Photographer of the Day: Flaimo

Category: Sports Photograph: Till Death do us Kart by Flaimo Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the site, please read this article.

Timelapsing Car Streaks at Night

Timelapses are really cool ways to show time progression and I love to create one or two in every city I travel to. Over the summer, I had a short stay at the Westin Buckhead in Atlanta and shot a really cool timelapse of car streaks outside the hotel. It didn’t take long and was a lot of fun to produce.

Keeping Your Clients means More Business for You

In the financial world, banks spend upwards of $300 acquiring new customers. This takes into consideration marketing, phone centers, customer service, banking center staff, pens/paper/ink, etc. Keeping in mind that some of us own a photography studio small business, our costs aren’t nearly as high; but every customer counts. In the photography world, our clients…

Photographer of the Day: Brady Withers

Category: Sports Photograph: Intensity by Brady Withers Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Brady wanted to get out of the studio and capture a unique image of a high school senior track star. What better place than the track the senior runs every day. The low angle intensifies the athlete and the dramatic post production really…

Photo of the Day: Intense

Category: Sports Photograph: Intense by Shawn Miller Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. This is a fantastic image of Shawn’s son concentrating on hitting the next pitch. His shirt is partly untucked and he’s covered in dirt, and the gritty processing of the image ties it all together. The background is beautifully…

Photo of the Day: Sports

Category: Sports Photograph: Sylvain Armand by Ryu Voelkel Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Sometimes in sports, it’s not always about the action. In this photo, Sylvain Armand is upset either from losing or making an error on the field. When you’re in the field shooting, it’s important to keep an eye out for emotional […]

Photo of the Day: Soccer

Category: Sports Photograph: by Paul Rutherford Originally shared on the Photofocus Facebook community right here. Paul did a great job capturing a self portrait with a soccer ball. The lighting is nice in contrast with the intense sky behind him. One of the toughest parts when taking the photo is watching the framing, and Paul nailed it. He kept […]

Auto-Stack Images in Lightroom for Easier HDR Processing

The other day I was showing a friend how to send images to be merged into an HDR in Photomatix Pro by exporting from Lightroom. When we were going through his image library, it was difficult for him to remember which images were in each sequence. He couldn’t remember if his camera was set to […]

Photo of the Day: X30 Challenge

Category: Sports Photograph: by Foo Tee Fok Originally shared on the Photofocus Facebook community right here. This is a great frame from the X30 Challenge in Singapore. Foo Tee Tok shot fast enough to freeze the cart but slow enough to partly blur the tires and water spray. My one suggestion would be to play around with […]