When it comes to video editing, color grading can be one of the most challenging elements. The reason is because lighting conditions change and it’s often hard to know what all the colors and shading will look like throughout a film. One tool you can use to help save time and match colors to a
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Traveling the globe is a great way to learn and grow. In seeing different environments and meeting new people, you will learn a lot about yourself and the world around you. For photographers, traveling is also a fantastic way to gain some new inspiration. Every street you go down is a new opportunity for interesting photos.
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Spring is finally here. A season of renewal, regrowth, and rejuvenation. As a designer, your work needs to reflect these ideas and help bring them to life. One fantastic way to do this is through your font choices. The right font can truly bring a design or multimedia project together. In this post, we’ll take a look
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When it comes to editing photos and videos, I’m always interested in finding new methods, programs, and apps that help get the job done. It’s fun to see how different companies approach designing and simplifying the editing process. One program that recently caught my eye is Luminar by Macphun. In just a few short months Luminar
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This December marks three years since the official launch of FilterGrade. Thank you for all of the support since then. We wouldn’t be here without you. Since our launch in 2013, a lot has changed. We started as a small store with filters and photo editing tips. Since then we’ve grown to a marketplace and community serving millions
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The right textures can make all the difference when working on your creative projects. They’ll help you add the little extra bit of detail you need to bring your work to life. Whether it’s a subtle grunge look on your photography or some heavy weathering on your design, these textures will help you out. We
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Mendesota is a talented and creative photographer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He specializes in portraits with unique, natural scenes. Find more of his cool work on Instagram. Mendesota was kind enough to give away five free natural Photoshop Actions that represent his photo editing style. See before/after previews and download the free filters below. Then scroll down to read
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If you need an easy solution for creating HDR effects, Macphun’s Aurora HDR Photo Editing Software is a great option. Provided with a simple design featuring advanced editing tools for all photographers, this is a fantastic product from Macphun and Trey Ratcliff. This program is easy to use so even a beginner photographer can use it, while it is
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Creating the perfect light leak or lomo effect in Photoshop is quite the challenge. Especially because you don’t always have the time to adjust your settings and make the leak look just right. That’s why we teamed up with Sam Jones of Sivioco to create this fun, free set of light leak Photoshop Actions. Check out the other free
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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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