Question of the Week: Your Next Camera

Your vote matters! At Photofocus we like to know more about our audience so we can create content that helps you.  This week we want to know what type of camera will be your next purchase (or at least which one you think or want to buy). This Post Sponsored by: Perfectly Clear for Photoshop or […]

Sony inks deal to acquire Toshiba’s image sensor business, facilities

This week has been acquisition galore. First, the rumor of Nikon buying out Samsung’s NX sensor business (which has since been denied by the latter of the two), then came news that Phase One acquired Mamiya for its medium format technology. Today, Sony announced it has inked a deal that solidifies a $154 million buyout […]

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Western Digital unveils world’s first helium-filled 10TB hard drive

Do you have a lot of backup drives laying around your office? Would you prefer to have them consolidated into a single, more efficient drive? If so, Western Digital’s new 10TB helium-filled hard drive is just for you. Increasing the capacity from its predecessors, the HGST Ultrastar He10 is a new 3.5” hard drive that […]

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Once upon a time in Paris

Paris! Moulin Rouge, the Champs Élysée, the Louvre, the Musé d’Orsay are all there. So is the Eiffel Tower. That was to be the subject of my self assignment in the City of Lights: create a singular portrait of this iconic landmark. It’s Everywhere The Eiffel Tower dominates the Paris skyline. You see it everywhere […]

Amazing Mirror’s Edge Fun Film Shows How Far You Can Get On Passion

Fan films are hard to produce, especially if they are on a high standard and even more so if they are using zero budget. We have seen a cool Game Of Thrones fan movie two years ago, and now the anticipated game Mirror’s Edge gets a fan treatment from Paul Hillier. Mirror’s Edge is a futuristic game that […]

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A behind the scenes look at TIME Magazine’s Star Wars cover shoot

Marco Grob might be scared of robots, but when the TIME Magazine contract photographer was asked to shoot the cast of the new Star Wars movie, he wasn’t going to let a little fear get in the way of work. In this behind the scenes video, TIME gives us an inside look at how Grob […]

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10 Down & Dirty Quick Bird Photography Tips

I haven’t done one of these in a while so here are 10 short/quick tips for aspiring bird photographers. (In no particular order.) 1. When the sun and the wind are from the same direction, think flight photography. These are perfect conditions to shoot birds in flight. 2. Flight or not, keep the sun at […]

Custom SLR Dual Camera Strap Makes it Easy To carry Two Cameras At Once

Despite having a direct impact on one’s ability to capture fleeting moments, not to mention the amount of shoulder and neck pain at the end of a long day, many photographers don’t spend the time or money upgrading the strap that came with their camera. For some the camera strap is arguably one of the […]

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