Category: Portrait Photographer: Steve Lavelle Photo: “Katarina 4” An action pose in this portrait starts a story — an attractive woman in a potentially less-than-desirable place raises her arm. What is she doing? Is she getting the attention of an Uber driver? Is she waving to friends or her significant other? A good portrait can […]
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Sometimes photographers can get so wrapped up with the technical side of a photoshoot that they forget to add a key element that makes the purpose of the image clear. Forgetting this element can cause confusion and make the viewer lose interest immediately. Using a sports image as an example, here’s how to style the […]
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(Editor’s Note: Photofocus is proud to welcome Serge Ramelli to Photofocus. Be sure to check out his free master class and bonus toolkit.) In this video, I cover the five biggest mistakes to avoid when retouching on how to avoid them: Too much Clarity, Contrast and Texture Too obvious Dodge and Burn Colors from another […]
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This morning, Skylum introduced another more new features coming to this fall’s release of Luminar 4 — AI Skin Enhancer and Portrait Enhancer. These new tools will enable photographers to further develop and improve portraits, using machine learning to speed up the process. Previously, photographers would have to spend time selectively editing or masking their […]
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A tripod with over 27,000 Kickstarter backers, raising $12,143,435. But is it a good tripod? I had the chance to spend two weeks with the Peak Design Travel Tripod and have some thoughts about it. But before we dive in, let’s go over some of the specks and what makes this tripod so special. First […]
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Category: Architecture Photographer: Wade Brooks Photo: “Hunt Library in Black and White” Classic architectural photography! Note the perfected vertical line of the close corner, which then perfectly sets up the designed leaning face of the building. Thus we truly understand the architect’s intent of the building’s facade. The open window shades also create a compelling […]
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The kids have officially started school around here which means homework projects are starting to come rolling in. One of the first things each year my kids’ teachers ask them to do is put together a collage of images showing their life up until now. That way the students can all get to know each […]
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