Manfrotto introduces new sliders

Liron Samuels

Known for its tripods, tripod heads and other support equipment, Manfrotto’s newest products seem to be a natural next step for the company. The slider comes in two versions, 60cm and 100cm (2’ and 3.3’) long, and is aimed at experienced photographers and videographers. Other than being extremely smooth and accurate, the slider also promises […]

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GoPro captures dozens of rattlesnakes in den before falling to the snakes

Liron Samuels

Among the thousands of boring GoPro videos uploaded to the internet each day, there are a select few that still offer what made these cameras so exciting in the first place – point-of-view angles and the ability to film where no camera could go before (at least not as easily, cheaply or safely). One of […]

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Photo of the Day: Sad Toys

Kevin Ames

Category: Commercial Photograph: “Day 045/365: Sad Toys” Luis Vallecillo Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work can be featured on the Photofocus, please read this article. This Post Sponsored by: Perfectly Clear for Photoshop or Lightroom is all about saving you time so you can focus on doing what […]

Selecting Hair in Photoshop

photofocusadmin

Our friends over at lynda.com posted a great free tutorial on how to select hair in Photoshop.  This is perfect if you need to change the backdrop to a different look. This tutorial is from the Photo Tools Weekly series presented by lynda.com author Jan Kabili. In the complete course Jan shares weekly tips and […]

Test Shown Lightroom Import Screen Is X6 Slower Than The Next Slowest Alternative

Udi Tirosh

Do you like Lightroom’s new import screen? That’s what I thought. It turns out that in addition to the import being over simplified for some and too complicated for others, it is the slowest (by far) from the competing photo management applications out there. How much slower? Jim Harmer of improve photography took Lightroom for a spin […]

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Fast Retouching in Photoshop with Wes Maggio from Wacom

Nick Minore

Wes Maggio from Wacom joins us to share a quick tip on processing a portrait of Skylar he shot in the desert in Las Vegas during Photoshop World last month. Starting in Lightroom, Wes works through the develop module, but then jumps into Photoshop for a window replacement made easy by using a Wacom pen tablet.