Happy New Year from Photofocus
Photofocus Team
From all of us at Photofocus, we wish you a very Happy New Year! To get you started with 2021, be sure to check out some of our New Year-centric pieces:
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Huge New Year’s savings from Skylum, Excire and Xpozer prints
Photofocus Team
This morning, a few of our partners announced some huge deals to ring in the new year! LuminarAI creative bundles From today through the morning of January 1, 2020, you can save on two LuminarAI bundles: Festive Bundle for $119:
Weekly Wrap-Up: December 20-26, 2020
Photofocus Team
We hope you are having a wonderful holiday! This week, Kevin Ames kicked things off with an interview with Catalina Bloch from MDRN Photobooth to talk about how she’s thought outside the box when it comes to printing at events.
Merry Christmas from all of us at Photofocus!
Photofocus Team
From our Photofocus family to yours, we wish you a very, merry Christmas. We hope you will spend time to enjoy the holiday season safely with your loved ones. And of course, with a camera in hand! Don’t forget to
Share your holiday with Photofocus
Lauri Novak
The holidays are such a magical time of year for so many, and even though it may be a bit different this year, we’d love to see how you’re celebrating. Were you able to get some photos of Santa and
Weekly Wrap-Up: December 13-19, 2020
Photofocus Team
This week, Michèle Grenier taught us how to remove redness from cheeks and noses in the new LuminarAI, while Julie Powell presented some great tips on capturing the holiday spirit through food photography. Sara Kempner walked us through how to
Holiday photography tips for capturing the season’s cheer
Joy Celine Asto
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and despite the strange times we live in now, we just can’t miss shooting the best we can make out of it. With Christmas just around the corner, we’re sure you have
Weekly Wrap-Up: December 6-12, 2020
Photofocus Team
This week, Ken Lee walked us through light painting, while Julie Powell gave some tips on how to photograph kids with special needs. Then, Joy Celine Asto reminisced about the Kodak Christmas commercials of old. Erin Holmstead presented some tips
Did you win an Olympus camera and lens? Announcing our November contest winner
Photofocus Team
With the Celebrate 21 Years of Photofocus contest coming to a close this month, we wanted to announce the winners of our final monthly prize! If you haven’t already entered our contest, be sure to do so! You’ll have the
Enter to win the Ultimate Creative Bundle from Dell, Excire and Intel!
Photofocus Team
Originally offered only in Europe, now US customers can enter to win the Ultimate Creative Bundle, too!  Our friends over at Excire have teamed up with Dell and Intel to give away an Intel-powered Dell XPS 13 creator laptop, plus a
Weekly Wrap-Up: Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2020
Photofocus Team
This week, Ken Lee got us ready for the winter season by showing us the OpenSnow app. Then, Sara Kempner told us how to find inspiration to photograph in winter weather. Bryan Esler reviewed the Sigma 100-400mm super telephoto lens
Weekly Wrap-Up: November 22-28, 2020
Photofocus Team
This week, Sara Kempner kicked things off, showing us different ways how to turn images into greeting cards. Then, Lauri Novak gave us some great gift ideas, perfect for any photographer this holiday season. Nate Torres explained the difference between
Traffic light colors glow in minimalist night photography
Joy Celine Asto
I love it when photographers get extra creative with documenting daily life and the most mundane things out of it. It can be challenging to single out something interesting to capture in everyday things. It’s easy to fall into the
Avoiding memory card chaos
Bryan Esler
As photographers, we often take for granted one of the most important pieces of equipment we can invest in — memory cards. Whether you use CF or SD cards, there’s some simple things to remember in order to avoid card failure.
Frightening encounters: Meeting animals in the dark
Ken Lee
One of the most common questions I get asked is about if whether I have frightening encounters with animals when I am photographing at night. The answer is yes. People always think that it’s things like dogs, coyotes and snakes.
Exposure Tactics: Mastering exposure
Kevin Ames
This Exposure Tactics post explains what a “technically proper” exposure is and how to get there. Remember I said technically proper, not creatively right. The three photos above are with different exposures. Each one brings out a different feeling or
Film format comparison: 645 medium format vs. 35mm
Joy Celine Asto
Have you been shooting 35mm film for a while and are considering moving to medium format next? You may have encountered 645 (6-by-4.5 cm) as one of the formats available for 120 film. But, is it the right film format
I still want a studio, but outside my home
Erin Holmstead
I wish I had a real studio! This was my big goal at the end of 2019. Right before the world went crazy. I mean it has always been my dream! But 2020 was the year it was going to
Mind Your Own Business: New year, new plans!
Chamira Young
Welcome to Mind Your Own Business, the podcast that helps photographers improve their business and their lives! Today Skip and I have a detailed discussion about what photographers can do to make 2021 (and 2022, actually) better than ever. “Growth
Macro photography at home: Exploring the micro-world of seashells
Ken Lee
Being stuck at home doesn’t need to stunt our creativity. With just a few simple items that you probably already have around the house, we can create interesting images and have fun experimenting by doing macro photography. You have many
Going wide with 24mm for street photography
Joy Celine Asto
For many photographers, 35mm is the ideal focal length for street photography. However, if you’ve ever been curious about wide you can go with your choice of lenses for this genre, the quick video above by Pierre Lambert will give
Five exercises to help you see
Lauri Novak
We are all photographers. Phones. Tablets. Cameras. Every one of us can at almost any given moment take a photo. The question is how can you make your images different from anyone else’s? “The real voyage of discovery consists not
