Acquiring Images for Photoshop — JPEG vs. Raw [UP9]

Richard Harrington

Understanding Photoshop is a biweekly column that takes an in-depth look at how digital photographs are built and manipulated.  It is a college-level course in plain English for free at Photofocus.  To learn more see this article. Don’t Skip Column 8 Shooting JPEG vs. Raw When digital cameras became commercially available, the memory cards used to store […]

Photographer Creates Mesmerizing Macro Images of Water Droplets on Ordinary Objects

Allen Mowery

“Photography is fascinating and now I can say that it is not just my hobby. It is part of my life,” were the words of 36-year-old Bulgarian photographer Ivelina Blagoeva.  But, her photography subjects are not those we traditionally associate with the industry.  Rather than people or places or gorgeous sunsets, Ivelina chooses to focus […]

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Quick Video Lighting Breakdown

Eric Reagan

One of the things I do outside of this site is serve as the visual director at my church, which affords me plenty opportunities to experiment with different aspects of video production. I recently made a change to our video set that we use for announcement videos and created a diagram to answer some questions I’ve […]

Photowalk: Downtown Portland Bridges

Levi Sim

This is going to be so much fun! Several of the authors from Photofocus will be Portland, Oregon on Friday night, and they’ll be leading us in a Photowalk in downtown Portland. Join Richard Harrington, Nicole S. Young, Brian Matiash, and Levi Sim to explore the waterfront and make pictures of the city skyline as […]

Easily Simulate The Look Of Two Camera Angles When You Only Have Footage From One Angle

Tiffany Mueller

For those of you who shoot a lot video (or, even just a little), having two camera angles can make your clip more interesting and more professional looking. Unfortunately, two cameras isn’t always what you have to work with. That’s why the team from over at DSLR Video Shooter made this tutorial that shows you a […]

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Photographer Creates Whimsical Images From Restored Black and White Photos

Allen Mowery

I love old photographs…  Our home is decorated with snapshots from bygone eras and our basement has stacks of them (some dating back to the mid-1800s) sitting in boxes waiting for us to determine what we’ll do with them. But, taking old photo love to a completely new level, Australian photographer Jane Long decided to take the image […]

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Feel Free To Waste The Rest Of Your Day By Turning Your Entire Portfolio Into Emoji Mosaics

Tiffany Mueller

Maybe turning your photos into giant sized Lego murals was just too much time, money, following detailed instructions, etc…Don’t worry, you can still turn your photos into murals–and this time all you have to do is click a button. Head over to Eric Andrew Lewis’ ‘Emoji Mosaic’, upload your photo, wait a couple seconds, then […]

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Imagine Taking Photos With One Hand While Dangling Off The Face Of A Mountain With The Other

Tiffany Mueller

And that’s just one of the difficulties professional photographer, Jimmy Chin tackles when he’s out on one of his typical adventures. Besides being a badass photographer, Chin is also an accomplished athlete and climber, so a little cliffhanging only adds to the fun. As much as Chin loves what he does, he says it can […]

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