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I recently moved back to Cache Valley, UT, which is where I started my photography business 12 years ago. It was incredibly satisfying to receive calls for portraits from clients
Hypocam is a free, dedicated black and white photography app for both iOS and Android smartphones. It’s simple and straight forward to use — with minimal fuss — and takes
You know the expression, you can have it quick, right or cheap but not all three? Let’s chat about making black and white conversions using Photoshop. All of these methods
Want to bring out the most of your action shots? Here are five tips to edit badass sports portraits to realize with any software.
Want a fun project you can do right in your kitchen? How about exploring some minimalism with everyday stuff you have on hand. No need to leave the house, no
We’ve all had those boring photos that we wish were a creative work of art. Maybe the sun didn’t come out and the sky was flat with lots of clouds.
You can see the original capture using the Olympus onboard Live ND filter in the OM-D E-M1X here. During my editing process, I thought that the image would be better
Making portraits for clients is like competing in the decathlon. You have to be able to shoot movement and groups and individuals and kids and products and available light and
After a week full of Black Friday and other holiday deals, we kicked off December with some great content to enhance your photography this winter! What a great week leading
When you make a picture with a digital camera, even if the camera is set to black and white, it records the picture in color and then converts it to
Earlier this week, DxO announced that it had updated the Nik Collection, to version 2.3. With this update comes a whopping 42 new presets, improved support for high-resolution screens in
You can use post-processing software to take an image to a new level. We don’t always have the opportunity to get everything lit exactly as we like when we come
Everyone knows that to make romantic, intimate-looking photos you need to be in a romantic kind of place. You’d better build a strong relationship with the Italian restaurant nearby so
Using the light from a window is a terrific way to illuminate your subject. It can be the biggest and softest light off all — and it’s free. One of
In classes and conferences, I’m often asked about settings for making black and white portraits. The question goes something like this, “I’m sure it’s different for every picture, but can
One of the best experiences you’ll have as a portraitist is making pictures with brand new babies. There truly is something special about working with someone so new and pure,
“Unless some sweetness at the bottom lie, Who cares for all the crinkling of the pie?” This line is from William King’s Poem, “The Art of Cookery,” and it applies
I recently went out to the Muskegon Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Muskegon, Mich. Sounds…smelly, right? Well, there was a reason for this — snowy owls are known to be
Like many of you, I started photography learning to shoot and process black and white in high school. It was amazing to see a photograph materialize in the chemicals, and
If you subscribe to the Photofocus newsletter, then you just got an announcement about a huge pack of looks for Luminar that add all the looks from Skylum’s wonderful Tonality
Photoshop offers a very compelling black and white adjustment layer. But to get the results that you want, you should take advantage of the on image tool. You learned about
