Canon EOS Utility vs. Mac’s new OS El Capitan

It’s OS upgrade time for Mac users. Yosemite bows out as El Capitan takes the stage. Last year at this time the move to Yosemite from Mavericks caused consternation among Canon photographers who relied on the EOS Utility as I reported last November first here on Photofocus. It took Canon a month to officially release […]

Canon EOS Utility vs. Mac’s new OS El Capitan

It’s OS upgrade time for Mac users. Yosemite bows out as El Capitan takes the stage. Last year at this time the move to Yosemite from Mavericks caused consternation among Canon photographers who relied on the EOS Utility as I reported last November first here on Photofocus. It took Canon a month to officially release […]

Photofocus Photowalk: Nightscapes in Sacramento, California

This week’s Photowalk is happening in Sacramento, California, which happens to be the capitol of California. That means we get to practice nighttime pictures at the Capitol building, and I’m really excited. We’ll figure out how to get those terrific star bursts on lights, and maybe even try some HDR techniques to help manage the […]

Whats New in Photoshop Elements 14

There’s always a few surprise additions to Photoshop Elements and this incarnation is no difference, plus there’s enhancements to popular features that the home user and enthusiast will appreciate. The Organizer Elements’ Organizer has been updated to show where your images were taken, plotting images on a map that scales out when you zoom in. […]

Mastering the Crop Tool [UP15]

Understanding Photoshop is a biweekly column that takes an in-depth look at how digital photographs are built and manipulated.  It is a college-level course in plain English for free at Photofocus.  To learn more see this article. Don’t Skip Column 14 With the Crop tool you can change a viewer’s perception of an image. You can choose […]