Photoshoot and Beyond
Category: Street. Photograph: “Breeze” by Paul Munford (username “Paul Munford” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: A street photo can capture my attention by the content, composition, color / B&W contrast and by the story that I see in the single frame. This image by Paul captured my…
On day 3, also my last day at Photokina 2016, I looked closer at some of the trends of nontraditional camera products that have been growing in popularity in the photography industry in the past years: 360° VR photos and videos, action cameras and drones. Many traditional camera manufacturers are either offering or are currently developing…
On day two at Photokina 2016, I selected some big and some of the small product news that I came across. Let me start with one of the big (not only sensor wise) new cameras again. Hasselblad is back! Well, they were not literally gone, but they had been producing pro medium format digital cameras…
Photokina is the world’s leading trade fair for photo and video and it is held every other year in Cologne, Germany. I am here to cover the event for Photofiocus and share some of the interesting news and products for our readers who can not attend it. Fujifilm’s trade fair stand was again the most…
Category: Street. Photograph: “Into the shadows” by Per Pettersson (username “Per Pettersson” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: If you look closer this street photo by Per Pettersson stands out in many different aspects. First I like the composition symmetry of the straight and diagonal lines and how…
On this inspiration episode of the Photofocus podcast Marco invited street photographer Valerie Jardin, to cover these topics on inspiration and street photography: Marco starts off with an announcement regarding the PopUp Gulf Photo Plus in Berlin on October 29th and 30th. He was asked to interview David Hobby and Zack Arias for the Photofocus…
Category: Street. Photograph: “Dusty Canvas” by Pat Callahan (username “Pat Callahan” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: Looking at the history of street photography, kids playing on the streets have been a common theme of street photography for a century. And over time it has become an important…
Category: Street. Photograph: “Stripes” by Hans Severin (username “H. Severin” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: This image by Hans Severin is a great example of how the repetition of structures and patterns on more than one layer can turn into a great stage for a clever street…
On this episode of the Photofocus #Mirrorless Show Scott and Marco will discuss these new products and mirrorless topics: Photokina is just around the corner. It will be held from September 20th to the 25th in Cologne, Germany. Marco will be there to find out what’s the latest and greatest in the photography industry. And…
Category: Street. Photograph: “Street story” by Gabi Ben Avraham (username “Gabi Ben avraham” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: This image captured by Gabi is an absolute street photography gem! A little girl is visible as a silhouette walking her bright white dog while apparently interacting with her…