With video content surging, let’s see how you can kickstart your vlogging game with these simple—but essential—strategies. Video content is on a surge. As TikTok makes a play to become more like YouTube, Instagram is moving in on TikTok’s turf. Never has there been a better time to think abo

Is there anything inherently wrong with acquiring older technology in the age where “new” is often perceived as best? Let’s take a look. I think it’d be fair to say that the rate at which new cameras are announced and released is quite astonishing. While better and ne

Executive producer Tanya Jones shares her experiences as a Black woman in a predominately white, male-dominated industry. Welcome to Shutterstoop, a video series in which Shutterstock’s senior director of content marketing, Jennifer Braunschweiger, has a casual conversation with a colleague

Take a look at these five software programs that are sure to spark your filmmaking creativity. Tutorials included! Learn about five different software programs you didn’t know you needed for filmmaking. (Or, maybe you’ve heard of them, but not sure where to start.) A lot of these

Let’s explore the art of the telephoto lens, when it’s a good idea to use this lens, and how it can help you properly frame your subject. A telephoto lens typically describes a lens with a focal length that enters into the 70 to 85mm range and onward. As to where exactly, there&#

Lend movement and excitement to your product shots with these FREE video footage overlay packs, featuring fog effects, light leaks, and more! A lot of detailed work goes into making product shots look good—lighting, lens filters, backdrops, etc. However, even with all of those things, most p

Grow your photography skills with this detailed tutorial on how to visualize a plant’s growth cycle. Let’s get started! I’ve always been curious on how to setup and shoot a plant time-lapse sequence, so I finally decided to have a go at it. I’ve played around with bo

Sure, GIFs are best known for their meme potential. But, they’re also a useful, low-lift design tool. We’ll prove it! When Steve Wilhite invented the Graphic Interchange Format, or GIF, I’m pretty certain he never expected it to become such an iconic part of pop culture. But,

Which colors work best on screen? How many people should you cast? The answers are as much about science as they are about art. Shooting a brilliant video takes a fair amount of vision and instinct, no doubt. But, it can also take a lot of guesswork. How can you ever really know what will re

To autofocus or not to autofocus, that is the question. So, let’s look at when AF may be preferable over manual focus.  There’s somewhat of a stigma towards autofocus, especially within the online filmmaking community. The notion is that the way of cinema is only by manual focus

Let’s face it, videos are the in thing in 2021. So, why not showcase your photography through video? Get in the game! One of the most effective ways to promote your work as a photographer in 2021 is through video. Whether it’s YouTube, Reels, or TikTok, your work has a statistic

Here are five simple tools you can find in DaVinci Resolve that will help warp your sound effects to fit whatever genre you’re working with. Let’s start by learning where you can find these effects. First, open up the Effects Library and scroll down to Audio FX. Here, you’

These 25 firework video clips are perfect for backgrounds, overlays, and accents. Download them now for FREE. Accent your summertime video edits with Shutterstock’s Firework Freebie Pack. The pack includes twenty-five video clips, including firework bokeh bursts, smoke, fuses, and spar

Filming in bright sunlight isn’t always ideal. Let’s look at how these sunlight modifiers can raise the quality of your shot. If you’re entirely new to filmmaking, you may not know that filming in bright sunlight isn’t always ideal. This is somewhat poignant consideri

Find filmmaking inspiration and advice by following these ten creative, up-and-coming filmmakers on TikTok. As we’ve covered before, the filmmakers of tomorrow are on TikTok today. And, while that might seem frustrating (or, at least, odd) to many who have worked in the film and video indust

Demystify the process of preparing your videos for social exports so you can start posting to all of your channels. To the social media manager’s dismay, each social media platform tends to have a slightly different requirement for posting video content. As a result, you’re not often a

Whether editing on a laptop or desktop, headphones make a huge difference in the editing process. So, choose wisely! Have you ever been in the position where you watch back your video on a different device than what it was edited on and the sound is off? I have. I was editing a video on a la

Let’s look at a few options about how to upload to Instagram from your PC directly. Let’s also see how to optimize getting media to your phone. Since its inception in 2010, Instagram has since conquered the social media stratosphere. It now hosts over one billion monthly users, w

The market is in a different place in 2021. As a result, it may no longer be in your best interest to build a PC. Let’s look at why. Several years ago, if you asked a PC enthusiast if you should buy a prebuilt PC or purchase parts separately to build your own machine, they’d have

How Paul Prescott, travel photographer and video artist, went from one-man-show to head of an agency specializing in the view from above. During his career as a travel photographer and video artist, Paul Prescott covered a lot of territory on his bicycle with camera in tow. So, it only stood