Photographer wanted to capture Moon, but then he focused and saw his mistake

How many times have you thought of an object to be something else? This happened to Fox 5 DC journalist Van Applegate and caused one of his images to go viral. Thanks to a mistake he made while taking the photo, the very same photo went viral and put a smile on faces of many. […]

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This year’s April fools’ jokes from around the world photography world

Although we have ran the occasional pranks in the past for April Fools’ Day, we decided not to do one this year. We wanted to just sit back and enjoy everybody else’s jokes this year. As it’s already April 1st in Australia, a few have started coming through already. We’ll be updating this post as […]

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How a photographer recreated The Dark Side of the Moon album cover in camera

No matter if you are a fan of Pink Floyd or not, I’m sure you know the cover of their iconic album The Dark Side of the Moon. After all, as photographers, you are familiar with the phenomenon it depicts. Young photographer Mason Maxwell turned that phenomenon into a photo that pays a tribute to […]

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Cruel Kodak prank pretends to wipe peoples phones to make a strong point

While it’s not quite April 1st in London yet, Kodak Moments UK were a little eager with the pranks. They took to the streets of London to get people try out a “super fast phone charger”, which would then wipe all the data on their phone before their eyes. This one seems particularly cruel and […]

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Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/3.2 Review

The Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/3.2 is a short telephoto lens for the new X1D mirrorless medium format camera system. The Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/3.2 features ten optical elements in eight groups and autofocus with full-time manual focus override. Read our Has…

Thanks For The Memories

A few years ago I sold Photofocus.com to my pal Rich Harrington, but I stuck around on a consulting basis just to make sure that the transition went smoothly for everyone and frankly because it’s hard to let go of something I spent so long working on. It’s hard to move on from a community…

How do you pronounce “Bokeh?” Here’s how you should

When you see the word “bokeh” written, you probably see an image in your head to associate it with the word. But when you read it out loud, how do you do it? Is it “boh-key,” “boh-kuh,” “boo-kay” or something else? Guys from Photogearnews asked photographers at The Photography Show how they pronounce it. There […]

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NASA’s $1bn Juno probe just sent back the most amazing images of Jupiter so far

When we hear about “probes” flying around space, we probably think of something fairly small. We’ve all heard them on sci-fi TV shows. “Sent out a probe”, and off flies a little drone-like object. Well, not NASA’s Juno probe. This thing is as big as a basketball court. Launched in 2011, the probe took five years […]

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