https://fstoppers.com/ en Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:29:53 -0400 Fri, 04 Sep 26 05:03:01 -0400 https://fstoppers.com/education/why-best-light-shows-when-have-no-time-904458?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/why-best-light-shows-when-have-no-time-904458?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/09/thumbnail_7.jpg.webp?itok=C6x4ma0V" width="650" height="366" alt> </a> <p>Rain in the forecast for the first time in months, dark clouds gathering to the north, and a family lunch that can't be moved. That collision between perfect conditions and almost no time is the reality most people shooting landscapes live with, and it shapes every decision made across one very short morning.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/why-best-light-shows-when-have-no-time-904458?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Education Landscapes Natural Light 904458 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers Why the Best Light Shows Up When You Have No Time Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/gear/fujifilms-new-xf-400mm-f45-offers-609mm-equivalent-reach-just-274-lbs-904456?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/gear/fujifilms-new-xf-400mm-f45-offers-609mm-equivalent-reach-just-274-lbs-904456?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/09/xf400f4.5_product-shots_black-background_05.JPG.webp?itok=tO9XFYd8" width="650" height="366" alt="White telephoto lens with pink-tinted glass elements against black background"> </a> <p>Fujifilm has announced the XF 400mm f/4.5 R LM OIS WR, a new super-telephoto prime lens for the X Series system. Designed primarily for wildlife, bird, sports, motorsports, and aviation photography, the lens provides a 400mm focal length, equivalent to 609mm on full frame, while weighing approximately 2.74 lb (1,245 g).&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/gear/fujifilms-new-xf-400mm-f45-offers-609mm-equivalent-reach-just-274-lbs-904456?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Gear News 904456 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers Fujifilm's New XF 400mm f/4.5 Offers 609mm-Equivalent Reach at Just 2.74 lbs Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/originals/first-photo-ever-transmitted-wire-and-machine-sent-it-903814?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/first-photo-ever-transmitted-wire-and-machine-sent-it-903814?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/08/arthur-korn-lead.jpg.webp?itok=Xi0fo44f" width="650" height="366" alt="Three men in business suits examine a large industrial machine on a table"> </a> <p>In October 1906, a portrait of the German Crown Prince left Munich as nothing more than a flickering electric current, fought through roughly 1,800 kilometers' worth of telegraph line, and emerged at the far end as a photograph you could actually recognize. No train carried it. No courier, no envelope, no darkroom on the far end printing from a shipped negative. And the strangest part is that this was the encore.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/first-photo-ever-transmitted-wire-and-machine-sent-it-903814?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Fstoppers Originals Historical 903814 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers The First Photo Ever Transmitted by Wire, and the Machine That Sent It Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/originals/sleek-and-smooth-review-gaomon-pro-19-4k-pen-display-editing-and-retouching-904334?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/sleek-and-smooth-review-gaomon-pro-19-4k-pen-display-editing-and-retouching-904334?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/08/dsc08887.JPG.webp?itok=EopKUOZf" width="650" height="366" alt="Wacom pen display showing aerial map design with red structures and interface panels"> </a> <p>In the age of AI editing and retouching, high-resolution pen display tablets still offer an irreplaceable user experience. This one from a brand called GAOMON checks a lot of the boxes of what we look for.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/sleek-and-smooth-review-gaomon-pro-19-4k-pen-display-editing-and-retouching-904334?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Photoshop Post Production Gear Reviews Fstoppers Originals 904334 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers Sleek and Smooth: We Review the Gaomon Pro 19 4K Pen Display for Editing and Retouching Nicco Valenzuela https://fstoppers.com/education/why-best-photo-shoots-are-ones-never-planned-904453?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/why-best-photo-shoots-are-ones-never-planned-904453?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/09/thumbnail_6.jpg.webp?itok=lD5tkryv" width="650" height="366" alt="Bearded photographer holding a telephoto lens and mirrorless camera against blurred stadium lights"> </a> <p>The best photo shoot of your year will probably be the one you never planned. Every photographer eventually runs into the gap between careful preparation and the messy reality of shooting, and how you handle that gap shapes the work you end up proud of.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/why-best-photo-shoots-are-ones-never-planned-904453?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Education Opinion Street 904453 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:03:02 -0400 Fstoppers Why the Best Photo Shoots Are the Ones You Never Planned Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/education/six-cameras-went-peru-and-only-one-impressed-904452?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/six-cameras-went-peru-and-only-one-impressed-904452?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/09/thumbnail_5.jpg.webp?itok=BDVoXEbn" width="650" height="366" alt="Photographer with telephoto lens photographing a dramatic rocky mountain peak shrouded in mist"> </a> <p>Take a single trip with six different cameras and a hard question follows you home: which one actually earned its place in the bag? Peru offered a real test of that, pitting a video-friendly workhorse against a stills machine that stopped everyone cold.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/six-cameras-went-peru-and-only-one-impressed-904452?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Education Gear Travel 904452 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers Six Cameras Went to Peru and Only One Impressed Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/gear/how-straighten-fisheye-distortion-without-guesswork-904451?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/gear/how-straighten-fisheye-distortion-without-guesswork-904451?