Photoshoot and Beyond
Interiors are tough to photograph. With film, windows had to be covered with gray gel (ND) to balance their brightness to the inside lighting. If bulbs were too bright for the rest of the lighting, they had to be turned off part way through the exposure. One of the toughest situations were arched ceilings lit…
Photographer and Photofocus author Brian Matiash has written a truly useful book The Visual Palette. Brian asks us if our photographs are remarkable in any way at all. He also asks if our work actually says something. These are two very challenging questions on the surface. They are really important ones as well. Considering these…
Photographer and Photofocus author Brian Matiash has written a truly useful book The Visual Palette. Brian asks us if our photographs are remarkable in any way at all. He also asks if our work actually says something. These are two very challenging questions on the surface. They are really important ones as well. Considering these…
Sometimes a client says “Can you please make my face slimmer?” While she (in this case it’s a woman) thinks her face is too wide and I don’t, she is still the client. My job is to make her happy. Puppet Warp Hidden in Photoshop’s Edit menu is a very powerful pixel bender named Puppet […]
The Honda Odyssey above was boldly going up Peachtree Boulevard smartly dressed as a shuttle from the StarShip Enterprise. That look into the future reminded me that everyday gets better thanks to updates to our technology. Adobe did just that today when it pushed an update to iOS users for Lightroom Mobile on March 2. […]
Category: Nature Photograph: “A Path to Reelfoot” by Jim Denham The royal purple and violet colors of the sky and its reflection in the lake are framed by trees on either side make this a peaceful meditation. Originally shared with the Photofocus Google Plus community right here. To learn how your work can be featured…
Almost twenty years ago Atlanta was frenetically preparing for the Centennial Olympic Games. Immediately after every Olympics, the Paralympic Games are held. These disabled athletes have lots of determination and heart. I set up a studio in one of the buildings where the athletes live in the Paralympic Village. Today it’s part of Georgia Tech. […]
Category: Fashion Photograph: “FWP016 by UK Photo Art First, I love the title. FWP016 is mysterious or is it an abbreviation? I love the photography because the pose isn’t conventional. The model’s face is framed by a Betty Page hair style. Her black dress, the front fastened at her neck by a circle of silver, shows […]
What is exposure anyway? A colleague of mine says it is the amount of light required to record an image. She’s absolutely right of course. Her answer made me thing about the quality of my question. I believe that the question to ask is “What is a correct exposure?” That answer is much more useful. A […]
Category: Fashion Photograph: “Alien Goddess” by Tuesday Fashion is makeup too. Tuesday has portrayed her model as an outworlder whose pastel rectangles of blue, magenta, orange and purple float against ultra white skin. Is this the fashion of her species? Her almost-white face is punctuated by severe eyebrows, penetrating eyes and perfect red orange lips. Her […]