We all know the many benefits of shooting in RAW, but the higher quality and correctability comes at a cost: file size. While storage devices are not as expensive as they used to be, it still adds up for the professional photographer. If only we could get the same quality
Professional photographers are invited to submit their photographs to the prestigious Felix Schoeller Photo Award 2023. Those who are just starting their career can also enter the competition for the Best Work by an Emerging Photographer. In addition, the Felix Schoeller Group, together with the city of Osnabrück, awards the
Using the Healing tools in Photoshop is a terrific way to remove unwanted elements in your photos, from spots and blemishes to sensor dust, power lines and so much more. But did you know that there is more than one Healing tool? Let’s take a look at this fabulous tool
You’ve been seeing faces, I know you have. You’re walking by a doorway and there it is, smiling right back at you. A face. Faces. They are everywhere and I guarantee once you start looking for them you won’t be able to stop seeing them. Pareidolia is its name This
How did I illuminate this dinosaur from the back? By hiding! Read on and I’ll explain! But first … what is this? It’s a velociraptor. Or rather, a sculpture of one created by master sculptor Ricardo Breceda. It is located near Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. There in Galleta Meadows in
Without even getting into all the excellent features in regard to editing your photos in Capture One, there is a lot to offer a photographer. This is especially if you are a studio photographer. With the new release of Capture One (23) coming soon, there are some exciting things happening
Out hiking one morning, I came across this path leading to the red rocks in the distance. Not a great time of day to capture an image … Unless one is willing to do some post-processing with a software like Photoshop to enhance the vision. This is why I market
You might hear the term “stacking” in photography. One can stack for focusing, perspective or star trails. This, however, is stacking for starry night skies, including the Milky Way. The idea here is to take several photos — one right after another — to reduce digital noise that generally occurs
On this day, 24 years ago, photofocus.com opened its virtual pages for photographers of all styles, skill level and expertise. Our online magazine has come a long way since, and we’re thrilled to be celebrating another year of photography inspiration, learning opportunities and boundless creativity with you. So, for today,
Stuck at home on a miserable day? Why not take a creative class (or two) to fill in a dreary afternoon? What better time to learn something to set your inspiration on fire than a day when you really don’t want to be out shooting? Here are some ideas. ThinkTapLearn
The recent Adobe update to add selectable track mattes to After Effects is much appreciated. This will make projects much cleaner and the workflow much faster. Traditionally, you had to make an individual matte for each layer that you wanted to apply a matte upon. Now, you can select the
Mask Amount slider in Lightroom Classic
