Mötley Crüe sued by photographers over merchandise image rights

John Aldred

Recently retired Mötley Crüe are being sued by legendary rock photographers Barry Levine and Neil Zlozower. Their work was  slapped on all kinds of merchandise from photographers sickers, flags, and even baby onesies. Their claim is that the band did not have the rights to use images that were on merchandise being sold during their farewell […]

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Fujifilm X-T2 Review

Mark Goldstein

The Fujifilm X-T2 is a new compact system camera that builds on the success of the popular 2-year-old X-T1, most notably by adding 4K video recording, a more sophisticated auto-focusing system, and a wealth of other improvements. Read our in-de…

In August, the Netherlands turns purple and this is what it looks like

Albert Dros

When photographers think of my country they think of windmills, Amsterdam and tulips. These are generally the most photographed subjects in the Netherlands. What they don’t know is that my country turns purple in August. It usually starts mid or early Augusts and ends till the end of August. It turns a lot of areas […]

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Apple’s New iPhone 7 and 7 Plus Cameras

Levi Sim

Apple have just announced the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Of course, we’re most interested in the camera(s) specs. iOS 10 Shoots RAW That’s right, now you can shoot RAW photos on your iPhone, and it doesn’t even require buying a new phone. Some other phones already shoot RAW, but this is new…

This is how Photoshop and other applications resize your images, mathematically speaking

John Aldred

The mathematical side of photography has always interested me. It can be mostly ignored by photographers, often only required to understand the exposure triangle. For me, though, the maths is part of what initially drew me into photography. In this video from Computerphile, we learn what goes into some of the calculations that allow us to easily resize our images inside […]

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Passion, patience and process. How I shot my personal project “The Big Bow”

Patrick Shipstad

I think one of the most important aspects of a successful photo is what happens before you ever click the shutter. Pre-visualization of what you want the photo to look like can happen quickly where you immediately envision the final photo, or it can develop over time where you build on your original concept, adding […]

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Apple Enhances Photo Organization, Camera with iOS 10

Bryan Esler

While Wednesday’s announcement of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus was deeply catered to photographers, you don’t need to upgrade your device to get all the new features Apple is offering. iOS 10, which will be released Sept. 13, introduces a new reign of organizational capabilities for your photos and videos, along with some…

New Category & Curator for Photographer of the Day

Kevin Ames

Travel Photofocus’ popular feature Photographer of the Day has a new category–Travel. Susan Kanfer who herself is an amazingly talented destination photographer curates Travel. The Weddings category is on hiatus. I’m excited about evolving Photographer of the Day. If you have category ideas or other thoughts, email me at kevin@photofocus.com. Be a Photofocus Photographer of…