We've been keeping an eye on Luminar NEO, an upcoming raw editor from Skylum. In my last installment, I was given some preview software that showed three of the new features coming, including a relighting control, removal of wires, dust spots, and power lines. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Mel Martin)

The post How to Make Photoshop Frames and Borders: A Step-By-Step Guide appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Ana Mireles. Want to use Photoshop to add a frame or border around your photos? In this article, I’ll show you a simple, step-by-step process to make a frame in Photoshop. I’ll also show you how to add a complex border. By the time you’re done with this tutorial, you’ll be able to create frames and borders like those featured above, which are guaranteed to make your photos look outstandingly elegant. Sound good? Then let’s get started! How to make a frame in Photoshop: the step-by-step process In this section, I’ll show you how to create a simple white frame...

It’s Friday – time for another awesome video from Terry White – this one is on the new advanced masking tools in Lightroom, and there’s a lot of great info in this short video, especially if you’re new to these masking features (it’s less than 6 minutes from start to finish). Give it a look below: Thanks, Terry – awesome stuff (as usual). OK, ready to take those videos you shot with your DSLR or Mirrorless and make movies from them in Lightroom? You can watch this course for free this weekend, and you are going to be shocked when you see what you can do with video right inside of Lightroom (it seriously is so much more powerful than you’d think),...

Being a photographer in the digital age is a double-edged sword. On one hand, we have an endless resource of articles, videos, and experts right at our fingertips. It’s truly a golden age for education, and a motivated person can go from an absolute novice to an expert almost completely on their own. But at the same time, we are more exposed than ever before, and as photographers, posting our work online means opening ourselves up to a sea of criticism — both good and bad. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Pete Coco)

The arsenal of equipment modern-day photographers and videographers have is large, with gadgets left and right. This does create some difficulties, however, and one irritant is the need to charge everything pre-shoot. Here is how to build a DIY charging station. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

If you think that printing is a thing of the past, think again. More and more photographers are adding printing to their service list. This is particularly popular with event and wedding photographers, but wireless printing is actually for everyone, as every photographer should print their work - or at least the work that’s worth printing. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Illya Ovchar)

Apple's M1 chip has evolved into the M1 Pro and M1 Max, promising even better performance than the already impressive original and similar super-long battery life. As of now, the M1 Max sits at the top of the lineup, but can it handle all the heavy demands of professional video editing? This excellent battery of tests pits it against two other options to find out. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

You might think of Photoshop as the place to do deep color grading work, and that used to be the case, but Lightroom recently added new color grading tools that can also make powerful edits and are arguably more intuitive than those in Photoshop. This great video tutorial will show you how to use them to color grade your photos quickly and easily. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Cleaning up the haloing when creating selections can take some time, and even when your image is complete and you can still see some remaining it can be quite annoying. In this tutorial, I'm going to show you a seldom-used but effective way of cleaning the masks. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Gary McIntyre)

Tamron has reinvented itself in recent years, creating lenses that offer a combination of sharp image quality, good performance, and smart compromises to bring them to prices that significantly undercut first-party options. Perhaps their most exciting lens yet is the 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD, which could potentially replace every lens in some photographers' bags. This great video review takes a look at the lens and the sort of image quality and performance you can expect from it. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Photo By Thomas Nicholson Today’s Photo Of The Day is “On the Prowl” by Thomas Nicholson. Location: Serengeti National Park. “A lone cheetah wanders through a dusty Serengeti National Park in search of its next meal,” describes Nicholson. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them. The post Photo Of The Day By Thomas Nicholson appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

You read that title correctly. Tired of your landscape photos looking like every other fantastic photographer's shots? Maybe you should be taking things in the other direction. If you need a laugh (and some good education), check out this great video that will show you how to take just awful landscape photos. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The post DSLR vs Mirrorless: Which Camera Is Right for You? appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Simon Ringsmuth. These days, mirrorless cameras are all the rage – but what do they offer over a trusty, dependable DSLR? If you’re a photography beginner, should you buy a DSLR or a mirrorless camera? And if you’re already a DSLR user, is it worth upgrading to mirrorless? In this article, I’ll break it all down for you. I’ll share the pros and cons of DSLRs vs mirrorless cameras, and I’ll also include plenty of practical examples so you can evaluate how mirrorless and DSLR cameras fare when shooting landscapes, sports, portraits, and more. By the time you’re done, you’ll...

Following up from last week’s post on the changes to the Metadata panel, I wanted to look into how the Default view can be customized to fit your workflow. Switching back to the Default view, there is now a Customize button at the bottom of the panel. When clicked, it will open the Customize Metadata Default Panel dialog box, which allows you to decide which fields you want to be included in the Default view of the panel. You have the full gamut of available EXIF and IPTC fields, so be sure to scroll down and view them all. Take note of the warning that including a large number of fields can impact performance. Simply check the box next to any...

What is the best way to power all your devices on the go? Here’s a quick look at just a handful of the devices that keep my gear energized when I’m on the road. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Christopher Malcolm)

Half of creating better edits is taking more precise control over where they are applied and how they are blended. One of the most powerful tools for increasing that precision is a luminosity mask, and this excellent video tutorial will show you what they are, how to create them in Photoshop, and how to employ them for better photo edits. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

As the world seems to be moving away from an ownership model in favor of renting, is it time we start asking ourselves what is and isn't acceptable for photographers? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Paul Parker)

A wide-aperture 50mm lens is one of the most versatile a photographer can have in their bag, suitable for everything from low-light events coverage to portraits. Samyang, well known for producing sharp manual focus lenses, has branched into autofocus lenses in recent years, and this great video review takes a look at the new AF 50mm f/1.4 EF II lens and the kind of image quality and performance you can expect from it in practice. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

It can be a really frustrating thing. You have the footage in place and you have found the perfect bit of music to bring everything together, except there is one problem: it isn't the right length. Every video editor needs to have some audio editing skills, and this fantastic video tutorial will show you how to put them to use to convincingly edit a piece of music to the right length for a video. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

If you are in the market for an adaptable filter system that really is top quality, I would definitely check out the H&Y filter system. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Gary McIntyre)