If I had a dollar for every bad blog I’ve read, I wouldn’t have to work as a writer, myself! I’m not the best writer in the world by any means, but I know a bad blog when I see one, and I’ve wasted a lot of time reading blogs that had a compelling title, […]
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Learn how to take photos, edit, develop, and grow your creative business on the FilterGrade Blog. We share tutorials for Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One Pro, Luminar, filmmaking, photography, business, film and analog photography, and more. See video tutorials on Youtube.
How to Make Photoshop Faster
Hey everyone, welcome to FilterGrade. If you’re reading this post, then Adobe Photoshop is probably running poorly or slow on your computer. In this tutorial, we’re going to share our knowledge of the Adobe creative suite and suggest a few things that can make Photoshop run faster for you. Watch the video tutorial! How to […]
Continue readingHow to Develop Color Slide Film at Home (E6 Process)
Anddd…. we’re back. After developing color negative film and black and white film at home for the past 4 years, I finally learned about color positive film (I don’t know what took me so long). I had heard of color positive film in the past – mainly when I developed a roll of color positive […]
Continue readingHow to Write a Compelling Photography Proposal that Lands Clients
Who knew running a photography business would need you to be more than just a good photographer? With the rise of digital photography, it’s safe to say that the photography industry has become fiercely competitive. Suddenly, everyone is a photographer and you have to go the extra mile to stand out in a crowded market. […]
Continue readingWhat to Do After Posting a Vlog
Alright, you’ve edited an amazing vlog full of entertaining content and posted it on YouTube for the world to see. But that’s not the end of the content. You can’t just forget about this vlog and let it fade into obscurity, so today we’re showing you what to do after posting a vlog. Cover photo […]
Continue reading6 Things To Know About Lightroom Presets
Now that you’ve installed Lightroom, it’s time to learn about the presets. So, how do they work? If you’re new to Lightroom, or just want to brush up on the basics, then you’ve came to the right place! In this article, we’ll talk about Lightroom presets, and how you can use them on mobile, so […]
Continue readingLessons I Learned When I Bought My First Film Camera
Even before I had purchased my first film camera, I always had a love for film. The whole process. Loading the film into the camera, firing the shutter, using the film advance lever, scanning, developing, the whole nine yards. I think the reason I was so captivated by film, like many others, because it was so […]
Continue readingHow to Make Premiere Pro Presets
Premiere Pro presets are a great way to speed up your video editing process by saving a frequently used custom effect for use later. Not only will this make your repetitive projects easier to work on, you can also make money selling your presets! More on that later in the blog. For now, let’s dive […]
Continue readingHow to Make a Credit Roll in Premiere Pro
The credit roll is one of the most important parts to any movie! This is where you give credit and thanks to the team that helped the project come to life. But if you don’t know what you’re doing, making a credit roll that’s hundreds of lines long probably seems like a daunting task that […]
Continue readingHow to Create Your Own Video LUTs in Premiere Pro
Have you ever watched a high-end music video or commercial and noticed how perfect the colors look? Or how all the different scenes and colors seem to coincide somehow? This is known as the art of ‘color grading’ or ‘color correction’. Color grading is a whole art form in itself, but breaking it down to […]
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