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Category: Outdoor Photographer: Brandon Kopp Photo: “Old Man’s Cave, Hocking Hills State Park, OH HDR” This wonderful photo has the feel of being captured on the set of “Lord of the Rings.” Reading Brandon’s description he explains that this photo was the result of finding the waterfalls dry and turning
If you’re like me, you easily get caught up in the moment of making a picture and you may forget some simple things. Fortunately for me, I recently had photographer Carlos Zamora assisting me on a big headshot shoot and he was on top of those small things for me and
Besides using an adjustment layer and a mask, one of the most overlooked options is the ability to use blending modes. Changing the blending mode for an adjustment layer completely changes how it’s applied. Sometimes you get very creative results, sometimes unexpected results. But what I find is that by
Category: Beauty Photographer: Jean-François Thibault Photo: View of the Horizon Wind-tossed hair on a woman staring toward the horizon. Her sunglasses casually resting on the top of her head. The waves of ocean pervade the foreground, surrounding her shape. Simplicity, seeing differently is beauty. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join
I’ve long been a user of a keyboard and mouse, even for my photo editing. But over time, as I used Lightroom and Photoshop for more precise edits, it became more and more cumbersome. Enter the Wacom Intuos Pen Tablet, a new entry-level pen and tablet offering from Wacom. I
Hidden in plain sight on the Adobe Stock home page is a world of free templates for making graphics that move. A very large number of these MOtion GRaphic Templates (a.k.a. MOGRTs) are free. The paid versions are available as fully editable watermarked previews. Templates Click the Templates button in the nav bar at the
Category: Architecture Photographer: jeff Clouet Photo: “Le Bon Marche” Architecture in many ways is the marriage of edifice and art. This whimsical creation demonstrates the imaginative and creative component of architecture, using an optical illusion to create fun! Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and
A few weeks back I had an incident with my DJI Inspire 2 drone. While I was taking off from a very gravelly location, I had one of the propellers detach. Because I was on a large landing pad, I was able to power it down and all that happened was
For the second straight year, Adobe has announced its list of Rising Stars of Photography. A diverse lineup of photographers from across the globe, the list features everything from an Indonesian high schooler to an environmental conservationist in Los Angeles. For the complete story on all of this year’s Rising
Whether you are a model, professional photographer or a weekend photographer, an online portfolio simply makes sense, especially since it is free and easy to create.
One of my sweet friends recently got an Instagram account and I know what you are thinking. I said the same thing, but she asked if I could help her set it up and if I knew how to do those “circle things up top”. 😊 I explained those “circles”
