A good composition is about directing the viewer through the image. One of the many ways that effective photographers do this is by directing the light. Vignettes are a powerful tool in doing this. And best of all, it’s easy to do! What’s a vignette? A vignette is simply a
The Orton Effect is a photographic technique that blends two different photos of the same scene to achieve a mix of high and low detail areas. It essentially adds a gentle blur and glow to give a dreamlike quality to landscapes and portraits. It was originally conceived by Michael Orton
Struggling to make your photos stand out with just one preset? In this tutorial, I’ll show you exactly how to stack multiple presets in Nik Color Efex to create your own unique editing style. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to grow your confidence in post-processing, this step-by-step guide
As a beginner photographer, it is often difficult to know the best way to edit your photos so they look professional. In this video, I show you how to unlock the power of black and white photography, as we explore when monochrome is the right creative choice—and how to make
Soon, it’s time to photograph flowers as the spring into bloom. They are not quite hitting stride as yet in my area, so I thought I’d grab a grocery store orchid and experiment a little with studio lighting, Photoshop and some textures. Long lens While testing a new long lens
Once you get over the first hurdle in actually calibrating your monitor for the first time (like me when I was a complete newbie), you have to remember how often you need to recalibrate. I had no idea how much I needed to do it. I remember a few years
To make a gradient with fractal noise, we start with a new solid and add the fractal noise effect. We want to make this look smooth for a gradient. To do that, we can increase contrast (300) and decrease complexity (2). In addition, we can scale it up (200). To
Whether you’re lucky enough to be able to shoot wirelessly or not, there are some real benefits to shooting tethered, particularly in Capture One. I have been using it in the studio for months now and I don’t think I want to shoot any other way. But how do you
One way to animate text to appear in After Effects is to create a flicker-on effect. With your text layer selected, choose the Animate button by your text property and select Opacity. Set a keyframe for 0% where you want your animation to begin, and a keyframe for 100% where
Light has to get to the sensor to not block up your blacks, causing noise, when photographing Milky Way skies. The problem is when you kick up the ISO that creates noise as well right? I’ll share a technique that gives you light but can process out the noise. Know
On After Effects, you can control effects, such as a text glow effect, to react to audio tracks. To get started, add a Glow effect to your text layer (Effect > Stylize > Glow) and set it how you desire. Then, ensure an audio track is in your composition. Next,
If you want to get more depth, light and color in your Milky Way images, you might want to change to multiple image captures and process in Starry Landscape Stacker. It’s very targeted software for night sky photography but worth it to increase the quality of your images. You can
