Author: Vanelli

Tip 1: Making sure you have light You can’t take a good portrait without light. The easiest light to work with is natural light; but shooting in direct sunlight usually produces harsh and unflattering photos. Here’s the first tip: look for closed or open shade around a few hours after sunrise or before sunset. Closed…

Our eyes are naturally drawn to the brightest part of an image. Knowing this, we can guide our viewer to focus on key elements of our photograph. This can be accomplished when we take the photo, or enhanced when we process the image. Either way, understanding the concept of how light draws a viewer in…

Here’s the disaster scenario: A hard drive, with your operating system, fails and needs to be replaced. You run to the store, pick up a new hard drive, return home, install it, turn your computer on and you’re greeted with “Operating System Cannot be found.” You look for your Windows or Mac installation DVD; but…

Category: Children Photograph: “Close Cousins” by Joel Stewart Joel captured a beautiful candid shot showing the closeness of two little girls. His choice to shoot f/5.0 –and keeping the subjects on the same focal plane– help keep both girl’s eyes in focused. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be…

Following the 3-2-1 Backup theory – 3 copies of your data: 2 stored locally, 1 stored offsite – your valuable data, including photos and documents, are protected. If a local hard drive fails, you can quickly replace it with the identical backup drive while you rebuild a new one. In the event you lose both…

Are you planning to come to this year’s Photoshop World? Come join our team for breakfast July 19 & 20, 2016! For the past few years, we have hosted a special Photoshop World breakfast for our readers. We reserve a private section at Mandalay Bay’s Bayside Buffet where our readers have the chance to socialize and…

Category: Children Photograph: “Mya” by Berit Alits By using a shallow depth of field and a slight downward point of view, Berit captures the innocence of the child. The post processing adds a nostalgic look. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the Photofocus, please read…

Category: Children Photograph: “Best Friends Forever” by Michael Walker-Toye Michael’s choice to have the child right in the middle of a flock of pigeons dressed in a little bear outfit makes this an adorable image. This isn’t something you see everyday and it draws the viewer into the photo. Great use of black and white to keep the…

Category: Children Photograph: “Curious” by Nasrullah Husami By using the other children as out of focus elements, Nasrullah is able to capture a shot where we are drawn to the curious child. The child’s inquisitive looks strengthens the shot. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the…

Category: Children Photograph: “Reflection of innocence” by Arvind Ramachander Arvind uses a soft tint Black and White to show a timeless bond between two children. Their interaction with each other and smiles takes us back in time when we didn’t have a care in the world. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how…