The Luminar Adventure Tour in Iceland served as the inspiration for this article. Unfortunately, my close friend and photography enthusiast, Carl Peterson, experienced a devastating memory card failure. This happened while transferring his images to his computer. Consequently, all the incredible shots he took during this costly expedition were irretrievably
Jackson Hole, Wyoming is one of the most beautiful, yet pricey places you might consider visiting. It’s a popular spot for wealthy millionaires and billionaires to spend a few days in their second home during summers and ski seasons, as well as ordinary folks who love the skiing and national
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. Do you currently do professional photography? Any business comes with its own set of challenges. This
As I sit here in my office, writing this article, it’s pouring outside. We have had serious flooding multiple times this year so far. My house keeps getting turned into an island, with all roads in and out flooded. I’m not exaggerating when I say it flooded so badly 20
I was given the opportunity to try and review Datacolor’s Spyder Checkr Photo. While not familiar with the Spyder Checkr Photo, I was familiar with the Spyder name. Spyder monitor calibrators are well know in the photography community. The Spyder Checkr is a different calibration method; it builds a preset
The days are getting shorter, the evenings possibly cooler and the colors are starting to change. These are sure signs that fall is on its way. It’s such a beautiful time of year to get the camera out. So how do you go about editing your Fall photos so your
Keywords are meaningful and accurate words or phrases that tell search engines what your content is about, and in turn, tell users what your content is about. When picking the proper words, you need to look at what your target audience is looking for. What do they search for? What
I was in Colorado Springs sharing some overhead food photography techniques for commercial photography with the Professional Photographers Guild of Colorado Springs (PPGCS). I highly recommend their group if you live anywhere near the area to network and learn photography skills. They bring in speakers from around the country with
The angle of light has a profound effect on how your photo feels. The direction of the light source on your subject affects shadow, texture, dimensional quality and depth. To make this simple, I will change the angle of light so that you may see the effect it has on
Looking for a versatile and affordable ultra wide-angle zoom lens to add to your Sony mirrorless toolkit? The Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 makes a great choice. It’s compact, lightweight, weather-sealed and designed exclusively for full-frame mirrorless format, allowing photographers to explore various genres with portability and superb image quality. This lens
Skylum, the company behind the popular photo editing software Luminar Neo, recently announced their latest plug-in, Studio Light, available at the end of this month. I received an advanced look at the beta version of this new plug-in and got to test a few images with it. Keep in mind,
The JOBY Beamo Reel Creator Kit is an inexpensive, all-in-one kit intended for beginning content creators. It’s also very easy to use. We break down whether it could be right for you. The kit includes the PodZilla Medium mobile tripod kit, Wavo Mobile vlogging microphone, and Beamo Reel LED light.
