Summertime and the living is easy. While this week wraps up summer a lot was happening on Photofocus. Here’s a taste… Julie Powell leads us off with great advice about comparing our work to social media, a guest post from Giulio Scorio shares 10 must know Lightroom tips, managing editor Bryan Esler weighs in with […]
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It’s time to make your voice heard! Each week, we ask a question of our readers so we know what sort of content to produce more of. Your input helps us make Photofocus better. This week we want to know what you do as you process and edit your images. Do you listen to music […]
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In this video, Joseph Linaschke shows us best practices for capturing macro flower photographs in a natural setting. For more LinkedIn Learning videos about photography, click here. When you start shooting macro, one of the first things that’ll come to mind is shooting flowers. Flowers are beautiful, they’re colorful, they’re pretty much everywhere and they […]
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Category: Street Art Photographer: Bernard Spragg. NZ Photo: “The Ballerina and the bucket.” Another great example of showing scale, Bernard’s capture is a bit more clean in terms of the subjects we’ve seen this month. The ballerina on the side of the building is extremely vibrant. Bernard does a nice job of pairing this with the […]
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While at ClickCon, I had a chance to talk with Fashion photographer and educator Dixie Dixon. Dixie shares some of the topics she covered in her classes. You can learn more about Dixie at dixiedixon.com Topics include model release forms, insurance, building a dream team, why assisting is important and how to command the set. […]
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When it comes to delivering photos fast, nothing’s greater than automating part of the process. But how do you attain quickness through such an intensive program like Adobe Photoshop? With a free month’s Viewbug subscription exclusive to Photofocus readers, you can check out classes like “Up and Running with Automation,” with Richard Harrington. In this […]
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(Editor’s Note: Darlene is a long time pro, now educator, who teaches aspiring amateur and hobby photographers how to improve their skills. She offers weekly articles on her website, Digital Photo Mentor, and offers live workshops and photography tours to exotic locations. Sign up for one of her free email courses on beginner or people […]
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Category: Street Photographer: Stig Nygaard Photo: “Tivoli entrance” Really enjoying this long exposure photography done by Stig Nygaard titled “Tivoli entrance.” Such a creative take on street photography! Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website.
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Regardless of what genre you shoot, you should always look at choosing a subject that ‘speaks’ to you. That way you are more likely to study it and unlock its secrets. If it is a location you enjoy visiting often, you are only too happy to explore and find great ways to capture the essence […]
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Recognizing and developing your passion isn’t as easy as it seems. In this special video edition, I sat down with 13-year old photographer Grace Lee while at Photoshop World and helped her discover her passion for photographing musicians and how she can expand that passion to different styles. Topics include strategies to find your passion […]
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I tend to be a slow adopter of new technology. And, I fought the possibility of having a cloud backup, especially to backup photos from my computer for the longest time. I felt the upload to the cloud would be too tedious and take too much time for the amount of data that I have. […]
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Category: Outdoor Photographer: Engrooved Splash Photo: “The Quiet Silhouette” This image stood out for me as I was going through the albums for this month’s Photographers of the Day. It’s different — I love different. It’s a great example of making the image work no matter what the conditions and using negative space to tell the story. […]
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Whenever you make a portrait, you should say to yourself, “Self, I like this picture because ____.” Then, you should use the right tools to help the picture emphasize the things you like. When I made this portrait, I was making a whole series of photos for the beekeepers. I knew I wanted the kind […]
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Sometimes all your planning will go to hell — continued. Part 1 was about dealing hoards of tourists. Now, on to nature. Bad Weather Nasty weather for being out and about can still be beautiful weather for photographing. I travel with rain gear for myself and my camera, so I won’t be tempted to hide […]
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Fifteen years ago, Serge Ramelli worked in a web agency in Paris. He was successful and not very happy. Today he is a successful fine art photographer with representation in galleries worldwide and six coffee table books. Serge Ramelli on life, his work and fine art photography Serge shares his journey and some of his […]
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Skylum has announced yet another new feature for its upcoming Luminar 4 software — AI Structure. I was lucky enough to get an early look at the new tool that’s coming to the platform with the Luminar 4 release this fall. Whether it be landscapes, people or even food shots, I was curious as to […]
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Category: Portrait Photographer: thesrpspaintshop Photo: “Untitled” A candid portrait can be as powerful as one where the sitter and the photographer work together. “Untitled” shows off the eye of a documentary photographer in its simplicity and story. A woman works a crossword in a coffee shop with concentration that eliminates all the people around her. […]
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The Datacolor SpyderX Capture Pro bundle comes with four tools designed to help you attain professional-level color accuracy and focus in your studio hardware. The SpyderLENSCAL, SpyderCHECKR, SpyderCUBE and SpyderX Elite are packaged together to assist you with calibrating your camera, computer monitor and post-processing software. Two of the products, the SpyderCUBE and the SpyderCHECKR, […]
