Almost everyone uses headphones these days. Whether on your daily commute, traveling long distances, or listening alone in a crowded dorm, headphones help us tune into what we love and block out the rest. Depending on your purpose, different...
Budding photographers often want to improve their portrait photography. They might even get approached to photograph a friend’s wedding and capture those priceless moments. Meeting these new challenges doesn’t require cumbersome telephoto lenses. You just need one of the...
The jump between high level enthusiast and professional is already tricky, but it’s even harder when all your camera options look identical. We've compared some fan favorites from Olympus, Sony, and Panasonic so that you can get a better...
We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. True enough British Poet Arthur O'Shaughnessy and Chocolatier Willy Wonka, but movers and shakers need tools to make their art. Designed to please the whimsical hearts of...
Indoor photography requires understanding indoor photography basics. You can’t just strap on a new DSLR camera and a lens hood and expect these photos to come out perfectly. You should read all about the basics of the exposure triangle...
Not everybody celebrates Christmas. At Focus, many of us identify as latke-frying non-Christmas-tree-havers. However, we are also New Yorkers, and Christmas in New York will find you. Heck, Christmas almost anywhere will find you. Whether for family, co-workers, or...
Some of your friends are gamers; some of your friends are twenty-four/seven gamers. The biggest difference being that twenty-four/seven gamers will keep playing after their legs fall asleep. And dedication. Lots of dedication. From a comfortable headset to an...
Someone in your life loves photography, or wants to get into photography, and you’re not sure how to shop for them. Overwhelmed? Don’t be. The 2016 Photography Gift Guide is here to help you sort through fan favorites, new...
There’s a movie night, and there’s THE movie night. We all know someone who does it better than the rest of the gang, whether it’s because they have a big couch, warmest home, or best snacks. JK, let’s be...
We all know someone who’d rather stay in their basement, listening to obscure music demos, than come out with us on Friday nights. It’s okay. We love them anyway. It’s why we’ve put together a gift guide that suits...