I love the Boy Scout motto of “Be Prepared.” As a photographer, that often means carrying extra batteries, a spare camera and an extra memory card. But also, that includes knowing the location, and what conditions you’ll be working under. Practice ahead of time so you are prepared When we
SlickPic has just added a new feature for everyone on Portfolio and above plans: Automatic art mock-ups of your photos. This new selling tool is SlickPic Premium Web Store with Wall Mockups and it makes it super easy to showcase what prints will look like for your customers. Let’s look
Creativity in children. We can learn so much by listening and observing them in everyday life. They allow their imaginations to just flow. She’s my 7-year-old and her world is a fascinating place. Her daily needs are simple; food, sleep and adventure. Her notebook is full of friendly monster doodles
Architectural photography is a pretty wide genre, and while you may know some ways to photograph architecture, I bet that you don’t know all of them. Let’s dive into the architectural world and discover many ways to capture buildings and interiors! The first distinction we’ll make here is commercial versus
You’ve probably heard of the Rule of Thirds — I learned about it in middle school art classes, and art history in college. It’s a terrific tool for guiding composition in your pictures. Formulaic use of the Rule of Thirds can take you a long way toward making better pictures,
Welcome to Beyond Technique, the podcast that empowers photographers to bring their businesses to the next level, brought to you by Platypod, Photofocus and Skip Cohen University. Today we chat with photographer Monica Royal about her business and how she’s planning for 2021! Check out Platypod’s Black Friday Specials! We
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. Well, with a little Photoshop magic, you can turn your photograph into a fine art black and white photograph! This
Fifteen years ago, Serge Ramelli worked in a web agency in Paris. He was successful and not very happy. Today he is a successful fine art photographer with representation in galleries worldwide and six coffee table books. Serge Ramelli on life, his work and fine art photography Serge shares his
This is 1 of 5 tips Anthony Neste shared on photographing a model in a Hotel Room, check out the other 4 on Photofocus.
In photography a texture image or “texturing” is used to enhance or accent some part of the image in your digital darkroom. Although they can help you create eye-catching works of art, textures also can be very easy to overdo. In this article I’ll explain my process for adding textures
Category: Street Photography Photograph: “Samyang AF 35mm F1.4 FE” by Nic Taylor Titled simply “Samyang AF 35mm F1.4 FE”, this is one of a series of images Nic Taylor posted to the Photofocus flickr page. The brilliantly colored grid of umbrellas hanging against a drab sky grab both your eye
Simplicity and symmetry are the first two things that grab one’s attention in the image “lost in white”. The moment of the women in mid stride is perfectly framed by the columns, her black outfit in stark contrast to the white building she walks past. One of the smallest details
