While wandering around the booths at WPPI this year, I met Paul McKelvey. Paul is the founder of the Kobra Flash Modifier — he designed the Kobra. The Kobra is a flash modifier that is lightweight, flexible and pretty sleek
A lot of photographers know about Sigma lenses. But did you know the company also makes cameras? I got to check out the new Sigma fp camera during WPPI and learn a little more about it. A high-end contemporary camera
I was recently at WPPI and came across the Savage booth, which had their RGB Light Painter Pro LED Wand for attendees to try. I messed around with it for a bit and instantly realized I needed one. However, I
While I was at WPPI, I stopped by the White House Custom Color (WHCC) booth to find out what was new. Client Success Manager Matt Hodgman showed me their newest and most popular offerings. “We pride ourselves in supporting professional
While wandering the show floor at WPPI, I came across the Special Kids Photography of America booth, which had images of special needs children displayed. Having a special needs stepson myself, I stopped in to chat with them about what
While at WPPI, I was able to check out Platypod’s much anticipated tripod head, known as the Platyball. Available in two versions, Platypod aims to solve the headaches of traditional tripod heads through new technologies and rethinking how best to
Looking back at WPPI without the fluff, just the real stuff. Here’s my review of 10 exposing brands in a very short and sweet recap.
If lighting is on your list of things to dive into this year, look no further! Our friends at Lume Cube have an extended WPPI show special, even though the expo is over. You can save 15% on the new
Tethering can now be done totally wirelessly. I’ve had the chance of talking about Tether Tool’s new Air Direct at WPPI. Here’s what they had to say.
At WPPI 2020 in Las Vegas, Insta360’s Katherine Chung talked with me about the company’s latest action camera. The OneR modular action camera Kevin Ames: Katherine, what’s the latest from Insta360? Katherine Chung: Insta360 just launched the first modular action
The Photofocus team is out in Las Vegas for this week, checking out WPPI! Throughout the week we’ll showcase some great new products and companies, so stay tuned. Here are some great deals to get you started, whether you’re with
With WPPI officially under way, and the trade show opening Tuesday morning, we wanted to extend an invitation for you to join us this week in Las Vegas! Whether you’re taking classes, visiting the expo or just exploring Vegas, we
“Fisheye lenses are gimmicks.” Lots of photographers think so. Most have never used one, but I don’t travel without one. The 15mm f/2.8 fisheye lens from Sigma is less than three inches in diameter and length. It weighs in at
Aurora HDR is not a piece of software I use very often. But it’s one that is nice to have in my toy/toolbox to play with when I feel the need to try something different. This particular time though, I
Food photography is commonly mistaken as something that makes our mouths water. While that is definitely one of the uses of the genre, it also pays to be aware of other ways to get creative with it. Food is such
This image that you see right here — the cover one — is a photo I took with a triathlon athlete for her blog. Did I get money for that? No. Am I happy with that? Yes. Will I do
Why are passion projects so important? I really don’t think it matters what genre you photograph, or even what sort of creative you actually are. Photographer, videographer, musician, painter, sculpture, writer … if you are of the creative type, I am
Welcome to Beyond Technique, the podcast that empowers photographers to bring their businesses to the next level, brought to you by Platypod, Photofocus and Skip Cohen University. Today we chat with creative portrait photographer Gilmar Smith! Check out Platypod.com, the
The World Photography Organisation has announced the winners of its 2021 Sony World Photography Awards. This year’s winner — Craig Easton from the United Kingdom — was awarded with a $25,000 cash prize and a range of Sony imaging products.
DJI has announced the new DJI Air 2S, a portable camera drone that offers an all-in-one solution, bringing robust flight performance, state-of-the-art camera upgrades and high-grade preprogrammed content creation tools. “Every creator remembers what it felt like to fly a
A friend asked if it’s possible to make nice pictures of birds with her Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 bridge camera. I already knew the answer to that question but I wanted to illustrate my point. Spoiler alert: The answer is yes.
There are many composition rules that photographers are encouraged to follow. But, one of the easiest things you can do today to instantly improve your shots is filling the frame. In fact, you can learn how it’s done in just
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