MAX Sneaks is where Adobe shows off the early technology previews of potential features that may or may not get into their products. Saturday Night Live comedian, Kenan Thompson, helped unveil the tech alongside Adobe engineers, and all the highlights right here. Spoiler alert: cool sh&^ ahead. If you see something you especially like, let […]
With Adobe MAX and a new version of Premiere Pro officially in the public’s hands, I was excited to interview Francis Crossman, Senior Product Manager for Premiere Pro at Adobe. We discussed the efficiency of Premiere and took a look at the new features. Andrew Ford (AF): Thanks so much for taking the time to […]
The Canon RF 50mm f/1.2 L USM was one of the first lenses to launch alongside Canon’s mirrorless cameras. A signature L series lens with the famous red ring, the not so nifty fifty (it costs just under $2300) claims to be everything its EF mount relative wasn’t. Optically perfect, fast to focus and easy […]
With Halloween just a few days away, our friends over at BenQ have announced an amazing contest. And you could win a free monitor! The BenQ Halloween Photography Contest is the perfect chance to get creative with your spooky portrait. To enter, take a portrait of yourself, and then use your favorite editing software to […]
For a lot of new photographers, Photoshop can seem intimidating. The application has been around since 1990, and it has every tool you can think of. But recent efforts have started to make Photoshop more approachable, through AI tools that help to speed up and make a workflow easier. I had the chance to chat […]
Halloween is my favorite time of the year. I love getting dressed up, eating an insane amount of candy and doing fun creative shoots with my friends and not just with the kids. Halloween isn’t just for kids! You can join in on the fun too. Here are three ways you can have fun as […]
Camera Raw version 14 introduces Masking 2. It arrives with a whole new set of masking tools, including Select Subject and Select Sky, along with the new Masking panel to manage and modify them. The photo below is the original. The opening photo’s adjustments were done with the new selective adjustment tools and their updated […]
Need to brush up on your Premiere Pro video editing skills? Be sure to join Photofocus publisher Rich Harrington for two courses this week as a part of the Adobe MAX conference. Premiere Pro: Essential Editing Skills Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, 5-6 p.m. ET | Register here Join master trainer Rich Harrington in this follow-along lab […]
When I first found out about the updates that were coming to this year’s Adobe MAX release of Lightroom and Lightroom Classic, I was pretty excited. The updates, announced Tuesday morning, represent some of the biggest updates made to the Lightroom ecosystem. I had the chance to talk with Josh Haftel, Director of Product Management, […]
This morning, as a part of Adobe MAX, Adobe announced its latest updates to the Lightroom ecosystem. Included are previously-announced masking and selection tools, as well as a new Community Remix tool. Here’s all what to expect when you update. Precise selection and masking Available in Adobe Camera Raw, Lightroom Classic, Lightroom for Mac, Windows, […]
This morning, as a part of the Adobe MAX updates, Adobe announced new versions of Photoshop for desktop and iPad. The company also brought a version of Photoshop to the web, enabling anyone to access and share Photoshop documents from anywhere, and comment on them. Here’s what’s new for photographers; you can read the entire […]
This morning, as a part of its updates at Adobe MAX, Adobe released updates for both Premiere Pro and After Effects. Highlights include several new beta features, like Scene Edit Detection and native M1 support in After Effects, along with the new Remix feature in Premiere Pro. New in After Effects Following a successful public […]
As a part of the Adobe MAX updates this morning, Adobe announced that the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) has released a new Content Credentials tool in beta, as a part of the latest version of Photoshop. Content Credentials will provide clear content ownership for creators and increased content transparency for viewers across the web. How […]
In advance of today’s Adobe MAX announcements, I got a first look at the new Camera Raw on iPad. Built into Photoshop on iPad, Camera Raw lets you open and develop RAW photos, and then bring them into Photoshop either as a Layer or Smart Object. How the iPad Edit tool compares to desktop While […]
Tonight, Sony announced the Xperia PRO-I, a new Xperia smartphone developed specifically for content creators. Combining a 1.0-type sensor, a 24mm ZEISS Tessar Optics, advanced image processing and autofocus, 4K 120p video recording and much more, the Xperia PRO-I delivers professional imaging quality from an ultra-slim 8.9mm form factor. “We remain committed to building […]
Thanks to the cameras that can be found in smartphones, more people are developing a love for photography. This is a wonderful thing. However, knowing which traditional cameras to buy when you’ve outgrown your mobile camera can be challenging. It used to be that entry-level traditional cameras were bare bones. Newcomers to photography would buy […]
Excire Search 2 is the plugin version of the powerful AI search software, which adds Excire searching capabilities to Lightroom Classic. Let’s look at some ways it can enhance your Lightroom Classic workflow. Excire Foto and Excire Search 2 both sort and keyword your photo library automatically, no manual work required. The keyword hierarchies analyze […]
The best camera to use is the one you have with you. You’ve heard it a million times, right? Treat your phone just like you treat your camera We keep our camera gear at the ready, don’t we? It’s cleaned, batteries are charged and it’s in our bag and ready to grab when we need […]
Halloween is just around the corner; sadly I won’t get all my planned shoots in this year due to the pandemic. So I thought I would have a look at some previous Halloween shoots and have some fun with the edits. Like editing lighting to a creepy scene in LuminarAI. Prepare to experiment Be prepared […]
It’s your last chance to sign-up for this year’s Adobe MAX Creativity Conference. Register now so you don’t miss out on the amazingly creative, inspiring and informative sessions starting Tuesday! It’s all free — and it starts Tuesday. Click here to register today! Once you’re signed up, head over to learn how to choose your sessions. […]
How can I keep my photography fresh and unique? Lately, I’ve seen and heard this question quite often in my social media streams and just in casual conversation with other photographers. First of all, you are not alone in your feelings here. We all go through this. The struggle to keep motivated and excited about […]
