This morning, Adobe announced its CoCreate: Small Business program, an initiative providing small businesses with creative services and digital tools. CoCreate: Small Business will pair skilled creators with U.S.-based small businesses to collaborate on photography, branding, logo design, web services
In this episode of Pixel Punisher, Frederick Van Johnson sits down with portrait, fashion and lifestyle photographer Curt Saunders. Curt is an Adobe Rising Star, in partnership with Lightroom. He aims to explore themes of cultural identity, personal significance and
Focusing on how we’re more alike th an different, Adobe has announced a new project — #LifeReflected — in partnership with photographer Andre D. Wagner and others. The project was born out of a survey by Adobe, which found that
In this episode of 3 Exposure, Rich Harrington sits down with Frederick Van Johnson, as they discuss the ins and outs of time-lapse. Be sure to join us for future live events as a part of the Photofocus Community!
Today, Adobe launched a new mobile bundle. It is a collection of industry-leading, pro-level, mobile apps for photo editing, graphic design, art, and social media. The new bundle is designed to unleash mobile creativity anywhere in one easy subscription plan.
Adobe recently introduced Super Resolution. This is part of the new Camera Raw 13.2, although it will soon appear in Lightroom and Lightroom Classic. This continues a set of features including Raw Details which also produce greater detail while reducing
This morning, Adobe announced a round of updates for Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush and After Effects, to address the needs of video creators. All of these updates can be downloaded via the Creative Cloud app. What’s new in Premiere Pro
This week, Adobe highlighted several photographers who have risen above the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, to create work that “pushed their professional and personal goals to new heights.” Be sure to tune in to our Pixel Punisher webinar on
This morning, Adobe announced the formation of the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), a Joint Development Foundation project established to address the prevalence of disinformation, Â misinformation and online content fraud. Other founding members include Arm, BBC, Intel, Microsoft
If you’re looking to create snowfall over a still photo or moving video in After Effects with no third party plugins, try CC Particle Systems II. The Faded Sphere particle type is ideal for simulating snowfall. Simply set the birth
When you buy a fast lens with a bright aperture, like f/1.8, you go crazy making photos with a super-shallow depth of field. You photograph flowers where only one stamen is in focus, and you shoot people with super blurry
Creating your own presets in Lightroom is a great way to speed up your mobile editing and achieve a consistent look to your mobile phone photos that will set your social media feed apart. Knowing how to create and use
How do you go about photographing a surprise proposal photography session? How do you price them so they’re attractive to clients, yet profitable for you? Some of the popular requests we get at our studio are for surprise proposal photography
The subject of monetizing personal projects is near and dear to my heart. I put together a ninety-minute presentation about the subject and shared it with my fellow photographers to a wonderful reception. A phone call leads to art In
As humans, we are multi-faceted beings but not without imperfections. We are often insecure about these flaws, especially the physical ones since they are readily visible. This insecurity often manifests in not being comfortable being in front of the lens,
Got a room with a view? Make the most of it: Set up your camera to shoot a time-lapse movie. It’s a great way to capture the unfolding of time when you’re on a vacation or business trip, or to
There’s no question that astrophotography is one of the most interesting genres to get into. Photographing deep sky objects is especially exciting and rewarding, whether you’re a beginner or already years into it. However, to be able to make the
When it comes to landscape and travel photography, do you try to capture what thousands already have? Or do you look for something a little more unique? Perhaps you are asking, how can I make my travel pictures more interesting?
“Fisheye lenses are gimmicks.” Lots of photographers think so. Most have never used one, but I don’t travel without one. The 15mm f/2.8 fisheye lens from Sigma is less than three inches in diameter and length. It weighs in at
Aurora HDR is not a piece of software I use very often. But it’s one that is nice to have in my toy/toolbox to play with when I feel the need to try something different. This particular time though, I
Food photography is commonly mistaken as something that makes our mouths water. While that is definitely one of the uses of the genre, it also pays to be aware of other ways to get creative with it. Food is such
This image that you see right here — the cover one — is a photo I took with a triathlon athlete for her blog. Did I get money for that? No. Am I happy with that? Yes. Will I do
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