When working on a complicated stitching job such as a Milky Way panorama, it’s easy for me to lose track of time. I had a conversation with a buddy of mine that reminded me that computers can hurt you. Or rather, you can hurt yourself at your computer. Here’s an
Creating quick and easy lighting effects in Lightroom Classic can add an element of intrigue or interest to your images. It only takes a few minutes with the Radial Filter and the Effects panel. Creating the lamplight Let’s start with the lamplight. First, create three separate Radial Filters, all of
s night photographers love to explore remote, secret locations. These hidden locations can be everywhere. But they are especially interesting when they are hidden as one of the wide open lands that exist in our national park preservation system. They’re okay for you to explore, provided that you take the
Natural light creates gorgeous results for food photography. But let’s face it, the ideal natural light isn’t always accessible. So, it always helps to know various lighting techniques for food photography. These include manipulating artificial light to achieve the look of natural light. New to creating natural-looking lighting for shooting
Lightroom has great cloud features. But for all its power, the glaring omissions continue to frustrate. I’m a big fan of Lightroom for its cloud features and ability to edit on the go from my mobile phone, tablet or laptop. But when producing client work, I always head back to
There’s an idea that photography isn’t absolutely objective and will always have a hint of subjectivity to it. The mere act of processing an image, no matter how minimal, will always shift reality. Composition techniques also allow photographers to be selective in what they show. Still, it’s always interesting to
Ultra-wide-angle-zooms are incredibly versatile lenses that are well-suited to many genres of photography. These zooms usually feature focal ranges of either 14-24mm or 16-35mm. However, the Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD offers something a little different. There’s no doubt that Sony E-mount photographers are spoiled for choice when it
When working with kids, pets or adults who have eyes that blink, inevitably at some point you are going to take a perfect photo that is ruined by that one person who just cannot look at the camera at the right time. Let’s look at how to fix that by
Each month we spend some time with one of you, the everyday photographer. On The Photographer Show with Scott + Lauri, sponsored by our friends at Tamron, we share our love of photography and discuss a few images to learn more about our readers and the Photofocus Community members. This
Ricoh GR cameras have long been lauded as one of the best compact cameras for street photographers. So, it’s not surprising that there’s a lot of buzz whenever a new model comes out. It’s particularly popular among photographers who work best with the wide field of view of the 28mm
Modern camera lenses are fantastic. They’re ridiculously sharp, fast to focus and they’re well built. Let’s be honest, though. Modern lenses are a yawn fest! They’re often uninspiring, predictable, and they can be very pricey. This is why vintage lenses are becoming popular again. There are, of course, advantages to
Tonight, Tamron has announced that its three previously announced lenses — the 35-150mm f/2-2.8 for E-mount, the 28-75mm f2.8 G2 for E-mount and the 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 for Fujifilm will all launch October 28, 2021. 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD perfect for travel The 35-150mm f/2-2.8 marks the world’s first mirrorless
