I started using Capture One a little over 8 months ago after seeing articles about the raw photo editing program frequently pop up in my social feeds. Since then I’ve only used it more and more. For some reason, I was under the impression that Capture One Pro was only useful for studio and high […]
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How to Load 120mm Film into the Mamiya M645
Loading and unloading your camera is never the part that people look forward to, yet everyone that shoots with film still has to know how to load and unload their film. This is especially true if you’re shooting anything larger than 35mm film because everything has started to get more expensive and you don’t want […]
Continue readingEdit Like Sam Dameshek: Matte Lightroom Tutorial
Do you ever wonder how a certain photographer makes their image come to life? We do too. We wonder about this all the time and we have become more and more aware of how these amazing photographers create their edits. To help you edit with more of a strategy and style, we sat down and […]
Continue readingEssential Tips to Consider When Taking Corporate Headshots
A good first impression can be made through the photo you post in your professional social website or profile. It is never acceptable to merely post your selfies online; a corporate headshot should be much better. What is a Corporate Headshot? Corporate headshots are portraits used on different social media platforms. These pictures are in […]
Continue readingUsing the Auto Save Feature in Premiere Pro
The Auto Save feature is a helpful precaution that Adobe builds into Premiere Pro. This feature saves your project so that if the program crashes or your computer dies, you have a backup to continue from. Using your project settings and preferences, you can customize the settings of auto save in Premiere Pro so that […]
Continue readingHow to Delete Audio in Premiere Pro CC
Wondering how to remove audio from a video clip in Adobe Premiere Pro? When working on a video or film project you’ll often need to add separate audio, background music, or sound effects. In this tutorial, we’ll be covering how to delete audio in Premiere Pro. Specifically, we’re using Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017 to […]
Continue readingSkin Retouching Techniques for Editing Portraits in Adobe Lightroom
Editing portraits can be tough, especially when you have a client or a manager reviewing your work. But that shouldn’t make you afraid of editing portraits, that should make you even hungrier to create the best edits and capture the best tones so your subjects look perfect. We’re going to be going over a few […]
Continue reading7 Ways to Productively Use Media on Your Website
Companies around the world are growing their brand through the internet. Search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Bing have hundreds of millions of searches on a daily basis. The internet has become one of the most accurate sources of information and a place that has connected companies around the globe together. Being that the internet […]
Continue readingRemoving Objects from Your Photos in Photoshop
Taking photos over the years, I’ve had to remove objects from my photos for a number of reasons. Sometimes it is removing logos and brandmarks in a commercial shoot. Other times, it can be for removing branches or wires from the edge of an image. Regardless of the case I usually use Photoshop to remove […]
Continue readingUsing Adobe Lightroom to Create Custom Brushes
If you feel like you spend all of your time doing the same thing to a set of photos, then what you need to do is develop a few adjustment brushes. Custom brushes can be developed for anything from cooling down a photograph to sharpening an image and giving it a real pop. I know […]
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