Photographer of the Day: Andrea Fucà

Choosing the Right Paper for the Right Photo

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How to Talk to Models, Family & Friends to Make More Natural Photos

Live Webinar Tuesday: Picture Perfect Retouching with Roberto Valenzuela

Reflection Photography – A selection of images from our #ThursdayTheme

 

Our #ThursdayTheme last week was reflection photography. This type of photography uses reflective surfaces to capture exceptionally beautiful and standout images and you guys certainly managed this!

 

“Art is not a reflection of reality, it is the reality of a reflection”

-Jean-Luc Goddard

 

He’s done it again! Our #FridayFoto this week is from Kev Parker!

 

 

Here’s what Julie had to say about Kev’s image:

“I have so much respect for you wildlife photographers. The patience you must have is beyond me. But it certainly pays off when you catch a moment like this one.

Obviously this couldn’t be more perfect for the theme with that stunning reflection. But I also love the rich colours and the shallow depth of field.

What a beautiful capture Kev – thank you for sharing it with us!“

 

Thank you so much for all your contributions.  

 

Join us… ? 

 

Alison Stewart

 

Amanda Anderson

 

Anne Harry Silvis

 

Becca Haigh

 

Caroline Over

 

Catriona Scott

 

Chantal Macleod-Holdsworth

 

Charlotte Green

 

Chelle Lundy

 

Deirdre Eaglesham

 

Erika Lewis Forsythe

 

Hannah Lamprell

 

Jeannie Gane

 

Kate Barker

 

Laura Elizabeth Wood

 

Lesley Smith

 

Lone Kiter

 

Michael Carver

 

Michelle Wright

 

Nathan Pentecost

 

Niki Durkan

 

Olwyn Hunter Young

 

Stefano Calderan

 

Pop by and request to join – you’ll love it!

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Portrait Tips: Pyramid Posing For Groups

Get Current and Future Clients with a Strategic Portrait Party

Photographer of the Day: Phillip Osborne

What is a Social Media Headshot?

Fixing Problematic Colors with HSL

Get Ready to Remote, Part 2: Advanced Camera Traps

Home Photography – A selection of images from our #ThursdayTheme

 

They say “home is where the heart is” but a home is not always just about four walls or simply where you are from, it is where you belong. Some people travel the whole world to find it, others find it with two eyes and a heartbeat. It’s a powerful blog this week.

 

#FridayFoto is from the amazing Laura Elizabeth Wood.

 

 

 

Here’s what Julie had to say about Laura’s image:

“There is no mistaking Laura’s work. Obviously the adorable model helps me to identify it but she also has such a distinctive style and I never fail to stop scrolling and take in every detail of her images.

Not only is she a fabulous photographer, she is also so generous with her knowledge and time. Always willing to share how she works so others can benefit and quick to praise and encourage those around her.

There is so much to talk about in this image. I think the first thing I am struck by is the warmth and magic. It’s just inviting me in! I start with that beautiful face bathed in beautiful light and looking so completely angelic but when I can eventually drag myself away I start looking around the rest of the frame.

And as always, Laura knows how to set a scene. She has this way of including what some might describe as ‘clutter’ and making it enhance the image enormously. I love looking around at the knick-knacks in the room. I love that the other wardrobe door is open revealing bits and pieces on the shelf. It makes it for me.

Thanks for sharing your images with us Laura!”

 

Thank you so much for all your contributions.  

 

Join us… ? 

 

Alison Stewart

 

Amber Varghese

 

Casey Barlage

 

Chantal Macleod-Holdsworth

 

Chelle Lundy

 

Danielle Ricciardi

 

Danika Mills

 

Elisa Birkett

 

Jacie Farris

 

Jennifer Norrick

 

Justyna Kolodziej

 

Kimberly Drennen Harripersad

 

Loryn Payne

 

Marie-Noelle Cloutier

 

Meaghan Marmillod

 

Nicola Osborne Allton

 

Olwyn Hunter Young

 

Rachel Rimmell

 

Stefano Calderan

 

Suebee Sheldon

 

Suzanne Braithwaite

 

Thompson Shirl Sue

 

Victoria West

 

Pop by and request to join – you’ll love it!

