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 […]
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Author 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 readingFood Photography in the Field with Jakub Kapusnak from Foodiesfeed
First things first. This article isn’t about styling. I admit that styling food for the best shot possible is like a childs game. The whole scene becomes your playground. There are tons of possibilities you can do to make it look beautiful. However, for tons of possibilities, you also need tons of props like dishes, […]
Continue readingMoody Street Photography Capture One Tutorial
Adding the right mood to your photo can help truly convey the environment. This holds especially true for street photography. Depending on the time of day, location, weather, and overall feel your shot could be entirely different. Sometimes you’ll want to increase the heat and warmth in an image. Other times you’ll want to keep […]
Continue readingHow to Work With Agencies
Once you’ve gotten to a certain point in your portraiture work, it can be really fun to start working with agency models. This can be intimidating at first, but super worth it: signed models are generally more experienced and have a level of comfortability in front of the camera. But, how do you actually approach […]
Continue readingHow to Use Capture One Styles in Capture One Pro 10
Using Capture One Styles can help you speed up your workflow and find the right look more quickly. Styles are essentially preset effects and filters that you can create and save for future use. They work very much like Lightroom Presets, but have a few key differences. Specifically, the way styles are applied and adjusted differs the most from […]
Continue reading5 Simple Production Hacks for Filmmakers
Cover Image by Cameraman Kiev. In filmmaking, the creativity doesn’t stop with writing a killer script and finding beautiful shots—the reality of budget constraints requires every filmmaker to devise creative solutions to production challenges. Whether that means selling your excess b-roll as stock footage for additional funding or teaching yourself new video editing tricks on YouTube, the […]
Continue reading7 Ways to Use Shutter Speed Creatively in Nature Photography
Shutter speed is a critical component of the exposure triangle, along with aperture and ISO. If you want to get the best quality photos you will need to understand exposure and how each element of the triangle impacts the others. Shutter speed can also be used in landscape and nature photography to create some interesting […]
Continue readingHow to Sharpen Your Photos in Capture One Pro 10
Adding sharpness and contrast to a photo can make a huge difference. With the right adjustments you can make your photos incredibly sharp without making them look fake or unnatural. In this tutorial, we’re going to take a look at the various tools offered in Capture One Pro 10 to help you sharpen your photos. If […]
Continue readingHow to Benefit From Using Your Photos on the Web
We live in a world filled with images, and there is little doubt that they have a big impact on how you see a product. Open any magazine and you’ll see how large the photographs of products are and how they fill the page. The internet is similar with big images of products almost everywhere. […]
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