Black Friday Deals for Photographers

I’ve gathered up some of the best deals for photographers.  While there’s a ton of things out there, I’ve limited my list to those companies who’ve been a part of the Photofocus family. Perfectly Clear Our friends at Athentech has their Photoshop and Lightroom plugins as well as their desktop software on sale. Get both Photoshop […]

Hate Noisy Pictures? This May Help…

Photographs are wonderful things, and one of their amazing characteristics is the detail we can see in a picture. I’m pretty observant of details in face to face contact, so I enjoy the fact that my camera can record those details with great clarity and I can share them with others. However, digital noise sometimes […]

Photo of the Day: First Spoonful

Category: Family Photograph: “First Spoonful” Tiffany Alfonso Tiffany shared with me that this was the first time her daughter had ever used a spoon at home. She had been in Occupational Therapy to learn how to use a spoon, and after a lot of hard work, this was her first time using a spoon at home. […]

Photo of the Day: London Tube – Commuters from Work

Category: Commercial Photograph “London Tube – Commuters from Work” by Lukas D. Albert The commuter stares out of the photograph engaging the viewer in his situation and that of his fellow Tube riders. Is it an ad for transit? A movie? Something sinister? All that matters is that his gaze grabs our attention. Originally shared with […]

The Search for a Perfect Camera

I’m in the market for a new camera and it’s been a struggle to decide which one I want. Being a techie, I’ve analyzed every spec and feature from all the cameras, weighed cost and portability, and compared it to the gear I already have. And still no answer.

Three Ways To Improve Your Photographic Eye

When I started getting serious about photography, I stopped concentrating on gear and started concentrating on developing a photographic eye. Unfortunately I was not born with the gift of visual acuity. I am glad to report that it is something you can learn. One of my early teachers used self-assignments to help move me along […]

Batch-Applying Presets in Lightroom

When processing photos in Lightroom’s Develop module, if you want to apply a preset you are only able to apply the preset to one file at a time. Sure, you can sync the files, but that one extra step can be a nuisance if you would like to simply use a preset. Thankfully, there is […]

Photo of the Day: Monarch Butterfly

Category: Nature & Landscape Photograph: “Monarch Butterfly” by Stuart Schaefer What says “nature” better than a monarch butterfly sipping at a colorful flower? Originally shared with the Photofocus Google Plus community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the Photofocus, please read this article. This Post Sponsored by: Perfectly Clear for Photoshop or […]

Dealing with that Creative Rut

I don’t know if there’s a term for the photographer’s equivalent for writer’s block, but l had it for the majority of last year. I remember that I couldn’t feel the vibe, I couldn’t find the energy to shoot and I couldn’t find the motivation. I took a double dose of it all when I […]