Category: Architecture Photographer: Rudy Pilarski Photo: “abstract au Louvre” Abstractions in architecture show the art in building design. When a design is particularly organic and fluid, it connects our humanity with the otherwise cold components of building material. This is a great example of architectural art! Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Rudy Pilarski
Inspiration
Photographer of the Week: November 5-9, 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 November we started featuring food photographs, highlighting the culinary form that I do not currently possess. December will bring snow photographs! As dedicated writers for Photofocus, we come across a lot of photographs. The photographs we choose every week have not only impressed us, but they’ve also inspired and … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Week: November 5-9, 2018
On Photography: Linda McCartney, 1941-1998
“The real thing that makes a photographer is more than just a technical skill, more than turning on the radio. It has to do with the force of inner intention. I have always called this a visual signature...” — Linda McCartney Linda McCartney only took two classes in photography. She attended night school studying art history at the University of Arizona. Her inspirations were by photographers Dorothea Lange, Edward Weston and later Edward Steichen. Photo history was one of her passions. She created cyanotype prints as an homage to Henry Fox … [Read more...] about On Photography: Linda McCartney, 1941-1998
Photographer of the Day: stevenclintbrookes
Category: Food Photographer: stevenclintbrookes Photo: “Breakfast POV” I love Steven's point of view on what is just a simple bowl of Cheerio's. By having a shallow depth of filed, Steven gets the spoon in focus and provides a backdrop to the spoon and cereal being held. The table the bowl is on continues to lend itself to the scene, giving complimentary colors that blend in with the cereal. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: stevenclintbrookes
Photographer of the Day: Milosh Kosanovich
Category: Street Photographer: Milosh Kosanovich Photo: “Arts In The Dark-28” I saw this image, "Arts In The Dark-28", by Milosh Kosanovich and immediately did some research. Did you know Arts in the Dark is a magical evening parade that celebrates my favorite holiday, Halloween, as the "artist's holiday?" The event draws together world-renowned institutions like the Art Institute of Chicago, celebrated Chicago organizations like Lookingglass Theatre Company, important programs like After School Matters and aspiring artists in every field. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Milosh Kosanovich
Photographer of the Day: Erik Karole
Category: Outdoor Photographer: Erik Karole Photo: “Fall Feather” “Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” ― Jim Bishop Lovely color and a wonderful alternative way to show off those autumn colors. Simple, yet couldn't be more perfect. Thanks for sharing with our group! Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Erik Karole
Photographer of the Day: Jeff Goldberg
Category: Beauty Photographer: Jeff Goldberg Photo: "Full Moon Glamour" Beauty. Glamour. What is the difference? Today's photographer of the day image does both. The glamourous lighting couples gracefully with the pose and expression of the subject under the full moon. The circle of fire and light creates an almost silhouette that frames the model beautifully. It is an arresting photograph. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Jeff Goldberg
Photographer of the Day: Jose Matutina
Category: Architecture Photographer: Jose Matutina Photo: “Sacred Garden” While this image doesn’t feature an entire structure, it offers a great sense of place and feel for the Spanish missions built in the “new world.” Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Jose Matutina
Photographer of the Week: Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 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 November we started featuring food photographs, highlighting the culinary form that I do not currently possess. December will bring snow photographs! As dedicated writers for Photofocus, we come across a lot of photographs. The photographs we choose every week have not only impressed us, but they’ve also inspired and … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Week: Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2018
On Photography: Irving Penn, 1917-2009
“I can get obsessed by anything if I look at it long enough. That's the curse of being a photographer.” — Irving Penn There is absolutely no argument or debate that Irving Penn holds the distinction of being one of the great photographers of the last century. He worked for Vogue magazine for six decades with quiet, and unswerving dedication. Irving Penn was an artist who chose film as his canvas and light as his medium. Like his contemporary, Lillian Bassman, he studied with Alexey Brodovich in his Design Laboratory. Brodovitch taught how … [Read more...] about On Photography: Irving Penn, 1917-2009