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Photographer of the Day: Vittorio Vida

Photography Marketing: Building an Email List

How Pixels Affect Print Size

Free Holiday Gifts from Photofocus

Photographer of the Week: November 20 ~ 24, 2017

Cyber Monday Deals

Sunday Comics: Love Dior

History of Photography: Advances in Technology for Negatives

A Tale of Two Eclipses: Forced to Go Our Separate Ways

Landscapes in Luminar – Tips, Techniques, and a Simple Workflow for Beautiful Results

Lightroom Brushes and Presets by Sleeklens

How to Send Piles of Files – FTP Your Photos Directly From Lightroom Classic

Photographer of the Day: Nic Taylor

The Interview Podcast | Photofocus Podcast November 24, 2017

Gear Review: Vello Octa Softbox for Portable Flash (Large, 12″)

Remember the Platypod!

DSLR Video Weekly: Shooting Video in Daylight

Get Eye Level to Make More Powerful Animal Photos

Whether it’s of a bird or a person, eye contact in a photo engages and draws the viewer into the photo, creating a connection between them and the subject. As easy as it sounds to just shoot when the critter is looking at you, rarely in the great outdoors are we lucky enough to just…

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Great Deals from Perfectly Clear

Happy cyber weekend! We hope you have some well deserved time to relax. We’ve got two exclusive deals on Perfectly Clear by Athentech. Enjoy this exclusive $79 offer from Photofocus! Already own an Athentech product? Get it for $49.   Two New Preset Packs  Beautiful Woman by Matthew Jordan Smith A collection of 22 presets that…

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Get Creative with Adobe Stock

Black Friday Specials from B&H

Photographer of the Day: Pamela Aminou Follow

Happy Thanksgiving from Photofocus

What is a Model Release?

Portrait Tips: Vitreous Eyes (Even With Hats)

Photographer of the Day: Ric Rus

Home Photography – A selection of images from our #ThursdayTheme

 

They say “home is where the heart is” but a home is not always just about four walls or simply where you are from, it is where you belong. Some people travel the whole world to find it, others find it with two eyes and a heartbeat. It’s a powerful blog this week.

 

#FridayFoto is from the amazing Laura Elizabeth Wood.

 

 

 

Here’s what Julie had to say about Laura’s image:

“There is no mistaking Laura’s work. Obviously the adorable model helps me to identify it but she also has such a distinctive style and I never fail to stop scrolling and take in every detail of her images.

Not only is she a fabulous photographer, she is also so generous with her knowledge and time. Always willing to share how she works so others can benefit and quick to praise and encourage those around her.

There is so much to talk about in this image. I think the first thing I am struck by is the warmth and magic. It’s just inviting me in! I start with that beautiful face bathed in beautiful light and looking so completely angelic but when I can eventually drag myself away I start looking around the rest of the frame.

And as always, Laura knows how to set a scene. She has this way of including what some might describe as ‘clutter’ and making it enhance the image enormously. I love looking around at the knick-knacks in the room. I love that the other wardrobe door is open revealing bits and pieces on the shelf. It makes it for me.

Thanks for sharing your images with us Laura!”

 

Thank you so much for all your contributions.  

 

Join us… ? 😉

 

Alison Stewart

 

Amber Varghese

 

Casey Barlage

 

Chantal Macleod-Holdsworth

 

Chelle Lundy

 

Danielle Ricciardi

 

Danika Mills

 

Elisa Birkett

 

Jacie Farris

 

Jennifer Norrick

 

Justyna Kolodziej

 

Kimberly Drennen Harripersad

 

Loryn Payne

 

Marie-Noelle Cloutier

 

Meaghan Marmillod

 

Nicola Osborne Allton

 

Olwyn Hunter Young

 

Rachel Rimmell

 

Stefano Calderan

 

Suebee Sheldon

 

Suzanne Braithwaite

 

Thompson Shirl Sue

 

Victoria West

 

Pop by and request to join – you’ll love it!

