Scott Bourne
Photofocus
Gig Harbor, WA, United States
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Toy photography: Imagination is key
This new stuff I am doing is so very far from what people expect of me. But toy photography (not surprisingly) is fun. → Read More
Mobile Mondays: Why an iPhone rental program could be a boon to content creators
Just like cameras, lenses and laptops, a lot of us upgrade as often as we can. Such is the case with a possible iPhone rental program. → Read More
Mobile Mondays: Stopping action on an iPhone with Burst Mode
If you're photographing a moving subject like a dog running, it's easier to capture that perfect pose with Burst Shutter Mode. → Read More
Mobile Mondays: 10 ways to make your iPhone more responsive
If you're using an iPhone, you may experience lag here and there that could make your content creation that much harder. → Read More
Mobile Mondays: What if you want to keep your iPhone photos secret?
Regardless of the reason, there are times when you may want to "hide" a photo on your iPhone. Here's how to hide a photo from Apple Photos. → Read More
Mobile Mondays: Should you use Apple's native camera app?
The best thing I can say about the native app is this: If you know what you're doing, you can get really amazing results out of the device. → Read More
Mobile Mondays: 10 things on my iPhone 14 wish list
I am truly amazed at the state of the iPhone 13 Pro with regard to the camera and the three lenses. But there is always room for improvement. → Read More
Holiday gift guide for photographers & those who love them
Editor’s note: Scott Bourne’s gift guides are a holiday tradition since he founded Photofocus 20 years ago. Here’s his 2018 list. Holiday gift guide It’s a tradition — holiday gift guides. Why do I write them? Because I know lots of families suffer having a shutterbug or two and often want to know what kinds of… → Read More
It's the picture that matters — not the process
Loving photography I am a photographer. I am a photographer because I love the power of photography. I love its power to move people – to protect memories – to document people, places, and things. I love photography because it brings disparate people together. I love that photography allows me to share my personal feelings… → Read More
Being in the Zone–Photographically
I am older than most of you. In some cases, much older. Every day for me is a miracle. I've had medical problems that sound like I'm a character in a horror movie. Sometimes, when you're an old man with medical issues, life is a little hard. But then you remember - you're a photographer.… → Read More
20 Pieces of Advice for Young/New Photographers
It's an amazing time to become a photographer Congratulations! If you're just getting into photography, you've arrived at an amazing time. The gear is the best it's ever been. Access to research and information is at an all-time high. The ability for nearly anyone with Internet access to reach a large audience has democratized the… → Read More
Photofocus | Gnarbox 128 Review
(Editor's note: Photofocus welcomes back our founder Scott Bourne. Scott will be contributing articles and reviews periodically. We are very happy to have him return to the site. His thoughts and insights have been missed. Have you missed Scott? Please leave a comment.) What is a "Gnarbox?" Gnarbox is a tiny combination of a hard… → Read More
Alaska Eagle Photography Diary 2017 – Part 3
(NOTE: All photographs Copyright Scott Bourne - All Rights Reserved.) As I write this I am in the airport waiting to fly home to Seattle. I’ve spent 15 fantastic days in Alaska co-leading an eagle photography workshop with my friend Robert O’Toole. We had two groups, each working with us for five days. Each group… → Read More
Perfectly Clear Complete Version 3.0 – A Quick Look
As anyone who is remotely paying attention here at Photofocus already knows, Perfectly Clear is a sponsor of this site (this means they pay dollars so we can pay our authors and web bills). But long before they came on board to help us reach the photography audience, Photofocus Publisher Rich Harrington and I were… → Read More
Two Skillshare Classes That Share a New Perspective on Wildlife Photography
As a wildlife photographer I am always interested in hearing what other photographers in my genre think of best practices. That’s why I jumped at the chance when the folks at Skillshare reached out to me and asked if I’d review a few of their classes. Skillshare is an online learning community with 15,000 classes.… → Read More
Think Tank Photo’s Airport TakeOff 2.0 – First Look
Anyone who’s been a regular reader here knows my philosophy on camera bags. You can never have too much money, too much hard drive space or too many camera bags. I like to configure my camera bags with different systems for different uses. Sometimes I use bags strictly to carry my camera TO the field,… → Read More
Photofocus | Alaska Eagle Photography Diary 2017 – Part 2
I am lucky enough to be working with master bird photographer and tour leader Robert O'Toole as I co-lead a pair of eagle photography workshops in Alaska. It's Robert's 12th year (Consecutive), my 19th year (Not consecutive.) We’ve had extremely sunny days here in Alaska for the first few days of Workshop #1. The attendees have… → Read More
Alaska Eagle Photography Diary 2017 – Part 1
I really, really didn't think I could be this lucky but it turns out I was wrong. I am this lucky. I am making yet another journey north to photograph eagles and co-teach two workshops with my good friend Robert O'Toole. We're heading up near Homer, AK where there are tons of bald eagles. Combined,… → Read More
Olympus Trade-In Program Announced
Olympus and B&H have partnered to make it easier than ever to acquire Olympus gear. Check it out at B&H. They're offering a trade-in and trade-up event. Simply take any unwanted ohoto gear that you have. You will receive $200.00 off your purchase of each select Olympus Camera & Lens, for a total of $800.00 +… → Read More
My Five Favorite Adobe Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts
I admit that I resisted as long as I could. For many years I was an Aperture user and refused to learn Adobe Lightroom. Then Apple decided to become a watch company and they dropped Aperture. Lightroom became my only real option. It was more difficult for me at first than it probably was/will be… → Read More