Circular audio spectrums are a visual tool that emphasizes the beat of the music or simply serves as a design element in your motion graphics. Making one in After Effects is quick and easy. Watch this short tutorial video to learn how.
During this whole lockdown situation of 2020 and 2021, I have spent a great deal of time trying to stay creative and inventive. I’ve spent a LOT of time shooting macro and still life. After spending quite a while fence-sitting, I finally decided to jump into Lensbaby lenses. I already
When it comes to premium vintage gear, a bunch of point and shoot film cameras come to mind. Among them are Contax T2, Yashica T4 and Nikon 35T. Back in the days, these cameras boasted of the most advanced features in a pocketable form. Fast-forward to the last decade or
ISO isn’t necessarily what you think it is — it’s really just digital gain. Let’s take a little look at what ISO really is, and why it matters. Most importantly, when should you use a high ISO vs. a low ISO for the best image quality? What is ISO? ISO
Photo books are definitely among the non-gear things that will greatly improve your photography. They may not be instructional, but each page will take you deeper into the creative mind of a photographer. That, in turn, will equip you with the ideas and better understanding of how to craft an
There’s no denying that Sony turned the camera world on its head when it released the Sony a7 back in 2013. Since then, the market has been flooded with feature-packed Sony cameras that suit every type of photographer from beginners to the pros, from street to wildlife/sports photographers, and landscape
I shoot a fair amount of theatre, concert and performance productions. You know, the kind with dark environments with harsh red, green, blue and yellow lighting…where you can’t use any lighting gear. What I’ve learned is with a mix of exposure, ISO and aperture optimizations, you can create a template
Many lenses these days — especially zoom lenses — have some type of stabilization on them. It is usually labeled as IS, OS, OIS or VR, and it can be turned on or off with a switch on the side of the lens. This feature is beneficial for hand-held photography,
If you want to learn to make art, you should learn from artists. A few years ago I learned an important lesson by contrasting painters and photographers. Painters do an activity called “En Plein Air,” which refers to painting in the open air; photographers would call it shooting on-location. There’s
I photographed this historic scene at night. This was very dynamic, a very dark sky coupled with the very bright neon sign. Additionally, there was a lot of shadow in the front of the car. I’ll describe how I got the photo. I went on an 8-day, 1,856-mile night photography
Many image makers shy away from RAW files because the thinking it makes the image too flat and lifeless. But if they shoot only in jpeg they can leave some quality and options behind. Shoot RAW When shooting RAW you are getting all the information that the sensor can produce.
Seven decades after it was first used, the M42 mount remains a popular option for both vintage and modern cameras. The mount is simple, and there’s a large selection of affordable M42 lenses still available. Fortunately, there are M42 adapters that allow photographers to experiment with some of these interesting
