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How to create and save presets

What is a preset? A preset is a combination of filters as well as the settings used for each of those filters to create a special look or style. Luminar ships with over 60 powerful one-click presets to quickly enhance your images. This makes editing your images fast and easy

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Photographer of the Day: Cinzio Farinelli

Category: Street Photographer: Cinzio Farinelli Photo: “Torino pride ritratto” This image, “Torino pride ritratto” by Cinzio Farinelli, caught my eye for its unique color contrasts. I love the warrior-like face paint and the adorable dog he’s so lovingly kissing. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit

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It’s Not About You

Everyone clicks on the About page. Don’t you? That’s how I realized that About pages are not all the same, and some are way better than others. But what makes a good one, and how do we go about getting ours to be effective? The Most Important Page on Your

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Photographer of the Day: Donna Martin

Category: Nature Photographer: Donna Martin Photo: “Beautiful Cascade” Ah, time for a break by a cool and refreshing stream. Just looking at it makes me thirsty! I love the use of a slow shutter to smooth out the water, and make it appear even more tranquil. The brown warmth of the

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Creating dynamic portraits with sparklers

Happy Independence Day! You’ve got a terrific opportunity to make some fun portraits with fireworks. Kids love sparklers, and when you show them what you can do with sparklers, flash and a couple of seconds, they will get excited and start creating incredible pictures with you. And if you don’t

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Philadelphia 1 earns the honor of Photofocus Photographer of the Day for Krisian Bjornstad.

Photographer of the Day: Kristian Bjornstad

Category: Beauty Photographer: Kristian Bjornstad Photo: Philadelphia 1 This is a very well styled portrait that is a casual catch at first glance. Look closer. See the hatband that matches her hair? The pinstripes in her jacket do too. The blue background makes the lady stand out as a good portrait

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What Happens in Your Next 30 Days?

July just started. It’s a busy month for most photographers, and this one will be no different. Last year, was it better or worse? More work, less work? It’s likely that this month won’t be too different from last month. And the following month. Lots to do, some exhausting days,

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Using Presets in Luminar to Achieve Different Looks

How long do you spend on editing an image? Minutes, hours, days, more? It varies by image, by photographer and all depends on what it is you’re trying to accomplish. One way of trying out different looks for your images is to use presets. Skylum’s Luminar comes with 67 presets

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