Photofocus Products of the Year – Compilation

Editor’s Note: It’s time for something new. In the past, Photofocus has made it a practice of acknowledging a specific camera and/or lens as the “camera/lens” of the year. This year several of us are putting together a list including camera and lens choices along with a few other pieces of gear that we think…

The biggest mistakes made by new and aspiring models

While geared more toward those on the other side of the camera, I thought this video I ran across over the weekend was worth sharing. It was posted to YouTube a while ago now, but in it, modelling scout Trudi Tapscott talks about some of the biggest mistakes that new and aspiring models make when starting […]

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Deal: Canon Rebel T5i Kit for $499

ebay (via RedTagCamera) has the Canon Rebel T5i for $499 (compare at $599) in limited quantity. Check it out here on ebay. Note, this is likely a gray market camera. ebay seller RedTagCamera has a positive feedback rating of 99.9% at the time of this post. For more great deals this week, check out Photography Bay’s […]

Perfectly Clear Flash Sale 8am – 10am EST Today

It’s Cyber Monday! Celebrate with this early day flash sale on Perfectly Clear Complete for only $89.00 FLASH SALE – $60 OFF   Refine proofs with customized settings I use Perfectly Clear Complete to smooth skin, brighten eyes and even contour faces. Best of all I can easily make custom presets to do the work…

Photographer of the Day: Rajagopalan Sarangapani

Category: Travel Photographer: Rajagopalan Sarangapani “Its Kids World” Photographer of the Day Rajagopalan Sarangapani uses the technique of a frame within a frame to focus our attention on to the boy’s face, the engaging big brown eyes drawing us in. The use of color is exquisite. And the hanging objects add balance to the scene, as well…

Creating Better Sun-Flared Images with Photomatix Pro

Have you struggled to make a great image when shooting into the sun? Our cameras can’t see the dynamic range in a scene as well as our own eyes can, so we have to shoot a series of bracketed images and merge them into an HDR. In this tutorial, I walk you through exporting to HDR…

Negative Space In Photographic Design

I have been experimenting with “negative space.” In photographic design, just like in music or in other visual arts, sometimes the most powerful design element is the power of nothing. We look at pictures and try to find familiar shapes and patterns, like recognizing someone’s face, a well-known landmark, or a personal object that only…