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Using Perfectly Clear to enhance aerial images

Chris Anson 12/13/2018 0

Editor’s Note: Perfectly Clear is offering Photofocus readers a special $99 bundle, including Perfectly Clear Complete and SharkPixel presets. A $163 value! In this video article, I’m going to show you how I use Perfectly Clear to enhance my DJI drone DNG RAW Photographs. Since Perfectly Clear doesn’t yet directly support DJI DNG RAW files, you can…

Software Tutorials

Mind Your Own Business Podcast with Nick Vedros | Photofocus Podcast December 14, 2018

Chamira Young 12/14/2018 0

Mind Your Own Business Podcast with Nick Vedros | Photofocus Podcast December 14, 2018 by Photofocus Welcome to the Mind Your Own Business Podcast! Today we chat with advertising photographer Nick Vedros. Get the show here or get it on iTunes — Please, post a review on iTunes. Welcome to the Mind Your Own Business…

How to get your color spot-on with the Illuminati color/light meter

Chamira Young 12/14/2018 0

Having the ability to accurately capture an image’s color in-camera is a powerful one. How many times have you taken a photo and grown frustrated because your camera doesn’t capture it “the way you saw it?” Often we become resigned to shoot an image and fix it in post-processing later. Full disclosure: When I first…

Gear Photography

Getting started with Adobe Lightroom HDR panoramas

Mike Hagen 12/12/2018 0

A few months ago I traveled to Knoxville, TN for my niece’s graduation. I took an afternoon to take a side trip down to the World’s Fair Expo center to do some architectural and travel photography. It was an overcast day and the afternoon thunderstorms started to roll in, but I wanted to photograph this…

Adobe Software Tutorials

So long, New York!

Bryan Esler 10/30/2018 0

Last week’s PhotoPlus Expo has officially come to a close. Between all the talk about full-frame mirrorless cameras, on-stage demos and seminars, there was a ton to see and do as a photographer. More than 200 exhibitors showed off their latest and greatest products. Attendees saw everything from new cameras and lenses, to post-processing software…

Opinion

Photographing portraits with the Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark II

Bryan Esler 12/14/2018 0

This is the third article in a four-part series discussing the Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark II. Click here to read my previous article, discussing the use of the camera for landscapes. In my final article, I’ll discuss using the camera for advertising. I photograph a lot of different types of portraits. Just a few weeks ago,…

Gear Photography

How to NOT ruin real estate HDR’s

Levi Sim 12/13/2018 0

I recently bought a house, so I was looking at loads of real estate pictures. Most are simply informative pictures, and most are made with a smartphone. Real estate pictures can be … [Read More...]

3 ways to use a ring light in photography

Scott Wyden Kivowitz 12/13/2018 0

At first glance, it might appear as though a ring light has only one purpose in photography. But really, you can think outside the circle (pun intended) to use a ring light in … [Read More...]

Portrait Tips: Does your picture have the sweetness?

Levi Sim 12/12/2018 0

“Unless some sweetness at the bottom lie, Who cares for all the crinkling of the pie?” This line is from William King's Poem, "The Art of Cookery," and it applies perfectly to … [Read More...]

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Final Cut Pro X Basics - How to share a 4K movie in 1920x1080 and a range of clips V2

Final Cut Pro X Basics: How to share a 4K movie in 1920×1080 and a range of clips

Chris Anson 12/10/2018 0

In this video article, using Final Cut Pro X, I'm going to show you one way to take an existing UHD 4K movie and export/render/share it in 1920x1080 using a custom share. In … [Read More...]

One touch vignettes in Perfectly Clear

Chris Anson 12/07/2018 0

Editor’s Note: Perfectly Clear is offering Photofocus readers a special $99 bundle, including Perfectly Clear Complete and SharkPixel presets. A $163 value! Vignettes are an … [Read More...]

How to print borderless in Lightroom Classic

Bryan Esler 12/06/2018 2

When I first received my Epson SureColor P800 printer for review, I was dumbfounded at how to print borderless through Lightroom Classic. The quality of the printer was great, but … [Read More...]

Gear Review: NstaJam Bluetooth speaker

Levi Sim 12/10/2018 0

I'm always jealous of those photographers who are also musicians — and there are many of them. Me, I can't carry a tune in a camera bag and I'm practically tone deaf. But the power … [Read More...]

First look at the new Luminar 3 with Libraries

Vanelli 12/06/2018 0

Skylum Software is releasing the much talked about photo editing tool, Luminar 3 on Dec. 18, 2018. Luminar 3 is an all-in-one photo app designed to offers everything a modern … [Read More...]

Book Review: “Steve McCurry: A Life In Pictures,” by Bonnie McCurry

Levi Sim 12/03/2018 2

Normally, I'd read the entire book before writing a review, but this can't wait. I've skipped around and read several sections and the writing is good and engaging — almost as … [Read More...]

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Adobe releases updates to Lightroom Classic, CC

Bryan Esler 12/11/2018 0

Overnight, Adobe released updates to its photography ecosystem, including Lightroom Classic, Lightroom CC and Camera Raw. The updates contain a variety of improvements as well as … [Read More...]

Aerial HDR Photography using a UAV with Aurora HDR 2019, part 1

Chris Anson 12/08/2018 0

This article consists of 2 parts. This is part 1 of 2. In this 2 part article, we're going to explore creating a 3 image HDR merge in Aurora HDR 2019. I’m using RAW photographs … [Read More...]

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Copyright In Focus: The leverage & origins of copyright

Photofocus Team 12/12/2018 0

(Editor's note: Copyright and all things related are as important to creators of images both moving and still. This guest post by intellectual property attorney, Barry Kaplan gives … [Read More...]

Photography Marketing: 10 client gift ideas to cap off the year

Bryan Esler 12/10/2018 0

This year was the first year I've done client gifts for the holidays. For me, it was a chance to say "thanks" and have them remember me as they head into their holiday season, and … [Read More...]

Quick Tip: Budget in an equipment fee

Vanelli 12/07/2018 0

My trusted Nikon D700 shutter died after 149,652 photos. The shutter needed to be replaced at a cost of about $200. Not bad, but it got me thinking — how many images did I take at … [Read More...]

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Webinar: Perfecting portraits & travel photos with Erin Holmstead & Mike Hagen, December 17

Levi Sim 12/11/2018 0

Yup, this webinar is a doubleheader. Levi Sim will be joined by two of our other authors, Erin Holmstead and Mike Hagen to help you learn how to make the most of your portraits and your travel photography. They’ll teach techniques to make the most of your time shooting and then they’ll demonstrate Perfectly Clear Complete to help make the most of your time finishing your photographs, too. There’s something for everyone, so be sure to join us right here. We’ll have some giveaways for live viewers, so be sure to join us live on YouTube. Brought to you by Athentech, makers of Perfectly Clear Complete. See more of Erin’s work here. See more of Mike’s work here. Monday, December 17, 2018 12:00 p.m. Eastern, 11:00 a.m. Central, 10:00 a.m. Mountain, 9:00 a.m. Pacific, 12:30 p.m. in Newfoundland, and 1:00 p.m. in the V.I. We’ll broadcast live right here on this page, but if you’d like to comment, ask questions and be entered in our prize drawing you’ll need to click through to tune in live on YouTube.

The InFocus Interview Show with Scott Wyden Kivowitz | Photofocus Podcast December 7, 2018

Vanelli 12/07/2018 0

In this special Meet a Photofocus Author edition we catch up with Scott Wyden Kivowitz. Scott shares his many contributions to photography as well as work with Photofocus.