How to Print From Canva (Home Printing, PDF Export, and the CMYK Truth)
By Matteo Martignago, cinematographer and colorist. Updated July 2026. The hard part of printing from Canva is not clicking Print. It is that the print almost never matches what you saw on screen. A monitor is backlit and shows color in RGB; a printer lays down CMYK ink on paper, and the two do not […]
How to Make a Collage on iPhone
By Matteo Martignago, cinematographer and colorist. Updated July 2026. The iPhone’s Photos app has no built-in collage maker, so the real ways to make a collage on an iPhone are Google Photos, the Shortcuts app, Apple Freeform, and design apps like Canva, PicCollage, and PhotoGrid. Below I walk through all six of those methods, explain […]
The Golden Ratio in Art: What Actually Holds Up, and How to Use It
By Matteo Martignago, cinematographer and colorist. Updated July 2026. In art, the golden ratio is a proportion of roughly 1 to 1.618, written with the Greek letter phi (φ), used to divide a picture into balanced, asymmetric parts. Artists apply it as a grid or a spiral to place focal points, horizons, and edges off […]
5 Free Ways to Make a Color Palette
As a photographer, using color palettes is an essential tool to help communicate the mood or emotions of a photograph. Color palettes are used to create aesthetically pleasing visuals that result in eye-catching photographs. When used correctly, color palettes can help photographers draw attention to their work and create lasting impressions. By mixing different shades […]