Incredibly rare 360º rainbow captured in Ireland using a drone

More often than not, rainbows appear as a row of colorful arches in the sky. It’s a different story though when you’re looking at it from the perspective of a peregrine–a view ever so wonderfully captured by an Irish drone operator last week. The rainbow seen in the video was captured in Cookstown, Ireland and […]

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Photographer of the Day: Brady Withers

Category: Sports Photograph: Intensity by Brady Withers Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Brady wanted to get out of the studio and capture a unique image of a high school senior track star. What better place than the track the senior runs every day. The low angle intensifies the athlete and the dramatic post production really…

Review: “The Mask” eBook and Video Tutorials for ON1 Photo 10

I recently had a chance to review a new ebook and video tutorials created by fellow Photofocus author, Nicole Young. “The Mask” is a 256 page eBook featuring in depth tutorials with step-by-step instructions on how to achieve perfect masking in ON1’s Photo 10 software. The eBook is bundled with presets, full resolution practice files, and…

JCH StreetPan 400 is monochrome surveillance film reborn for street photography

More and more film stocks are dying off with each passing year. While this might be bad news for those who love analogue photography, myself included, it’s also becoming a great opportunity for entrepreneurs looking to carve their own niche in the world of film photography. Impossible, Lomography and Ferrania are just a few companies […]

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Lightroom 6.5 and CC Updates add New Camera and Lens Support

Adobe has updated Lightroom CC and Lightroom 6 to versions CC 2015.5 and 6.5, respectively. The update adds support for a number of new cameras, which include: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS 1300D (Rebel T6, Kiss X80) Nikon D5 Nikon D500 Olympus PEN-F Olympus SH-3 Panasonic DMC-CM10 Panasonic DMC-GF8 Panasonic DMC-ZS100 (DMC-ZS110, DMC-TZ100, […]

Announcing the winner of our latest Drobo contest

Andrew Clark is the lucky guy. He won a four-bay Drobo! When we contacted Andrew with the news here’s what he said: “I have never won anything before and it actually feels super great I have been wanting a Drobo for quite some time. I will use the Drobo to replace my current backup solutions…

Panasonic LEICA DG VARIO-ELMAR 100-400mm f/4.0-6.3 ASPH Power O.I.S. Review

The Panasonic LEICA DG VARIO-ELMAR 100-400mm f/4.0-6.3 ASPH Power O.I.S. is a brand new super telephoto lens for the Micro Four Thirds system of interchangeable lens cameras. Offering an effective focal range of 200-800mm in 35mm terms, the Panasonic 100-400mm lens somehow still weighs less than 1kg. Read our Panasonic 100-300mm F4.0-5.6 MEGA O.I.S. review to find out if it offers enough to entice avid bird, wildlife and sports photographers…

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How to set custom white balance for perfect colours

Your camera’s Auto white balance setting is great for general subjects, but strong colours can fool it. It can also be difficult to match the white balance presets to the conditions you’re shooting in. In these situations, you can use a Preset Manual (Nikon) or Custom white balance (Canon) setting to get colour spot on.

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