Most of these center around different ways of exposing your shots - however many cameras also give options for different focusing modes (auto, continuous focusing for moving subjects and manual). Itâ??s no wonder then that many photographers never make use of their camera and lensâ?? ability to focus manually. In fact this week I spoke with one DSLR owner recently who hadnâ??t even noticed the manual/auto focus switch on the side of his lens. Image by dsevilla When is Manual Focus Better than Au

Learn to create a soft focus effect to your pictures.

Learn how to give your photos an enchanted, dream-like quality with this simple technique for creating a surreal, soft-focus effects.

How to pop your foreground in Photoshop.

This soft focus effect make portrait photos look dreamy and soft.

This will show you how to create a focus point while at the same time reducing your file size.

This is a nice effect to use when you want to emphasize a subject. Looks great on sports photos.

Protect a central part of an image from a change.

Bring out your favorite model in a photo and let it really attract attention.

This tutorial will teach you how to focus on a specific object in the forground.

Learn how to draw a viewer to the central part of an ad or image.

It's generally understood in the Photoshop world that almost every image can benefit from judicious sharpening.

Learn how different kinds of auto focus systems work in digital cameras, includes information on what scenes or situations where certain types of auto focus won't work.

Use the gaussian blur filter to obtain a nice focus effect.

Great for softening scenic photos as well as portraits, this quick and easy soft focus method will preserve more sharpness and give you more control than standard blur methods.

In the first installment of this series, we looked at the theory of sharpening and how it works.

Where should I focus when taking a Landscape Shot? When shooting a normal landscape image it is normal to attempt to keep as much of the image in focus as possible. This means selecting a small Aperture (remember the larger the number the smaller the actual Aperture) to ensure that you end up with a large depth of field.

In the first two parts of this series, we looked at the theory of sharpening and the commands and tool available in Photoshop.

Learn several easy soft focus effect techniques.

Learn how to use light to bring focus to your images with Photoshop's Lighting Effects filter and multiple light sources.