Photographer of the Day: Ian Lewry

Category: Street Photography Photograph: “Venice 2017″ by Ian Lewry Sometimes in street photography you need to have the confidence to ask subjects to pose. Ian chose a great couple to photograph and framed them beautifully within the poles. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the…

I converted a Rodenstock 50mm f/1.1 X-Ray lens to fit my Micro Four Thirds camera

One of the shortcomings of smaller image sensors is obtaining adequate exposure in dim lighting situations. Anyone used to sub full-frame cameras or just dull kit lenses has felt this pain. To gain appropriate exposure you’ll either have to bump up the ISO, shoot with the lens wide open, add physical light sources to the […]

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This 4K timelapse takes you to all corners of Hawaiian island of Oahu

I love good timelapse videos. When they depict places around the planet, it boosts my desire to travel. I admire photographers who make an effort to create these demanding videos, and this time I’m presenting you with a timelapse by Chris Biela. Last time he took us to Chicago, and this time we go somewhere […]

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Copyright and Censorship on Instagram: Marie Claire stole my photo and blocked me from commenting

Yesterday I found out that one of my photographs was misused, or stolen if you ask me, by a major international publishing company. Sadly this type of thing is so common that it’s almost not even worth writing about. However, it’s what happened during my quest to call-out the company that really captured my attention. […]

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This website will tell you if you’ve been shadowbanned from Instagram

The word has been going around lately that Instagram has been shadowbanning their users. This means that everything appears normal to you, but when the users who don’t follow you scroll through the same hashtag feed, they won’t see your image at all. This makes it more difficult to gain new followers, which make it […]

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GoPro announces Fusion, spherical camera that captures 5.2K VR videos

Although GoPro had their difficulties, they don’t give up from staying in the market. They have announced Fusion, a new spherical camera that captures photos, regular video and VR video at 5.2K resolution. GoPro plans to put the camera in sales this fall, but you can already apply for their pilot program which they will […]

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