In my recent years of shooting film for my personal projects, people are asking me more about the “how” than the “why.” This is really interesting and exciting for me since a good number of these curious people have never even touched a film camera or a roll of film
Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Renee Vanheck is a wife, mom, grandma, and home childcare provider. She has
Previously, we shared a bunch of Sony mirrorless deals up for grabs for seasoned and new Sony photographers alike. However, the huge savings don’t end there. A bunch of Sony bundle deals also come with kits and accessories to ensure that you’re photo-ready when you pick up your camera! The
If reports about the Nikon Z 8 are accurate, Canon and Sony should watch their backs because Nikon is coming out swinging. The Nikon D850 is arguably the greatest DSLR that ever graced the photography world. The D850 was a megapixel monster that was built tough. The D850 also focused
I work in medical video production. Whenever I tell someone that, the response I receive most often is, “Cool, I didn’t even know that was a thing.” To be honest, I didn’t either. Working in the video production industry, I knew about the excitement of being on a TV show
Wildlife and bird photography have grown immensely in popularity over the past two years; now, more mirrorless cameras than ever can help make these once challenging genres easier than ever before. Seriously. Do you remember how hard it was to capture birds in flight before mirrorless camera technology? As photographers,
After gazing upon this enormous historic abandoned wooden hangar, here’s how I decided to light all these fantastic geometric shapes to create depth and interest. It took a lot of running around! Historic World War II hangar Upon driving up to the abandoned wooden hangar, we were in awe. The
The Quick Selection and Magic Wand tools (W) allow you to click an area of color to create a selection based on adjacent pixels and your Tolerance setting. The Magic Wand is a much older tool that works reasonably well on photos with large areas of similar color. The Quick
Been wanting to grab a Sony mirrorless camera? Maybe you’re a seasoned Sony photographer in need of an alternate workhorse. Or, maybe you’ve been planning to go mirrorless with one of the popular Sony models. Whichever the case, we’re sure these Sony mirrorless deals are right up your alley! Included
If speculation about the new OM SYSTEM OM-5 is accurate, we might see a new version of one of the best travel cameras hit the streets this year. Few camera manufacturers are creating as much excitement as OMDS in 2022. Much has been expected from the company formerly known as
Null objects are invisible layers in After Effects that can be used for efficient control of movement of other layers. Use the parent pick whip to have other layers follow the null object. Then, you only need to alter the Null object (the parent), and the other layers (the child,
I’m a big fan of bracketing and merging into a single HDR image. It’s great for having images with amazing detail, as well as recovering highlights and shadows. So when I had the chance to take Luminar Neo’s new HDR Merge extension for a test drive, I jumped at the
