Plotagraph Pro News

You may remember that Photofocus was one of the first sites to tell you about Plotagraph Pro. This amazing software offers photographers the chance to easily animate still images. This works with ANY still photo, you can animate a photo you shoot today or one from a hundred years ago.  Absolutely no video is required. Since we…

Photographer of the Day: Pat Callahan “Off to Market”

Category: Portraits Photograph: by Pat Callahan This nicely composed street portrait by Pat Callahan shows beautiful light on a great wall in Antigua, Guatemala. Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr Community. To learn how your work can be featured on the site, please read this article.

Size matters; Comparing Octabox sizes with high speed sync

One of the questions I see pop up often through various portrait groups on Facebook is “what softbox do I buy?”. After they settle on an octabox, it’s invariably followed up with “How big should I go?”. Personally, when it comes to Octaboxes, I’ve always been of the belief that the bigger the better. But, that’s […]

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Movie captures amazing milkey way with Canon MH20f-SH shooting at 400,000 ISO

I’ll admit that when Canon first launched the MH20f-SH I was kind of skeptic. I mean what in the galaxy are the uses for a 4,000,000 ISO camera? Well, Ben Canales just proved that there are cinematic visions that can use this tool. Ben used the Canon ISO beast to shoot an exceptional video where the Milky Way is […]

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Movie captures amazing milkey way with Canon MH20f-SH shooting at 400,000 ISO

I’ll admit that when Canon first launched the MH20f-SH I was kind of skeptic. I mean what in the galaxy are the uses for a 4,000,000 ISO camera? Well, Ben Canales just proved that there are cinematic visions that can use this tool. Ben used the Canon ISO beast to shoot an exceptional video where the Milky Way is […]

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Photographer documents nature vs humanity with a 4×5 large format film camera

Helene Schmitz is one of Sweden’s most successful art photographers. Her work focuses on the complicated and sometimes violent relationship between humans and nature. This idea has led to several award winning books, including her latest book Borderlands. In this short documentary by photographer and filmmaker Johan Stahlbergl, we get an insight into Helene’s thought process. […]

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Photographer documents nature vs humanity with a 4×5 large format film camera

Helene Schmitz is one of Sweden’s most successful art photographers. Her work focuses on the complicated and sometimes violent relationship between humans and nature. This idea has led to several award winning books, including her latest book Borderlands. In this short documentary by photographer and filmmaker Johan Stahlbergl, we get an insight into Helene’s thought process. […]

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5 Things Every Photographer Should Know About Facebook

Contributing article by Armando J. Pérez-Carreño In today’s crowded online world, a good social presence can make or break you. Here are five tips every photographer should consider to run an effective Facebook campaign. So, you decided to become a photographer right? That’s great! What’s your focus (pun intended)? But really, the very first thing…

Overpowering the sun; Shooting outdoor flash portraits in harsh bright sunlight

At some point or another, anybody who shoots portraits is going to need to shoot outdoors in bright sunlight. Even if you actively try to avoid it, it’s going to happen one day. It’s just inevitable. Maybe you’re not a portrait photographer, but you have a fancy camera and a flash. Friends or family may ask you […]

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Demand for the X-T2 takes Fuji by surprise with deliveries delayed by up to two months

Fuji Japan have released an official statement that Fujifilm X-T2 orders have been delayed to overwhelming demand. It’s no huge surprise, really, that this was going to be a popular camera. X-Pro 2 performance in an X-T1 size package? How could it not be? Fuji Rumors report that the X-T2 was in stock with both […]

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