How I Got the Shot – Finding Pockets of Light
When shooting in low light situations, look for pockets of light to exposure your subject.
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Canon 600 EX-RT Speedlites with Sony A7 Cameras? Yongnuo to the Rescue
When I sold my Canon 5D Mark III and 7D Mark II cameras and bought into Sony’s A7 camera system one of the deciding factors was the Sony cameras’ ability to use Canon lenses via third-party adapters. As someone who has a long-standing love affair with Canon’s L-series glass, I was loathe to give them […]
Moose Hates Tripods | Moose Peterson – What’s in Your Bag
Join Photofocus’ Melissa Niu and wildlife photographer Moose Peterson about using tripods for long lenses and how they restrict camera movement.
#TogTalk with ALM Photo: Working for Free, Pricing Your Photography & Muddy Cameras
In this video, I sit down with Allan and Lisa Mueller of ALM Photo to talk about their work (both free and paid). We also dig into to: When, why and how much free work you should or shouldn’t take on How to price your photography services Mirrorless cameras in professional work The desire for better […]
Google Hangout Instant Replay: “Mastering Mobile Workflows with Creative Cloud Apps”
Earlier this week we held a fun hangout with Bryan O’Neil Hughes from Adobe to talk about mobile workflow and the new Adobe apps. A ton of interesting things were covered and a bunch of secrets came out on how to really unlock power inside the apps. There were even a few big hints dropped […]
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Photography Deals Round-Up
.Black Friday might be a week away, but that hasn’t stopped retailers from getting in on the action. Already, manufacturers have started dropping prices and offering one-off deals on cameras, lenses and accessories. To save you time, we’ve created a list of the best deals out there. This list will be continually updated now through […]
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Making a HDR file in Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop
Let night, I got into a quick discussion last night with Tom Hogarty from Adobe about HDR. Yesterday I made a small note in Mason Marsh’s article about Lightroom using a 16-bit HDR file while Aurora, Photomatix, and Photoshop use 32-bit images. Turns out that’s not a completely fair comparison. Lightroom uses a 16-bit floating […]
Photo of the Day: “Joy of Autumn”
Category: Family Photograph “Joy of Autumn” by Ben Grey originally shared in the Photofocus Flikr community right here. 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 […]
Lightroom Hangout: Liberating the Local Adjustments
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 Photomatix from HDRSoft. Plus […]
Stop Obsessing over Stats and SEO!
Great you finally have your website up and going. You have set up stat counter and google analytics. A few weeks later you check your stats and you don’t have any visitors. You start internet searching and everything is overwhelming. A Quick Explanation on How Search Engines Work As you can imagine there are billions of […]