Photographer of the Day: Stephanie Stafford

Category: Children Photograph: “Rocker Chick” by Stephanie Stafford Stephanie did a great job capturing the little rocker’s personality. Her angle of view and use of a shallow depth of field keeps the attention on the subject. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the Photofocus,…

Photographer of the Day: SuperT76

Category: Children Photograph: “A child plays under the Christmas Tree” by SuperT76 Beautiful use of ambient light mixed with fill flash. SuperT76 captured the child’s excitement and the fact it’s under a Christmas Tree makes it more adorable. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on…

Have You Created Your 2017 Copyright Preset?

Now is the perfect time to create a preset that will add your 2017 Copyright information to your photos’ metadata. You can set this up so it will automatically attach to your images when you import them using Lightroom. It’s a good idea to add personal details to your images so anyone viewing that photo on…

Have You Created Your 2017 Copyright Preset?

Now is the perfect time to create a preset that will add your 2017 Copyright information to your photos’ metadata. You can set this up so it will automatically attach to your images when you import them using Lightroom. It’s a good idea to add personal details to your images so anyone viewing that photo on…

In The Photography Studio – Securing a Radio Trigger

Radio triggers—like a Pocket Wizard or Yongnuo—wirelessly fires a studio strobe or a speedlight off camera. Here’s how to secure the trigger so it won’t come crashing down when you move the light. Wrapping the Trigger Instead of letting the trigger dangle from a knuckle or from a knob, wrap the lanyard around the arm…

Photographer of the Day: KaJa

Category: Children Photograph: “Precious” by K.a.J.a No matter how many times this has been done before, an infant’s feet in the hands of their parents is beautiful. The added texture and color completes this photo. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the Photofocus, please…

How to Register and Protect Your Images W/ The Library of Congress

In the beginning of the year I wrote “adding copyright information”—reminding us to update our copyright information for the New Year. This quick tip made sure we added our copyright information to every photo we imported into Lightroom. Our next step to protect our images is to register them with the Library of Congress. Lightroom…

Photographer of the Day: Jim Rosswog

Category: Children Photograph: “Mother and Child” by Jim Rosswog Beautiful lighting and the choice of Black and White makes this a precious interaction between a mother and child. The child looking away adds to the drama of the image. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured…

5 Simple Lighting Tips for better Food Photography

While I was at a photography conference, I ran into my good friend, Lou Manna. Lou’s award-winning photographs have appeared in over 40 cookbooks, in marketing campaigns for Kraft Foods, Dannon and the Culinary Institute of America, as well as leading industry publications such as Wine Enthusiast and Food Arts. I’ve been impressed with his…

Photographer of the Day:Emmanuel Canaan

Category: Children Photograph: “Simple Joy” by Emmanuel Canaan An infectious smile and beautiful candle light  makes this a photo Emmanuel’s son will cherish forever. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the Photofocus, please read this article.