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/09/thumbnail_4.jpg.webp?itok=WS5Ld1ls" width="650" height="366" alt="Before and after comparison showing fisheye lens distortion correction using Lightroom and Photoshop"> </a> <p>A fisheye lens locks you into curved horizons and bowed lines, but the 7Artisans 10mm f/2.5 for the Nikon Z mount ships with a way out. A free lens correction profile straightens those shots into a clean wide angle look, and applying it takes a handful of clicks.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/gear/how-straighten-fisheye-distortion-without-guesswork-904451?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Gear Lightroom Post Production 904451 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers How to Straighten Fisheye Distortion Without Guesswork Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/education/why-bad-weather-best-thing-can-happen-landscape-shoot-904450?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/why-bad-weather-best-thing-can-happen-landscape-shoot-904450?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/09/thumbnail_3.jpg.webp?itok=zmCbBj43" width="650" height="366" alt="Man in winter beanie looking upward with mountain lake and Nikon camera graphic overlay"> </a> <p>Fresh snow skimming the peaks, streams cutting through beaches, and moss-covered cascades that only exist because the storms haven't ripped them clean. Fiordland packs more usable foreground into a single beach than most locations offer in a week, and knowing how to read it is the difference between a snapshot and a photograph you'll return to for years.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/why-bad-weather-best-thing-can-happen-landscape-shoot-904450?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Education Landscapes Travel 904450 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers Why Bad Weather Is the Best Thing That Can Happen to a Landscape Shoot Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/artificial-intelligence/why-3-billion-mlb-team-insisting-video-isnt-ai-904449?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/artificial-intelligence/why-3-billion-mlb-team-insisting-video-isnt-ai-904449?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/09/blue-jays-card-shop-wide.jpg.webp?itok=Wro-Wg-w" width="650" height="366" alt="Illustration of trading card shop interior with three cartoon characters and display counter"> </a> <p>The Toronto Blue Jays posted an animated short on Tuesday and spent the afternoon telling fans it was not made with AI. Pull the video down and step through it frame by frame, and the props on a stationary wheelbarrow respell themselves four times in under a second.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/artificial-intelligence/why-3-billion-mlb-team-insisting-video-isnt-ai-904449?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Artificial Intelligence Fstoppers Originals Videography Opinion 904449 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:03:48 -0400 Fstoppers Why Is a $3 Billion MLB Team Insisting This Video Isn't AI? Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/originals/examined-90-years-camera-ads-high-end-gear-was-never-cheap-903491?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/examined-90-years-camera-ads-high-end-gear-was-never-cheap-903491?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/07/ist_39134_05277.jpg.webp?itok=0qiIIyQ8" width="650" height="366" alt="Woman in polka dot dress photographing hot air balloons in Cappadocia"> </a> <p>Photographers have a myth, and like most good myths it gets told with real feeling, usually in a comment section, usually in all caps somewhere near the end. Cameras used to be affordable. Real cameras, made by people who cared, sold at honest prices to working photographers who did not have to remortgage anything. Then the industry got greedy, and now a professional body costs as much as a used Corolla.&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/examined-90-years-camera-ads-high-end-gear-was-never-cheap-903491?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Fstoppers Originals Gear Historical 903491 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:03:02 -0400 Fstoppers We Examined 90 Years of Camera Ads. High-End Gear Was Never Cheap. Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/originals/does-monochrome-only-camera-really-make-sense-904246?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/does-monochrome-only-camera-really-make-sense-904246?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/08/q3mx-5.jpg.webp?itok=hfWBBz8g" width="650" height="366" alt="Silhouetted figure against large gridded windows with city buildings visible outside"> </a> <p>If you had a camera that only shoots in black and white, would you be satisfied with it? Let’s talk about what such a camera can actually bring to the table.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We all know that, from the invention of the process of photography until some decades ago, black and white was the only choice until further innovations made color film possible. That is why, for most people, seeing photographs in black and white, regardless of how they were made to be so, gives a feeling of nostalgia and sentimentality.</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/does-monochrome-only-camera-really-make-sense-904246?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Gear Fstoppers Originals Reviews 904246 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers Does a Monochrome-Only Camera Really Make Sense? Nicco Valenzuela https://fstoppers.com/education/why-one-photographer-stopped-chasing-perfect-shot-after-17-years-904440?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/why-one-photographer-stopped-chasing-perfect-shot-after-17-years-904440?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/09/thumbnail_2.jpg.webp?itok=uSvv9EcK" width="650" height="366" alt="Hay bales scattered across a harvested grain field under a cloudy sky"> </a> <p>Most photographers plan every trip down to the parking spot, the light, and the exact viewpoint. There is another way to work, one that starts with knowing nothing about what you'll shoot when you leave the house.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/why-one-photographer-stopped-chasing-perfect-shot-after-17-years-904440?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Education Landscapes Opinion 904440 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:03:02 -0400 Fstoppers Why One Photographer Stopped Chasing the Perfect Shot After 17 Years Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/landscapes/lightroom-classic-preset-trick-regenerates-masks-every-photo-904439?