Photoshoot and Beyond
Category: Street. Photograph: “city walk” by Torsten Köster (username “Torsten Köster” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: This image by Torsten is a perfect match of the title “city walk.” You have a city in the background and people walking in the foreground. I like the creative decision…
It seems that Photoshop Beginners are often told not to worry about learning keyboard shortcuts until “later” – that using shortcuts is more “advanced”. To some degree that’s true, but at the same time there is a real advantage to starting to gradually add in keyboard commands to save you time. So why bother using keyboard shortcuts? Why not…
A while back, Eujin Goh from Broncolor Singapore approached me and asked if I would like to collaborate using some Broncolor gear in a conceptual photoshoot that I could hammer out. I jumped at the chance and was thrilled to know that I would be using some of Broncolor’s latest tech – the Siros L […]
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I had to shoot in an environment without HSS (Didn’t have my Citi600 with me) and I didn’t have my Hoya ND16 filter with me either. Which meant that I couldn’t effectively overpower the ambient light coming off the stage to get rid of the blue on the model’s skin. This led me to trying […]
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Here’s the disaster scenario: A hard drive, with your operating system, fails and needs to be replaced. You run to the store, pick up a new hard drive, return home, install it, turn your computer on and you’re greeted with “Operating System Cannot be found.” You look for your Windows or Mac installation DVD; but…
After writing about how I use Later.com to schedule Instagram posts, a reader suggested PIXBUF as an alternative that can schedule photography posts across all popular social media accounts from one app. Facebook, Twitter, 500px, Flickr, Tumblr, Pinterest, Blogger and Instagram are currently supported with VSCO, Behance and Google + promised in the future. PIXBUF […]
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Category: Children Photograph: “Close Cousins” by Joel Stewart Joel captured a beautiful candid shot showing the closeness of two little girls. His choice to shoot f/5.0 –and keeping the subjects on the same focal plane– help keep both girl’s eyes in focused. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be…
It looks like Apple will finally give us the opportunity to shoot and edit RAW images in the native camera app in the next iteration of iOS, due out later this year. Many Android users have had this benefit for quite some time, so it’s nice to see Apple finally getting around to giving photographers […]
Portraits are not only the most important pictures you make, but they can also be the most profitable. As such, portraits deserve your best effort at a perfect finish, and this webinar will help you learn the principles and best methods for helping people look their best in pictures. Kristina Sherk (www.sharkpixel.com) joins us this…
Recently, I had a chance to try out some new techniques while shooting. One of my clients, The Rack Athletic Performance Center, is a training facility cleverly disguised as a gym. The trainers there emphasize functional training, not working out. I produce short, less than a minute, easy to absorb videos that are an integral…