Building Standard Previews in Lightroom

It’s no secret that Lightroom can run a bit sluggish at times, especially when trying to render previews of high-megapixel files from cameras like the Nikon D810, Canon 5DS R, or the Sony A7r II. I hate staring at the dreaded “loading” icon as I move from image to image. Rather than sitting and waiting…

Photographer of the Day: Michael Sutton

Category: Sports Photograph: Sydney Sunday Sunrise by Michael Sutton Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. We’ve all heard the phrase “the best camera is the one that’s with you”. This capture by Michael Sutton was shot on an iPhone 5s and it’s beautiful. I love how symmetry plays a big role in this image. To…

Customizing the Quick Export Format in Photoshop CC

Photoshop has been changing as creatives find more uses for the program. In Photoshop CC, Adobe removed Save for Web and Devices in favor of a new Export wizard that’s so much more powerful. Not only can it save a PNG or JPEG file, but it can also export elements to Adobe Illustrator, create Color…

Photographer of the Day: Gazrad

Category: Sports Photograph: “Hawthorn supporter at MCG on Grand Final Day 2013” by Gazrad Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Sometimes it isn’t always about the action. Great sports photos tell the entire story of the game…the action, the emotion, and the fans. This is a great capture showing the passion of a…

A First look at DroboAccess

If you’ve got a network-attached Drobo like a 5N or a B810n, one of the biggest problems was accessing your data outside of your local network. Unless you run a separate server like I do, remote access wasn’t possible. Knowing that this has been an issue, Drobo is proud to announce DroboAccess which aims to…

I Didn’t Bring a Backup

I’ve been working from the road for the past several weeks, only stopping home to repack my bags and maybe sleep for a night. One of the ways I stay sane when flying so much is using Bose QC25 noise-cancelling headphones. While being able to catch up on work (or sleep) in peace on the…

Proper Long Lens Technique with Scott Bourne

I met up with Photofocus founder and wildlife photography expert Scott Bourne this past week at the Viera Wetlands in Melbourne, Florida to photograph birds in flight. The weather was absolutely gorgeous (even at 6:30am in the morning). But getting up early was really worth it to photograph the birds at first light. Hey – Vanelli came too.…

Photographer of the Day: CampanellaFoto

Category: Sports Photograph: Audi FIS Ski World Cup 2016 by CampanellaFoto Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. This is a great action shot of a skiier during the 2016 Audi FIS Ski World Cup held in Stockholm, Sweden in February 2016. CampanellaFoto’s timing was right on, leaving the bright white backlight behind…

What’s New with Instagram

With over 400 million users, Instagram is one of the top social networks for images and short-form videos. Since it’s beginning, Instagram has always shown new posts chronologically. But Instagram is looking to change that and they’re currently testing a new algorithm that will filter your news feed to see only the best images when…