Fused Overlay Photo and Video Layer for iOS probably does exactly what you think it does based on the name. It overlays — or blends — photos and videos, allowing you to manipulate the contrast, exposures, brightness and blend. In
With Apple’s iOS 15 on the horizon, we’ll have a ton of improvements at our fingertips. But while you wait for the new iOS version to come out, now is a good time to get ahead and download apps that
White balance is a tricky thing: Getting it right (or wrong) can make or break the consistency of your editing. Here’s how to get the white balance right for your phone photos. Whether you’re shooting on your phone camera, or
MyRadar from ACME AtronOmatic LLC is already one of the best free weather and environmental information app for iOS and Android. It provides information for many kinds of weather conditions, including the usual wind, clouds, lightning, forecast, air quality, earthquakes,
When star gazing or photographing the night sky, we typically try to avoid light pollution to see more stars. Light Pollution Map app (Android and iOS), made by Dunbar Technology, helps you find the darkest skies around, and offers numerous
Do you identify what you are photographing when you are actually taking the image? How many times when you get back home, start uploading images and add keywords (you are adding keywords, aren’t you?), do you wish you knew what
Adobe has been hard at work trying to create mobile editing experiences for photographers on the go; maybe Photoshop Express and its new updates will make the mobile software a viable option. Being able to edit our images on devices
These days, more smartphones than ever before can create blur effects and bokeh. This is especially true for Portrait mode. The Focos app utilizes computational photography to achieve this, but with far more control. It emulates the professional look of
What is Starlink? SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, is constructing Starlink. They are launching a web of satellites, or constellation, that will provide internet access. This constellation will consist of thousands of mass-produced small satellites in low orbit. The idea
Photographers of many genres frequently use the PhotoPills app. It’s a one-stop shop for all of your outdoor photography planning needs. If you haven’t checked it out, I highly recommend doing so. If you already use the app, I wanted
Are you a landscape photographer? Then I’m going to share the best phone app you can get — PhotoPills. Gotta do it. Find your stuff As landscape photographers we need to find and track things such as the sun, moon
I stumbled across Cascable accidentally. While attempting to figure out a way to view photos on my Nikon D750 wirelessly using an ancient iPad 2 as a monitor, I found Cascable. It’s an app that can do what I was
Good things come in small packages, at least, that’s what they say. I’ve had my hands on the tiny and incredibly cute Oben CTT-1000 carbon fiber tabletop tripod for a few weeks now and I have been eager to see
If you’ve been wanting to create your own photo grid collages, Photoshop is a great tool to use. By using guides, you are able to quickly set up perfectly-even grid shapes by setting up the number of rows and columns
Most of us know that it is important to back up our data so we don’t risk losing our precious photos, videos and work. I prefer to back up the data using a combination of external hard drives and cloud-based
Our friends over at Platypod have opened up pre-orders for their much-anticipated Playball, with delivery starting in April/May 2022! The Platyball is available in two versions — the Ergo and Elite. The difference? The Elite comes with an electronic leveling
In a recent editorial, I was discussing whether still images, as opposed to video, are still relevant. A tangent discussion was started on where do you draw the line between photographer and content creator. It is something I have been
Are you interested in stock photography and video to make a little extra income? Me, too. However, don’t waste time creating images you can’t use because they violate intellectual property (IP) rights. Here are a few tips to help ensure
Using prime lenses is all well and good. Still, sometimes you just want to have one lens in your arsenal that can do it all and then some. We’re blessed as photographers because there are affordable versatile zooms for all
Plotagraph Pro, part of the Plotaverse app collection, helps you bring still images to life. One use is to add realistic motion to a photograph of water. Watch my short video tutorial below to see how I add motion to
I love photography challenges. I always find it entertaining and inspiring to see what photographers can come up with given the constraints and rules of these activities. If you’re into landscape photography, today’s 70mm challenge with Nigel Danson and James Popsys may be particularly
I have spent my career as a professional photographer, specializing in wildlife and birds. You may even know me as an Olympus Visionary. But my previous journey isn’t what I want to discuss. What I want to talk about now
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