I recently received a request from YouTube user Music201035 on how to create this double-image effect in Sony Vegas. This basic effect is most commonly seen in music videos. Lets take a look at how to create this.

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Independence Day is just about here in America and I wanted to share some of my favorite firework photos from the past years a day early. If you have any photos you’d like to share, please link them in the comments below! Also be sure to check out some of the tutorials I posted below on how to photograph fireworks as well as create your very own fireworks in Photoshop.

Fireworks

by @robynw, on Flickr

Illuminations: Reflections of Earth by Matt Pasant, on Flickr

Blue light special by Neil Kremer, on Flickr

God Bless America by Moniza*, on Flickr

Fourth on Lake Austin by Stuck in Customs, on Flickr

Disney – Illimunations – Reflections of Earth (1) (Explored) by Express Monorail, on Flickr

Illuminations: Reflections of Earth by Matt Pasant, on Flickr

by Darvin Atkeson, on Flickr

Mark Twain Fireworks #4 (Explored) by WJMcIntosh, on Flickr

Fireworks by Steve&Siewmei, on Flickr

4th of July ShalerJump – Fireworks Celebration Strobist Style by ACME-Nollmeyer, on Flickr

Bridge to Next Island by =the=, on Flickr

by heartreef, on Flickr

celebration of light 2007 – vancouver, canada, fireworks by jonrawlinson, on Flickr

Margret Hunt Hill Bridge – Dallas, TX by Fab05, on Flickr

Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks 2011 @ New York City by mudpig, on Flickr

rainbow boom by mudpig, on Flickr

Fireworks by casseybunn

Volksfest HDR Fireworks Manip

Some great photography I wasn’t able to embed:

• http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheishichiyo/5311757944/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/stonebridgedapper/6287115735/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/johngilchrist/4079517476/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/stonebridgedapper/5913265359/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/pancier/721597393/

Tutorials

How to Shoot Fireworks (My 4th of July Tradition) – Scott Kelby

How to Photograph Fireworks Displays – Digital Photography School

How to Shoot [photograph] Fireworks – chasejarvis

Photoshop: Abstract Fireworks – Iceflow Studios

My Collection of Tutorials:

After Effects: Basic Fireworks

Create a Bottle Rocket in Illustrator

Photoshop: Abstract Fireworks

Taking Photographs of Fireworks

Bonus Videos

Slow motion aerial birds eye view of fireworks exploding — filmed with a GoPro HD

Fireworks From the Air

Pretty cool aerial view of fireworks.

and of course…

The Ultimate Fireworks Fail Compilation

http://youtu.be/D5jI92Ht99Y

Have fun shooting fireworks on the 4th! Again, if you have anything you’d like to share, leave a comment below!

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A handful of Valentine’s related tutorials.

Sony Vegas: Vintage Valentines Effect

I’ll show you how to create a neat looking vintage Valentines effect in Sony Vegas Pro 11. You’ll also learn how to group Event FX into their own presets.

Photoshop: Snow Heart for Valentine’s Day

Howard from http://iceflowstudios.com/ shows us how to create a ‘snowy heart’ design in Photoshop.

Photoshop Tutorial: Valentine’s Day Wallpaper

Hilart Abrahamian from http://octotuts.com/ shows how to create a Valentines Day wallpaper in Photoshop.

Photoshop – Color Effects for Valentines

In this tutorial, I will show you how to make your photos appear dramatic and make the people in them stand out.

Creating a Simple Valentine’s Day e-Card

Happy Valentine’s Day Text

Valentine’s Day eCard – Photoshop Graphic Design

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In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a neat looking vintage Valentine’s effect in Sony Vegas Pro 11. You’ll also learn how to group Event FX into their own presets.

Here are the settings used in this tutorial;

Sony Color Corrector

Sony Color Curves

Sony Gradient Map

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Happy Valentines Day!

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In this Photoshop CS5 tutorial, I explain the way I’ve found to create a mosaic out of multiple photos. If you find an easier way of doing this in Photoshop, please let me know in the comments!

Alternative Mosaic Software: http://j.mp/wDPE83

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In today’s tutorial, I show you how to turn film negatives into positives using Photoshop CS5.

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Learn to create this simple glass digital scale in Photoshop! You can view how to create the LCD Display here!

Video:

Get floor texture: http://gnrbishop.deviantart.com/art/Wood-floor-86913934

Download Scale .PSD 4.4MB

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In this second episode of the Vegas Pro 11 Getting Started series, I’ll show you more of the basics and how to get Vegas to set up correctly for the footage that you’re using. More features will be shown in the next episode so be sure to stay tuned!

Get Vegas Pro 11: http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro
GPU Acceleration Info: http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro/gpuacceleration

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If you have any suggestions for Sony Vegas tips or tutorials, go ahead and leave those in the comments below.

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In this tutorial, I show you how to add transitions and video FX quicker without getting the options pop-up window as well as how to add transitions/FX to mulitiple clips at once using the powere of the SHIFT key.

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If you have any Sony Vegas tutorial requests, feel free to leave a comment below and I will try my best to fulfill those requests.

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