Resizing a Photo with Content-Aware Scaling [UP20]

Understanding Photoshop is a biweekly column that takes an in-depth look at how digital photographs are built and manipulated.  It is a college-level course in plain English for free at Photofocus.  To learn more see this article. Don’t Skip Column 19 The Content-Aware scaling feature is a way to intelligently scale an image that allows for certain […]

Recording a Timelapse on a Nikon Camera

Have you ever wanted to make a timelapse movie with your Nikon camera?  Most of them have a great feature built-in to do just this.  Check out this movie from lynda.com on the D610 (but you’ll find this in most Nikon cameras). Rich Harrington is a photo and video pro based in Washington, DC.  He […]

New York City Photo Walk on Friday 10/23

Are you in New York for Photo Plus Expo? So are we!  Join the Photofocus team for a night in Times Square.  We’re going on a photo walk and its your chance to catch up with Photofocus authors like Scott Bourne, Levi Sim, Pamela Berry, Kevin Ames, Rich Harrington, and Ron Pepper (and a few […]

Don’t Let Anger Ruin Your Photography 

Through the years I’ve taught a lot of photographers. I’ve witnessed their struggles to stay relevant and competitive.  I’ve also seen a lot of bad things happen to creative professionals.  Making a living has never been harder. But getting angry isn’t the answer. Photography is about capturing the moments of life.  We have a great […]

Rotating the Photoshop Canvas [UP18]

Understanding Photoshop is a biweekly column that takes an in-depth look at how digital photographs are built and manipulated.  It is a college-level course in plain English for free at Photofocus.  To learn more see this article. Don’t Skip Column 17 | Click to see all the columns Sometimes your image will need to be rotated or flipped. Loading […]