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The Illuminati Meter: What is that?

Are you looking for a professional device that serves as both a light and a color meter? The Illuminati meter is what you need. Here’s why. When Rudy Guttosch from Illuminati Instrument Corp sent me this intriguing device, I wasn’t really sure how I was going to use it. I

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Green hummingbird

Photographer of the Day: Karl Hassel

Category: Outdoor Photographer: Karl Hassel Photo: “The Crown Jewel……..” I’ve always been fascinated by hummingbirds, and it is always a thrill to see one flitting between flowers in the garden. However, I’ve never been lucky enough to come upon a nest, so I was pleased to see this delightful capture

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Portrait Tips: Family reunion posing time-lapse

Photographing large family groups is intimidating. There are so many people that you have to help look good and if you look at the big picture it can be overwhelming. This is a picture I made at my family reunion the other day. Every time I do this it makes

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Creating custom lookup tables (LUTs) with Photoshop

As an advanced user, you’re probably excited by LUTs and what’ I’d like you to do now is realize that anything you can do with an adjustment layer can be stored as a lookup table. This means some of the complex recipes that you’ve discovered in this course, with blending

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How to prepare your photos and video for Adobe Stock

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 what it takes to prepare your content for Adobe Stock. This will help you get your content online so you can start earning.

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Fritz Crittle

Photographer of the Day: Fitz Crittle

Category: Beauty Photographer: Fitz Crittle Photo: This is Too Heavy The bejeweled full-finger ring leads us to the model’s striking eyes, her face is ringed in golden curls. I love the quiet beauty of this photograph. Do you wonder what she might be getting ready to say? Originally shared with the

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How to create a dramatic portrait on a rooftop

Check out the newest addition to the “How to create series” teaching how to a dramatic portrait on a rooftop. The how to create series is a combination of How I Got the Shot and instructions on how you can recreate the same look.

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Photographer of the Day: Steve Stanger

Category: Architecture Photographer: Steve Stanger Photo: “Asbury Casino (What’s left), Asbury Park NJ” While this is a ruin, rather than a vibrant usable structure at the capture of the image, it is a great structure! Not only can we see the architect’s intent as to the structure’s shape and feel,

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Photographer of the Week: August 6-10, 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 August we started featuring wedding photographs, and September will bring pet photographs. As dedicated

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