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If you've got a Sony or Fujifilm APS-C camera, it likely came with a kit lens. Maybe a 16-50mm or even 18-135mm. These are nice lenses; there's no doubt about that. However, what if you want even more reach or one lens that can do it all? That's where the Tamron 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 comes in...
I got my first medium format camera, a Mamiya 645 1000s, in 2017. It was a leap in quality and big change of workflow compared to 35mm; my process became slower, more contemplative, framing and composition became more thorough and the resulting photos became better.
I began with one lens: the...
Among many other things that are fading away with film is the viewing filter. The Kodak Wratten #90 has long been the standard, though as a discontinued item, it is getting rare and expensive. The Zone VI mounted filter is long gone. If you get moving, you can still pick up the Tiffen Viewing...
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY EXISTS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Maneuvering through copyright laws can be perplexing. When I first began shooting, copyright photograph laws seemed overwhelming and complex—I wasn't sure where to start!
My clients, too, are often uncertain about the...
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The best camera for macro photography will open up tremendous possibilities for photographing tiny subjects. Macro photography is the art of seeing the smallest details, whether they’re in tiny insects, miniature plants or just household objects. A macro photographer...
Artificially generated images of real-world news events proliferate on stock image sites, blurring truth and fiction
A young Israeli woman, wounded, clinging to a soldier’s arms in anguish. A Ukrainian boy and girl, holding hands, alone in the rubble of a bombed-out cityscape. An inferno...
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In 1977, Jo Ann Callis took a photograph of a woman’s head thrown back, her neck taut and tied with a bow looped together from the thin baby blue straps of her white lace dress. It’s an image that beckons a long look, as the tension heightens in its stillness...
Why is it that when Kodak Alaris and Lomography have lowered the prices of many of their poular 120 films, this news is unreported?
Kodak Film Price Drop
When Kodak announced an increase in film prices of up to 25% the internet overflowed with articles about „the next“ big price increase...
While digital photography certainly has its roots in film, the advancement of the digital sensor has changed the way we shoot. ISO is a setting, and not a film sensitivity rating, for starters. But digital cameras also have the technology to handle different light sources built right into the...
If you followed the news yesterday, you may have heard that the Biden Administration announced its first-ever Executive Order on AI. We at Fstoppers are here to break down for you what the main points were, and how they will affect you as a photographer.
In his landmark Order, Biden expressed...