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Merry Christmas from all of us at Photofocus!

From our Photofocus family to yours, we wish you a very, merry and bright Christmas. We hope you will spend time to enjoy the holiday season safely with your loved ones. And of course, with a camera in hand! To help you make the most of your Christmas photos, here

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SlickPic Photography Challenge: Holiday Season

This is it, we’re down to the last two weeks of SlickPic’s Photo Challenge! For week 51, the folks of SlickPic are calling everyone to embrace the festive spirit and capture the essence of the most wonderful time of the year. Are you down to a couple more photography challenges before the

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Give your bokeh Christmas flair with this DIY lens filter

Feeling crafty? This easy lens modifier is a fun one for the holidays and only takes a few minutes to prepare. Bonus: Your kids will love it! I love shooting wide open to capture beautiful bokeh behind my subject: The blurry, out-of-focus blobs that are characteristic of wide apertures. Bokeh

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Creating a holiday scene for families

With this photoshoot, I pictured it was Christmas Eve. Families were sitting by the fireplace, with sleepy and excited kids. Mum or dad was reading their favorite Christmas stories before bed. The kids putting out milk and cookies for Santa and falling asleep in front of the fire. Memories from

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Have some fun with Christmas portraits

Who says Christmas portraits have to be posed and old fashioned? Try having some fun with yours this year. Grab a friend or two, or perhaps a selfie, and combine that with a Christmas hat and some Christmas lights. No need to go overboard. Keep it simple Keep it simple

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Photographing and documenting cherished family Christmas traditions

The holiday season is a time filled with warmth, joy, and the magic of cherished traditions. As families come together to celebrate Christmas, there’s a unique opportunity to capture these special moments through photography. One timeless tradition that holds a special place in many households is the act of leaving

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Capturing the holiday spirit through festive food photos

It’s that time of year again! All thoughts turn to the Holiday Season. Whether that’s Thanksgiving or Christmas, or something else entirely. If it’s festive, chances are there are bound to be friends, family and of course, food. Capture festive food photos with all that sparkles, glistens and shines with

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An open letter to the beginning photographer

Dear beginning photographer, If you choose, you are at the beginning of a beautiful journey. There is no destination, just a journey. If I may, I would love to say a few things to you. Relax, have fun and play That thing you have now? It’s a sophisticated bit of

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How to utilize your Christmas leftovers

Does this sound familiar? You had grand plans for loads of special Christmas themed social media posts to help celebrate the holidays, or perhaps you captured those super cute photos of the family, kids, pets etc. and planned to get them printed as Christmas cards? Then suddenly December happened this

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Five tips for photographing during the holidays

The holidays are one of the best times to have fun with your photography. Bryan Esler wrote this article about Getting Creative on Christmas Morning. Here are a few more tips that may add something different and fun to your holiday photos. 1. Think outside of the gift-wrapped box Have

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