Bring more focus and attention to the subject of your photo and add excitement to your image by creating the illusion of a photo within the same photo.

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

Create the illusion that the subject of your photo is walking, running, jumping, or otherwise popping right out of the image with this easy effect.

Create the illusion that the subject of your photo is walking, running, jumping, or otherwise popping right out of the image with this easy effect.

When shooting portraits in brightly lit situations outdoors it can be very handy to have a reflector on hand to assist you in ensuring that your photo is well exposed. Here's how to use them.

How to pop your foreground in Photoshop.

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

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

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.

In this tutorial you'll learn how to make something like focus-effect. You will learn how to make simple effect that can keep observers' attention in one place.

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

Protect a central part of an image from a change.

Learn eight ways to create a soft focus effect.

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

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.

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

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