Photographer of the Day: merulu5
Category: Food Photographer: merulu5 Photo: “wishes” This is rather fitting, as today is Photofocus' 20th birthday. merulu5 does a great job of capturing the scene here. The colors are surreal, and the depth of field really makes the cake and candles stand out! Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: merulu5
Photographer of the Day: Thesrpspaintshop
Category: Street Photographer: Thesrpspaintshop Photo: “Mellow yellow...” Are you a banana? Cause I find you a-peel-ing! HAHAHAH! Lame, I know, but I couldn't help it. This image by Thesrpspaintshop had me laughing hysterically. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Thesrpspaintshop
Photographer of the Day: Ken Mickel
Category: Outdoor Photographer: Ken Mickel Photo: “Untitled” While this is a photo of a truly beautiful flower, it was the quality of the light that held my eye. The subject is perfectly in focus, and the overall composition is well balanced. That warm light though keeps me coming back and evokes the feeling of standing in a sunny garden amongst those flowers. Thanks for sharing with our group! Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Ken Mickel
Photographer of the Day: Michael Greening
Category: Beauty Photographer: Michael Greening Photo: "A Glamourous Kiss" It's October. The time of ghosts, goblins, and masquerades! Michael Greening returns as the Photofocus Photographer of the Day with "A Glamourous Kiss" just in time for Halloween festivities. The red light on model Torrie Ann's white opera glove and platinum blonde hair echo her lipstick. And the mask... Ah, yes. The mask. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Michael Greening
Photographer of the Day: Jovan J
Category: Architecture Photographer: Jovan J Photo: “The Railway Exchange Building / Santa Fe Building” Drama, perfect alignment, great composition and the irony of an architectural photograph featuring an architectural display! How could I NOT pick this image? Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Jovan J
Photographer of the Week: October 22-26, 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 October we started featuring horror photographs, and November will bring food photographs. As dedicated writers for Photofocus, we come across a lot of photographs. The photographs we choose every week have not only impressed us, but they’ve also inspired and invigorated, giving us new ideas on how to approach our … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Week: October 22-26, 2018
Photographer of the Day: Pierre Pichot
Category: Horror Photographer: Pierre Pichot Photo: “Ghost_19” This screams horror to me. Between the ghostly figure looking out the window to the dark, unsaturated scene — Pierre's photo definitely has me staying awake at night. The one-second exposure allows for Pierre to creatively make a sense of movement for the figure. This is a great minimalist horror photograph, as your eye is drawn immediately to the figure. The gold and blue glow is eery and helps to give a little bit of life to the scene. Originally shared with the Photofocus … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Pierre Pichot
Photographer of the Day: Joel Williams
Category: Street Photographer: Joel Williams Photo: “Marche du Nain Rouge” Halloween is on my mind folks and this image by Joel Williams titled "Marche du Nain Rouge" helped me get my fix. Please tell me I am not the only one that noticed the lady with a beck for a nose? Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Joel Williams
Photographer of the Day: Ken Lee
Category: Outdoor Photographer: Ken Lee Photo: “When The Earth Reached Its Arms to the Heavens” What a great example of making the most of a cool opportunity! Be sure to check the caption of the photo back on Flickr for the backstory. Great use of wide angle lens, as the distortion of the earth works well in this context. Thanks for sharing with our group! Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Ken Lee
Photographer of the Day: Hellcat A-Go-Go
Category: Beauty Photographer: Hellcat A-Go-Go Photo: "Lorraine SugarKane" Set the WABAC machine for the days of pinup girls during the Second World War. These posters bouyed morale for countless G.I.s on the front and behind the lines as well. They were used as recruiting posters for the armed forces too. Photofocus Photographer of the Day, Hellcat A-Go-Go pays homage to this genre of beauty with his photograph Lorraine SugarKane. It's a well-done salute to the troops then and now! Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Hellcat A-Go-Go
Photographer of the Day: Johann Walter Bantz
