How to Place a Logo Behind a Person in Photoshop

In this video from Phlearn, Aaron Nace walks through how to place a logo behind a person in Photoshop. The process is pretty straightforward but can vary in the level of complexity depending on how detailed the background is. You’ll need to select the subject from the background using something like the magic wand or the […]

Nikon D750 for $1696 at Amazon

Amazon dropped the price on the Nikon D750 from $1996.95 down to $1696.95. This is the “ships from and sold by Amazon.com” offer. It’s still $1996 everywhere else. This does not appear to be a gray market or refurbished item. It is listed as new and with a full Nikon USA warranty. The price drop […]

Photographer of The Day: Denise Worden

Category: Wedding Photographer: Denise Worden A simple romantic shot that is well composed. The added Sepia toning of the shot adds to the sentimental nature of this beautiful moment. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on Photofocus, please read this article.

This could be the next Gopro 5 (roundup)

The Gopro 4 was announced about a year ago at september 2014. With photokina fast approaching and set to end of september this year, I would not be surprised if we will get another announcement from Gopro in a month or so. But what will this announceme…

When 50% is Good Enough

Back in my college days, there was at least one class that I would have happy to get 50% on an exam. But let’s not go there… This post is about Photoshop and how some people don’t use an automated feature in Photoshop when it doesn’t do the entire job for them. For example, I’ve…

If you wanna shoot Usain Bolt for an ad, you have to do it in Jamaica

I think that if someone did a survey, Usain Bolt would be one of the most loved athletes in the world (actually, I am pretty sure there is such a poll somewhere). You just have to love this man, and here is another reason why. Usain Bolt insists that anyone who wants to shoot him for […]

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Hackers can now use social media photos to bypass face detection security

The internet is slowly (and painfully) discovering that security is a hard mistress. I mean fingerprints have been hacked, and passwords have not been delivering for a long time. Next step was having a camera look at your face to see if you are really you. Of course, the early systems could be hacked with a […]

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Reader Photos Roundup: August 21, 2016

It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group. Check out the rest of the photos below. Clicking on the photos will take you to its Flickr page where you can read more about the shot, […]

Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro Lens for Sony A-Mount Unveiled

Tamron has announced the SP 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro lens for the Sony A-Mount. It offers a max 1:1 magnification, Tamron’s USD AF motor and full-time manual focus. We knew the lens would be coming when Tamron announced the Canon and Nikon versions earlier this year. The new Sony version differs from the Canon and […]