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Transform your layer in After Effects with CC Power Pin

CC Power Pin is an effect that helps transform your layer to fit into a certain space in After Effects. Similar to Corner Pin but with more options, it is perfect for altering your layer to fit a required perspective without distortion. CC Power Pin lets you set four corner

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“Real or not real” with Ken Lee

We welcome you to the Photofocus Roundtable podcast, where each month, our panel discusses some current trends and topics to get your photography moving. This month, Photofocus author Ken Lee joins your hosts Ron Pepper and Rob Moroto. In this episode our panel talks about artificial intelligence emerging as an

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Getting started with Layers in Photoshop

When Photoshop debuted, it did not have layers. Its original purpose was to touch up frames of motion picture and photography film. It was, as its name implied, a photo shop that provided a digital darkroom where photos could be enhanced, color corrected and repaired. Over time, people wanted to

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Seven tips for capturing engaging video with kids

Kids are going back to school and another year of memories are waiting to be captured. Parents always remember to take the required “first day of school” photo, but often don’t think about recording video memories. This quick guide will help you get the best video clips of your child.

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Tamron announces development of 20-40mm f/2.8 lens for E mount

Late Wednesday night, Tamron announced the development of the 20-40mm f/2.8 Di III VXD (Model A062), a fast-aperture standard zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame cameras. Designed for full-frame Sony mirrorless cameras, the lens was created in aggressive pursuit of portability that is ideal for everyday use. Starting from 20mm

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The best camera bags for landscape photographers this fall

The long, hot summer months are starting to draw in, and the promises of cooler fall temperatures are beginning to tease us; for landscape photographers, this means hikes into the wilderness with our camera gear are right around the corner, and one thing we all need for excursions like this

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Create NYC, powered by PhotoPlus, postpones to 2023

Over the weekend, PhotoPlus posted on its website that it has postponed the Create NYC event to 2023: “As any visual storyteller knows a great image requires just the right amount of exposure time. Since releasing the shutter on our plans in May, The Create NYC team has found that

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How to line up your layers for an animated GIF in Photoshop

Earlier this week, I was tasked with producing some photos for one of my mainstay clients, Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. They had developed an online scavenger hunt around the city, and they needed photos to help promote it. Throughout our hour-long photoshoot, we realized that one of the scavenger hunt

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