In the world of photography, achieving precise focus is a requirement when capturing great images. Whether you’re shooting a landscape, a candid portrait, or a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment in a fast-paced event, sharp focus can make or break your image. By default, most cameras incorporate the focusing function within the shutter button. Usually, this means that … Read more
A Harkonnen military parade on Geidi Prime, Dune: Part Two Infrared Copyright © 2022 Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Dune: Part II was recently released in theaters, garnering positive reviews from movie-goers and reviewers alike. Over at Kolari, we were hyped to see infrared photography used in one of its most visually stunning movie sequences in … Read more
Texture layers are photos that are normally blended with other images as part of a composite rather than being used on their own. They can be color, monochrome, detailed, or blurred. The idea is simply to add an extra level of interest to a picture. In this guide, we will look at various ways of … Read more
Camera Raw Filter version 16.1 as of December 2023 Adobe Photoshop contains a very broad and deep set of tools for making edits and adjustments to images. While there is little limitation to what can be achieved using the native tools available in Photoshop for more than two decades, they may not be as intuitive … Read more
Printing your photos at home can get complicated and confusing rather quickly. Between choosing a printer and paper and problem-solving why the colors don’t look like what you see on your display, it can be overwhelming, especially if you are just getting started. Printing in-house doesn’t have to be a scary thing, though. Below, you’ll … Read more
Printing your photos at home can get complicated and confusing rather quickly. Between choosing a printer and paper and problem-solving why the colors don’t look like what you see on your display, it can be overwhelming, especially if you are just getting started. Printing in-house doesn’t have to be a scary thing, though. Below, you’ll … Read more
Photo by Jeremy Gray HDR photography may seem complex, but it is a surprisingly simple tool that can open new photographic doors. Most people have encountered HDR photography without thinking about it since smartphones automatically produce HDR images. HDR photography allows you to capture all values within a scene, showing more detail than you would … Read more
Drones are awesome. Much more than just being fun novelties you might see buzzing around your neighbor’s backyard piloted by a young child, they are amazing creative tools that allow for camera shots that you simply cannot get in any other way, and are used in everything from music videos to live sports to the … Read more
I recently made a ten-day timelapse video on two smartphone cameras of my hometown of Manhattan Beach, California, for multiple sunsets, moonrises, flowing clouds, and all sorts of stuff the naked eye rarely gets to see. Ever since it launched on my YouTube channel, I’ve received so many questions about how the video came to … Read more