When we talk about photographing behaviors and events as they unfold, we think in terms of being “reactive”, or shooting on the fly. In a studio setting, we are “proactive”, we make decisions about pretty much every characteristic of the photo before it is taken. My goal with wildlife photography
Category: Outdoor Photographer: Andrew Slater Photo: “Crossing Paths” X marks the spot, and what a spot it is! The vibrant colors are what caught my eye at first, but the composition of the crossing walkways are what made me choose this for Photographer of the Day. What makes this such
People standing right next to each other seem like they are close, but once you ask them to tilt their heads together you’ll see that they were really miles apart. Anytime you photograph two people together, you’ll make an infinitely better photo if you just ask them to tilt their heads
Skylum, maker of Luminar and Aurora HDR announced a free webinar on making incredible landscapes. The webinar is today, Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at 12:00 PM PDT/3:00 PM EDT. Register here. The landscape secrets — revealed Guest Serge Ramelli goes deep into his workflow to get the most from landscape
Category: Beauty Photographer: KBT Images Photo: Elegance and Simplicity The title of this photograph, “Elegance and Simplicity,” says it all as far as I’m concerned. The woman looks directly at us in what appears to be total attention the to her viewer. She is relaxed, composed and, well, quietly elegant.
(Editor’s note: Photofocus is pleased to announce a partnership with Rocky Nook. Rocky Nook publishes great books about photography by photographers. Coming soon we’ll be featuring excerpts from “The Enthusiast’s Guide to Multi-Shot Photography” by Alan Hess. Stay tuned!) After my trip to Ireland last summer, I didn’t want to stop
While adjustment layers are quite powerful, the ability to combine them with selections makes them infinitely more useful. Photoshop offers several incredible selection tools; I’d like to show you a few of my favorites and how those selections can be stored right with the adjustment layer by adding a layer
Category: Architecture Photographer: Michael Hoffmann Photo: 1200 Intrepid This image is everything a substantive architectural photo should be. It highlights the effort and imagination of the architect. It shows the structure as the designer most likely wished it to be experienced. It precisely renders vertical lines as plumb, most likely
It’s time to vote. We’re getting ready to produce some more Lightroom training as well as other tutorials. We’d like to know if you use Lightroom (and if so which version).
Luxli, a Gradus Group company, has introduced three instruments in their Orchestra of L.E.D. lights. They are the 10-inch Cello, 1foot square Tympani, and the 5-inch Viola. A rainbow symphony of lights These lights are nothing short of amazing. Each one has individual white balance settings for tungsten, fluorescent, daylight,
As an event photographer, I’m always asked after a photoshoot when I’ll be able to deliver images to clients. In today’s social media driven world this is important for clients, so they can show off their event to their followers. With the corporate event clients I work with, I have
Color space matters. It matters when making a print. It really matters when posting on the Internet. What is color space? Color space is the working color that is set either when the photo is made in the camera or while it is being edited in Photoshop, Lightroom or a stand-alone
