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Weekly Wrap-Up: December 23-29, 2018

Bryan Esler

The Weekly Wrap-up compiles interesting articles published this week on Photofocus. This week we talked about getting started with your new camera, photographing Christmas morning,

Ho ho ho macro holidays

Lauri Novak

There are hundreds, probably thousands of images taken during the holidays. Family, friends, gift unwrapping, food, parties and so much more. Most of those images

Why focus stack when I can just use f/22?

Levi Sim

I’ve got three good reasons why using f/22 won’t get you a sharp picture. However, even though I’ve proven these reasons in my own work,

Cambo Actus + FUJIFILM GFX-part-2

Lee Varis

Testing the Ultimate Technical Camera – part 2 This 2nd part of my examination of the Cambo Actus GFX system focuses (literally) on the lens

Mirrorless Maniac: Shoot TeleFlorals

Levi Sim

There are many lenses emerging for our mirrorless cameras, including macro lenses. The thing is about macro lenses that they are often a very good

Polarizer Filters: They’re Not Just for Landscape Photography

Jason Hahn

Circular polarizing filters, a.k.a. “polarizers”, are some of the few filters I always have in my pack. Polarizers are important tools in my landscape photography.

How to Light Close-up Flower Photos with a Flashlight

Lee Varis

Summer is Here – Time for Flower Photography I just thought I’d share a quick little lighting technique for your flower photography. Now that spring

Impact Flex Arm Super Clamp Kit, Tested and Reviewed

Jason Hahn

I recently put the Impact Flex Arm Super Clamp Kit through my rigorous testing process, which involves using it in a variety of photography situations, coming up with ways to put it to work getting the shots I want, and generally abusing the *bleep* out of it to see how it stands up to wear and tear. While it’s not what I think of as the usual gear for nature photographers, I found it useful for a number of my photo pursuits both indoors and out in my backyard photo studio/nature sanctuary.