Light as a feather, should the Oben Lander CT-3565 5-section carbon fiber tripod system be in your arsenal for run and gun or travel needs? I received one to find out. First impressions While the carbon fiber construction is sturdy, first-time users will undoubtedly notice the light weight immediately. At
Xpozer’s Picture Perfect Print Pack is a really great package of products. The package will help you hang and display your photos. And, it will teach you some best practices for choosing and displaying your own images. What you get in the Picture Perfect Print Pack A 16-by-24 inch wall
Some photographers out there still find it hard to go out and shoot. Others don’t even feel inspired to do any photography. Whether it’s a lack of motivation or ideas, finding inspiration sometimes means just taking the first step to making it happen. For some photographers, it’s amazing what a
It seems like everyone is making small, affordable primes right now. Tamron recently released a line of small inexpensive E mount primes. Sony also joined in by releasing an affordable line of G series primes. Sigma also decided to throw its hat into the ring with their new I series
It’s that time of year when you see lots of photographs of the Milky Way. This past weekend the Perseid Meteor Shower was getting started, the moon wasn’t visible and the sky was remarkably clear. The direction the meteors appear to come from is kind of sorta to the north.
Photography should always be fun. Still, there are many cameras on the market that you can easily get lost in. However, there are also some fun cameras out there that can put a smile on anyone’s face thanks to how easy they are to use. If you have a student,
This week we’re getting to know community member, Arnold Brown. After practicing optometry for 44 years, Arnold is looking forward to spending more time with photography and other activities such as traveling, hiking and biking, as well as spending time with grandkids. Haven’t joined the Photofocus Community yet? Sign up
The loopOut Offset expression is an underrated After Effects expression that is useful to help continue motion after a keyframe. It can help you to start a loop at the same spot where your keyframed motion ended. This short tutorial video will explain how to implement this expression in your
The focus of street photography is usually on the candid moment, and this can lead us to forget that there are many advantages to stopping your subjects for a portrait. It gives you more time to set up your shot and background, it allows you to work to get your
Getting into medium format photography can be quite challenging for photographers, especially in terms of digital gear. So, it’s not surprising for some to go the film photography route instead. Even then, there are premium medium format film cameras that can easily burn a hole through your wallet. So, there
Megapixel wars seem to be all the rage these days. Between the Sony a7R IV, the Nikon Z 7 II and Canon EOS R5 (not to mention medium format options), high-megapixel cameras are certainly becoming more and more common on the market. But do you really need 50 megapixels? Or
Many night photographers who photograph the Milky Way will take a blue hour photo of the foreground. We do this so we may blend this image with a Milky Way photo later. But while waiting for the Milky Way to appear, we can still create videos and images with minimal
