Author: Scott Bourne

I have been experimenting with “negative space.” In photographic design, just like in music or in other visual arts, sometimes the most powerful design element is the power of nothing. We look at pictures and try to find familiar shapes and patterns, like recognizing someone’s face, a well-known landmark, or a personal object that only…

For our US-based audience, today is Thanksgiving. It’s a time to be grateful and our entire team is grateful for you. One thing I do really like about holidays is the chance to make images that matter. To those of you with families, this is the time to show them that your gear investment can…

My pal Trey Ratcliff has done it again. He’s worked with Peak Design to take the advanced features of his Everyday Messenger Bag to a backpack. If you’ve seen one of the original Everyday Messenger Bags you will have a good idea of what to expect in the Peak Design Everyday Backpack model. Both bags…

Editor’s Note: It’s time for something new. In the past, Photofocus has made it a practice of acknowledging a specific camera and/or lens as the “camera/lens” of the year. This year several of us are putting together a list including camera and lens choices along with a few other pieces of gear that we think…

Marco and I were recording the Inspiration Podcast on the Photofocus Podcasting Network and he reminded me of an old Edward Weston quote: The fact is that relatively few photographers ever master their medium. Instead they allow the medium to master them and go on an endless squirrel cage chase from new lens to new…

The holiday season is nearly upon us and that means many of you will be seeking out a new camera. The problem? Which camera? You want to make the best decision you can. You may turn to some of the popular and large online camera forums to get advice. All you have to do is…

I have been thinking about what I can do as a bird photographer when the weather doesn’t cooperate. While I do pretty well in winter, big storms usually mean a shut out for bird photography. That means it’s time for some indoor work. I generally don’t photograph captive birds which leaves few indoor options. How about bird…

Polaroid continues to beef up its line up of affordable photography add-on accessories with their new Polaroid LED Photo Studio Color Box. It weighs just two pounds, is compact and portable but wow does it put out a lot of light! It comes in a kit with an attachable handgrip and remote control. The unit…

For a very long time I have been obsessed with the BUSINESS side of the camera business. I don’t know why, but I have always enjoyed plotting and graphing the various camera company’s successes and failures. I used to invest in these companies but I stopped that in 2009 because I saw the writing on…

Lots of camera backpacks. That’s the first thing people see when they look into my closet. You can never have too many of them. And these days, there are more types and styles of camera backpacks than ever. Recognizing that “style” is more important to today’s camera bag buyers than it used to be, several…