Photography education and inspiration

Webinar: Making the cut — practical video editing On Monday, August 12, 2019 at 4 p.m. ET, join Photofocus for a webinar titled "Making the cut — practical video editing" with guest Abba Shapiro. Learn more >

Kevin Ames

A look at the Torpedo — new focusing bi-color LED lights from Genaray

Genaray's new BLT-60B portable focusing bi-color LED lights are the bomb, er ... make that the torpedo. The slick retro-spaceship...

Bryan Esler

It’s time for camera makers to embrace the smartphone

When Olympus announced its intention to sell its camera division last month, a lot of people were quick to blame...

Lauri Novak

Improve your photography by taking part in challenges

I’m sure you’ve seen them around on social media — the daily, weekly and monthly photography challenges that are out...

Darren Miles

The best portrait lens for micro four-thirds

I’m not one for a lot of nostalgia, but recently I’ve found myself reunited and smitten with the micro four-thirds...

Michèle Grenier

How to find the pictures you’re looking for, with Excire Foto

Are you wasting time trying to find specific images? Excire Search provides the solution to find the pictures you’re looking...

Enter to win a new camera, post-processing software and more!

It’s our birthday, and we want to celebrate with you! Check out our 21st birthday contest and win a free photo toolbox just by entering. We’ll have prizes every month, plus a grand prize which includes a new camera! This month, we’re giving away a studio lighting kit from B&H. Learn more and enter to win >

Kevin Ames

A look at the Torpedo — new focusing bi-color LED lights from Genaray

Genaray's new BLT-60B portable focusing bi-color LED lights are the bomb, er ... make that the torpedo. The slick retro-spaceship design is great looking and...

Bryan Esler

It’s time for camera makers to embrace the smartphone

When Olympus announced its intention to sell its camera division last month, a lot of people were quick to blame smartphones. Specifically, the fact that...

Lauri Novak

Improve your photography by taking part in challenges

I’m sure you’ve seen them around on social media — the daily, weekly and monthly photography challenges that are out there. These challenges can be...

Darren Miles

The best portrait lens for micro four-thirds

I’m not one for a lot of nostalgia, but recently I’ve found myself reunited and smitten with the micro four-thirds system of Olympus and Panasonic,...

Michèle Grenier

How to find the pictures you’re looking for, with Excire Foto

Are you wasting time trying to find specific images? Excire Search provides the solution to find the pictures you’re looking for! Here’s how it works.

Enter to win a new camera, post-processing software and more!

Bringing realistic motion to landscape photographs

Photofocus Team

(Editor's Note: We welcome this guest post from Ed Wrzesien, an artist based out of Missoula, MT. His photography has been published by Simon and Schuster, the US Department of the Interior, Eastern Washington University, the University of Montana and ...

Mind Your Own Business: Staying relevant and keeping a positive mindset with Kay Eskridge

Chamira Young

Welcome to Mind Your Own Business, the podcast that helps photographers improve their business and their lives! Today, we chat with portrait photographer Kay Eskridge. Kay shares how she's staying relevant as a photographer during these unusual times, as well ...

Announcing the Photofocus Celebrates 21 contest winner for June!

Photofocus Team

June 2020 is in the history books and that can mean only one thing for Photofocus readers who entered our Celebrate 21 contest series — it’s time to announce the winner of the Xpozer complete home makeover! Photofocus is having ...

A look at the Torpedo — new focusing bi-color LED lights from Genaray

Kevin Ames

Genaray's new BLT-60B portable focusing bi-color LED lights are the bomb, er ... make that the torpedo. The slick retro-spaceship design is great looking and it packs a lot of features including a choice of battery or AC power. These ...

The Lemonade series, part three: The secret ingredient

Michèle Grenier

In the third part of this lemonade series, I share the secret ingredient that could allow me to concoct the recipe of my dreams.

How I got the photo: Owens Valley Radio Telescope Milky Way

Ken Lee

Luck sometimes favors the prepared. I had put all my ducks in a row. Back in July 2018, I had contacted Cal Tech to obtain permission to photograph Owens Valley Radio Telescope near Bishop, CA. They had contacted security to ...

Ivan van der Veld: Preparing for this trip changed my life

Photofocus Team

Ivan van der Veld is a passionate hobby photographer and the co-founder of Xpozer. As an engineer, he loves the technical aspects of photography. But even more, he loves how photography continues to inspire and motivate him to try new ...

Canon officially announces R5, R6 and several new RF lenses

Photofocus Team

This morning, Canon officially announced details about its upcoming EOS R5 and R6 mirrorless cameras, as well as four new lenses, two lens extenders and a PRO printer. Ready to preorder all your new Canon gear? Visit B&H Photo today! ...

It’s time for camera makers to embrace the smartphone

Bryan Esler

When Olympus announced its intention to sell its camera division last month, a lot of people were quick to blame smartphones. Specifically, the fact that people thought that phones were "good enough" in terms of being able to produce a ...

A color-managed workflow

Andrew Ford

Whether you’re a videographer or photographer, accurate colors matter. That’s why I use a color-managed workflow with the Datacolor SpyderX Photo Kit. The kit includes the SpyderX Elite monitor calibration device, the SpyderCUBE advanced gray card and the SpyderCHECKR 24 ...