Category: Sports Photograph: Cathy Seaver "Dressage" Cathy captures the beauty of horseback riding in this sharp, gorgeous image. The lighting here is spot on — giving depth to the horse's coat. And the sharpness of the motion is impressive; Cathy purely captures the essence of one of the world's favorite pastimes. Originally shared with the Photofocus 500px community right here. You can be the Photofocus Photographer of the Day. Here's how. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Cathy Seaver
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Photographer of the Day: Joaquín Alonso Arellano Ramírez
Category: Nature Photographer: oaquín Alonso Arellano Ramírez Title: Bear A great portrait of a a dangerous creature. Black and white post-processing produces an image with a ghostly feel. Over on the the G+ thread, the photographer talks about the fact that, perhaps, he got to close to the animal to get this image. The ensuing conversation is worth reading for some pointers. Photo originally shared in Photofocus' Google+ group. To learn how your work can be featured on the site, please read this article. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Joaquín Alonso Arellano Ramírez
Photographer of the Day: Seth Patterson
Category: Nature Photographer: Seth Patterson Title: Doting Doe Babies. Is there any other subject that makes people go "Awwwwww!"? Yes. Animal babies; more so when we see animal parents in action. Patterson has captured an intimate mother and child moment. In the same moment, he has captured the holy grail of wildlife photographers: behavior. As this photo shows, not all behavior needs to be of the dramatic, "fight or flight" variety. Many times, tender parenting works just as well. Photo originally shared in Photofocus' Flickr … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Seth Patterson
Photographer of the Day: Christian Meermann
Category: Nature Photographer: Christian Meermann Title: Rasta Aquarium (5) Nature is full of patterns. Some fixed; some flowing. Meermann's lovely detail shot of sea anemone captures both the fixed patterns of color and the flowing patterns of shape and motion. To often, wildlife photographers focus on capturing the whole animal or a "head and shoulders" portrait. As illustrated here, there are many opportunities to create beautiful, abstract art by focusing on the details. Photo originally shared in Photofocus' Flickr … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Christian Meermann
Photographer of the Day: Rob Dweck
Category: Nature Photographer: Rob Dweck Title: Migration 3 With fast-moving animals, a wildlife photographer must make a conscious choice: freeze or blur. Freeze delivers tack sharp images; blur delivers abstract images. Both are powerful and evocative, but most photographers seem to choose freeze over blur. Dweck's photo illustrates why blur an equally valid, and often better, choice. Nothing says frenetic chaos quite like a great motion blur. Well executed, the animal is still recognizable but takes on an surreal, otherworldly … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Rob Dweck
Photographer of the Day: Karim Sahai
Category: Nature Photographer: Karim Sahai Title: A Young Reindeer I know summer is almost here, but how about a little Christmas magic? When I first saw this image, I thought for certain it was a digital painting. I was wrong. Instead, we have a bone simple composition with bit of alchemy found in the subject, setting, palette and just the right amount of bokeh. Sahai proves that vision + execution = magic. Photo originally shared here in Photofocus' Google+ Community. To learn how your work can be featured on the site, … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Karim Sahai
Photographer of the Day: Ric Rus
Category: Nature Photographer: Ric Rus Title: Goldfinches feeding before the snowstorm Overall execution is spot on, but that is not why I chose this image. In a word, dynamic. If you've ever watched the frenetic madhouse that is songbirds at a feeder, you know this image captures it perfectly, And, if you did not, now you do. Great wildlife photography capture behavior; just like this image. Photo originally shared in Photofocus' Flickr group. To learn how your work can be featured on the site, please read this article. … [Read more...] about Photographer of the Day: Ric Rus
Moose Hates Tripods | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Join Photofocus' Melissa Niu and wildlife photographer Moose Peterson about using tripods for long lenses and how they restrict camera movement. https://youtu.be/qZn0DkhCjqc Brought to you by LensRentals - http://bit.ly/pflensrentals SongFreedom - http://bit.ly/songfreedom Photofocus - https://photofocus.com About Moose Peterson Mooses true passion is wildlife photography and he considers himself incredibly fortunate to be amongst North Americas critters and bring back their story with his camera. Along the way Moose has been … [Read more...] about Moose Hates Tripods | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Shooting with the Nikon DF | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Join Photofocus' Melissa Niu and wildlife photographer Moose Peterson about shooting undetected with the Nikon DF. https://youtu.be/PytG95xZXPM Brought to you by LensRentals - http://bit.ly/pflensrentals SongFreedom - http://bit.ly/songfreedom Photofocus - https://photofocus.com About Moose Peterson Mooses true passion is wildlife photography and he considers himself incredibly fortunate to be amongst North Americas critters and bring back their story with his camera. Along the way Moose has been fortunate to be recognized for his … [Read more...] about Shooting with the Nikon DF | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Understanding your Subject | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Join Photofocus' Melissa Niu and wildlife photographer Moose Peterson about understanding your subject. https://youtu.be/ep0nd8VPMI8 Brought to you by LensRentals - http://bit.ly/pflensrentals SongFreedom - http://bit.ly/songfreedom Photofocus - https://photofocus.com About Moose Peterson Mooses true passion is wildlife photography and he considers himself incredibly fortunate to be amongst North Americas critters and bring back their story with his camera. Along the way Moose has been fortunate to be recognized for his passion. One … [Read more...] about Understanding your Subject | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Reliability of the Nikon D4s | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Join Photofocus' Melissa Niu and wildlife photographer Moose Peterson about benefits to shooting the Nikon D4s. https://youtu.be/0u9rCeuKGB8 Brought to you by LensRentals - http://bit.ly/pflensrentals SongFreedom - http://bit.ly/songfreedom Photofocus - https://photofocus.com About Moose Peterson Mooses true passion is wildlife photography and he considers himself incredibly fortunate to be amongst North Americas critters and bring back their story with his camera. Along the way Moose has been fortunate to be recognized for his … [Read more...] about Reliability of the Nikon D4s | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Having Patience in Alaska | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Join Photofocus' Melissa Niu and wildlife photographer Moose Peterson about having patience on a recent trip he took to Alaska. https://youtu.be/ezbwCIO255w Brought to you by LensRentals - http://bit.ly/pflensrentals SongFreedom - http://bit.ly/songfreedom Photofocus - https://photofocus.com About Moose Peterson Mooses true passion is wildlife photography and he considers himself incredibly fortunate to be amongst North Americas critters and bring back their story with his camera. Along the way Moose has been fortunate to be … [Read more...] about Having Patience in Alaska | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Does Camera Noise Bother Animals? | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Join Photofocus' Melissa Niu and wildlife photographer Moose Peterson about camera noise and interrupting animals. https://youtu.be/EfIhdsSnSL4 Brought to you by LensRentals - http://bit.ly/pflensrentals SongFreedom - http://bit.ly/songfreedom Photofocus - https://photofocus.com About Moose Peterson Mooses true passion is wildlife photography and he considers himself incredibly fortunate to be amongst North Americas critters and bring back their story with his camera. Along the way Moose has been fortunate to be recognized for his … [Read more...] about Does Camera Noise Bother Animals? | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Shooting Star Trails in the Desert | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Join Photofocus' Melissa Niu and wildlife photographer Moose Peterson about shooting star trails in the Las Vegas desert. https://youtu.be/nvGZ9GxX0aE Brought to you by LensRentals - http://bit.ly/pflensrentals SongFreedom - http://bit.ly/songfreedom Photofocus - https://photofocus.com About Moose Peterson Mooses true passion is wildlife photography and he considers himself incredibly fortunate to be amongst North Americas critters and bring back their story with his camera. Along the way Moose has been fortunate to be recognized for … [Read more...] about Shooting Star Trails in the Desert | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Shooting Wildlife with an 800mm Lens | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Join Photofocus' Melissa Niu and wildlife photographer Moose Peterson about capturing amazing photos with a Nikon 800mm f5.6. https://youtu.be/Slgje3kIFQo Brought to you by LensRentals - http://bit.ly/pflensrentals SongFreedom - http://bit.ly/songfreedom Photofocus - https://photofocus.com About Moose Peterson Mooses true passion is wildlife photography and he considers himself incredibly fortunate to be amongst North Americas critters and bring back their story with his camera. Along the way Moose has been fortunate to be recognized … [Read more...] about Shooting Wildlife with an 800mm Lens | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Face To Face – The Similarities Between Wildlife & Human Portraiture
The first half of my career I spent way more time photographing people than I did wildlife. At the end of my career those two subjects switched places and I spent way more time photographing wildlife. Whats interesting is that I did virtually nothing different when I switched to wildlife. I still used telephoto lenses (since they tend to be more flattering) and I shot wide open (to simplify the background) and I used open shade as my main light more often than not. When I didn't have open shade I worked with direct light - always pointing my … [Read more...] about Face To Face – The Similarities Between Wildlife & Human Portraiture
Serena Hodson – Photographer of the Week
We've all seen those adorable children photographers that dress up their subjects in hats and costumes and put them in fun yet highly trendy and somewhat overdone props. Although the trend is vast, it still has clients begging. Now what if the same "prop" stylization was integrated into pet photography? Have you seen a dog in a fur coat? Or a Weiner dog in a wig? Or maybe a Boxer in a stroller? It's creativity at its finest and its people like Serena Hodson that stand out with her quirky and whimsical animal portraits. With creative … [Read more...] about Serena Hodson – Photographer of the Week
Why Pet Photography Matters
There's a reason that there is no photo at the top of today's post. Read on to find out what it is. When I was in high school, I had a dog named Sarge. He was a Boxer. He was happy, silly, strong, loving, loyal, friendly, engaging and understanding. He showed everyone he met unconditional love. His entire purpose in life was to love me and my family. He was happiest when he was close to me. If I moved an inch on the couch he moved an inch closer. He would sleep with his head on my foot. He would occasionally be somewhere in the house and then … [Read more...] about Why Pet Photography Matters
My Favorite Eagle Portrait Ever & How Photographing Human Portraits Made Me A Better Wildlife Photographer
I am very proud of this photograph. I've photographed literally thousands of eagles, but this simple headshot is one of my favorite eagle portraits of all time. It may not be your cup of tea, but it's exactly the kind of thing I aim to do. When I make a portrait - whether it be of a person or a bird - my job (as I see it) is to celebrate that subject. I want to tell their story. I want 100% of the focus on the subject. I want everyone who sees the photo to instantly recognize it. I like simplicity. I like basic forms. I like rich color and … [Read more...] about My Favorite Eagle Portrait Ever & How Photographing Human Portraits Made Me A Better Wildlife Photographer
