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 […]
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Edit 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 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 […]
Continue readingHow to Install Final Cut Pro Presets
Final Cut Pro is a powerful program for post production and video editing. Working with the color grading tools in Final Cut Pro makes it easy to add beautiful looks to your footage. One way to save your edits is with Final Cut Pro Presets. There are many types of different presets you can use […]
Continue readingHow to Create a Pastel Look in Luminar
Pastel tones can add a beautiful look to your photos when done correctly. This probably explains why pastel effects are so popular in photography and design. These soft, almost faded colors give a unique tone to your images and help to convey a certain style. In this tutorial, we’ll be taking a look at how […]
Continue readingHow to Use 3D LUTs in Photoshop
While people primarily use 3D LUTs when color correcting video footage, look up tables can also be very useful when editing photos. You can install LUTs in Adobe Photoshop and work with them as an additional tool in your workflow. They will help you save time getting to the ideal look and tone you’re after. […]
Continue readingNewborn and Baby Photography: 5 Essential Tips for Getting Started
Newborn and baby photography is becoming increasingly popular as more parents look to document the precious early days of their baby’s life. Helping parents create these beautiful memories with their child can certainly be rewarding, but photographing babies also brings new challenges and a lot of responsibility. So if you already understand the basics of […]
Continue readingAuthor Spotlight: Escape Journal
Welcome to the new Author Spotlight series, where you’ll get to know talented FilterGrade preset authors. Today’s feature focuses on Escape Journal, the dynamic duo of Kimi and Thomas. This traveling couple chronicles their travels on Instagram and their blog. Escape Journal’s presets are available on FilterGrade. Introduce yourself, and how you became photographers. We are Kimi and […]
Continue readingCreating a Double Exposure Effect in Adobe Photoshop
A multiple exposure is a technique where two or more images are combined to create a single image. This technique is an artistic effect that can be used to add people or objects that weren’t in the first exposure or create ghostly images. It’s a really cool effect from the old days of film cameras […]
Continue readingHow to Select a Make-Up Artist for Your Photo Shoot
Hey y’all! This article is oriented around selecting a make-up artist for a photo shoot. Make-up artists—or “MUAs”—are useful for nearly any portrait shoot, enhancing a person’s natural beauty or adding a funky element to what you’re doing. It’s important to find the right MUA to ensure that you don’t end up with Katy Perry, […]
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