Category: Street Photographer: Plane Sight Images Upon first glance, this tends to be your typical scene in front of a coffee shop or retail space, with a woman sitting in a chair, petting her dog. But upon closer glance, you see a boy in the window, staring at the woman
In this episode: Personal Brand Strategist Jonathan Tilly shares how to build your brand on Instagram. Topics: Choosing a good name before setting up your profile The purpose of your Instagram What content should be on your Instagram Creating interaction with followers How to schedule Instagram post Building an Instagram
Luminar 2018 has some very cool filters. In this article, I’ll show you how I use the Sunrays filter with my drone photographs and how to use Luminosity, Gradient, Radial, and Brush masks with the filter, to control how the filter is applied to photographs. The best way to understand the
Editor’s Note: We welcome Jamie MacDonald, an Olympus Visionary and Vanguard Pro living in Michigan. With a focus on nature and wildlife, Jamie says his motivations are to connect viewers to the emotional state he was in when his images were created. Learn more about Jamie and follow his adventures
Category: Sports Photographer: Peter Hickson “Travelling at speed” Peter does a nice job here using panning in this shot of a windsurfer. With the background blurred, the windsurfer is crystal sharp, and the contrast between the different colors present really helps to elevate this to the next level. Originally shared
Remember how I showed you the power of snapshots in Adobe Lightroom Classic? Well, sometimes you need to produce multiple versions of the same image, whether it’s to have two different styles to your photos, use in third-party plugins or otherwise. To do this, simply right-click on an image in your
Everyone needs a camera backpack, and this one from Ruggard is a good choice. It’s well made and will protect your gear. It’s a medium-sized bag with room for lots of tools. The carry straps and belt are well padded. It’ll even carry your laptop. It’s not a stylish bag,
Editor’s Note: Fabrizia Costa is a portrait and wedding photographer who also helps photographers raise the level of their work and their business through workshops and personal coaching. Her work is all about deep shifts in perspective, seeing things with new eyes, and thinking outside the box. If you’re a professional
About a year ago I started trying out other genres of photography as a way to jump out of my nature photo comfort zone, reshape my style, and give my creativity a kickstart. This came after some pretty tough personal challenges and dark times that nearly ended my career. For
Category: Outdoors Photographer: Martijn van der Nat “Treebeard” What an amazing tree! I love the use of the starburst created by using a small aperture to really make this photo come alive. So warm and mysterious. Straight from Middle Earth. Thanks for sharing with our group. Originally shared on the Photofocus
In this episode: Photoshop tutor and retoucher Andrew Kavanagh talks about the benefits of joining a Facebook group. Andrew runs one of the most successful Facebook Groups “Photoshop and photography” with over 300K members. Topics: What motivated Andrew to create the group How members learn from top professionals A resource
Mother Nature doesn’t always play in our favor. Being in Michigan, I’ve dealt with all the different elements there are. Last weekend, I had the privilege to photograph the MSU Gran Fondo, a bike race organized by the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine to support skin cancer awareness, prevention
