Year-end will be here before you know it. Was it a good year for you and your photography business? As in any business, it’s a good idea to evaluate where you are and what you might need to do to wrap up your year. And also to plan for next
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. Winter photography is among the genres and projects most of us look forward to during the
Capturing stunning and dramatic portraits has never been easier with this one-light setup. The Phottix G-Capsule makes it easy to swap between diffusers, beauty dish and grids all in one handy capsule. The setup I used a black seamless paper backdrop and a few simple props: skull, lantern, cosplay gun,
If you’re into travel photography, a reliable and versatile zoom lens like the Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD makes a big difference. Not only will it save you the trouble of carrying two or three lenses when you’re out and about. It will also make it easier for you
In this After Effects tutorial, we’ll look at creating a sun or solar atmosphere. To begin, create a new solid and add Fractal Noise. For this instance, Dynamic Twist is a good fractal type since it creates swirls and twirls. Bump up the Contrast and set Evolution keyframes. Next, add
What did we find to photograph at night in Kansas? It turns out quite a lot. Abandoned airplanes, historic limestone schoolhouses, strange and ancient geologic formations, and more. We explored the Sunflower State to find fascinating subjects. Is Kansas as flat as a pancake? When you tell people you are
When you’re working with video, one thing that can make or break the production is sound. In my opinion, if you have bad sound, you have a bad video. Good sound can take a middling video and elevate it to good. Solid sound has never chased anyone away from watching
Ricoh announced a new firmware update for their full-frame Pentax K-1. This includes Astrotracer Type 3, improving its ability to create Milky Way, astrophotography and deep sky photos. Why is this a big deal? The Pentax K-1 already had a built-in Astrotracer. This enabled the camera to follow the stars utilizing GPS
Dec. 7, 2023 marks the 82nd anniversary of the Japanese aerial assault on Pearl Harbor. Why visit Pearl Harbor? Pearl Harbor is an active military base. It’s also home to two memorials that mark the beginning of America’s fighting World War II and the place of Japan’s unconditional surrender 1,336
I love both my Huion tablets. In particular, I am quite attached to my Huion Kamvas Pro 16, now that I have been using it for a few weeks. However, there was always one catch, not enough buttons and dials. Now, I have bought myself the Huion Keydial Mini. This
With the film photography community still on a high from the release of the Harman Phoenix 200, there’s no shortage of first looks at the new color negative film. Some can’t help but get experimental to see what would happen if they pushed or cross-processed the new film. If you’re
When I first opened the Genaray 120W Twin LED Bi-Color Panel box, I thought, “This light is pretty heavy.” But, that’s part of the point with this dual-panel LED light. It’s strong and made out of metal. Geared for videographers, I had to put on my other hat as I
