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Photographer of the Day: Cottage Days

Category: Outdoor Photographer: Cottage Days Photo: “bashful & cute black bear cub” Excellent detail and great expression on the cub are what caught my eye on this photo. It may have been taken at a wildlife sanctuary, but the way it was composed doesn’t give anything about its surroundings away.

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Portrait Tips: How do you develop a style? Play more

I’ll keep this one quick. Each time you make pictures you are developing your own style. At first, this may be mimicking the look of other photographs you’ve seen — in fact, it should be mimicking because that’s the best way to ensure you make some good pictures. That means

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Removing color cast with auto curves in Photoshop

Most advanced users skip the Auto command. And I admit, in the past, Auto wasn’t nearly as useful. But hidden within Auto are multiple methods for automatically analyzing and solving problems. One of those problems is color cast. And an adjustment layer with Auto curves has the ability to fix

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Should I get a prime or zoom lens?

When I first started photography, I didn’t take my buddy’s advice — invest in a better quality lens before upgrading your camera. It was a mistake I never made again. So when it came time to decide if I need a prime lens in my bag, I called on his

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Trevor Ager is Photofocus's Photographer of the Day for beauty.

Photographer of the Day: Trevor Ager

Category: Beauty Photographer: Trevor Ager Photo: “Shaped by Nature” A deep navy blue sky somewhat obscured by clouds barely lets the moonglow through to create the background for the scraggly tree that stands in silhouette. A woman seemingly grows out of the ground next to it. She is wrapped in pink

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Photographer of the Day: jeff Clouet

Category: Architecture Photographer: jeff Clouete Photo: “Abstract spiral staircase” When an architect designs a building, the art is fully realized when all views have been taken into consideration! While this wonderful image is an abstraction, it’s a likely view to be experienced when inside the structure. Originally shared with the

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Photography Marketing: Stay true to your brand

When it comes to your photographs, we can often be sucked in into new looks, driven by social media and creative filters and looks on social media platforms like Instagram and Flickr. But while it might be enticing to try some new looks for your images, it’s ultimately more effective

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