Photoshoot and Beyond
Category: Architecture/Landscape Photography by Naomi Koji-Paton Originally shared on the Photofocus Facebook page. Naomi’s striking straight-up angle on Salisbury Cathedral enhances the grandeur of the building. The texture of the stained glass is enchanting and contrasts nicely with the cool smoothness of the stonework. To learn how your work can be featured on the site, please read this […]
The Pacific Northwest is a veritable playground for outdoor photographers. In any given day I can photograph alpine landscapes, arid desert scablands, lush temperate rainforests and rugged ocean shorelines. One constant in our diverse region is the complex weather. As a native Northwesterner, I have always had a fascination with meteorology and with today’s wealth […]
Category: Architecture/Landscape Photography by Michael Hoffman Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr page. Grand cathedrals are awe-inspiring, and when a gifted photographer carefully crafts a high dynamic range image of one of the loveliest cathedrals, it’s a treat. Michael has captured the expansive grandeur of this cathedral through restrained processing and meticulous composition. To learn how your […]
Category: Architecture/Landscape Photography by Marcela McGreal Originally shared on the Photofocus Facebook page. Marcela leverages black and white processing with an immersive wide angle perspective to capture a ultra-modern building embracing a holiday tradition. Wonderfully restrained processing allows the low-key space to deepen the embracing ethos. To learn how your work can be featured on the site, please read […]
Category: Architecture/Landscape Photography by Tobias Gawrisch – Xplor Creativity Originally shared on the Photofocus Facebook page. Tobias has a distinct style which combines the drama of long exposure photography with crisp, shiny black and white processing. The results are spectacular architectural images that convey the grandeur of the structures he captures. To learn how your work […]
Photographers have struggled with limited dynamic range for as long as there have been photographers. Expose for the highlights in most scenes, and you will end up with crushed shadows where no details can be extracted from the inky blackness. Conversely, if you expose for the shadows, the highlights will blow out, leaving nothing but […]
Every holiday season I face the same issue that many other photographers face: my loved ones want to get me photography-oriented presents but they have no idea what to get me. This problem is compounded by the fact that anything affordable that I can use in my photography I bought long ago, leaving only the […]
When I sold my Canon 5D Mark III and 7D Mark II cameras and bought into Sony’s A7 camera system one of the deciding factors was the Sony cameras’ ability to use Canon lenses via third-party adapters. As someone who has a long-standing love affair with Canon’s L-series glass, I was loathe to give them […]
You know that neck strap that came with your camera? Yes, the one that has the big Nikon/Canon/Sony/Fuji/Panasonic/Olympus logo on it. That thing should stay tightly locked in the box your camera came in. Neck straps, especially the stock ones, are much more trouble than they are worth. Lose the strap and not only will […]
Humans were never meant to sit around all day. Our structure is made for walking. When I injured my right knee a couple of summers ago, I emerged from the ordeal with a perpetually stiff knee that makes creepy creaking noises when I go down stairs. The bum knee has also changed my body mechanics […]