In this tutorial, we’ll look at the optimal settings for shooting on your iPhone — as well as color grading and outputting the results for stock footage. The iPhone 11 is a powerful camera — under the right circumstances, it’s capable of capturing images of high enough quality to sell

In this tutorial, learn some essential techniques for focusing on your edit and streamlining redundant tasks using Premiere Pro. There are plenty of different ways to do things in Premiere Pro. However, there are some techniques that I use on almost every edit. So, I decided to put together

We’ll go over some simple loopOut expressions — from different types of loops to argument modifiers — opening up a new world of animations in After Effects. It always fascinated me that letters, numbers, and symbols can create such cool things on a computer. I am definitely guilty of

Explore the creative process and learn how to create a signature style in stock music with Shutterstock music composer Michelle Carter. When composer Michelle Carter moved to Los Angeles from a small Canadian town, she had no idea what would be in store for her. The move came at a spontaneou

TikTok isn’t just for making video. Follow these simple steps for growing your audience and learn how TikTok can work for photographers, too. Just as us photographers are finally getting the hang of using Instagram to promote our business, TikTok comes along and stirs up the social med

You can save yourself some time and headache getting started editing in Final Cut Pro X with these nine tips for your workflow. Video editing sucks. There’s nothing more frustrating, soul-crushing, and time-consuming than mastering non-linear editing software. However, it also just mig

In this tutorial, we’ll cover a few important details to consider before building your own video editing computer — including how to save some money. A few years ago, I decided to build a new video editing computer. I didn’t have a strategy for selecting the hardware, so I just

For the past several years, as a keen fanatic of technology, I was somewhat convinced that I didn’t need graduated neutral density filters. For shots that were overexposed because of the bright sky, I could bracket my images to get the perfect exposure. For bright scenes requiring a shallow dep

As a freelancer, making deadlines is a crucial part of building relationships with clients. Use these tips to organize and stay on top of your projects. When you’re a freelancer, making deadlines and staying organized is critical for success. But, freelance deadlines can be sporadic de

Don’t put those holiday lights away just yet. Here are a few interesting, handy, and cost effective ways to light your video content. It’s the first week of January, the festive season is over, and it’s time to take down the decorations for another year…or is it? Looking at both drama

In this video tutorial, we’ll learn how to create an Inception-inspired effect with the use of a drone and After Effects. What makes this effect stand out is the matching parallax we can see across both landscapes during the drone movement. The real trick is getting this movement to match u

Discover what goes into building a worldwide creative community with Shutterstock contributor and portrait artist Can Ahtam. When Los Angeles-based photographer Can Ahtam started PortraitMeet, he had no idea how completely massive it would get. PortraitMeet is comprised of photographers arou

Make your profile irresistible to potential clients with these foolproof tips on building an Instagram for creative businesses. Instagram is a pivotal tool for creative businesses to market their visual work. If you are a photographer, it’s more important than ever to have an established Ins

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Creating a sense of movement outdoors while using a slider requires a few filmmaking tricks. Here’s what you should know. Sliders are a little less popular now than they were at the beginning of the DSLR revolution. A decade ago, they were the tools to help small-time creators make the

Go behind-the-scenes with musician and PremiumBeat Composer Alan Hampton as he shares with WePresent what drives him to create. PremiumBeat Composer Alan Hampton is a force to be reckoned with in the Los Angeles music scene. A session bassist, singer-songwriter, and PremiumBeat composer, Ala

The iPhone has three slow motion modes – here’s why and how to use each when you’re shooting video. Shooting slow motion smoothes out handheld shake, stretches time, and makes things look more cinematic — and less like everyday life. The iPhone has some of the best slow motion ca

Learn how the updated Shutterstock Custom Contributor profile page can help connect photographers with commercial clients and creative briefs that fit the contributor’s style perfectly. Shutterstock Custom contributors, we have an exciting new update for you. A brand new Custom Contrib