their marketing plans to bring in more customers and break sales records. With many advanced tools, […]
Continue reading6 Methods to Speed Up Render Time in After Effects
As great as After Effects is, it can sometimes kill you with long render times. The more complicated the project the longer the render times. The biggest problem other than deadlines to long render times is that you typically can’t work on anything else in the project while you are rendering because it slows your […]
Continue readingBest Tutorials for Creating an Intro in Premiere Pro
An interesting intro for your cinematic videos and YouTube videos/vlogs is essential for drawing in viewers. The best way to introduce new viewers to your channel or your work is to have a clear, clean, and concise intro. It’s also a great way to build brand recognition with your audience. Your intro can share your […]
Continue readingHow to Grow Your Audience on YouTube
With YouTube being one of the most-used search engines, growing an audience around your own channel should be a breeze! While many viewers spent countless hours playing video after video, you might be wondering why your subscription list doesn’t seem to be getting any higher. Whether you are a new blogger or using YouTube as […]
Continue reading18 Comic Text Effects in Photoshop
When you were growing up, chances are you’ve probably come across a comic or two. The Golden Age of comics began in the 1930’s. You can see their lasting effects by the popularity of comic basic movies in the last few decades. One of the most iconic and recognizable features of comics is the typography. […]
Continue reading8 Tutorials for Creating Lyric Videos in After Effects
If you have a favorite song, chances are someone has done a lyric video for it. You’ve probably seen them; cool and creative typography moving to the words and beats. Music publishers like these videos because they are quick to make and normally with less cost than the average music video production. Some believe Prince’s […]
Continue reading10 Tips for Adobe After Effects Beginners
Congratulations you’ve decided to start using, Adobe After Effects, one of the most powerful and versatile video manipulation tools in the industry. When you first open After Effects up it can seem a little daunting. There are so many options, buttons and work areas – you may look at everything and be overwhelmed, and that’s […]
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