Roberto Blake
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Roberto Blake is a graphic designer helping entrepreneurs and small businesses improve their branding and presentations. He also teaches graphic design and Adobe tutorials through his YouTube channel and community. See robertoblake.com for more details.
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See all articlesSony RX100 V Review: The Ultimate Travel Camera
The new Sony RX100 V is the latest release in the Sony RX100 point-and-shoot series of cameras. While in NYC I purchased this camera from B&H Photo Video and immediately started shooting photos and videos with it. I have to say I was impressed with the results, coming from shooting with larger cameras such as […]
Hands-On Review of the Microsoft Surface Studio
Recently Microsoft announced their latest pieces of hardware for the Surface product line: an all-in-one desktop called the Surface Studio and an accessory called the Surface Dial, as well as an update to the Surface Book laptop. While at Adobe MAX, I had the opportunity to get a hands-on experience with the Microsoft Surface Studio and […]
Stabilize Camera Footage with Warp Stabilizer in Premiere Pro
If you fail to stabilize your footage or are unable to using a Tripod or Shoulder Rig, you can correct your footage in post editing using Adobe Premiere Pro and the Warp Stabilizer tool.
Premiere Pro Tutorial: Simple Color Correction for Video
Adobe Premiere Pro can feel a bit intimidating if you are new to the program and video editing. However, if you are at least comfortable with Photoshop or Lightroom, you can grasp the basics of Premiere Pro, since there is some overlap in the tools. If you’ve just gotten started with creating videos, you can […]
8 Tips for DSLR Video Beginners to Shoot Great Video
Video is more accessible today than it has ever been. DSLR cameras with interchangeable lenses are now very affordable and great for photo and video enthusiasts. But most people still struggle with these cameras when it comes to video, even if they have experience with photography. So I’ve put together a short video that can help […]
Can Graphic Designers Compete with Crowdsourcing?
Graphic design has always been a competitive landscape. New designers enter the industry fairly regularly; demand has increased along with the progression of digital advertising and media. This also means that the ways clients and companies hire talent have evolved as well. Crowdsourcing, as well as overseas outsourcing through online marketplaces, have made many designers […]
Five Career Challenges Every Designer Faces
Five challenges familiar to designers and advice for coping with them.
Make Videos Anywhere, Anytime With Adobe Premiere Clip
Video editing and production is a part of my everyday life as a content creator on YouTube. While traveling or when I need to share something in social media with my audience, I put away my camera gear and laptop and then default to the simplest tool I have. My smartphones. Producing and editing video […]
Advice on Building Your Own Custom Graphic Design PC
Custom PC Building is not for the faint of heart. One of the reasons many creatives favor Macs from Apple is because they work as soon as you plug them in, and you don’t have to be a technical person. I’ve been using a 2011 iMac for years as my desktop machine alongside a Windows Laptop, in […]
17 Great Tools for Designers
Every designer, regardless of their niche, needs certain tools of the trade to get the job done. Some of these tools for designers will be fairly obvious, but there may be others you hadn’t considered or were holding back on that could make a real difference in your productivity. You don’t necessarily need all of […]