One of my favorite things to do in photography is finding patterns. Like most people, I am drawn to patterns, textures and repetition. As fascinating as patterns and textures can be on their own, photographs of these elements are invariably improved when a pattern or texture is interrupted by something
National Parks at Night has just announced the 2023 Nightscaper Conference. It’s perfect timing for the 2023 Milky Way season! Here’s all the information! About the Nightscaper Conference Royce Bair created this community some years ago. National Parks at night began collaborating with him in early 2021. The first conference
Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Frank Engelhardt is a software applications engineer with a passion for photography. He
Take a chance they say, what do you have to lose. Well, you can lose a lot when you pack up your camera and travel over 2,000 miles away from home. Or you can fly! In 2022, I decided to book a photography shootout in Utah with a few child
What would you do if you hiked up to Delicate Arch at night, only to find 40 photographers waving flashlights around? I decided to organize everyone, creating order from chaos. Here’s how I attempted this in June 2014. Delicate Arch Delicate Arch is iconic, so much so that it appears
If you’re looking to photograph fantastic natural wonders, consider heading to southern Utah. Home to five national parks (known as the “Mighty 5”) and numerous national monuments and state parks, Utah can fill your hard drive with hundreds of awe-inspiring images. In this article, I’ll tell you the about the
Early this morning, Olympus officially announced details of its upcoming OM-D E-M5 Mark III camera — the third iteration of their mid-range mirrorless micro four-thirds camera. The feature list is impressive and includes many of the specs currently seen on the E-M1 Mark II camera. If you haven’t already read
Publisher: The following story touches on some sensitive topics. At Photofocus we recognize the photography community has many views. Comments on this article are accepted, but will be moderated. On December 20th, 2013 I was working from a local coffee shop minding my own business. Suddenly, social media began blowing
