In this new article series, I’ll review important analytics that you should know to help your digital presence. My focus here is on impressions and impressions click-through rate. An impression counts when your content is exposed to a user. A single user can count for multiple impressions if the user
Today, WANDRD unveiled its new ROAM Sling and patent-pending laptop case — the perfect camera solution and everyday carry for sling devotees. Available in three sizes — 3L, 6L and 9L — the ROAM Sling features a wide opening for easy access, removable dividers and an expandable water bottle/tripod pocket.
This week we’re getting to know community member, Ed Lareau. Ed is from the San Francisco Bay area in California and enjoys heading out to the national parks and forests in the area. Haven’t joined the Photofocus Community yet? Sign up for free today! How did you get started in
I’ve just come back from a road trip, to a little place called Mungo Station. It’s so remote there were no more than a handful of people there, and most of us traveled in together. There are some truly stunning landscapes out there in some truly remote and difficult locations.
One of the biggest challenges for photographers in working with subjects is to replicate natural-looking expressions. In the above video, full-time photographer and author Nicole Young discusses how encouraging your subjects to say “hey” and “yes” will keep them from looking stiff. She also gives photo examples from when she
When the Olympus OM-D E-M1X was announced, the argument over electronic viewfinder (EVF) vs. optical viewfinders (OVF) came up in a lot of my conversations. Those of us who have been mirrorless users for a while have surely gotten used to our EVF, but it’s one of the biggest concerns I
This month we are going to start something different with our Community Hangout, which we’re calling Photo Assist Live! Be sure to join us Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 9 p.m. ET. Introducing, Photo Assist Live After last month’s hangout, we got the feeling that we’d all benefit from and
This morning, Panasonic announced the release of a new iteration of its popular GH5 micro-four thirds camera, the GH5 II. The camera features up to 10-bit 4K60p video capture, as well as improved autofocus and live-streaming. The camera uses the same 20.3-megapixel CMOS sensor as the GH5, but it features
Seasoned landscape photographers are no strangers to how unpredictable the sky and weather conditions can be, and how they must adjust to the smallest changes as they come. But some actually seek to capture the most extreme forms that weather can whip up — such as tornadoes. Storm chasers, whether
It seems that photographers fall into the trap of either/or. Either they shoot film or they shoot digital. Either they shoot in natural light or they use studio light. Either they shoot with DSLRs or they shoot with mirrorless cameras. Or do they? Who said a film photographer can’t pick
We are completely bombarded with images every single day. From social media to blogs, to advertisements and billboards, we are constantly flooded with images that are aggressively jostling for our attention. As a fledgling portrait photographer myself years ago, this presented me with quite the challenge as I sought to
Do you have no choice but to shoot portraits at home or in a small space? chances are you’re also going to work with less than ideal backgrounds. But, don’t let messy backgrounds stop you from doing your projects. Today’s portrait photography tips make sure you can work around that!
