May marked the first of the monthly competitions co-sponsored by Sony and Spectrum Camera House. The judges were in agreement that the quality of imagery was just astounding and the […]
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How to use Skippy Sky and Score Great Clouds!
By – Glenn Crouch UPDATE: This article has been updated in 2017. How to use Skippy Sky in conjunction with other cloud prediction sites such as WindGuru and WeatherZone This is […]
How To Make Your First Long Exposure Photo
– By Steve Arnold If you’ve recently bought your first DSLR camera or just haven’t gotten around to exploring all the features of the one you’ve had for a while, […]
Calculating Long Exposures
Mastering digital long exposure photography If you’re new to digital photography or still relying on an exposure app or chart then this post is for you! So you have mastered […]
Bliss Images – The Early Years
When Kath asked me to talk about my early days in photography, I wasn’t sure where to start. Me with my trusty Kodak Instamatic 104 on one of my […]
Publishing with Smart Folders from Lightroom
One of the frustrations I had when I started sharing photo’s was co-ordinating sharing images to multiple websites and social media pages. Uploading to each site was time consuming and […]
Amendments to the Focus Constitution – results
RESULTS OF THE VOTE: Thanks to all the registered members who took the time to vote either absentee or in person at the General Meeting held today at Newport. All […]
Shooting Multi-Row Panoramas
Shooting Multi‐Row Panoramas Stephen Tyler https://www.flickr.com/photos/torkn2u/ All images © Stephen Tyler 2014. I’ve long been fascinated by huge prints from masters like Ansel Adams (large format) and Ken […]
Focus Awards Night 2014 – Photo Gallery
A collection of images taken on the evening of the Focus 2014 Awards. To see the gallery of winning images in each category, click here. This first set of images from […]
Member Profile – Jim Picot
I’m happily married to Floranie and have 2 children, James and Grace, residing at the beautiful Blue Bay. The Central Coast has an abundance of photo opportunities, with pristine beaches, […]