Shooting Outdoors? Pack an Umbrella.

I frequently travel to shoot landscapes and time lapses.  One thing that seems to always follow me is a dark cloud.  No, I’m not Charlie Brown… I mean it just seems to rain a bit on most of my shoot days. For example… in the middle of this timelapse it started to pour…  and the […]

Photo of The Day: Weddings

Category: Wedding Photographer: Arlindo Namour Filho I chose this image for Wedding Photo of The Day because I loved that it was not your usual wedding image. It shows just enough context of the environment to be informative, but also enough to leave you wondering where it is exactly. Also, the photographer poses the couple […]

Extracting From A Green Screen – The LAB Trick

If you’re shooting in a studio for compositing with Photoshop then you may be using a grey or green backdrop. I was spending a long time making masks until I saw this cool tip from Photoshop trainer Dave Cross, the time it’s saved me, thanks Dave! Open the images For this example I’ve got two […]

Lightroom Hangout on Monday: Powerful Portrait Retouching

You gotta join us live for our next Google+ Hangout, totally free of charge. Not only will you learn terrific techniques, but if you tune in live, you can be entered to win excellent prizes to help you in your work. (Note: MUST BE TUNED IN LIVE TO WIN). We’ll be giving away a copy of Perfectly Clear from Athentech. […]

How I Made The Shot – Eagle & Boat At Sunset

On my last trip to Alaska we had some great sunsets and on the day I made this image we had a beautiful orange glow in the sky. I saw this Coast Guard supply ship in the distance and I realized that it was going to pass right under the sun. I also saw a […]

Photo of the Day: Declan

Category: Children Photograph: Declan by Ryan Shepard I originally chose this photo because the color grading is excellent. The little boy appears to have has his playtime interrupted and his expression is engaging. Originally shared on the Photofocus Facebook community, right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the site, please read this article. […]

Camera Requirements for Long-Exposure Water Photography

This is an excerpt from Nicole’s new eBook, Waterfalls & Waves. CLICK HERE to download a FREE chapter! The most important thing to consider when photographing long exposures is control. You need to have complete, manual control of your camera settings, particularly the shutter speed, and you also need the ability to set your camera to […]