Tutorials

    How and why to use a boom mic or a lav mic for great sound in your videos
    Jun 24, 2016 John Aldred

    Recording audio off the camera is as vital to filmmakers as getting the flash off the hotshoe is to photographers.  Just as there are different…

    How I became a real fruit ninja (weekend project)
    Jun 22, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    I know Adam Frimer is no ninja, so when I saw this photo pop on his profile, I had to ask for a short tutorial….

    How to plan and produce your own photo shoot
    Jun 21, 2016 John Aldred

    Planning and producing a photo shoot, especially when there’s crew involved, can be a demanding and stressful task. This is especially so while you’re still…

    How to spawn clones of yourself in video with Adobe After Effects
    Jun 20, 2016 John Aldred

    As more DSLR owners shoot video, it’s natural that they’re going to start experimenting with visual effects. In this video from Tobias at Surfaced Studio,…

    Everything you ever needed to know about shooting and editing timelapse
    Jun 20, 2016 John Aldred

    If you ever wanted to get into timelapse, but didn’t know where to start then Bloomberg documentary filmmaker, Griffin Hammond is here to help. In these…

    How to use curves to fix any colour problem!
    Jun 18, 2016 Joseph Parry

    I had to shoot in an environment without HSS (Didn’t have my Citi600 with me) and I didn’t have my Hoya ND16 filter with me…

    How to photograph under moonlight and calculate long exposure times
    Jun 16, 2016 John Aldred

    Photographing landscapes under moonlight can be tricky, there’s no doubt about it.  You’re fumbling around in the dark trying to get everything ready to take…

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    Best Practices To Protect Your Photography Copyright and Pursue Infringement
    Jun 15, 2016 JP Danko

    I have been using Pixsy for a while now to keep track of copyright infringement of my photography and where possible, pursue payments. Having worked…

    How I photographed these star trails at the Nabatean ruins of Shivta
    Jun 14, 2016 Ron Kishinevsky

    I’ve always been inspired by the night sky. But I always thought that it would be difficult to shoot. And I guess it was not…

    This is what your histogram is for and how to use it
    Jun 13, 2016 John Aldred

    The histogram is based around a fairly simple principle, but one that many still struggle to get to grips with.  Put simply, it’s a graph…