Classic Course: Unsharp Mask

Unsharp Mask explanation

We assume only the true geeks (like us) are watching video training over the holidays, so here’s a particularly geeky subject for our Classic Course series: Unsharp Mask. This is one of the most popular tools in Photoshop to sharpen images, and some used it in After Effects as well despite its slow render speeds. […]

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Some thoughts on color, brightness, and contrast

Some thoughts on color, brightness, and contrast 1

I’m not happy with just knowing that colors work together in artistic ways. I want to know why. Here are some thoughts. I’m a strict amateur in the world of color (I’m not a color scientist or an art expert) but I have some thoughts on the matter that I’d like to share, just in […]

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Hasselblad brings XPan format to digital

Hasselblad brings XPan format to digital

The XPan concept now available, through an adapter, for the X System series, offers a panoramic format to the digital models, reviving a joint project from Hasselblad and Fujifilm. The adapter now available allows owners of the Hasselblad X1D mirrorless camera to use the Hasselblad XPan lens series released in 1998. The new accessory bridges […]

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Shooting Christmas Lights, a message of hope

How they shot Christmas Lights, a message of hope

Nathan Ingalls and Sidney Diongzon, staff members at Azusa Pacific University, gathered a group of students and two actors to create a short to spread hope this festive season. The pair conceived and executed the whole film, used as Azusa Pacific University’s Christmas Video for 2017.  Azusa Pacific University is an evangelical, Christian university, established […]

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