This is how new Panasonic Lumix GH5 performs in low light conditions

Panasonic Lumix GH5 is a camera many Panasonic video shooters were anxiously waiting for. We recently reported about it as it was released for pre-orders. The shipment starts in late March 2017, so you’ll have to be patient for only a little more while. But in the meantime, you can take a look at how […]

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Photographing black metal concerts with crazy and dark lighting conditions

Photographing concerts is not an easy task, especially indoor concerts. Often, you’ve got get dim lighting conditions. The lights you do have illuminating your scene are often extremes of one colour or another. They oversaturate your shot, you lose a lot of detail and information, especially in highlights and skintones, and your camera’s meter often […]

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See How The A7SII Compares To The Human Eye In Low Light Conditions

The Sony A7SII is a marvel of low light performance. With native ISO of 100-102400 it rivals military grade night vision. Youtube user VideoArt GR created a video comparing what we see with the naked human eye vs. where we can go bumping the ISO of the A7SII. The test was made with a Rokinon 50mm t1.5 […]

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Photographer Catches Humpback Whales Playing Under The Northern Lights While Testing Out His New Camera

What better way to test out your new Sony A7’s low light abilities than with the stunning scene Northern lights photographer, Harald Albrigtsen, was lucky enough to come across. While taking his new camera out for a test drive on Kvaløya, in Northern Norway, Albrigtsen happened across the unusual sight–and the best part, the whales came back […]

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Low Light Portrait Photography Tips

In this short video, Damien Lovegrove explains how to take low light portraits and retain good exposure and tonal range. In the first shot, Damien uses a tripod and dials in manual exposure compensation to get the tonal range spot on. In the second shot, Damien uses a monopod and multiple light sources, including a rim light […]

Speed, Speed it’s what you need

Editor’s note: We’re proud to welcome Mike Kubeisy to the Photofocus team   His work in Hollywood makes him one of the most viewed photographers alive   Please leave a comment welcoming him     Before engaging the enemy it was a low light situation, once the rifles burst it was only then that I […]