Behind the Scenes with Dave Black

We had a chance to catch up with Dave Black at Photoshop World last month in Las Vegas. He sat with Photofocus’ Pamela Berry to go behind the scenes of 5 of his most recent commercial jobs, showing us how he set up and lit each image and got an amazing shot.

Blurry Pictures Feel More Genuine, and Photoshop Can Help

Editor’s Note: Don’t miss this week’s free event on when to jump from Lightroom to Photoshop.   For some reason, people laugh at me when I make a picture with them. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining: laughing makes a wonderful expression. My subjects crack a big smile, and usually also bend in half with the […]

Blurry Pictures Feel More Genuine, and Photoshop Can Help

Editor’s Note: Don’t miss this week’s free event on when to jump from Lightroom to Photoshop.   For some reason, people laugh at me when I make a picture with them. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining: laughing makes a wonderful expression. My subjects crack a big smile, and usually also bend in half with the […]

Photo Methodology | Ecola Beachhead

Let’s migrate from the inland rolling hills of the Palouse to the rocky, rugged coastline of Oregon’s Ecola State Park. I have only visited this park once, located near the famous Cannon Beach. It’s a great place for anyone looking to improve their seascape and long exposure photography skills because the coast is littered with […]

Speed, Speed it’s what you need

Editor’s note: We’re proud to welcome Mike Kubeisy to the Photofocus team   His work in Hollywood makes him one of the most viewed photographers alive   Please leave a comment welcoming him     Before engaging the enemy it was a low light situation, once the rifles burst it was only then that I […]

Get To The Choppuh! – Make the Most of Photographing From a Helicopter

Editor’s Note: Welcome to new Photofocus contributor Mason Marsh. He’s a Portland, Oregon based photographer, workshop leader, educator and guide. We’re glad to add him to the team.   While drone photography is all the rage these days, there is nothing like taking to the sky in person to elevate your photography and get your heart […]

Photofocus Podcast September 5, 2015 — Lindsay Adler and Ron Pepper

This week we catch up with two photographers to get a wealth of advice.  First Robert Vanelli talks with fashion photographer Lindsay Adler about her career and advice to other photographers. Then Rich Harrington since down with panoramic photographer Ron Pepper for a free-wheeling discussion about gear, tech, and workflow. Get the show here  or get it […]

Welcome Perfectly Clear to Photofocus

We’re super excited to introduce you to one of our latest partners.  Perfectly Clear is a great plugin for Photoshop and Lightroom that brings powerful, but easy to use image corrections.  The software started in the traditional printing labs (and is used on more than 30 million prints every day). Thanks to Perfectly Clear (and […]