Great Glamour Starts with Light but Finishes with Luminosity One of the concepts I stress most with my students is that photography is all about the play of lights and darks; tonal value is more important than color! I find
Editor’s Note: This is an advanced tutorial. For a detailed explanation of these techniques, Lee is sharing see his post on LAB Masking. Everyone would agree that a great photo starts with a great capture—good composition, good light, good exposure, and a
Editor’s Note: A special thanks to our partner Datacolor for helping us to bring more information about color calibration to you. You have great photos coming in, now let’s get great photos coming out!  In Part 1: Uncomplicating Color, we
An Alternative to Focusing Fresnel Spot Light with the Benefit of Easy Custom Shapes I have been experimenting with digital projectors as a light source in my Glamour Photography Workshops. If you don’t have access to large movie hot lights
Creating Panorama Scenes in Photoshop I did an exterior shoot for the Broad Stage back in 2011 Â (see the blog post here) and the next assignment was to document the interior for use on their website and in printed promotional
This is part 2 of a detailed article. Â Be sure to also check out part 1. We saw how to lighten dark skin using the red channel luminosity in my last post. This post explores an additional technique to “Pop”
Editor’s NOTE: Photofocus is proud to welcome master photo educator Lee Varis to our roster of authors! Subtle Adjustments Make all the Difference Every photo needs some amount of adjustment to enhance its presentation, even really good photos can benefit
Editor’s Note: A special thanks to our partner Datacolor for helping us to bring more information about color calibration to you. You have great photos coming in, now let’s get great photos coming out!  In Part 1: Uncomplicating Color, we
An Alternative to Focusing Fresnel Spot Light with the Benefit of Easy Custom Shapes I have been experimenting with digital projectors as a light source in my Glamour Photography Workshops. If you don’t have access to large movie hot lights
Creating Panorama Scenes in Photoshop I did an exterior shoot for the Broad Stage back in 2011 Â (see the blog post here) and the next assignment was to document the interior for use on their website and in printed promotional
This is part 2 of a detailed article. Â Be sure to also check out part 1. We saw how to lighten dark skin using the red channel luminosity in my last post. This post explores an additional technique to “Pop”
Editor’s NOTE: Photofocus is proud to welcome master photo educator Lee Varis to our roster of authors! Subtle Adjustments Make all the Difference Every photo needs some amount of adjustment to enhance its presentation, even really good photos can benefit
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