As a parent, I take a lot of photos and videos of my children and the things we do together as a family. I edit most of the photos but barely any of the videos, because who has time for that? Even when I manage to set aside some time to go through them, I get sucked into a rabbit hole of watching old videos of my son laughing for the first time or my... more
Youtube user Eye Stocker makes a lot of useful Photoshop tutorials and we found this one in particular to be valuable. Even if you are not well-versed in the program, this double exposure tutorial is easy enough for anyone to follow along. And for those already comfortable with PS, it's still full of useful tips and advice.
After all, one of the beautiful things about this Adobe staple is there are... more
Boeing's new and very shiny 737 MAX 9 is a pretty cool plane. And so is the equally new and equally shiny 787-10. And in Boeing's latest promotional video you can see its two newest airliners flying together in close formation, ahead of the annual Paris Air Show.
Does this video have anything to do with photography? Absolutely not. But you should watch it anyway.
Storage solutions company Synology has released value versions of two of its recent NAS systems that use lower spec processors, less RAM and which have less comprehensive software packages. The Disk Station DS1817 and DS1517 are slightly scaled back alternatives to the DS1817+ and DS1517+ devices.
Technical differences include the use of 32-bit 1.7GHz Annapurna CPUs instead of the Intel Atom 64-bit 2.4GHz processors of the + models, as well as 2GB (DS1517) and 4GB (DS1817) of RAM... more
Have you ever wondered what a gale-force sneeze would look like if you could see air currents, temperature gradients, and differences in pressure and composition of the air? Or, less disgustingly, the strike of a match? This fascinating 6-minute video demonstrates Schlieren photography, which makes the invisible visible.
Schlieren photography is an interesting optical technique that allows you to see how air moves. In this video by... more
Macphun has launched an update for Luminar Neptune, the companys photo editing software. Along with speed improvements to the software, the update includes an interesting new filter dubbed “Accent AI.”
The Accent AI filter is part of a new workspace in Luminar called Quick & Awesome. The workspace contains all of the tools a hobbyist... more
Louisiana-based photographer Savannah Kate Bridges shoots custom portraiture for clients in a variety of genres, but in her free time she has been working on a series that faithfully recreates beloved... more
During the Dakota War of 1862, the United States government hung 38 members of the Dakota Indian Tribe in Mankato, Minnesota the largest single-day mass execution in US... more
If you're looking for a cheap, DIY alternative to shelling out cash for a replacement lens hood, look no further than lenshoods.co.uk. They offer free PDFs with rounded and petal lens hood designs for plenty of lenses from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina. Of course, they recommend printing on a darker, more rigid material than plain white paper if you can. But if you've already got a printer and the paper, you... more
Every photographer and filmmaker will likely one day find they have some kind of creative block, and breaking through this can be a total nightmare. One of the best ways to do this is to force yourself to be creative in a really dull, plain situation. In this challenge by ... more
