Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is revolutionizing the world of photography in ways that were once unimaginable. From editing software to image recognition, AI is rapidly revamping how we approach and create images. As a result, it’s now possible to take stunning photographs with minimal effort and transform even the most
I am an administrator for two Facebook groups — Long Exposure Photography and Long Exposure Creativity. Every once in a while, I see people asking, “What are your camera settings?” Invariably, someone will say, “What does it matter? EXIF settings aren’t helpful. They won’t tell you how to shoot.” That’s
Plates is an app for curating your photos, discovering other photographers, and collaborating on similar themes. We kick the tires on this alternative to Instagram, Vero, Facebook, and others. Alternatives to Instagram, Meta and TikTok Plates aims itself to offer a photographic alternative to other social media. It does so
Are you ready to capture the beauty of spring with your camera? As the weather warms up, it’s time to dust off your gear and head outside to photograph flowers, bugs and other exciting things of the season. To inspire and guide you, we have compiled a collection of articles
Amsterdam offers more sites and photo opportunities than I even know about. But, it’s also a good idea to head out beyond the city and into nearby areas. The Netherlands brings to mind wooden shoes and windmills but there is so much more. Amsterdam We stayed in Amsterdam, on a
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 ask: If you only had one lens to use, what would it be?
We only have a few weeks to go before the WPPI Conference opens. I got to chat about it with George Varanakis, who was brought on a few months ago to produce this year’s WPPI event. George is the Strategic Advisor and Former EVP of WPPI. He also co-founded Sue Bryce
Fellow Photofocus author Lauri Novak recently wrote a post about asking for critique on images and it kind of got me thinking. What is your WHY for photography? Have you ever thought about WHY you take photos? I mean there are literally 1000s, maybe tens of thousands of photos being
With artificial intelligence (AI) currently a hot topic in creative circles, it’s easy to wonder if the threat to photography is real. If this is something that alarms or fascinates you (or both), we’re sure you’d also like to know what your fellow photographers think. In his channel The Art
ChatGPT uses AI to offer information to responses — or sometimes create fascinating conversation. I asked ChatGPT what the five night photography cameras were. And it offered some poetry as well. Just for fun, I decided to ask ChatGPT to offer an opinion about the top five night photography cameras.
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Having been to the WPPI show in Las Vegas before, I wanted to give you a non-wedding/non-portrait photographer’s perspective on the show. While WPPI — known as the Wedding & Portrait Photographer’s Conference — is geared toward wedding and portrait photographers, there are several options for those of us who
