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Mobile Mondays: Portraits in isolation

Julie Powell

The world is a little strange, yes? Even though I have been pottering in my own garden, in my home studio, working with still life, flowers, food and such …

Mobile Mondays: Get the most out of the Samsung Galaxy S10 camera

Andrew Ford

The popular Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone family offers superb camera features. This article will show you all the options available to take the best shot possible in any scenario you

Mobile Mondays: Capturing a long exposure on your phone

Bryan Esler

(Editor’s note: Welcome to Mobile Mondays. In this new column, we’re going to show you some great ways to further you photography with the camera you always have with you

Keeping your phone ready for photography

Lauri Novak

The best camera to use is the one you have with you. You’ve heard it a million times, right? Treat your phone just like you treat your camera We keep

Using HDR Toning in Photoshop to enhance smartphone photos

Andrew Ford

Photoshop features a powerful HDR Toning adjustment which allows you to apply High Dynamic Range effects to a single image. By changing an 8 bit-per-channel (bpc) image to 32 bpc,

How to take great pictures with your phone: Seven simple tips

Nate Torres

Photography has changed quite a bit since the days of our grandparents’ driving down to the local drugstore with their rolls of film from the most recent holiday or vacation.

Stabilizing iPhone video in DaVinci Resolve 16

Chris Anson

In this video, I’m going to show you how I stabilize my iPhone footage in DaVinci Resolve 16 (DR16). With DR16 open, I’ll create a new project, drag and drop

Six portrait photography tips for beginners

Nate Torres

If you’re thinking about getting into portrait photography, then you’ve made a wise choice. Capturing people’s portraits requires some technical skill coupled with an artistic touch.

Five keys to printing cell phone photographs

Mike Hagen

Editor’s Note: We welcome Mike Hagen to the Photofocus team. Mike Hagen is a professional photographer, author, and educator. He operates workshops around the world and is well known for his

Gear Review: Eyeforcer Glasses

Levi Sim

I was surprised when I was approached about reviewing this product, but the more I use it, the more I like it. Eyeforcer is a pair of glasses that sense

iPhone X Introduces a Plethora of New Photography Features

Bryan Esler

Apple has put a huge emphasis on photography in the iPhone X. Behind its $999 price tag comes a 12-megapixel camera, making it a great alternative to your heavy photography

The Illuminati meter with a Sekonic L-758

This Changes Everything, How to Accurately Meter Light-Flash-Color from Your Smartphone

Kevin Ames

The light meter in our camera’s only read light bouncing off the subject. They can’t read color or flash (unless it’s from its own speedlight.) They also can’t read light

Apple’s New iPhone 7 and 7 Plus Cameras

Levi Sim

Apple have just announced the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Of course, we’re most interested in the camera(s) specs. iOS 10 Shoots RAW That’s right, now you can

DroboAccess: Encrypted Connection to Remote NAS Drobos

Kevin Ames

Drobo has launched DroboAccess, an app that’s part of the myDrobo applications available on its networked attached storage (NAS) devices. The 5 drive bay Drobo 5N and its big brother

Shooting Raw on a Smartphone with the LG G4

Eric Renno

I was recently given the new LG G4 smartphone to try out by my friends at ThreeUK. Theres a lot I could write about the software, shape etcetera, but Im

Fun Skewing an Image

Vanelli

Photoshop’s skewing feature is a great way to realistically add an image to a billboard, a wall or just about anything. Combining smart objects enables you to place the image once and swap out images at a later time keeping the same skew perspective. Give it a try!