Category: Architecture Photographer: Johann Walter Bantz Photo: “Sydney is so far away” Strong angles and unlikely shapes do produce a powerful presence in this image; a bit of an homage to the opera house on the other side of the world. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Johann Walter Bantz
Photographer of the Week: October 15-19, 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 October we started featuring horror photographs, and November will bring food photographs. As dedicated writers for Photofocus, we come across a lot of photographs. The photographs we choose every week have not only impressed us, but they’ve also inspired and invigorated, giving us new ideas on how to approach our … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Week: October 15-19, 2018
On Photography: Lillian Bassman, 1917-2012
“I had a terrific commercial life, I did everything that could be photographed: children, food, liquor, cigarettes, lingerie, beauty products.” -Lillian Bassman Lillian Bassman also was a fine art photographer later in her, simply put, amazing life. Early studies Her studies began with fabric design at Textile High School in Chelsea. She modeled for Works Progress Administration's (WPA) artists during the depression. She took night classes in fashion illustration at Pratt Institute. Her career started with a showing of her work to Alexy … [Read more...] about On Photography: Lillian Bassman, 1917-2012
Leaving the camera behind
There are reasons — honest, there are. Airport opportunities A year or so ago I went on a trip to spend several days with my mom. I've learned over the years that it's OK to leave my camera at home for these trips because we don’t really go out much. I'll be the first one to tell you that there are ALWAYS, ALWAYS photo opportunities, no matter where you are. There are. I generally live by that statement. These trips are no different. Airports offer up a gazillion opportunities! (Check out Levi Sim and his #airportphotowalk … [Read more...] about Leaving the camera behind
Photographer of the Day: Alexander Mueller
Category: Horror Photographer: Alexander Mueller Photo: “Leaving Fingerprints” When I think of some of the best horror movies from history, the unexpected and surprise is what makes them award-winning. The same can be said here, of Alexander Mueller's photograph. The fog on the glass coupled with the lone hand make for quite the eery scene. The post-processing and red saturation lift just add to the impact here. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Alexander Mueller
Help! I’ve lost my inspiration
As photographers, we’re hard on ourselves when we feel like we’re not creating the shots we want or when we are feeling like not even picking up our cameras. The reality is it happens to all of us. Here are some things you can do to work through this downtime. Help others Helping others is a great way to motivate and get inspired. You never know what bit of information, a way of seeing, shooting location or processing tip might help someone over that next little hurdle they have to make in order to get better. In turn, you’ll feel so good … [Read more...] about Help! I’ve lost my inspiration
Photographer of the Day: Andrea Fucà
Category: Street Photographer: Andrea Fucà Photo: “IMG_5378-2” The guy in this photo has to be holding his nose, right? I mean I can smell it from here, can't you? Andrea Fucà I applaud you, I couldn't have done it, my stomach isn't strong enough. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Andrea Fucà
Photographer of the Day: Scott Thomas
Category: Outdoor Photographer: Scott Thomas Photo: “Marymere Falls” The smooth waterfall splits the photo in two, with the opposing sides well balanced against each other. There's a lot of great detail to feed the eye as it flows through the scene. Thanks for sharing with our group! Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Scott Thomas
Photographer of the Day: Foteini Zaglara
Category: Beauty Photographer: Foteini Zaglara Photo: "Amphitrite's Dream III" Foteini Zaglara again graces us with a fantastical image. This composition of a woman floating with serene grace is seen from beneath the water. Dappled sunlight filters in, revealing and concealing her shape at the same time. Everything is perfect, from her torso to the tips of her aqua painted toes. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Foteini Zaglara
Photographer of the Day: jeff Clouet
Category: Architecture Photographer: jeff Clouet Photo: “Montparnasse tower” Architecture is about shape; the shape of the building or structure and how it relates to its surroundings. In this image, jeff Clouet frames a very solid simple structure with two neighboring structures to frame it beautifully. Originally shared with the Photofocus Readers Flickr Group. Join the group and share your photo or submit yours via the Photofocus website. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: jeff Clouet