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A Low-Key Thanksgiving: Focus on the Details

Black Friday Deals from Datacolor

Black Friday Specials from MPB

Photographer of the Day: Bernhard Garbers

Live Webinar: Picture Perfect Retouching with Roberto Valenzuela

Photofocus Exclusive Super Bundle on Skylum Luminar

Free Black & White Toolkit for Luminar 2018

How to Transform Your Photos With Texture Layers in Luminar 2018 Part 2

Photographer of the Day: Huy Nguyen

The Oben CTM-2500 Carbon Fiber Monopod

Photography Marketing: Developing a Style

Your First Phantom Drone: Part 1 – Getting Started

Photographer of the Week: November 13 ~ 17, 2017

Sunday Comics: Nice Tee!

Frequency Separation for the Next Generation

How to Transform Your Photos With Texture Layers in Luminar 2018 Part 1

DSLR Video Weekly: Covering the Scene

Becoming A Better Drone Pilot, Part 2

A Fast Way to Change a Background

Changing the color of a background or adding a backlight effect has always been a task for Photoshop. Here’s how to skip Photoshop and use Lightroom’s new Range Masking Tool to add bright colors to a dull image. Adding color to an Adjustment Brush To change the color of the background, we need to add…

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Photographer of the Day: Denis Malciu

Ruggard Thunderhead 35 DSLR and Laptop Backpack Review

Luminar 2018: My First Impressions

Get Ready to Remote, Part 1: Simple Camera Traps For Wildlife

Photographer of the Day: Joe

Studio Tip: Use a Platypod to Hang a Hair Light

Mirrorless Camera Maniac: Samples From Lumix G9

Luminar 2018 First Look | RAW Develop

Photographer of the Day: Trevor Ager

Portrait Tips: Include Details

Photographing The Scottish Highlands

Photographer of the Day: Steve Lavelle

Making Fall Colors Pop in Lightroom

How To Maximize Color In Black & Whites with On1 Photo Raw 2018

Photographer of the Day: Pamela Aminou

Gear Review: Vanguard Veo 2 235AB Tripod

Live Webinar: Get Up and Running With The New Perfectly Clear 3.5

Adobe Releases Lightroom Downloader App to Recover Images from Cloud

When Adobe announced their new cloud-based Lightroom CC app, one concern I had was that images weren’t downloadable.  The initial launch said this feature was coming soon. Well, fortunately… the wait is over.  Adobe has released its Adobe Lightroom Downloader app. What is It? The Adobe Lightroom Downloader app is to download all your Lightroom photos and videos…

source https://photofocus.com/2017/11/13/adobe-releases-lightroom-downloader-app-to-recover-images-from-cloud/

MPB.COM Used Gear Specials ~ Week of November 13, 2017

Photography Marketing: The Marketing Benefits to Personal Photography Projects

Becoming A Better Drone Pilot

Photographer of the Week: November 6 ~ 10, 2017

Sunday Comics: For the Bird

Wedding and Portrait Editing Survey (Plus Free eBook)

History of Photography: The Snapshot

See Like a Camera – Part-2

Luminar 2018 First Look: Accent AI and Sun Rays Filters

DSLR Video Weekly: Cinematic Composition

ON1 Photo RAW 2018: a Lightroom alternative?

Photographer of the Day: in the streets of vienna

The Mind Your Own Business Podcast | Photofocus Podcast November 10, 2017

iPhone X Introduces a Plethora of New Photography Features

The Traveling Photographer: Platypod, An Essential Tool

Photographer of the Day: Jesse Pells

Studio Tip: Attaching a Flag to an Extension Arm

ON1 Photo RAW 2018 First Look: Versions

ON1 Photo RAW 2018 First Look: Develop

ON1 Photo RAW 2018 First Look: Now Shipping

The team at ON1 has just delivered ON1 Photo RAW 2018. In fact, it just dropped today. It’s a big release that has a lot of people interested.  At Photofocus, we’ve asked five of our writer to dig into different aspects of the tool and tell you what they think.   We know that a lot…

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Bridesmaids and The Bride

Photographer of the Day: Selkii’s Photos

Red Photography – A selection of Images from our #ThursdayTheme

 

 

I’ve spent an enjoyable morning looking back through all our #ThursdayTheme blog posts and I’m in awe of the talent we have in this group! We’ve had purple, yellow, orange, green and blue so it was only a matter of time before we saw your red photography. Have we had all the colours of the rainbow now? I’m sure we could still have a few more!

 

#FridayFoto is this lovely bit of macro from Cheryl Toepfer!

