The Camera Collector short film is now available for all to watch for free

John Aldred

Sometimes, the stories behind why we may own a certain piece of kit can be more interesting than the item itself. This short film from Andrea Casanova of Branco Ottico embodies that idea. Called “The Camera Collector”, the mysterious narrator recounts his tales of gear acquisition over the past half century. The beating his father gave […]

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Don’t Bring a Wide-Angle Lens, Just Make Panos

Levi Sim

Making pictures on a photowalk or hike should be enjoyable and relatively stress-free. One way to reduce your stress is to carry less equipment. A small kit makes your body lighter and helps you keep going longer. Bring a prime lens and stretch your vision by framing with your feet instead of lazily zooming in…

7 Tips to make your camera’s battery last longer

John Aldred

With the number of extra gadgets and doohickies built into our cameras these days, battery life is diminishing. Larger sensors, faster processors, more memory, built in WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS all drain our batteries faster than they used to. Keeping spare batteries on you is always a good idea when you’re out with your camera. […]

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TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential photographs of all time

John Aldred

Founded in 1923, TIME Magazine has presented the world with some of its most iconic photography for years. Sifting through all those images to find the 100 most influential of all time must’ve been no easy task. But, it is a task that TIME took on, to create a celebration of photography that changed the […]

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Cleansing My Creative Palate with Fungus + Mushroom photography tips

Eva Creel

It began in October, the numbness. The sick feeling and lack of appreciation for my photography. For all photography. I couldn’t stand looking at my social media threads. If I saw one more photograph of a pretty girl, in a fluffy dress, standing in an abandoned house, I was going to vomit. Nothing I made […]

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Photographer of the Day – Jordi Corbilla

Kristina Sherk

Photographer: Jordi Corbilla – Professional Portrait (explore) Hello Photofocus community, Kristina Sherk here. Happy Monday!! That means it’s time for my favorite part of the week, Photographer of the Day! After spending a lot of time in the Photofocus Flickr community we have selected Jordi Corbilla for this week’s winner with this awesome portrait. While…

Here are five ways that a photographer can use a plastic bag

Udi Tirosh

Well, here is a random collection. If you have a spare nylon bag lying around, dont throw it away. As a photographer there is plenty you can do with it. Ok, I am just kidding, you can throw that bag away. Hopefully, you have a recycling thing for nylon bags. That said, this random collection […]

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The Q and A Show | Photofocus Podcast November 7th, 2016

Rod Harlan

Scott Bourne and Frederick Van Johnson answer viewers photography questions. Q&A Podcast Questions 1. From James in Sacramento, CA I want to buy a new camera because I want to start making professional photographs. But I noticed several of the portfolio shots posted by Photofocus authors are made with older cameras. Is it possible a…