Photoshop’s Puppet Warp Slims a Face

Sometimes a client says “Can you please make my face slimmer?” While she (in this case it’s a woman) thinks her face is too wide and I don’t, she is still the client. My job is to make her happy. Puppet Warp Hidden in Photoshop’s Edit menu is a very powerful pixel bender named Puppet […]

Focus On Your Subject By Using Layers

There are many ways that we, as photographers, bring focus to the subjects of our photos. We use light and shadow, composition, and focal points. One of my favorite ways of bringing focus to my subjects that isn’t one of those options is  to layer found elements of the environment. Layers can be created from […]

Offbeat with Joel Robison

It’s not every day that person’s work transports one to another time or place. Rarer still is the photo that makes one feel like they are peeking in on another, magical world; so it is with the photography of Joel Robison. I discovered Joel’s work a few years ago on Instagram and I’ve been an […]

The Fuji X-Pro 2 – First Impressions

It was a long time coming but Fuji is finally shipping the successor to the X-Pro1 – the Fuji X-Pro2 is a stunning update that most Fuji shooters are at least interested in. There was a lot of hype about this camera from the Fuji ambassadors so I wanted to give the camera a once-over […]

Photo of the Day: He Thinks He’s An Airplane

Category: Children Photograph: He thinks he’s an airplane by Craig Hudson This photo is pure joy! The little boy’s expression is so adorable! His reflection on the floor adds depth, and in combination to the composition and the angle from which the photographer took the photo, it is an engaging overall image. Originally shared on the Photofocus Facebook Community, right […]

Lightroom Mobile 2.2

The Honda Odyssey above was boldly going up Peachtree Boulevard smartly dressed as a shuttle from the StarShip Enterprise. That look into the future reminded me that everyday gets better thanks to updates to our technology. Adobe did just that today when it pushed an update to iOS users for Lightroom Mobile on March 2. […]

Photographers – Don’t Wait For Permission

I was talking with a young photographer who I admire the other day, and I advised her to be bold – to move forward – and to do it now. Don’t wait for permission from someone else to take the next step in your career because permission is rarely given. If you wait on permission […]

DJI’s Phantom 4: A Photographer’s Take

At least as much as anyone, I’m intrigued by drones. I’ve always wanted to be a pilot, I’m reading a book on the Wright Brothers right now, I fly every chance I get, and if I ever have a first born son, I’m torn between naming him Bernoulli or Orville. I’m crazy about flying, but […]