Film photography makes a stunning comeback

Sales of photographic film have been steadily rising over the last few years, with professionals and amateurs alike rediscovering the artistic control offered by manual processes and the creative satisfaction of a physical end product In the early 2000…

How to turn a bad snapshot into a great fine art black and white with Lightroom

I’ve never been a massive fan of the whole “Fix it in Photoshop” (or Lightroom, in this case) mentality, but it does undoubtedly offer its benefits, especially when the conditions under which you’re able to get the shot may be out of your control. In this video from Swiss landscape photographer and YouTuber, YuriFineart, we […]

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What is Street Photography? A Rookie’s Guide to Developing (Photography) Street Cred

What is street photography? There are many ways to describe and explain street photography, but honestly, I hate definitions. I think they limit your vision. And vision is essential. To me, street photography is just documenting human life. Period. Candid or with permission? I don’t care. Color or black and

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This photographer is capturing childhood at its simplest, sheltered from TV and electronic devices

There’s no way around it, our world is dominated by electronic devices.  In these days of the super computers in our pockets we call cellphones, as well as tablets, smart watches and the countless other gadgets which make up the Internet of Things, one mother is taking things back to basics. In an ongoing project, New Zealand […]

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How (and why) I’ve been photographing Disneyland in black and white

I’ve always had a lot of fun challenging myself with creative and/or technical limitations. Like giving myself a photo assignment to spend the day or even an entire vacation with a certain camera/lens combination and a limited shooting style, like to shoot only macro or only black and white, etc. It usually makes me work […]

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How To Create Digital Double Exposure Portraits

This technique is inspired by what was possible way back using film, by exposing the same position of the roll for several times. Doing this, enabled re-exposing the dark parts of a film to a new light. (assuming they were dark and unexposed on the first exposure). Of course doing this well, required lots of film […]

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Photographer of the Day: Kong

Category: Portraits Photograph: by Luis Alvarez Marra Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr Community. To learn how your work can be featured on the site, please read this article. This Post Sponsored by: Perfectly Clear for Photoshop or Lightroom is all about saving you time so you can focus on doing what you love best. […]

Photo of the Day: That Look

Category: Family Photograph: “That Look”, by Juliano Kôki, originally shared in the Photofocus Facebook Group community right here. Join the group to see some of Juliano’s other work, as well as other excellent work from our readers, and to share your own, too. It’s a also a great place to get answers to your questions. To […]