Earlier this year, I visited a bunch of gorgeous locations throughout the southwest US. If you want to know what it’s like to have your jaw drop wide open, just head over to areas like White P...
https://photofocus.com/photography/editing-with-lightroom-exploring-the-southwest/
The last time I visited Lower Antelope Canyon, near Page, AZ, was in February 2014. I had arrived about an hour before the local Navajo operators were closing for the evening, so my time explori...
https://photofocus.com/photography/3-tips-on-photographing-lower-antelope-canyon/
Before I moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2011, I had never seen a waterfall. I suppose you wouldn’t expect to see one in the middle of Brooklyn or Manhattan, where I grew up. So, you could i...
https://photofocus.com/photography/five-beautiful-waterfalls-in-the-pacific-northwest/
Welcome to the fourth of six posts focused on topics found in my newest book, The Visual Palette. Each of these posts will include a free sample download from my book for you to download and enj...
Welcome to the third of six posts focused on topics found in my newest book, The Visual Palette. Each of these posts will include a free sample download from my book for you to download and enjo...
You may have heard the story of a San Francisco-based company that focuses on making amazing accessories for us photographers. In case you haven’t, I’m talking about Peak Design. Now, I’m ...
https://photofocus.com/photography/first-look-the-peak-design-everyday-messenger-bag/
Welcome to the second of six posts focused on topics found in my newest book, The Visual Palette. Each of these posts will include a free sample download from my book for you to download and enj...
Welcome to the first of six posts focused on topics found in my newest book, The Visual Palette. Each of these posts will include a free sample download from my book for you to download and enjo...
My friends at Mindshift Gear sent over one of their newest bag: the Backlight 26L for me to review. This bag is perfect for anyone looking to fit a bunch of gear for a basic day shoot or even a ...
https://photofocus.com/news/a-closer-look-mindshift-gear-backlight-26l-camera-bag/
If you’re one of the more wide-eyed people who updated to Adobe Lightroom 6.2 right after it was launched a few days ago, you have likely come to rue that decision. Between the “Fisher Price...
https://photofocus.com/news/adobe-releases-lightroom-6-2-1-maintenance-patch-an-authors-rant/
I suspect a lot of photographers can relate to the scenario of arriving on location with your camera but without much certainty about what to do with it. This happens to me a lot. Its not like w...
https://photofocus.com/opinion/quick-photo-tip-have-doubts-just-pan/
On Friday, September 25th, Apple released the next addition to their industry-shaking smartphone, the iPhone. Customers who were fast enough to preorder either the iPhone 6s and/or the iPhone 6s...
https://photofocus.com/software/a-first-look-the-apple-iphone-6s-plus/
I am a very lucky guy. I grew up in a household with parents who immigrated from Russia with absolutely nothing to their names and who worked so hard chasing the classic American Dream. They tau...
https://photofocus.com/opinion/the-era-of-the-entitled-photographer/
Aside from visiting my family in NYC for the past few days, the main reason why I am here is to attend a very special press event held by Sony to announce the much sought after a7R II Mirrorless...
https://photofocus.com/photography/sony-announces-the-a7r-ii-rx100-iv-rx10-ii/
We’ve all been there. Out in the middle of who knows where, setting up for a shot that absolutely requires the camera to be perfectly still. You reach into your camera bag to grab your remote ...
https://photofocus.com/mobile/mobile-apps/a-closer-look-at-sonys-new-touchless-shutter-app/
Adobe released Lightroom CC/6 this week much to the delight of its loyal users. I put together a tutorial video that walks through a few of the new features, notably the new Brush tools with the...
Editor’s Note: While You might have summer on your mind, now’s the perfect time to put your plans together for winter shooting. Recently, I went on a 2 1/2 week trip to Iceland and Norway du...
https://photofocus.com/opinion/five-items-for-the-cold-weather-photographer/
Recently, I saw a collection of April Fools posts on Facebook by photographers who tried baking in some irony by sharing photos from a oft-photographed US National Park that they dubbed as their...
https://photofocus.com/opinion/a-simple-tip-for-all-photographers-just-be-there-and-get-the-shot/
Geotagging, or the act of applying detailed geographic coordinates, to my photos is exceptionally important to me. I do a lot of traveling and am often photographing in remote areas. So, being a...
https://photofocus.com/photography/easy-photo-geotagging-using-your-smartphone/
UrbEx and Me Growing up in New York City gave me a very strong appreciation for architecture. After all, I was surrounded by some of the grandest and most densely packed buildings on the planet....
https://photofocus.com/opinion/a-primer-in-urban-exploration/
I received my Sony a7II last Friday and immediately grabbed a lens to rifle off some test shots. I’ve already shared my thoughts on how solid of a camera it is. However, when I tried to import...
https://photofocus.com/news/adobe-releases-camera-raw-8-7-1-wsupport-for-the-new-sony-a7ii/
About two weeks ago, Sony announced the next iteration of their popular a7 full frame mirrorless camera with the Sony a7II. While the camera is not due out for another week or so, I received a u...
https://photofocus.com/reviews/a-first-look-video-at-the-new-sony-a7ii/
At first blush, the cynic in me questions why there has to be a singular day where Americans acutely focus a laser-like concentrated beam on being thankful. Why do we have a federal holiday devo...
I moved to Portland several years ago and aside from a brief, year-long stint in California, I’ve really come to consider the Rose City my home. With that said, for as long as I’m breathing,...
https://photofocus.com/photography/review-ny-through-the-lens/
I recently released a free eBook called Moving to Mirrorless that chronicles my transition from the Canon dSLR system to the Sony mirrorless system. This excerpt outlines why I made the move and...
https://photofocus.com/photography/my-journey-of-moving-to-mirrorless/
With all of the money that photographers spend on their cameras, lenses and tripods, it can be easy to overlook some of the smaller accessories that may truly have a material impact on your actu...
https://photofocus.com/opinion/five-must-have-photo-accessories-for-every-landscape-photographer/
The act of creating a photograph typically falls into two broad camps. I would argue that in both camps, there are several fundamental tips around composition to always keep in the forefront of ...
https://photofocus.com/opinion/four-photo-tips-to-improve-your-compositions/
Disclaimer: As a member of Sony’s Artisans of Imagery program, I recently had the opportunity to extensively use an internal copy of the newly announced (and not-yet-released) Sony Zeiss FE 16...
iPhone Day! Yesterday, I woke up at 6AM morning to head over to the Apple Store at Pioneer Place in Portland, OR. It was “iPhone Day” after all and there was a 128GB silver iPhone 6 Plus wit...
https://photofocus.com/mobile/mobile-reviews/photo-face-off-iphone-6-vs-android/
I’m sure many of you photographers reading this post can sympathize with the plight of ever-maneuvering ourselves and our cameras around so that we can omit any obstacles from our frame. Wheth...
https://photofocus.com/photography/improve-your-composition-by-using-obstacles/