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Milk Bath Relaxation is the Photofocus Photographer of the Day kudo maker for Jeff Goldberg

Photographer of the Day: Jeff Goldberg

Category: Beauty Photographer: Jeff Goldberg Photo: “Milk Bath Relaxation” Flowers both plant and mammal floating in milk. What a lovely idea! The colors surrounding the model compliment and mirror her complexion and her lips. The casual pose along with the model’s serene yet piercing expression make the shot and earn Photographer

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How to sync adjustments in Luminar 3

Luminar 3 is now available! For a limited time, you can receive an additional $10 off, plus a ton of bonuses! Click here to get started, and use the promo code PHOTOFOCUS. Offer ends Dec. 19 at 5 a.m. PT. If you already have Luminar 2018, login to your account at skylum.com to upgrade

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Don't make this outdoor lighting mistake

Don’t make this outdoor lighting mistake

I made a mistake. It was one that I teach photographers not to make, but I still did it. You see, it was a scorching, sunny day. There was no wind, so I didn’t plan on bringing any sand or water bags to weigh my light stand down. But then,

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Exclusive: Get $10 off Luminar 3

For a limited time, you can receive an additional $10 off Luminar 3, AND receive all of the pre-order bonuses! Included are: 2-month KelbyOne membership 3-month ViewBug membership Daniel Kordan Awesome Landscapes tutorial Choice of a free RockyNook eBook $20 gift card from Manfrotto and Gitzo, when you spend $120

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Understanding Luminar 3 in five minutes or less

Learning new software can be challenging and frustrating. This can cause some not to upgrade or try something new even if it’s better than what they are using. Here’s how to understand Luminar 3 in five minutes or less to start processing your images frustration-free.

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Photographer of the Day: trevor.patt

Category: Architecture Photographer: trevor.patt Photo: “Qatar National Library, Doha” In this view of what is a rather amazing library, we see that this is no ordinary stack of books. From the entrance, we’re invited into a stark yet breathtaking place from which to pick our reading material. The partial color/B&W

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Gear Review: Cordskinz solves earbud tangle woes

You probably use headphones often–if nothing else, you use them to listen to the Photofocus podcast when you’re on the go, right? I use mine for monitoring sound while shooting videos on my camera, while working on photos on my laptop in cafés, and for talking on the phone hands-free. If

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Photography Marketing: Justifying your rates

A few weeks ago, I saw in a Facebook post that someone had complained about the cost of photographers. After all, for a person who makes an hourly rate of $15, why should they pay a photographer $200 an hour, or $3000 for a wedding to “just click a button?”

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Gear Guide: Architectural photography kit

To keep this series about architectural photography going, let’s talk a little about gear :-) Having the right gear can help you best more productive, faster and overall give a better service to your clients. However, don’t forget that it doesn’t replace skill and it won’t make you a better

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Photographer of the Week: December 10-14, 2018

Every weekday, Photofocus curators share a great photograph taken by one of our readers. Every month we highlight photographs in the genres of architecture, beauty, outdoor, street and a flex category that changes each month. In December we started featuring snow photographs, highlighting the cold weather that I’ve become so

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