We seem to be heated all throughout the country weather-wise. It’s time to take shelter with the air conditioner when it gets this hot (we’ve been in the 100s). Landscape and wildlife photography take a bit of a back seat. What to do, what to do with my camera while
Looking for the next photography event to attend? Make sure to mark your calendars as B&H is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary at the Bild Expo 2023 on September 6-7! The two-day event, which will be held at the Javits Center, NYC (just two avenues away from the B&H
Many external microphones that are used with DSLR or mirrorless cameras connect with a TRS cable. One end goes into the microphone and the other end goes into the camera’s microphone jack. However, smartphones do not have a separate microphone jack. The external mic usually connects to the headphone jack.
On the final part of my twenty-day journey, we travel to Stavanger, Eidfjord, and Bergen Norway, and end in Reykjavik Iceland. Stavanger, Norway Stavanger (pronounced Sta-vonger), a southern port of Norway, has one of the most interesting Old Towns. Gamle Stavanger’s cobblestone streets are lined with the highest concentrations of
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. In the previous week, we learned that many of our readers use AI-powered image editing tools
If you have been photographing long enough, everyone habitually seems to ask what gear you use. I still believe that it’s the craft that is important, but there are always a few things that really make an image stand out. One of those is the lens. So, here are my
Last week, Rohanna came by to help with a project. I had a specific idea and it didn’t take us long to get that part done. I was inspired by my last session with Lexi so we started to improvise. Most importantly we let go and played. We played with
Let me start off by stating I am NOT a videographer or filmmaker. So I was slightly hesitant about reviewing this product as it is primarily designed for videographers. However, I do like to capture behind-the-scenes snippets of my photoshoots and the lovely people at Zhiyun thought this may really
My next door neighbor has some very prolific cactus. These blooms are magnificent, large enough for a bat to be a pollinator. Unfortunately, they only bloom for a day. Fortunately, this is the third time this year it yielded a display. Trichocereus/Echinopsis That be the technical name of these gorgeous
Artists can be picky when you photograph their work for reproduction. And who can blame them? Color is their world and any deviation from the vision can change the emotion of the art. I’ve been working with a way to shoot flat art that really simplifies setup and gets you
I have been a Sony gal for quite a few years now and have been happily using my old Sony A7R III for years. But after such a long happy life, I was looking around for some new updated gear. My thoughts again turned to Sony. After a LOT of
In this episode of the Q&A Show, Ron Pepper and Rob Moroto answer some of the classic questions but with many of their own takes and perspectives — as we do! These include discussions about JPEGs, how we look at RAW files including what’s better about them, as well as how we ‘deliver’ RAW. There
