In this episode of 3 Exposure, Rich Harrington sits down with Frederick Van Johnson, as they discuss the ins and outs of time-lapse. Be sure to join us for future live events as a part of the Photofocus Community!
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Living in Australia, we seemed to have hit the jackpot when it comes to weird, wacky and dangerous animals. It seems everything is out to kill you. Sharks, snakes, spiders, crocodiles … we have some of the deadliest critters in the world. Cute but dangerous But even our wacky ones have a deadly side. Kangaroos […]
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Skylum has released an update to its Luminar 4 program, bringing support for new cameras as well as various performance improvements. This latest update is free to all Luminar 4 customers. New camera support Luminar 4.3.3 supports new cameras as well as lossy compressed CR3 files and lossy compressed RAF files. Camera support includes: Canon: […]
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Pentax has officially announced the Pentax K-3 Mark III is available for pre-order, with a price of $2000 or $2300 as part of a premium, limited edition kit with battery grip, exclusive strap and extra battery. The camera will be available from the April 23, in Black or Silver. The camera features a new 25-megapixel APS-C BSI […]
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In landscape photography, it is important that you choose the right tripod. They come in different sizes, shapes, weights and colors. How do you know you’ve chosen the tripod that’s best for you? In this video, landscape photographer Elia Locardi gives pointers for picking out the tripod that is best for your style of photography. […]
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World Backup Day on March 31 reminds us to protect our precious digital documents and photos as we’ve become more reliant on technology. If you already built a bulletproof backup plan, great. Use World Backup Day to review it to make sure it’s running smoothly and still meets your needs. If you didn’t, please don’t […]
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This week we’re getting to know community member, Mary Wardell. Mary hails from the Pacific Northwest and inspires me by her desire and willingness to get out daily to create images, no matter what. She likes being active, involved and always learning. Looking at the world through her lens is one of the highlights of […]
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To kick off World Backup Day, B&H is offering several deals on various hard drives. Check out some of our favorites below, or visit bhphoto.com to see more. External hard drives SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable SSD V2: Save $150; $299.99 G-Technology 2TB G-DRIVE USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C mobile SSD: Save $80; $329.95 LaCie 500GB […]
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Today, starting at 2 p.m. ET, be sure to join Levi Sim as he sits down with Hernan Rodriguez for a presentation titled, “Think Before You Act: Creating Successful Portraits.” In this live webinar, Hernan will discuss crafting your shoot to fit the mood of your subject, and using lighting, color and emotion to create […]
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As a photographer, there’s no doubt you understand good composition and what it takes to create a beautiful image. But when moving to videography, master these four things to ensure a smooth transition to high quality video acquisition. Stability Now that you are shooting video, you’re capturing multiple frames per second instead of a snapshot […]
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It’s easy to see why mountains, in all their breathtaking grandeur, remain landscape photography favorites. The towering peaks offer many opportunities for photographers to get creative with their shots, from sweeping vistas to abstract masterpieces. Of course, moody mountain scenes are a staple of many landscape photography projects, and I’m sure it’s one of those […]
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Sky replacement is a great technology. But what happens when we need to balance out our scene’s lighting? With LuminarAI, you can easily relight your scene, and with the latest Update 2, even relight your subjects. Last fall, I took some rare family photos for some friends of mine, Sam and Katie. I took them […]
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Drive a car? You can get a higher angle of view to make your photographs with this little gizmo. Photo from up top How many times have you wished for a slightly higher angle for your photos? I know that upon occasion, I’ve stood on the seat of the car and the armrest to increase […]
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Today, Adobe launched a new mobile bundle. It is a collection of industry-leading, pro-level, mobile apps for photo editing, graphic design, art, and social media. The new bundle is designed to unleash mobile creativity anywhere in one easy subscription plan. Mobile app bundle The Design Mobile Bundle includes Photoshop on the iPad, Illustrator on the […]
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Many of us need to optimize photos for various social media by creating specific image and dimension sizes. Their specifications can be very specific pixel sizes: 180×180, 1080×1920, 1200×675 and so forth. Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Spotify, Snapchat, Twitter and others recommend many different dimensions. If you already have Photoshop, here’s one easy way to […]
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Today, starting at 2 p.m. ET, be sure to join Frederick Van Johnson as he sits down with Jesse Dittmar to discuss the ins and outs of NFTs. Jesse recently launched his NFT collection, which includes a photo of NFL quarterback Tom Brady. He’s one of the first photographers in a space that’s dominated mostly […]
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Some in the photography industry claim the only way you will ever get really good and master a genre is to only shoot that one genre. We don’t necessarily agree with that statement — here’s why … Expand your abilities Should you continually push beyond your boundaries? Perhaps when you are first learning photography, you […]
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Have you ever walked down the makeup aisle at a store and just stared at the images? Trying to understand what lighting setup they used to light that model/celebrities face? I do it all the time. In fact, sometimes I have to purposely avoid that section of the store so I won’t get sucked in. […]
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Topaz has released Sharpen AI 3.0! With a new, faster AI engine and model improvements for large blur, Sharpen AI is the perfect solution for sharpening your images. It can help you with things like motion blur, missed focus and a natural sharpening across your images. Through April 9, 2021, you can save $20 on […]
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As with any kind of photography, lighting is crucial to getting great food photos. Shooting in natural light yields beautiful results, but it may not always be accessible. So, if you’re dabbling into food photography more these days, it’s always great to know your lighting options. One of them is constant or continuous light, which […]
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I put Adobe’s Super Resolution feature through a pretty good, non-scientific test. In fact, I compared it to what I believe is currently the best enlarging software for photographs, Topaz Gigapixel Ai. In the video below you will see me compare enlargements of three types of photographs. The first is a photograph, of Chōjun Miyagi, […]
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Cine films like the Kodak VISION3 have been popular among photographers looking to get the moody cinematic look for their film photography. Yes, as the name indicates, it’s a motion picture film stock beloved and still used by filmmakers today. It’s one thing to get our hands on this and shoot with it, and another to […]
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When the iPhone 12 Pro was announced, it was truly a device that was marketed toward creatives. Despite the fact that many of us still use our “real” cameras, the iPhone 12 Pro packs some impressive specs, with video up to 4K at 60fps in Dolby Vision, a new Lidar sensor and more. In the […]
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We all go through a creative slump. Some bounce back quickly while others struggle and live in this prolonged agony wondering when it will end. They need a slight glimpse of inspiration to get them on track. Textures can be that spark to ignite creativity and give you the inspiration you need. Choose a program […]
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As much as I try to keep my workflow minimal and simplistic, sometimes there are other pieces of software that I’d like to use that don’t seamlessly integrate with Lightroom Classic. When you use a third-party program to edit a picture outside of Lightroom’s knowledge, it doesn’t have a chance to update the changes to […]
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In this guide, we’ll be discussing what the Google My Business Profile is and why every photographer needs to set one up. If you already have one set up, we’ll also be discussing the best tips to optimize your profile to start driving more local traffic and client bookings. Let’s dive in. What is the […]
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If you’re looking for the next photography book to add to your collection, the latest from Minor Matters Books co-founder and publisher Michelle Dunn Marsh could be of interest to you. Her upcoming memoir, “Seeing Being Seen: A Personal History of Photography,” features photos carefully chosen from her own collection to provide a glimpse into […]
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Tamron has announced a 14 day flash sale, giving up to $100 off select Tamron lenses for Sony mirrorless cameras. Tamron makes some of our favorite lenses for the E-mount system. With their compact size and fast autofocus, they’re perfect for when you’re on-the-go. Tamron’s lenses have excellent close-focusing capabilities and share a uniform filter […]
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