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This morning, Lume Cube introduced Panel — a bi-color LED light made for videographers and photographers that need adaptive lighting for different shooting conditions. The Panel is Lume Cube’s first bi-color LED light, and it sits on your camera’s hot shoe for easy access. The Panel comes with an LCD control screen on the back, […]
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This morning, Skylum announced another feature for its upcoming Luminar 4 software, set to ship this fall. AI Structure will take advantage of content-aware technology, enabling photographers to add detail and structure only where necessary. The announcement follows the reveal of AI Sky Replacement, a tool to help photographers replace skies automatically. Previously, adding more […]
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(Editor’s Note: We’d like to welcome this guest post from Giulio Sciorio. Giulio is one of the first professional photographers to move from DSLR’s to mirrorless in 2010 choosing micro four-thirds as his preferred camera system and has worked with both Olympus and Panasonic to inspire thousands of photographers worldwide. Additionally, while Giulio’s vision for […]
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Category: Architecture Photographer: Rudy Pilarski Photo: “profusion hight key” Rudy consistently delivers high impact and stunning architectural imagery, and this is certainly no exception. From the observer’s point of view, which is how a human would see this structure, we experience the converging lines of an overhead structure interacting its own reflection in a mirrored […]
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Now in its third year, Adobe recognizes 10 “Rising Stars of Photography” each summer, selecting up-and-coming photographers from across the globe. This year’s Rising Stars include photographers from the U.S., Qatar, the Netherlands, Uganda, the United Kingdom, Israel, Iraq and Italy. Read more below, and follow Lightroom on Instagram to see more of their work […]
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Professional urban and landscape photographer Serge Ramelli is offering a free, one-of-a-kind masterclass, where he reveals his secrets and shows how to take your photos to the next level. In 2005, one of Serge’s friends showed him what he could do with Photoshop, turning an OK portrait into an amazing magazine cover. He was hooked […]
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This is a story of a solid product with even better customer service. We often make noise when things go wrong. I think it’s important share the good stories as well. My story has to do with a photography gimbal head. ASMP meeting I attended a monthly American Society of Media Photographers get-together. We meet, […]
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It’s hard not to compare our work with everyone else’s. We see it every day on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds. We can’t seem to ignore it or look away. The thing is, it’s not really helping you or moving you forward. I’m not good enough Comparing ourselves and our work to others only […]
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Every weekday, Photofocus curators share a great photograph taken by one of our readers. Every month we highlight photographs in the genres of architecture, portrait, outdoor, street and a flex category that changes each month. In August, we’re taking a look at some of the best art you’ll find on the street, while in September, […]
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We all take our photography seriously. Now it’s time to relax that seriousness for just a moment, take a breath and smile. Thanks to Ryan Patrick of cloudypastime.com Sunday Comics opening photo is by: Joe Ciciarelli on Unsplash
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“To me, pictures are like blintzes — ya gotta get ’em while they’re hot.” -Weegee Weegee, the photographer Arthur Fellig’s pseudonym is the phonetic spelling of the Ouija board. He is known for his gritty photographs made mostly at night of newsworthy events with a 4×5 Speed Graphic press camera and flashbulbs. He was one […]
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With summer winding down and the kids going back to school, the team at Photofocus brought some really unique articles this week to get your creativity juices flowing! Guest author Nate Torres presented six tips to get you going with your portrait photography and then Dennis Dunbar kicked off Photoshop World by telling us how […]
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It’s time to make your voice heard! Each week, we ask a question of our readers so we know what sort of content to produce more of. Your input helps us make Photofocus better. This week we want to know what program you use to manage and organize your images. Let us know in the […]
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Bird photography or photographing birds can be quite challenging. Why you ask? Birds are everywhere. It’s a piece of cake to make bird images. Well, yes and no. It’s easy to acquire a photo of the avian species. It’s quite another to get a good or even excellent capture. Read on and I’ll give you […]
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Category: Street Art Photographer: Thomas Clark Photo: “Untitled” With street art, I often find it important to give a sense of scale. And with Thomas’ photograph of this three-dimensional bunny, he captures a woman crossing the street. In doing so, he gives a sense of the grand size of the piece of art, and really helps […]
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You can create still images from video by using frame grabs. Many pieces of software make it possible to grab stills. Frame grabs can be created using Photoshop, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro professional software. In addition, you can use screen capture programs such as ScreenFlow for Mac or Camtasia for PC, among others. […]
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I had a chance to talk with photographer and insurance agent Howard Burkholz about the different types of insurance plans photographers need. As a photographer himself, Howard gives disaster scenario examples to help us understand what is and is not covered.
