“Creativity is about the craft of photography. I think of it this way — It’s not the lens, it’s the lensmanship.” Kevin Ames Kevin Ames is a lifelong commercial photographer in love with the craft of photography and lighting masterfully. Master of light Kevin is fascinated with light and how
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, with the holidays right on top of us, we ask, what do you like
How does one get inspired to new creativity? Any visual medium such as viewing other photographs, videos, movies and more can be a trigger for you. I get a lot from spending time in art museums. Above is a close-up detail from a museum painting. GIBO We’ve all heard that
LEDs are holiday lights that are a little bit different to photograph than the old type of lighting. There is nothing like using holiday lights to set the mood for a photograph. When you see those little lights twinkling in a picture, you immediately know what time of year it
If you haven’t already seen the latest update with Radiant Photo, there have been some upgrades in the latest software offering. I installed the update and checked things out. Radiant Photo Radiant Photo is an image enhancer that offers true-to-life color in your images. The latest update promises to be
Photographing in bad weather can be good! My friend and I photographed some of the 4,000 abandoned cars in an eerie and rainy forest at night. Here’s how our wet weather adventure went! Tim Little and I pulled up to Old Car City USA in rural Georgia in the late
When you do street photography, you’re compelled to observe your environment more carefully and intently. The goal is to incorporate the surroundings so it highlights or enhances the visual story you want to capture. This is where composition comes into the picture. In the video above, Faizal Westcott shares a
Whatever holidays you celebrate in your neck of the woods, we at Photofocus would like to celebrate you, our readers. We appreciate you following and engaging in our articles, podcasts, webinars, community and social posts. Sharing holiday images Within the Photofocus community, we asked our members to share holiday images
Winter is here! Some of you are most likely looking forward to capturing scenes fitting of the classic Winter Wonderland theme. Or, some may be thinking about how to make your winter snaps this year unique or extra special. Here’s where today’s featured photographers, Finland-based Tiina Törmänen and Sweden-based Lena
Raise your hand if you’ve been using an Adobe product for 40 years! Seriously, we’d love to know what you used and what products you’re still using. Let us know in the comments below. While you are doing that, we’ll share some history of Adobe, milestones and some tidbits you
We welcome you to the Photofocus Roundtable podcast, where each month, our panel discusses some current trends and topics on the minds of our panel. This month, we end the year by saying goodbye to the old with, “Grace, Gratitude and Good Riddance.” We share what we do when asked
When it comes to product photography, is a crisp white background better or a dramatic black one? With or without reflections, shadows or creative textures? Let’s have a little look at some different options. Acrylic (Perspex) or mirrors Acrylic sheets can be fabulous for reflections. It comes in a variety
