To celebrate the end of summer, B&H Photo Video is having huge savings on several cameras, lenses and other photography gear. We’ve listed a few of our favorite deals below. These deals won’t last long! Olympus specials Savings include up to $500 off on cameras, up to $200 off on lenses and up to $180 […]
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I had a chance to talk to Hollywood photographer Mike Kubeisy. Mike and I talk about a very sensitive topic among photographers -- Do photographers need to buy the latest and greatest gear?
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Achieving accurate colors and contrast in your images can be difficult for many photographers. Without the proper tools, you are often just guessing at the best overall settings during post-processing. For lots of people, getting close enough to accurate color works most of the time, sometimes you need to be more accurate. The SpyderCUBE is […]
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CrossFit is becoming more and more well known. Some of you might wonder, ‘what is this discipline exactly?’ Jump into my world as I share my top 10 photos to explain the sport of fitness! Definition As the founder, Greg Glassman wrote: “The CrossFit prescription is constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movements [ … that are] […]
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In this video from LinkedIn Learning, instructor Joseph Linaschke walks us through how to best handhold your camera no matter what type of gear you’re carrying. For more LinkedIn Learning videos about photography, click here. There are a lot of different ways to hold your camera, and how you hold it is largely gonna depend […]
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Drobo and Photofocus have teamed up to present the first annual Impact Photo Contest in conjunction with World Photography Day on August 19, 2019. Prizes are essential gear for all photographers and they’re worth $4000. World Photography Day “World Photography Day is an annual, worldwide celebration of the art, craft, science and history of photography […]
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Lightroom Classic is one of the most used tools by photographers today, but it can be challenging if you’re just picking it up. Furthermore, once you fully incorporate Lightroom Classic into your workflow, what happens when you run across a few things you’re having trouble fixing? Some adjustments you just don’t know how to make? […]
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What could possibly go wrong with five camera setups, four cameras, three tripods, two photographers, two chairs and a drone, all employed at the same time during the recent Great South American eclipse? If chaos comes to mind, that’d be close! To be sure, there was also fun, some confusion, performance anxiety, successes and misses, […]
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I recently attended a free 90-minute camera workshop. The description was: “Basic Camera Overview/Class Orientation, DSLR & Mirrorless Camera Operation, and the Principles of Correct Exposure.” I’ve been taking photographs for over forty years, why on earth would I choose to go to a basic camera course? Several reasons actually: Relearn the basics Every now […]
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In this article, I’m going to share with you what happens when a hard drive fails in the Drobo 5D3. Drobo sent me a new 5D3 to work with and I had some older hard drives that I wanted to test. One of them I believed was of questionable reliability and I wanted to see […]
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Watch this Photofocus exclusive video from Joel Grimes Academy on skin softening using frequency separation in Photoshop the simple way. Want more? Watch a recording of Joel’s live webinar for a lot more including the 10 steps to becoming a successful photographer.
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My style really has developed into a more country styled still life shoot, there is something about the history in the items I put together that creates a unique story for my scene, and I simply adore this style. I used to just collect junk, which never seemed to be ‘right,’ eventually, I started to […]
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Why do 89% of people who graduate with a degree in photography fail? Only 11% of graduates actually work as a photographer. And only a very few of them make real money by making photographs. Watch a recording of Joel’s live webinar with special downloads including the 10 steps to become a successful photographer. But […]
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Every weekday, Photofocus curators share a great photograph taken by one of our readers. Every month we highlight photographs in the genres of architecture, portrait, outdoor, street and a flex category that changes each month. In July, we’re celebrating our independence as a country and highlighting your photographs about freedom. In August, we’ll check out […]
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We all take photography seriously. We obsess over composition, exposure and what we are going to do in post. Sunday Comics on Photofocus is a breath of humor to relax us. Our new Sunday Comics opening photo is by: Joe Ciciarelli on Unsplash
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“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.” – Ernst Haas Ernest Haas is considered one of the pioneers of color photography. He started in photography after World War II. Early on he made pictures of prisoners of war returning […]
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This year I added Nikon mirrorless cameras to my photo business and have been very happy with them. After spending so many years mastering the Nikon DSLR cameras, including writing many books and teaching hundreds of workshops on those systems, I came to really trust the performance of Nikon’s DSLR cameras. Platforms like the Nikon […]
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Welcome to the week that was on Photofocus! This time, Bryan Esler explained why 2 Drobos are better than 1, Mike Hagan discussed dissonance (whatever that is) in outdoor photography, Julie Powell showed how to make condensation on glassware for still lifes, I interviewed Skylum Chief Technology Officer, Dima Sytnik on why he replaces skies […]
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It’s time to make your voice heard! Each week, we ask a question of our readers so we know what sort of content to produce more of. Your input helps us make Photofocus better. This week we want to know about your most commonly-used lens in your photography. Do you go with a prime, or […]
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In this video, Ben Long walks us through the basics of dynamic range. For more LinkedIn Learning videos about photography, click here. In the last movie, you learned about the difference in the dynamic range of your camera, and the dynamic range of your eye. Specifically, you learned that your camera has less dynamic range […]
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