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The world of social media can be an interesting place. Every few weeks, I see a hoax on various social platforms — mainly Facebook and Instagram — about how changes to the platform will negatively impact users. You’ve seen the messages and feed posts where a platform will own your photos, unless you repost a […]
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We probably all do it at some point — we become lazy, we’re shooting something we don’t really care about, we’re just creating snapshots or for whatever reason, we turn the dial to Auto. It has its place I do believe that there are times and places for shooting on Auto. When we are learning […]
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Category: Street Photographer: Gino Domenico Photo: “Split” Gino sent me this picture and it gave me a little chuckle. He said he took this image on 6th Avenue in New York’s Greenwich Village using a Leica M9. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus […]
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Sometimes all your planning will go to hell. Your Caribbean vacation will be overwhelmed by strong surf and heavy rains, or your visit to a city will be overshadowed by protests or riots. Don’t be discouraged. Make the most of what’s around you to create compelling travel photographs anyway. Ill-mannered Herds of Tourists You wake […]
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Opportunities to increase our skills and knowledge are all around us, but sometimes we may not spot them. In this special video edition, I sat down with Abe Curland from B&H while at Photoshop World. He discussed how he recognized unique opportunities, and took advantage of them to increase his photographic skills. Topics include photographing […]
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The thing about being a creative is finding inspiration and a constant stream of it. It’s not as easy as it sounds. Have you ever found that you have fallen out of love with your camera? Or ever feel like you’ve lost your photographic mojo? It happens to all of us, at some point or […]
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Category: Outdoor Photographer: iLovenature Photography Inspiration Photo: ”Golden Glow A Beautiful Nature” Such glorious layers and light in this shot. I really love the light on the sprinklers in the field and the mist coming from the top of the silo. Those two pieces bring balance to this image. The long shadows in the foreground bring […]
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Using the light from a window is a terrific way to illuminate your subject. It can be the biggest and softest light off all — and it’s free. One of the biggest advantages to using window light is that what you see is what you get, whereas with a flash you can’t see the light […]
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Today, ON1 has announced the next upgrade to its professional-grade photo organizer and RAW processor, ON1 Photo RAW 2020. Additionally, the company has also announced three brand-new products — ON1 Video, ON1 Photo Mobile and the ON1 Sync Service. ON1 Photo RAW 2020 Available this fall, ON1 Photo RAW will include several new AI features […]
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Get the show here or get it on iTunes — Please, post a review on iTunes. Welcome to Beyond Technique, the podcast that empowers photographers to bring their businesses to the next level. Today we chat with Watts of Love founding member and creative director Kevin Kuster! We discuss: Kevin’s life journey, and how he […]
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For the past couple years, I’ve utilized the Nissin line of flashes — specifically the Di700A and i60A — for my on-camera flash photography. While these can also be used off-camera, as an event photographer my primary goal with flashes is to work the room, meaning I needed my speedlight directly on my camera in […]
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Category: Portrait Photographer: Tomas Salinka Photo: “Frida” What looks like, at first sight, is a natural light portrait of a young woman. Then you see her oh-so-blue eyes. Then you see the round catchlight. Photographer Tomas Salinka has done a masterful work of creating soft light with such a natural feel that his viewers are captivated. […]
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Wabi-Sabi is a Japanese philosophy that represents the acceptance of transience and imperfect life. Sometimes described as one of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.” “Wabi” roughly means “rustic simplicity” or “understated elegance” with a focus on a less-is-more. “Sabi” means “taking pleasure in the imperfect.” This concept can be found in the traditional […]
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(Editor’s note: This guest article is by professional retoucher Dennis Dunbar. He has been adding the Photoshop magic to images for movie posters and ad campaigns for over 28 years. He loves working on cool images with cool creatives. Learn more and see his work on his website, Facebook and Instagram.) As humans we’re keenly aware of what looks natural and […]
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My photographer friends seemed to enjoy my last post on abstract photo art photography. As my buddy Dave said, “Nice article Bob, reminded me that I need to play more! Sometimes you just need a nudge in the right direction. Thanks!!!” So with that in mind here are some additional ideas and a nudge, or […]
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