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Vanelli is a working sports and portrait photographer, educator, and author living in Florida. After a successful career as a three-time, Triple Crown Karate champion, Vanelli turned his attention to teaching the visual arts. As an experienced educator, Vanelli has created videos for LinkedIn Learn, has written hundreds of articles, taught at major photography conferences and has developed many photography and digital workflow programs including Click for Kids.
Currently, he is the Director of Education at Skylum Software, teaching workshops, writing for Photofocus and creating tutorials for the Vanelli and Friends series.
You can find out more about Vanelli at www.VanelliandFriends.com
Before you photograph an athlete, it is important that you research your talent’s atmosphere. What are the rules of the game? What does the athlete wear while playing the game?
My guest has been in the photographic industry his entire adult life. He is a marketing and social media guru who has written numerous books, has spoken at all major
In this “Best of” episode, my first guests are two talented digital marketing gurus that are part of a marketing team that can help you gain more customers, Nick Matos
My guests are two talented Digital Marketing gurus that are part of a marketing team that can help you gain more customers — please welcome Nick Matos and Ben Saint-Denis from Fueled on Bacon.
Luminar 4 has many powerful tools to edit and enhance portraits. In this video, you will learn how to apply a combination of tools to creatively edit a portrait and
My guest is a talented author, educator, travel photographer and popular YouTube influencer specializing in travel photography and photo editing. He has over 500 free video tutorials — please welcome
Here’s how to use a combination of Luminar 4 tools — AI Accent, Photo Filter and the new Portrait Enhancer tool — to quickly enhance eyes in less than 60
My guest is a well respected Photoshop tutor and photo editor Andrew Kavanagh, who hosts one of the most successful Facebook groups with close to a half million members. Topics
(Editor’s note: Please welcome Michigan-based photographer Taylor Cready. Taylor specializes in alternative portraits. She uses the power of social media to network with others to build a creative team. In
My guest is a California based educator, motivational speaker and peace-builder working to change the causes of social conflict. Over the last 15 years, John Filson has managed field programs
The holidays are on their way! Photofocus makes shopping easy for the photographer on your list with our holiday shopping guide. We update it with new ideas and offers.
Is the special 5DayDeal really worth it or is it just hype? I had a chance t0 review the deal with a group of photographers and asked them their thoughts.
My guest is a California based photographer who has a distinguished career in Hollywood, working on several number one Hit shows including “NCIS,” “NCIS Los Angeles,” “House,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and
If you don’t have Aurora HDR 2019, don’t worry — you can get a copy of it during the 5DayDeal! You’ll get a bunch of education tools in addition to
Your trusty camera of 10 years is no longer working. It pains you to get rid of it, especially considering the amount of money you paid for it. Here’s how
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
There is nothing wrong with being self-taught. You are able to go at your own pace, learn exactly what you want to learn and not have to answer to anyone.
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.
I had a chance to touch base with commercial photographer and educator Joel Grimes about what makes a good composite. Joel shares three tips — how to sell the fake,
A wealth of knowledge can be learned at a photography conference. In this special video edition, I sat down with photographer and educator Greg Kusumi to review what he learned
While at ClickCon, I had a chance to talk with Fine Arts photographer and educator Sandra Pearce. Sandra shares how she uses Photoshop not just to paint, but to retouch