 

 

Here’s what Julie had to say about Cheryl’s image:

“Don’t you just love how macro can make the most everyday subject look totally other-worldly?

I love how my eye is drawn into that pop of yellow on the thirds and then moves around to take in the entire image. The blurred red foreground works really well to give the image so much depth.

It’s such a rich and dramatic photograph yet it’s so incredibly simple.

Gorgeous work Cheryl!”

 

Thank you so much for all your RED contributions. Join us… ?

 

Aga Wlodarczak

 

Ana Martinez

 

Caroline Oliver

 

Chantal Macleod-Holdsworth

 

Corrie Dean

 

Emilie Jensen

 

Eszter Szabo

 

Katie Barket

 

Kelly Dunn

 

Kirsty Wise

 

Lone Kiter

 

Marina De Wit

 

Marta Andrew

 

Nicole Critten

 

Olwyn Hunter Young

 

Russell Bain

 

Ruth Skiffington

 

Samantha Nicol

 

Stefano Calderan

 

Pop by and request to join – you’ll love it!

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Seeing Differently at the Zoo

Photographer of the Day: Brian Harwood

Special Deals on Used Gear

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Photographer of the Day: Jim Sollows

Fujifilm GFX – Medium Format Gets Real

Photography Marketing: Rethinking Your Facebook Strategy

Should You Update to Adobe Lightroom “Classic”?

Photographer of the Week: October 30 ~ November 2, 2017

Sunday Comics: Gimmie RAW!!!

History of Photography: Introduction of Kodak

Knowing How To Fly In ATTI Mode Might Save Your Drone

Overlaying Presets & Using Gradient Masks in Aurora 2018

DSLR Video Weekly: Shot Angles

Photographer of the Day: Pierre Pichot

Live Webinar: Picture Perfect Retouching with Roberto Valenzuela

ViewSonic’s VP 2785-4K is such a beast!

Luminar 2018 First Look by Photofocus

What to Do When Your Camera Gets Dropped in Water

Photographer of the Day: Cathy Seaver

Studio Tip: How to Adjust a Light on a C-Stand

Mirrorless Camera Maniac: Olympus’s New f/1.2 Pro Lenses

4 Tips For Long Exposure Cityscapes

Photographer of the Day: Juan María Coy

Portrait Tips: Beware Of Parks

How to Add Smoke using a FREE Photoshop Brush

Do’s and Don’ts of Photographing Cemeteries and Other Sacred Places

Horse Photography – A selection of images from our #ThursdayTheme

 

 

Who knew that horses could be so striking and elegant, well our #TeaBreakTogs did! This has to be one of the most impressive collections of ‘Horse Photography’ you will ever see. Prepare to be wowed (again)!

 

#FridayFoto is once again from Char Ronster!

 

 

Here’s what Julie had to say about Char’s image:

“This was incredibly difficult this week. I had five up on my screen and was going between them for a while. In the end I opted for the one that I couldn’t find fault with … at all!

There’s no escaping that dreamy golden light. I love the rim light that’s separating this magnificent horse from the background and showing us the movement in the mane and tail hair.

Those tones! The colours in this image are all so similar but it works so beautifully because of that gorgeous direct light giving us contrast. The whole scene is so rich and warm and inviting.

I love that you have given your subject space above and below Char and your off-centre placement is perfect in my opinion. You’ve chosen your background brilliantly. I’m so glad there is no bright sky to distract us from this gorgeous horse.

Just a beautiful image. Thank you!”

 

Join us… ?

 

Amanda Walsh-Voller

 

Angela Jones

 

Anji Schoch

 

Beth Mercer

 

Chantal Macleod-Holdsworth

 

Elisa Birkett

 

Emilie Jensen

 

Janis Hedley

 

Jeannie Gane

 

Kelly Dunn

 

Kimberly Drennen Harripersad

 

Laura Elizabeth Adrian

 

Lindsay Kay

 

Marina De Wit

 

Melina Williams

 

Michael Carver

 

Michele Brauning

 

Patrick Snijder

 

Roksana Ulas

 

Tania Mackie

 

Tara Robert

 

Teresa Sinke

 

Tina W Brikland

 

Pop by and request to join – you’ll love it!

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