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Photographer of the Day: Paulo Moreira

Category: Street Photographer: Paulo Moreira Photo: “Zorki 3 + Industar 26M” I absolutely love this image by Paulo Moreira. The framing, the contrast and the detail are fantastic. He’s just got some street photography in general, check it out. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group

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Luminar 3 First Look video and exclusive deal

We’ve got an in-depth look at what Luminar 3 can do with Photofocus Publisher Rich Harrington. Plus Save $20 on Luminar 3 — https://photofocus.tips/L3Special Join Richard Harrington as he walks you through a detailed overview of getting results with Luminar 3. You’ll learn how to set up a library, use workspaces, get

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How to print borderless in Lightroom Classic

When I first received my Epson SureColor P800 printer for review, I was dumbfounded at how to print borderless through Lightroom Classic. The quality of the printer was great, but I was getting a 0.25″ margin on the top, left and right sides of my 8.5″ x 11″ print, and

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First look at the new Luminar 3 with Libraries

Skylum Software is releasing the much talked about photo editing tool, Luminar 3 on Dec. 18, 2018. Luminar 3 is an all-in-one photo app designed to offers everything a modern photographer needs for photo editing. That sounds great, but what makes this version special is Skylum has added the number

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A simple and free content creation workflow

Editor’s Note: We welcome Scott Wyden Kivowitz to the Photofocus team. Scott is a father and photographer whose dedication to teaching photographers comes through in a straightforward and no fluff style. Scott is also the Chief Community Officer at Imagely, the WordPress Photography People. Not all photographers feel comfortable with the idea of content

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Photographer of the Day: Melinda G

Category: Outdoor Photographer: Melinda G Photo: “[Insert Hallelujah Chorus here]” A perfect moment frozen in time! I love the symmetry of the wings, the colors, and even the water droplets. The background is nicely out of focus to make the powerful beat of the mallard’s wings stand out even more.

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Portrait Tips: Have a conversation with your camera in hand

Having a conversation with your camera in hand doesn’t mean you should talk to your camera — that’s fine to do in private settings, but not recommended in public. I mean that you should have a conversation with your subject while your camera is doing the work. As you converse with

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Stylizing images in ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2019

I recently went out to the Muskegon Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Muskegon, Mich. Sounds…smelly, right? Well, there was a reason for this — snowy owls are known to be spotted there. Last year, I went out with fellow Photofocus author Cathy Seaver to check them out, and we found

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Photographer of the day honors go to Thomas Salinka with "Face-Anastasia"

Photographer of the Day: Thomas Salinka

Category: Beauty Photographer: Thomas Salinka Photo: “Face-Anastasia” The quiet reveal of the model’s strong eyebrow and her eye in “Face-Anastasia” grabs the viewer. Is she being revealed or is the zipper being closed shutting her off from her audience? These are two ways of looking at the same photograph. Either

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Photographer of the Day: Nianci Pan

Category: Architecture Photographer: Nianci Pan Photo: “Art Institute of Chicago DSC06621-Edit-Edit-Edit” Architectural imaging is so much about shape and form, and how these both affect us as humans! The elegant staircase, carefully framed, exhibits an almost organic quality, suspended in a seeming surreal way over the very non-organic looking art

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