It's the Light Stupid (Part One)
Overlooked Hidden Gems in the Milky Way
Testing the Limits of the Sony FE 400-800mm f/6.3-8 G OSS Lens
The Canon EOS R10: Still the Ideal Beginner’s Camera?
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Quick and Smart Photo Edits with AI Presets in Lightroom
Mastering Light for Better Photos
Practical Ways to Level Up Your Photography
Everything Is About to Change: Why This Drone Will Make Photographers Redundant
Using a NAS for Centralized Storage and Editing Photos? Here’s Why and How
Photographing the Restoration of a Historical American Landmark
Unlocking Color Precision With Photoshop’s Latest Adjustment Tool
Intentional Photography: Fewer Shots, Better Results
Build Your Photography Business Without Social Media
Fstoppers Photographer of the Month (March 2025): Rafal Wegiel
The Fstoppers community is brimming with creative vision and talent. Every day, we comb through your work, looking for images to feature as the Photo of the Day or simply to admire your creativity and technical prowess. In 2025, we're featuring a new photographer every month, whose portfolio represents both stellar photographic achievement and a high level of involvement within the Fstoppers community.
Critique the Community Your Best Portraits
Enter and Win $1200 in Aftershoot Prizes
Welcome to the April 2025 Critique the Community Contest! For this month's contest we want to make it super simple and inclusive by asking for your best portrait images. They can be full length, headshots, single person, multiple people, natural light or lit in the studio. Anything is fair game for this critique!
As always, please write a short story on how you took the portrait, what camera gear and lighting you used, any challenges you faced, and any other interesting information about the shoot in general.
Rules This contest is 100% free to join Each photographer...How to Create Authentic Portraits Through Flexible Lighting
Effective portrait lighting isn't about sticking to strict rules or imitating standard setups. Knowing when and why to adjust your lighting approach directly influences your results, making your portraits feel genuine and expressive.
Coming to you from Tim Kelly's Master Photo Techniques and Susan Torregrosa, this practical video explores how to handle lighting setups naturally, breaking from the habit of always positioning your main lights on the left. Torregrosa explains clearly why varying the placement of...
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Practical Lightroom Tricks for Quick Photo Organization
The Silent Treatment: Why Ghosting Is Majorly Hurting Freelancers
There’s an unspoken rule in the creative industry: follow up, but don’t expect a reply. What used to be a rare frustration has now become the norm—emails left unanswered, proposals ignored, relationships that once felt solid suddenly vanishing into the ether. The rise of ghosting, a term originally coined for dating culture, has now taken hold in the business world, and creatives are feeling the brunt of it.<--break->
Practical Shutter Speed Tips for Sharper Images
Street Photography Tips for Introverts
Versatile Zoom, Real-World Tradeoffs: A Review of the Sigma 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary Lens
The Sigma 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary lens offers an impressive 19x zoom range, designed specifically for APS-C sensor cameras. With a 35mm equivalent of 24-450mm, this lens delivers remarkable versatility, making it appealing for those who need a wide range without constantly changing gear.
Essential Long Exposure Photography Skills For Landscape Photographers
10 Hard Truths Every Photographer Needs to Hear
Anyone who has dedicated themselves to photography long enough has felt the harsh undercurrents that run beneath the romantic facade: the self-doubt, the exhaustion, the unrelenting demands of an audience always hungry for more. We’re told to love what we do, but the unspoken caveat is that genuine commitment to photography—as with any passion—demands sacrifice, endurance, and a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths.