Celebrating Earth Month through photography
Lauri Novak
Since April 2019 is the 49th anniversary of Earth Month, it seemed like a good time to share some information from Adobe Stock’s 2019 Visual Trend Blog. Adobe Stock’s latest
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Finding stock video with visual search
Rich Harrington
More and more, video is becoming a standard for client projects. Photographers, web designers, marketing folks have all released that motion is a great way to tell engaging stories. Sometimes
Adobe + designers bring motion graphics to the masses
Rich Harrington
Learn about Motion Graphics Templates for Adobe Premiere Pro. What are they? What do they do? How can they save you time? These templates are a game changer and bring
Weekly Wrap-Up: February 10-16, 2019
Bryan Esler
The Weekly Wrap-up compiles interesting articles published this week on Photofocus. This week we looked at how to find a photographic voice, gave a first look at the new Datacolor
Back to nature trends
Lauri Novak
There’s a great piece by Adobe on their blog about visual trends, “Natural Instincts: Finding Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Wellness on Planet Earth.” Unless you’re living under a rock (which
Stock Photography: Shooting tips on how to avoid violating IP rights
Vanelli
Are you interested in shooting stock photography and video to make a little extra income? Me, too. However, don’t waste time shooting images you can’t use because your image violates
Adobe Stock releases 2019 Visual Trends Forecast
Bryan Esler
With 2019 only weeks away, Adobe is looking forward to what the new year will bring, specifically with visual trends. The Adobe Stock team looked around the world, from fashion
Don’t forget to remove the copyright watermark
Vanelli
A good friend sent me an image of a book she saw at a local store. The book featured pages filled with cute Adobe Stock images of children. How did
Upgraded search, new collections and partners added to Adobe Stock
Bryan Esler
This morning at the Adobe MAX Conference, Adobe announced new features for both contributors and users of the Adobe Stock service, including upgraded search capabilities, new collections and partners. Upgraded
Tips to succeed with stock video
Photofocus Team
Let’s continue our look at achieving success as a stock contributor for photo and video. Photofocus publisher Rich Harrington sits down with Dennis Radeke of Adobe to learn what’s needed to
How to Create Multiple Stock Photographs Using Only One Model
Vanelli
Creating multiple sets of images from a single photo session is a good strategy. A little planning, lots of props and changing a subject’s mood will produce multiple looks from
Five tips for adding textures to your photos
Jason Hahn
The term “texture” is a catch-all term for adding either abstract images, detailed photos, or patterns of different surfaces, like metal, cracked paint, sand, etc. as an overlay on your image. This is a type of “compositing”, combining multiple images into one finished work. Adding textures to your images can change the mood, create special effects, strengthen the composition, or help better tell a story. These five concepts will help you add textures more easily, realistically, and quickly in Adobe Photoshop
Using Keywords for Discoverability for Stock Photography and Video
Photofocus Team
Let’s continue our look at achieving success as a stock contributor for photo and video. Photofocus publisher Rich Harrington sits down with Dennis Radeke of Adobe to learn how to optimize
How to Create a Storyboard for a Video or Photo Shoot
Rich Harrington
A storyboard is a great way to plan your next photo or video shoot. It creates a roadmap that helps everyone on the crew, as well as the client, know
Get Inspired by Color Grading Using Stock Photos and Video
Rich Harrington
Sometimes you wake up in the morning, and it’s hard to find inspiration. Other times it’s just easy to fall into the same old ruts and continue to go the
How to avoid Intellectual Property when shooting video for stock
Kevin Ames
Intellectual property? What is intellectual property and how/why does it matter in videos for stock? These are top-of-mind issues that all videographers want to be well aware of when capturing
Talent and property releases as well as copyright for stock
Photofocus Team
Let’s continue our look at achieving success as a stock contributor for photo and video. Photofocus publisher Rich Harrington sits down with Dennis Radeke of Adobe to learn what’s needed to
How to find stock video with visual search
Rich Harrington
More and more, video is becoming a standard for client projects. Photographers, web designers, marketing folks have all realized that motion is a great way to tell engaging stories. Sometimes
How to shoot lifestyle and fitness scenes for stock photography and video
Vanelli
While attending the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference in Las Vegas, I had the chance to attend an Adobe Stock workshop at a ghost town near Nelson, Nevada on
Creating custom backdrops for your photos using stock images
Kevin Ames
To me, the backdrop or background of a photograph is its foundation. The backdrop sets the stage, the tone and reveals or hides things that might add or detract from
Motion graphics templates: Downloading MOGRTs from Adobe Stock
Photofocus Team
MOGRTs are a valuable resource for videographers who don’t have the time or budget to create high-quality, eye-catching graphics for their productions. A great solution is motion graphics templates. They are available