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 >

Bryan Esler

Does the new Olympus 100-400mm hit the mark?

I've had the new Olympus 100-400mm f/5-6.3 (B&H | Amazon) for a few days now, and I finally was able...

Ken Lee

Creating drifting clouds in a single image with Plotagraph Pro

Night clouds come alive with Plotagraph Pro, which adds motion to a single image. I used the desktop version of...

Nate Torres

Why EXIF data isn’t that important

In today’s article, I'm going to discuss why EXIF information is not that important. Before I do that, let's discuss...

Bryan Esler

Small but mighty: Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV perfect for the beginning photographer

Early this morning, Olympus announced the upcoming OM-D E-M10 Mark IV camera, the fourth iteration of the company's beginner camera...

Ken Lee

How I pack for night photography — tips for organizing your camera backpack

How you pack and organize your belongings for hiking or travel directly impacts your experience. This is true of all...

Enter to win a new camera, a Spider Holster prize package 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 package from Spider Holster and a B&H gift card! Learn more and enter to win >

Bryan Esler

Does the new Olympus 100-400mm hit the mark?

I've had the new Olympus 100-400mm f/5-6.3 (B&H | Amazon) for a few days now, and I finally was able to take it out and...

Ken Lee

Creating drifting clouds in a single image with Plotagraph Pro

Night clouds come alive with Plotagraph Pro, which adds motion to a single image. I used the desktop version of Plotagraph Pro to animate parts...

Nate Torres

Why EXIF data isn’t that important

In today’s article, I'm going to discuss why EXIF information is not that important. Before I do that, let's discuss what EXIF is. What is...

Bryan Esler

Small but mighty: Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV perfect for the beginning photographer

Early this morning, Olympus announced the upcoming OM-D E-M10 Mark IV camera, the fourth iteration of the company's beginner camera model. Compared to the Mark...

Ken Lee

How I pack for night photography — tips for organizing your camera backpack

How you pack and organize your belongings for hiking or travel directly impacts your experience. This is true of all forms of photography, but perhaps...

Enter to win a new camera, a Spider Holster prize package and more!

Photography fun with kids

Summer photography fun with kids: Treasure hunt

Summer photography fun with kids: Water balloons

Summer photography fun with kids: Skittles

Summer photography fun with kids: Traffic lights

Photography activities for kids: Point of view

Photography activities for kids: Composition 101

Announcing the Photofocus Celebrates 21 contest winner for July!

Photofocus Team

July 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 photography software package! Photofocus is having a ...

InFocus Interview Show: The importance of monitor calibration with John Walrath

Vanelli

My guest is an Imaging Training & Technical Support Manager at Datacolor; please welcome John Walrath. In this episode we discuss what monitor calibration is and the importance of it. We also discuss working with dual monitors, and why color ...

Perfecting street portraits with Aurora HDR

Giulio Sciorio

Street photography is such a vast topic and one that's wide open to interpretations. My view is that street photography is more of a state of mind than a look or process. For me, street photography is about connecting with ...

Does the new Olympus 100-400mm hit the mark?

Bryan Esler

I've had the new Olympus 100-400mm f/5-6.3 (B&H | Amazon) for a few days now, and I finally was able to take it out and photograph some wildlife. I took the lens, paired with my E-M1X, to Blandford Nature Center, ...

Richard de Bruin: Jumping off the wall

Photofocus Team

Richard de Bruin has been a hobby photographer for 12 years, mainly shooting landscapes and architectural structures. Richard not only keeps his photos on his computer but also hanging on his walls. He wants to keep the stories and memories ...

Creating drifting clouds in a single image with Plotagraph Pro

Ken Lee

Night clouds come alive with Plotagraph Pro, which adds motion to a single image. I used the desktop version of Plotagraph Pro to animate parts of my night photos. For my first photo, I used star trails. I attempted a ...

Working pros, Adobe partner to present Adobe Video World Online

Photofocus Team

This September, working video professionals and the Adobe team will come together to keep attendees at the top of their game as Premiere Pro and After Effects evolve. In association with Future Media Conferences, Adobe Video World will take place ...

How to create your own smart studio lighting

Scott Wyden Kivowitz

While my office is also my studio, just like so many other photographers, I am in a unique situation. My office/studio lights have to be adjusted for various scenarios: Working at my desk Recording a video for my YouTube channel ...

Finding faces with Excire Foto

Julie Powell

Not so long ago I wrote a post about Excire Search, a plugin for Lightroom Classic, which allows you to quickly search for faces, people, landmarks and more within your entire Lightroom catalog. But what if you don't use Lightroom? ...

Why EXIF data isn’t that important

Nate Torres

In today’s article, I'm going to discuss why EXIF information is not that important. Before I do that, let's discuss what EXIF is. What is it, and why do people think it is important? EXIF is an abbreviation that stands ...

Announcing the Photofocus Celebrates 21 contest winner for July!

Photofocus Team

InFocus Interview Show: The importance of monitor calibration with John Walrath

Vanelli

Perfecting street portraits with Aurora HDR

Giulio Sciorio

Does the new Olympus 100-400mm hit the mark?

Bryan Esler

Adobe makes Portfolio free for 2020 grads

Photofocus Team

To help support 2020 college grads, Adobe is making its Adobe Portfolio product free for graduates, for one year. Adobe Portfolio lets creatives create a personal website and showcase their work online. Typically, Adobe requires a subscription to either its ...

Richard de Bruin: Jumping off the wall

Photofocus Team

Use your Nikon camera as a webcam

Bryan Esler

This morning, Nikon released a beta version of its Webcam Utility software for a variety of Nikon DSLR and Z series mirrorless cameras, including the upcoming Z 5. The software lets Nikon users use their cameras as webcams, connected to ...

Sigma unveils new 85mm f/1.4 for mirrorless

Photofocus Team

This morning, Sigma announced a redesigned 85mm f/1.4 lens for mirrorless cameras, the 85mm f/1.4 DG DN | Art lens. Available for L-mount and Sony E-mount, the lens is a complete reinvention of the fast-aperture portrait prime lens. The compact ...

Creating drifting clouds in a single image with Plotagraph Pro

Ken Lee

Working pros, Adobe partner to present Adobe Video World Online

Photofocus Team