Tutorials

    Three cheap and easy tricks to make any location shot look cinematic using water
    Jul 6, 2019 John Aldred

    Ok, so, the title says “any location shot”, but it’s probably more like any outdoor location shot, when you think about things practically. Sure, you…

    Watch this gimbal starter guide to get you shooting cinematic video quickly
    Jul 5, 2019 John Aldred

    Gimbals can be wonderful filmmaking tools, and they’re ideal for adding interesting movement to your shot with the minimum of fuss. But they’re not always…

    Here’s how you can edit Blackmagic RAW footage in Adobe Premiere Pro CC
    Jul 5, 2019 John Aldred

    When the news that Blackmagic were replacing CinemaDNG with their own Blackmagic RAW format, there was a mixed reaction. It’s Blackmagic’s own format, offering a…

    How to balance your strobes with ambient light on location
    Jul 2, 2019 John Aldred

    Many users of flash feel quite comfortable with it in the studio. The studio makes things fairly straightforward. You expose to eliminate all the ambient…

    Why shutter angle is way better than shutter speed when shooting video
    Jun 28, 2019 John Aldred

    Although “shutter angle” is mostly a digital concept these days rather than a physical thing, it’s the term that determines how the camera calculates your…

    5 easy shot transitions you can make using a gimbal
    Jun 27, 2019 John Aldred

    Gimbals are fantastic tools for filmmakers. Personally, I’m quite partial to Zhiyun, having a Smooth C, Crane 2 and Crane 3 LAB at my disposal….

    Here’s how to quickly remove those annoying halos in your HDR images
    Jun 27, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

    When you’re creating HDR images, chances are you’ll get those annoying halos in them. They look very unnatural, but there’s a pretty simple way to…

    Five simple tricks to turn harsh sunlight into a nice, flattering light
    Jun 27, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

    Shooting in direct sunlight is something most photographers and filmmakers avoid. The light is harsh and not very flattering, but sometimes you’ll be forced to…

    A complete guide to sunset beach silhouette photography
    Jun 26, 2019 Christi Pennington

    Mysterious. Curious. Magical. These are some of the ways to describe a silhouette. Silhouettes are different from other forms of photography in that they give…

    How to get clean and simple background when photographing birds
    Jun 24, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

    When you photograph birds, their beauty really gets in focus against a clean and simple background. But when you’re out there with your camera, it…