Recommended Photography & Video Recording Tools for Lettering Artists


Photo Editing Software & Apps

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Adobe Lightroom App — Highly recommended
Powerful mobile photo editing

Adobe PhotoshopHighly recommended
The industry standard; free trial available

Adobe Spark
Create social graphics and animated videos in minutes with this online software and mobile app

Foto Rx | Shopkeeper's Helper — Highly recommended
Super easy Photoshop actions for production photography; a fantastic time-saver for bloggers and e-shop owners from the founders of Besotted Blog

Foto Rx | First Aid Kit — Highly recommended
"A cure for the common capture," these Photoshop actions turn photography from lifeless to artistic, without being overly "Photoshopped" looking; from the founders of Besotted Blog

Luminar
Extremely powerful photo editing software suite for Mac users. Use alone or integrate with Photoshop.

Nik Collection
Amazing photography filters and effects. Use alone or integrate with Photoshop.

Perfect Resize
Enlarge photos by up to 1000% with almost no pixelation; Mac OSX & Windows

Pixlr — Highly recommended
Basically an online and mobile Photoshop; easy to use

VSCO App — Highly recommended
Photo editing and sharing

Photo Styling Tools

Olive & Oak Mats
Flat-lay mats, backdrops, and styling props

One Stone West — Highly recommended
High-quality styling surfaces and backdrops; an amazing asset for stationery and other flat-lay photography styling; an industry favorite.

Replica Surfaces — Highly recommended
High quality, hyper-realistic photo backdrops from stone to tiles to wood; an amazing asset for stationery and other flat-lay photography styling; an industry favorite.

Video Editing Software & Apps

Adobe Premiere Pro — Highly recommended
Adobe’s powerful, professional video editing program comes as part of an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription.

Camtasia
Streamlined video software, ideal for recording your screen; Mac OSX & Windows

Final Cut – Highly recommended
Professional post-production video editing software

Video Hosting Services

Wistia
Great for embedding customized video players in your website, send video thumbnails via email, or share on social media; free and paid plans available

Vimeo — Highly recommended
An industry favorite for a reason; very robust and reliable; free and paid plans available

Second-hand Cameras & Accessories

Adorama — Highly recommended
Certified pre-owned photography and videography equipment; a great option for more affordable equipment

B&H Photo & Video — Highly recommended
Certified pre-owned photography and videography equipment; a great option for more affordable equipment

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