Marketing
How to Make GIFs From Stock Videos
When looking for visual content to compliment your projects, your options are mostly limited these 10 types. Images…
Design
Winning Composition: Using the Rule of Thirds in Design
Our brains are programmed to look for patterns. More often than not, we are attracted to symmetry. Designers…
Photography
Photoshop Tutorial: How to Convert Images to Black and White
Many photographers see the charm in black and white photography and if you’re at all interested in the art, here’s a good place to start. Converting your images to black and white is easier than it seems.
DesignPhotography
The Role of Photography in User Experience Design
The UX pros claim that stock photos can become huge space-eaters on your website or social networks. This statement is somehow backed up by the eye-tracking research results, presented by Dr. Jakob Nielsen, saying that irrelevant, unnatural, and low-quality images don’t contribute to make your message clear and attractive, as users usually ignore them. How does one avoid these possible consequences? Is it actually possible to improve the overall user experience of a website, using stock photos? Let’s do a little digging.
Photography
Guest Post: A Step-by-Step Guide to Perfect HDR Photos
It’s a great time to be a photographer. Technology has come so far, leading us to full-blown cameras that fit into our pockets (and, by the way, make phone calls and surf the web too!). Billions of photos are snapped everyday, shared and enjoyed by a global audience that’s almost insatiable. Software tools - AKA the “digital darkroom” - are more powerful than ever and let us tap into our inner artist with ease of a few clicks.
Photography
Photoshop Tutorial: How to Remove Objects From Images
In our previous post, we covered one of the essential skills for photographers - how to remove a color cast. Today we’re looking at another skill that will come in handy if you have unwanted objects in your photographs. Removing objects is a lot easier than it seems. Here’s how to do it in 9 easy steps.
Photography
The Night Is Not Just for Sleeping and Partying: Tips on Photographing the Night Sky
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” – Carl Sagan …
Photography
Guest Blog Post: Sarcastic Guide to Modern Photography
This article is going to be a collection of some of the important lessons I’ve learnt over the years as a photographer. You will find that my advice will be more fitting to non-commercial and hobbyist photographers. I hope to share my hard learned lessons and inspire a lively discussion with the photography community.
Photography
Breaking Photography Rules Like a Pro
No one’s ever made it too far by sticking to the rules. The difference between an amateur and a professional is that one is too afraid to try new things and complies to the standard rules. The later, on the other hand, will go to far extends to deliver something unusual. Every professional photographer has done this at least once. Unusual compositions risk the chances of being unsuccessful but not for those with a trained eye.
Marketing
Corporate Identity: How to Create a Brand Style Guide
Every brand, from big corporations to startups, have branding guidelines that they put together in a visual style guide. For each of these brands, the objective is to be memorable. Being memorable implies consistency which is why every brand eventually has to develop a guide.
Design
The Power of Imagery in Web Design – Tricky Tips
A picture on a webpage can make or break it. By means of properly selected visuals, you can make your digital project far more appealing and captivating to the target audience. You can also deliver any message imaginative to the web users. An image can encourage them to make a purchase, evoke emotions, upset them, and have a whole lot of other effects. With a right collection of images, your creative project will come to life and tell the story for you.
Other
5 Tips on Shooting Successful Stock Videos
You can’t go wrong with stock footage. One of the reasons you’ll find success in this sector is because video is becoming an increasingly popular medium. Syndacast has predicted that this year, 74% of all internet traffic will be video content. What can we make of this information? You’ve got to catch up with this glorious trend and get your foot in the door!
Design
Guide to 10 Font Characteristics and Their Use in Design
Fonts play an essential role in design – they set the mood, evoke emotions, and help form an opinion before you get to read the text. They are secret agents of visual communication working with the subconscious of the viewer. This article explains which fonts you should use for different industries and how even the smallest change in font details will alter the reader’s attitude towards the content.
Photography
Minimalism in Photography: Show More with Less
"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French writer
According to philosophers, when you embrace minimalism, you find true happiness. Designers will tell you that mastering minimalism means mastering design. In regards to photography, minimalism has it’s charm. It does not mean to photograph the mundane, or editing less; it is rather capturing something that embodies the simplicity and elegance of the subject. Mastering minimalism in photography is paving the road to the aforementioned.
Design
7 Do’s and Don’ts of Presentation Design
Everyone has sat through at least one bad presentation with too much information, clashing colors and awkward images. Although the mistakes are easy to spot, they’re also really easy to commit. Today’s article is a brief tutorial to help you elevate your presentation design.
Other
How to Start Shooting and Selling Stock Videos
Whether you’ve already tried your hand at shooting stock videos or you’re just starting out, it’s good to polish up on some basics. Learn the basic camera techniques to help you get started in shooting stock videos and keep up with the latest trends to help you determine what to shoot. At the end of the day, you should really concentrated on how to make a good stock video and we're here to help.
Design
How Illustrations are Made: Interview with Aleksandr Prokofiev
Every artist’s journey to finding their creative side is fascinating. Aleksandr Prokofiev expressed his tendency towards the arts at a young age. Here is his story and a special tutorial on how illustrations are created.
