The Oil Paint filter is back in Photoshop!

The Oil Paint filter is back in Photoshop! Why was it removed? Your guess is as good as mine, but it’s back! In this tutorial, I take a look at two examples of how it can be used. Howard Pinsky is an online Photoshop and Lightroom educator, offering over 400 videos. Be sure to follow Howard for more […]

OmniVision’s new smartphone sensor can shoot 16MP photos at 45FPS

Get ready. Smartphone cameras are about to get a whole lot faster. Today, OmniVision Technologies Inc. has announced its latest imaging sensor, a 16-megapixel 1/2.4-inch module capable of capturing full resolution photos at a blazing 45 frames per second. The new sensor, officially called OV16860, is the first image sensor built on OmniVision’s new PureCel […]

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Why Your Camera is Like a Faucet

Seems like an odd title to an article, right? Well, it’s true! If you’ve ever thought about making the switch to exposing fully manually, but struggled to get apertures and shutter speeds to do what you want them to do, all you  need to do is to remember that your camera is just like a […]

Use A 3D Printed Strobe Mount To Get Your Strobe 89% on Axis

A few days ago we shared a cool way to mount a strobe to a tree using a 3D printed “dog bone” and a strap. It used a cool housing for the strobe that placed the strobe 100% on axis which was very cool. We actually got some mails about that flash mount from the video so we asked Chris […]

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Adobe CC Keyboard Shortcuts. Every. Single. One.

So there a great debate out there: which method is faster? Using the mouse or using keyboard shortcuts? I was sure that keyboard would be the fastest but test results are inconclusive [pdf] (some even suggest the complete opposite). One thing that stands out on research is that if one is very proficient with keyboard shortcuts, then […]

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Struggles Only Photographers Will Understand

As flawless as we might present our photography lives to be on social media, there are times when being a photographer isn’t nearly as glorious as it sounds. To demonstrate just a few of these instances, DigitalRev has taken it upon themselves to share a collection of ‘Struggles Only Photographers Will Understand.’ In the three minute […]

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DIY Props: How to Make Realistic Aged Paper in five Minutes

We all know that the devil is in the details, and sometimes what makes or breaks the final output, be it a video or still image, is the tiniest thing. When it comes to movie or studio props, ancient maps and dusty old parchments are pretty common. What’s not as common, however, is this quick […]

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Photo of the Day: VitraHaus

Category: Architecture Photograph: VitraHaus, by Kay Gaensler. Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community, right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the site, please read this article. This Post Sponsored by: Perfectly Clear for Photoshop or Lightroom is all about saving you time so you can focus on doing what you love […]