Lighting is one of the most crucial aspects of videography. Without the proper lights, your footage can appear dark, overblown, or plain & flat. Aside from needing to properly illuminate a scene, special effects, setting the mood, and drawing the viewer in all rely on the lighting you use. Not all lights are the same […]
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How to Set Up Lighting for an Interview
Lighting has been important since the beginning of motion pictures. Back in the day when people were recording on film, light exposure meant the difference of having a usable image or a completely black frame. A century later cameras are able to get an image from almost any lighting condition. Now it’s less about just […]
Continue readingFree Subtle Vintage Photoshop Actions Pack
Are you editing photos from your travels over the Summer? We’ve got a new freebie to help you save a little time. To start Fall off right, we’ve created a new pack of free Photoshop actions! These subtle vintage effects are easy to apply in Photoshop and are non-destructive. You can edit the effects, even […]
Continue readingIntroduction to Fine Art Photography
Fine Arts seems to be an area that few photographers have broken the barrier into. Being able to come up with an idea that sends a specific message while also portraying the artists’ vision in a uniformed way seems to be a challenge. How can you use photography to send such a message? Fine art […]
Continue readingThe Bell Sisters’ Free Lightroom Presets Pack
The Bell Sisters’ Free Lightroom Preset Pack is available to you for free! Get a taster of what The Bell Sisters’ Lightroom Presets are like with this exclusive free download on FilterGrade. These Lightroom Presets have been created to give your photographs a stunning professional finish, with soft creamy semi-matte overtones and rich contrasting colours. […]
Continue readingMinimal Lightroom Tutorial: How to Create a Soft Matte Effect
Minimal effects can be great for blog images, portraits/lifestyle photos, and many other styles of photography. I have always been a fan of the soft matte effect, so today we are going to take a look at how to create this photo effect using Lightroom. This effect is not very hard to create and only […]
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