Can you believe that you can now buy medium format cameras for under $3,000? Don’t worry, this isn’t a dream, you’re wide-awake and you’re about to see five medium format cameras that make the shutters in full-frame cameras shake! It’s hard to believe that, in the not-too-distant past, digital medium
It wasn’t too long ago when medium format cameras cost upward of $20,000 each! However, Pentax, and more recently, Fujifilm, went on the offensive with medium format cameras and they managed to bring the prices crashing down. Now, you can buy both DSLR and mirrorless-based medium format cameras that cost
Two years ago, the Ricoh GR III became a fan favorite with street photographers the world over. The GR series is legendary for good reasons, but with new competitors now roaming the streets, we’ve decided to revisit the GR III to see if it’s still worth the price Ricoh slapped
We often do roundups that focus on affordable cameras and lenses, but what if money were no object? There are plenty of luxurious mirrorless cameras on the market. All of them come from companies steeped in rich history. These cameras are more than just a showpiece, though. Yes, there are
Great Glamour Starts with Light but Finishes with Luminosity One of the concepts I stress most with my students is that photography is all about the play of lights and darks; tonal value is more important than color! I find that, most of the time, the path to a great
Editor’s Note: This is an advanced tutorial. For a detailed explanation of these techniques, Lee is sharing see his post on LAB Masking. Everyone would agree that a great photo starts with a great capture—good composition, good light, good exposure, and a certain ineffable quality of magic that comes together at the
Editor’s Note: A special thanks to our partner Datacolor for helping us to bring more information about color calibration to you. You have great photos coming in, now let’s get great photos coming out! In Part 1: Uncomplicating Color, we explored the concept of Color Management. In Part 2: Getting
An Alternative to Focusing Fresnel Spot Light with the Benefit of Easy Custom Shapes I have been experimenting with digital projectors as a light source in my Glamour Photography Workshops. If you don’t have access to large movie hot lights with focusing fresnel lens systems, a digital projector provides a
Creating Panorama Scenes in Photoshop I did an exterior shoot for the Broad Stage back in 2011 (see the blog post here) and the next assignment was to document the interior for use on their website and in printed promotional materials. Besides its use in school programs the swank 500
This is part 2 of a detailed article. Be sure to also check out part 1. We saw how to lighten dark skin using the red channel luminosity in my last post. This post explores an additional technique to “Pop” the highlights for further lightening. The idea here is to emphasize
Editor’s NOTE: Photofocus is proud to welcome master photo educator Lee Varis to our roster of authors! Subtle Adjustments Make all the Difference Every photo needs some amount of adjustment to enhance its presentation, even really good photos can benefit with the right adjustment. However, if you ask 5 different
