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Photography Marketing: Respond, respond, respond

Last week, I photographed a two-day conference for the State Bar of Michigan. It was filled with education seminars, an awards banquet, networking events and more. But what stood out to me was the opening keynote. Here’s the thing. When it comes to communication and responding to inquiries, many of

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Photographer of the Week: September 24-28, 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 September we started featuring pet photographs, and October will bring horror photographs. As dedicated

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How to photograph in direct sunlight

Shooting in direct sunlight can be challenging. It can cause harsh shadows, blown out highlights, uneven light on faces, and dark patches under the eyes that look great on a raccoon but not your subject. Most photographers wait and shoot earlier or later in the day to avoid these problems.

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Photographer of the Day: Ritxy

Category: Pets Photographer: Ritxy Photo: “Untitled” The elegance of a cat’s movement is often meant with curiosity and suspense. In the case of Ritxy’s photograph, the cat is nearly ready to pounce out the window, staring down its prey. It’s a great example of capturing everyday life, and with pets,

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Five tips to shoot from a helicopter

In recent years, aerial photography has taken off with the advent of drones. Living in Canada, the rules to fly drones are pretty drastic and flying legally is very complicated. So I turned to helicopters, which are much easier, albeit more expensive. Shooting from a helicopter offers a different perspective

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Using Keywords for Discoverability for Stock Photography and Video

Let’s continue our look at achieving success as a stock contributor for photo and video.  Photofocus publisher Rich Harrington sits down with Dennis Radeke of Adobe to learn how to optimize your video for easy discoverability on Adobe Stock. Learn how to use Adobe Sensei as well as manually keyword your

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Photographer of the Day: Davide Ibiza

Category: Street Photographer: Davide Ibiza’s Photo: “15 Agosto 2018” “15 Agosto 2018” by Davida Ibiza is a great image. I love when people show different perspectives especially when it looks like it might have been flipped to add more drama. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group

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