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I have been able to be a part of the beauty industry for five years now, photographing different hair and makeup artists portfolios and it wasn’t until I told my baby sitter that “my call time was at 10 a.m.”
The golden ratio or golden mean — have you already heard about it? It’s a very popular composition rule in the photographic world. But did you know there is a golden ratio for a face’s beauty as well? What are
The Weekly Wrap-up compiles interesting articles published this week on Photofocus. This week, we learned about beauty standards, creating a snow scene, using Lume Cubes with holiday lights, selling photography online, people in architecture and mobile sync with ACDSee.
In the past, retouching a model’s face or body for magazines covers or ads has often been a source of ethical debate. Now in 2019, it seems like reshaping one’s features have become globally adopted in photographs as in real life.
Category: Beauty Photographer: Allan Jones Photo: “Emily Hardisty” A soft, almost painterly portrait of Emily Hardisty earns Alan Jones today’s honor. This study of a face shows beauty in her pose, her quiet pensiveness and knowing eyes. Moreover, the blur of
Category: Beauty Photographer: Jeff Goldberg Photo: “Milk Bath Relaxation” Flowers both plant and mammal floating in milk. What a lovely idea! The colors surrounding the model compliment and mirror her complexion and her lips. The casual pose along with the model’s
Category: Beauty Photographer: Baspherical Photo: “Display Dummy, Düsseldorf” An otherworldly, film-noir look into a possible future is evoked with this offering-“Display Dummy, Düsseldorf.” A close look causes wonder in the texture of the lips and skin as to whether the
Category: Beauty Photographer: Thomas Salinka Photo: “Face-Anastasia” The quiet reveal of the model’s strong eyebrow and her eye in “Face-Anastasia” grabs the viewer. Is she being revealed or is the zipper being closed shutting her off from her audience? These
Category: Beauty Photographer: Plane Sight Images Photo: “Untitled” Beauty is ageless. The serenity of the woman in “Untitled” is heartwarming. Her casual pose in an ancient church in France shows someone who is at peace, comfortable being herself. The painterly
Category: Beauty Photographer: Bernhard Garbers Photo: “Esther van Leeuwen” Beauty isn’t always slick, styled and made up. Beauty shows through power, determination and grit. Today’s photographer of the day, Bernhard Garbers returns with his portrait “Esther van Leeuwen.” Her features
Category: Beauty Photographer: KBT Images Photo: “Kristy Louise” High wire act or in this case, dangling from chains features aerial artist, Kristy Louise, shrouded in smoke in full flight. The photograph features her flexibility as well as the “this-is-what-I-do-everyday” expression
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.
If you consider yourself as a perfectionist in your photography or other creative endeavors, you’ll always feel unsatisfied with your work. Perfection does not equate to excellence, and we have to be mindful to not let it consume our work.
Among the first technical things that every photographer has to learn is choosing the right lens for the job. It’s not so much as picking up the right brand, but more of choosing the right focal length that will best
With CompositionAI in the new LuminarAI, you can get the perfect copy and fix perspective issues in no time flat. Photofocus publisher Rich Harrington shows you how to get things done. Save on LuminarAI and get our free Boot Camp
I love it when photographers get extra creative with documenting daily life and the most mundane things out of it. It can be challenging to single out something interesting to capture in everyday things. It’s easy to fall into the
As photographers, we often take for granted one of the most important pieces of equipment we can invest in — memory cards. Whether you use CF or SD cards, there’s some simple things to remember in order to avoid card failure.
One of the most common questions I get asked is about if whether I have frightening encounters with animals when I am photographing at night. The answer is yes. People always think that it’s things like dogs, coyotes and snakes.
This Exposure Tactics post explains what a “technically proper” exposure is and how to get there. Remember I said technically proper, not creatively right. The three photos above are with different exposures. Each one brings out a different feeling or
Have you been shooting 35mm film for a while and are considering moving to medium format next? You may have encountered 645 (6-by-4.5 cm) as one of the formats available for 120 film. But, is it the right film format
I wish I had a real studio! This was my big goal at the end of 2019. Right before the world went crazy. I mean it has always been my dream! But 2020 was the year it was going to
Welcome to Mind Your Own Business, the podcast that helps photographers improve their business and their lives! Today Skip and I have a detailed discussion about what photographers can do to make 2021 (and 2022, actually) better than ever. “Growth
