Join motion designer Tim Lucke as he walks through his character animation process in Adobe After Effects. He’ll use expression controls, track mattes, and character rigging to bring an animated intro to life! In this lesson Tim will go through expression controls to show you how to add wiggle expressions in After Effects for a… Continue reading How to Add Wiggle Expressions in After Effects
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From majestic migrations to bullish brawls, these are the Bird Photographer of the Year winners
“Sandhill crane flight team air show,” Bronze Award Winner in the Creative Imagery category. Wei Lian Photographically speaking, birds reign supreme here at PopPhoto. We just finished covering the 13th annual Audubon Photography Awards, and now we’re back with another stunning gallery of avian life. The 2022 Bird Photographer of the Year awards showcase majestic… Continue reading From majestic migrations to bullish brawls, these are the Bird Photographer of the Year winners
Tips from the pros: 3 keys to taking better bird pictures
A great grey owl. ISO 1600, 1/200 sec, f/5.6 @ 70mm. Michael Cummings/Getty Images This post on better bird pictures has been updated. It was originally published on June 3, 2015. At once challenging and wondrous subjects, birds are fast, elusive, biologically diverse, and can be stunningly beautiful. “There are about 10,000 species of birds… Continue reading Tips from the pros: 3 keys to taking better bird pictures
Rats, coyotes, and raccoons, oh my! The year’s best urban wildlife photography
“Oh, snap!”. Barak Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! Well, make that rats, coyotes, and bread-stealing monkeys, and you’ve got the winners of Picfair’s Urban Wildlife Photography Awards. Since 2019, the number of urban wildlife photographs on Picfair’s photo portfolio and e-commerce platform has quadrupled. And the competition, co-hosted by Nikon, Peak Design, MPB, and… Continue reading Rats, coyotes, and raccoons, oh my! The year’s best urban wildlife photography
Best spotting scopes of 2022
Pablò, Unsplash Best for photographers Nikon Fieldscope ED50 Angled Check Price Attaches to your DSLR with a 50mm lens that helps you focus on every color. Best for stargazers Celestron Regal M2 100ED Check Price A 100mm lens delivers vivid images and the 20x minimum magnification brings the night sky to your backyard. Best budget… Continue reading Best spotting scopes of 2022
5 Reasons you should develop your own film
Getty Images Back in the pre-digital days, most Photo 101 classes had students start out shooting B&W film and learning how to develop it. For many who have returned to film photography, do-it-yourself film processing is one of analog photography’s big attractions—it’s easy, it’s good fun, and it’s very rewarding. If you haven’t considered developing… Continue reading 5 Reasons you should develop your own film