Quick Tip to Speed Up Lightroom
Lightroom is generally good at maintaining itself, but sometimes you have to manually tweak a few adjustments. Here are a few quick tips to speed up Lightroom.
Category: Technique & Tutorials
How to Photograph and Composite the Moon
Getting great shots of the moon is not as easy as it sounds. I recently tried to get some new shots and learned a few things along the way. Scouting the Shot One of the first things I needed to do was scout my location. I had to rely on internet and an app called […]
The Three C’s of File Management – Copy, Clone, and Cloud!
Editor’s Note: Please welcome David J. Crewe to the Photofocus team. He’s a professional photographer from Chicago and we’re super happy to have him here. Please post a welcome message in the comments or drop him a line. As a professional photographer in the digital age, protecting your data is one of the most important things […]
How to create your own Preset in Adobe Lightroom
I have a couple presets I use often. Some I created from scratch and a few I’ve tweaked off of other presets I’ve collected over the years. I find if I shoot certain events, I know exactly how I need to tweak things. Instead of having to make the adjustments on every image, just save a […]
Quick Photo Tip: Have doubts? Just pan!
I suspect a lot of photographers can relate to the scenario of arriving on location with your camera but without much certainty about what to do with it. This happens to me a lot. It’s not like we always have the luxury of having every frame mapped out before we even arrive. Sometimes, there is […]
HDR Exposure Fusion with Photomatix Pro
Ron Pepper walks us through HDR Exposure Fusion with Photomatix Pro for interior real estate photography and how to fix overexposed exterior windows.
Apply the Right Amount of Retouching with Perfectly Clear
Perfectly Clear applies the right amount of retouching to any image. Skin, eyes and color tone all look great with a few clicks of the mouse.
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 […]
Quick Time Sync Idea for Multiple Cameras
As a wedding photographer, I have plenty of cameras to keep track of. Usually at least two are mine, at least two are my second shooter’s, and occasionally I have an intern along as well. That means there are a lot of opportunities for time variations with the internal clock of the camera. I would […]
Quick Time Sync Idea for Multiple Cameras
As a wedding photographer, I have plenty of cameras to keep track of. Usually at least two are mine, at least two are my second shooter’s, and occasionally I have an intern along as well. That means there are a lot of opportunities for time variations with the internal clock of the camera. I would […]