Photographing wild horses has left me in peace

Carina Maiwald

Hidden in the mountains of Bosnia there are animals you would never expect, who are surviving along hot summers and freezing winters, fighting bears and wolves to keep their families safe. I started my trip having no idea of what would happen during my stay. All my expectations were exceeded the moment I had the very […]

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How Back Button Focusing Changed my Photography

Bryan Esler

EDITOR’S NOTE: We’d like to welcome Bryan Esler to our team at Photofocus. This is his first post. It’s not everyday you come across a feature that’s built into your camera that can significantly change the way you capture photographs. I’ve had my Nikon D800 for a few years now and until recently, I held…

This is what Instagram addiction would have been like in the 18th century

John Aldred

Ikea is one of those names that seems to pop up often for photographers. They sell so many products that can be hacked or modified to work in completely different ways. Occasionally, their products also give us a good laugh, too. This time, Ikea’s giving us something to giggle about themselves with their newest commercial. It […]

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Getty faces second mass Copyright lawsuit alleging infringement of over 47,000 photos

John Aldred

Getty Images seem to be having a tough time lately. After recently being hit with a $1 billion lawsuit by photographer Carol Highsmith, they are being sued again. The nine page civil complaint was filed by Zuma Press, an independent press agency, on Monady. In the suit, Zuma alleges copyright violations and unauthorised licensing of more […]

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How to find a person’s “good side” and why you probably got yours wrong

John Aldred

The idea that a person’s face has a “good side” is not an unfamiliar concept. Many of us consistently favour one side of our face when we see a camera pointed at us. We are presenting what we believe is our “good side”. But, have we got even our own face wrong? In this video, […]

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How I shot a photo of an octopus hogging an action figure – A lighting breakdown

Carlo Orlandi

With the heat of August, I thought that nothing will beat making a small beach set photo in the chill studio. In this product shot, I am going to use three lights to simulate outdoor sunlight for a small scale product octopus attack shot. I am going to use a Miggo Splat , a small […]

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Photographer of the Day: Rob Dweck

Doug Daulton

Category: Nature Photographer: Rob Dweck Title: Migration 3 With fast-moving animals, a wildlife photographer must make a conscious choice: freeze or blur. Freeze delivers tack sharp images; blur delivers abstract images. Both are powerful and evocative, but most photographers seem to choose freeze over blur. Dweck’s photo illustrates why blur an equally valid, and often…

A very rare look inside Canon’s operations at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Jeff Cable

This is my fifth Olympic Games and I am always visiting the Canon Professional Services area to borrow equipment from them. And for all of those previous Olympics, they have always been very guarded about letting anyone, outside of Canon employees, go behind the scenes to see what they have in their inventory. And trust […]

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