Want a rock-solid, stable tripod base for photography? Of course you do. Here are a few quick tips to make sure your camera is safe and secure. Create a nice, wide base Ideally, you should spread your tripod legs nice and wide to form a pyramid. You want all three
Bokeh is a word that is often used to describe images with backgrounds that are out of focus. Photographers gravitate toward the goal of creating beautiful bokeh. First we need to understand what bokeh is and how it adds creativity to our images. When I was asked to critique images,
You can create star trails in Photoshop in three easy steps. It’s really quite easy! Star trails are magical. They show the celestial movements of the stars over a long period of time. And they’re easy to create. You’ve taken some photos of the night sky in succession, one right
Need to create QR codes for your website, phone, SMS, location, WiFi, event, or whatever? Check out this free website! My fun disclaimer I discovered this site that creates free QR codes that works quickly, easily, and effectively. No, I have nothing to do with the QR code website. I
Every once in a while we need to feed our souls. We need to take care of ourselves in order to continue creating images. You know that feeling sometimes when you just aren’t feeling creative. Maybe you don’t even have the urge to pick up the camera. Just as we
Photofocus author Robert Vanelli arranged a telephone interview with author Steve Gottlieb and asked what’s his secret for turning a personal project into a book.
There are six basic emotions — sadness, surprise, fear, happiness, disgust, anger. Understanding these emotions will help you bring them out in your subjects to create memorable photographs.
Learn how to make your personal signature a Photoshop brush so you can click on an image to apply your watermark.
Using an online image hosting service such as SmugMug or Zenfolio along with iPad and Android apps makes creating a digital portfolio easy with these simple steps.
Creating Lincoln’s Story is a short article on how I helped Adobe’s Dr Russell Brown get into character as I took his photo. The same tips can be used on set when dealing with an unemotional model or actor.
Using Photoshop’s powerful Masking and Layer Blend modes we are going to apply overlays to add snow to a photograph that was taken in sunny Florida.
