Photographer of the Day: Don Komarechka

Category: Travel NOTE: This is the second time we picked a photo from this photographer. His work is that good! Photographer: Don Komarechka “Invisible Nature” Mr. Komarechka, Photographer of the Day, uses an infrared filter on an unmodified camera, to capture the quiet solitude of a waterfall highlighted by the light in Onaping Falls, Ontario.  The surreal…

Take Control with Back Button Focusing

By default, pressing the shutter button down half way activates the autofocus feature. It’s handy, quick and can lead to some compositional issues. Center of the frame syndrome The autofocus sensors are most accurate at the center of the viewfinder. Because of this, there are a lot of photographs with the subject placed in the exact…

Using the iPhone 7+ images as a texture grabbing toolkit

So last week I created my latest entry for The Dark Realm Collective’s Winter ArtPack. Go check out the amazing other creations the talented artists made for this pack. I want to talk about how I created the image in photoshop. As a digital artist I use a plethora of different stock images (like the […]

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Watch the Trump Inauguration in infrared

An invisible force is arguably what propelled Donald Trump through this controversial, tumultuous election, landing him in the Oval Office to lead the entire nation of America as its 45th President. The unexpected and shocking force that swept the country into a populist fervor culminated on January 20th, 2017, Inauguration Day, and I was there […]

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Reader Photos Roundup: January 29, 2017

We’re back again with another installation of our roundup of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group. Clicking on the photos will take you to its Flickr page where you can read more about the shot, leave a compliment or connect with the photographer. As always, thanks for being a part of Photography Bay and […]

Photographer of the day: Dean Holland

Category: Street. Photograph: “Untitled” by Dean Holland (username “Dean Holland” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image:  Dean managed to find an impressive location for a street photo. The interwoven circles shaped by the cobblestones and the table tennis plates would make for a great image just by themselves.…

WPPI 2017 is the Launch Pad for New Products and Exhibitor Services

More than 230 leading manufacturers of photographic, video, and other visual communication hardware, software and professional services will demonstrate the latest products and services to thousands of photographers and filmmakers attending the annual Wedding & Portrait Photography International (WPPI) Conference + Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center from February 5-9, 2017. With more than…

Photographer puts a Samsung Gear Watch in a Kodak TLR to attract clients

Wedding fairs are a hard competition. If you are a wedding photographer, there is sometimes no way around those, though. Finnish photographer, Aaro Keipi, found a cool way to attract clients to his booth. He replaced the insides of a Kodak Duaflex II twin lens reflex with a Samsung Gear watch to attract clients and initiate a […]

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Photographer of the Day: Darren M

Category: Sports Photograph: “Peleton” by Darren M Darren captured a great shot from the Tour de Taiwan. Keeping a wide view, he was able to use leading lines to draw the viewer into the scene. Once in the scene the horizontal lines keeps the view panning back and forth looking at the photo. Originally shared with the…