Photoshoot and Beyond
Category: Street. Photograph: “Dusty Canvas” by Pat Callahan (username “Pat Callahan” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: Looking at the history of street photography, kids playing on the streets have been a common theme of street photography for a century. And over time it has become an important…
Cleaning your camera sensor and lens is a routine maintenance task all cameras need. You could send your camera back to the manufacturer, find a local camera repair shop or clean it yourself. Obviously cleaning your camera yourself is cheaper and faster, but it does come with a few risks if not performed properly. This…
Facebook is probably the biggest media outlet in the word, which probably makes Mark Zuckerberg the most powerful editor in the world. But with great power comes great responsibility, and that means that Facebook should be extra careful when deciding which photos they are removing from their network. The story begins with Facebook removing a […]
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It looks like Nikon are planning to not only enter the world of 360VR but take on the action cameras, too. It makes sense. It’s a huge market, and many action camera owners have 2 or 3 of them. The KeyMission delays are believed to be due to the earthquakes experienced in Japan earlier in […]
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A while back me and fellow DIY writer Joseph Parry were chatting over messenger. We had just started following a blog called Canon of design by Tavis Leaf Glover. Canon of design is a treasure mine of compositional information, which studies the master painters and how they designed, constructed and finished their masterpieces. These guys spent months, […]
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Nestled in the highlands of central Mexico and steeped in history, San Miguel de Allende is a charming city to visit and to photograph at any time. During the Day of the Dead celebration, beginning the end of October, it is transformed from charming to effervescent. My holiday memories in the city are filled with images…
Sony was always a weird player in the action cam arena. While everyone was doing GoPro like cameras (aside contour, maybe), they were sticking to their weird camcorder design. But now it seems that their different form factor is also holding some best in market features. Most notably is stabilized 4K recording. Sony released two new […]
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If you were to mention the term ‘formal analysis’ to an art historian today, you’d probably be told it’s passé. No one really tries to objectively compare one painting against another using formal concepts anymore. However, formal analysis—or the concepts that it identified—does still present some interesting ideas, especially for photographers. Swiss art historian Heinrich […]
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Since the release of Photoshop version 2015.5, a number of Adobe users have complained about their systems slowing down to unusable levels or of bugs never seen before in other tools. Besides the usual forum complaints, some have even recorded videos showing their lack of performance. Below is a list of Solutions to known issues: I. Install Photoshop…
Category: Children Photograph: “Girl begging” by Mary Ann DeSocio A low angle of view added to this emotional capture of a little girl begging. By getting low, Mary Ann enabled the viewer to see the world from the little girl’s point of view. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your…