Solution: Photoshop 2015-5 Missing Plugins

Adobe’s flagship Photoshop received a full version update, which makes the current version, Photoshop CC 2015-5, packed with lots of great features and a performance boost. There’s a lot to be excited about—except their warning about 3rd party plug-ins. Adobe made it clear with a warning message: VERY IMPORTANT – Photoshop CC 2015.5 is a…

External Power for Sony A7 Series Cameras

A few weeks ago, I rented a Sony A7s Mark II camera from LensRentals.com for a trip to a few Southern California beaches. After using the camera for about 2 weeks, one of my absolute favorite features of the Sony a7 series cameras is the inclusion of a micro-USB port. Packing so much performance into…

3 Quick Ways to Spice Up Your Portraits With Angles

When you are taking a client or friend’s portrait, your job is to make them look as good as possible. It’s also your job to infuse their portrait with a certain feeling that is appropriate to the person and the moment. Varying your angle is one way to quickly and easily transform a moderately interesting…

Photographer of the Day: Gregory Tran

Category: Children Photograph: “Youth” by Gregory Tran Gregory captured a beautiful candid shot of two youths sitting in a subway. He gives us an insight of what a typical day the two may experience. His choice to use Black & White gives a timeless feeling to the photo. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn…

This is the $4 upgrade you should be giving to all your gear bags

Fiddling around with little zippers on bags can be a pain, especially when you’ve your camera in one hand, with a bag clenched between your knees trying to unzip it with your free hand. Caleb Pike of DSLR Video Shooter has a super cheap solution that not only helps to make this problem go a […]

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Faster Storage for Photographers with Drobo 5Dt

Drobo has just started shipping a new storage system (in fact mine’s already on its way to me). Drobo announced the DROBO 5D Turbo Edition also know as the Drobo 5Dt. I’ve recently had several talks with the company’s CEO and leadership team, and they’ve assured me that their laser-focussed on building tools for photographers and…

Next month you can have a “39MP” Foveon sensor for less than $800 with the Sigma sd Quattro

Sigma have today confirmed the final pricing and availability of the Sigma sd Quattro camera and EF-630 flash units announced in February, along with a new bundle that includes the sd Quattro and Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM Art Lens. The Sigma sd Quattro is a mirrorless camera with an APS-C Foveon sensor, which Sigma claim as […]

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Apple Digital Camera RAW Update 6.20 Now Available

Apple has released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 6.20, which adds system-level RAW file support for a number of cameras. Supported cameras in this latest release include the following: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS Rebel T6 / 1300D / Kiss X80 Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Olympus PEN-F Panasonic […]

Instant Replay: Lightroom’s Book Module with Scott Kelby

Lightroom’s Book Module is a powerful tool, and there’s nobody better to help us unleash its secrets than Scott Kelby. If you’re like Rob Sylvan and Levi Sim, you’re familiar with www.ScottKelby.com where we’ve been dazzled by Scott’s photo book layouts for years. Besides his photo books, he’s also the world’s number one best selling author (here’re…