Photoshoot and Beyond
The holiday season is nearly upon us and that means many of you will be seeking out a new camera. The problem? Which camera? You want to make the best decision you can. You may turn to some of the popular and large online camera forums to get advice. All you have to do is…
Have you ever needed to replace a boring sky on a photo? If you’ve done this with photoshop, you know that masking the sky is long and tedious process. (well, not always long, but definitely tedious). In what seems to be Adobe’s crawl into the easy tricks realm, they showed a Sky-replacing tech that we […]
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One of the highlights of my Sunday is reading Jay Rayner’s restaurant review in The Observer. I have to say that the photography that illustrates the articles isn’t always fantastic, but that’s not what I’m interested in. In fact, I barely look at it. But Sunday 6 November’s review of Jaya in Llandudno, the photography […]
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Category: Children Photograph: “Water+Dirt= This” by Joe Bodnar Kids love to play in the dirt! Add a little water and you have a smiling kid inviting you into his world. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the Photofocus, please read this article.
The visit started with a long ride in a very small iron worker’s elevator (about the size of a phone booth), which goes up through the middle of the tower, for the first 60 floors. The elevator is so small that there was no room for my ThinkTank camera backpack. I had to take my […]
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Ron Pepper and Scott Bourne discuss panoramic photography, the new Ricoh Theta SC 360 degree camera, and the use of various lenses for this style of photography. Get the show here or get it on iTunes — Don’t forget to post a review on iTunes.
Photographing fast paced action packed sports can be tricky enough as it is. For some, it presents even more challenges. Such is the case with Loren Worthington. After a spinal cord injury, Worthington lost the use of three of his limbs. Along with it, his ability to play sports. Nearly twenty years later, the camera […]
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The principles of photography really haven’t changed all that much since its early beginnings. The technology has come a long way, the recording mediums have evolved, but the fundamental principles are still the same. You still need a light tight box (your camera body), something to project light from your scene to the inside of […]
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On Monday we’ll experience the largest supermoon in more than 60 years. That’s not as long as we needed to wait for a Cub’s World Series win, but it’s a long time. A supermoon occurs when the full moon coincides with the time that the moon is closest to Earth in its orbit. This makes…
Rugged cases like Pelicans are great at protecting your gear. They’re waterproof, climate proof, indestructible and makes a great apple box when you need to sit or stand on something. After having more camera equipment than I am willing to carry on my shoulders, I bought a Pelican 1560 with padded dividers to carry it […]
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