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/landscapes/lightroom-classic-preset-trick-regenerates-masks-every-photo-904439?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/09/thumbnail_1.jpg.webp?itok=qRxwNyzt" width="650" height="366" alt="Tutorial thumbnail featuring instructor in plaid shirt with landscape photography preset creation interface"> </a> <p>Presets that carry AI masks are the trick most landscape shooters overlook, and they can shave real minutes off every edit. Fall gives you a short window of color, cool air, and quieter parks, so the less time you spend clicking through the same steps in Lightroom Classic, the more frames you bring home.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/landscapes/lightroom-classic-preset-trick-regenerates-masks-every-photo-904439?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Landscapes Lightroom Post Production 904439 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:03:02 -0400 Fstoppers The Lightroom Classic Preset Trick That Regenerates Masks on Every Photo Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/astrophotography/700-smart-telescope-vs-4000-milky-way-rig-which-wins-904438?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/astrophotography/700-smart-telescope-vs-4000-milky-way-rig-which-wins-904438?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/09/thumbnail_0.jpg.webp?itok=vho68fhH" width="650" height="366" alt="Comparison graphic of SeeStar S50 Pro telescope versus full astrophotography rig with telescope and mount"> </a> <p>A $700 smart telescope and a $4,000 traditional rig pointed at the same patch of sky on the same night in northern New Mexico, and the gap between them was smaller than the price tags suggest. If you've been weighing whether a point-and-shoot device can stand in for a full Milky Way setup, this is the comparison that answers it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/astrophotography/700-smart-telescope-vs-4000-milky-way-rig-which-wins-904438?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Astrophotography Education Gear 904438 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers A $700 Smart Telescope vs. a $4,000 Milky Way Rig: Which Wins? Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/education/foreground-mistake-kills-depth-your-images-904437?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/foreground-mistake-kills-depth-your-images-904437?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/09/thumbnail.jpg.webp?itok=nD5f-r9I" width="650" height="366" alt="Forest stream with fallen log crossing water, surrounded by moss-covered trees and golden sunlight filtering through canopy"> </a> <p>A landscape image either pulls the viewer into the scene or leaves them looking at a flat surface, and the difference usually comes down to how you handle depth. Master a few composition habits and your photos start to feel like a place someone could walk into rather than a picture on a screen.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/foreground-mistake-kills-depth-your-images-904437?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Education Landscapes Nature 904437 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers The Foreground Mistake That Kills Depth in Your Images Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/gear/gopro-being-bought-285-million-and-pivoting-ai-and-defense-optics-904434?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/gear/gopro-being-bought-285-million-and-pivoting-ai-and-defense-optics-904434?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/09/1776675473_1964095.jpg.webp?itok=hyRPwaFI" width="650" height="366" alt="GoPro action camera with interchangeable lens mount and rear LCD screen displaying thermal imaging"> </a> <p>GoPro has agreed to merge with a privately held optics company called Starman Optical in a deal worth $285 million. The company will stay listed on the Nasdaq, keep selling cameras, and push into AI data center hardware and defense.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/gear/gopro-being-bought-285-million-and-pivoting-ai-and-defense-optics-904434?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Gear News 904434 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:45:28 -0400 Fstoppers GoPro Is Being Bought for $285 Million and Pivoting to AI and Defense Optics Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/news/dyson-just-put-live-camera-inside-toothbrush-and-it-streams-app-904433?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/news/dyson-just-put-live-camera-inside-toothbrush-and-it-streams-app-904433?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/09/dyson-camerajet.jpg.webp?itok=CgpAfq5P" width="650" height="366" alt="Person holding a foldable smartphone displaying a photo application on its screen"> </a> <p>Dyson has built a toothbrush with a working camera inside the head, and it streams a live view of your mouth to a phone app. It went on sale September 1, 2026, at $499.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/news/dyson-just-put-live-camera-inside-toothbrush-and-it-streams-app-904433?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> News 904433 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:34:57 -0400 Fstoppers Dyson Just Put a Live Camera Inside a Toothbrush, and It Streams to an App Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/education/1-inch-sensor-not-one-inch-and-name-70-year-old-fossil-903799?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/1-inch-sensor-not-one-inch-and-name-70-year-old-fossil-903799?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/08/one-inch-sensor-not-one-inch-dji-mavic-2-pro-drone.jpg.webp?itok=VWyy9IHr" width="650" height="366" alt="Professional camera rig with dual cinema lenses and integrated viewfinder mounted on rails"> </a> <p>Check the active imaging area specified for the sensor inside a Sony RX100 and you get 13.2 x 8.8 mm, with a diagonal of about 15.86 mm. That is close to 16 mm, not the 25.4 mm that an inch is supposed to be. The "1 inch" printed on the spec sheet does not describe any dimension of the imaging area, and the reason runs all the way back to a glass vacuum tube that stopped being manufactured decades ago.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/1-inch-sensor-not-one-inch-and-name-70-year-old-fossil-903799?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Fstoppers Originals Education Gear 903799 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers The 1-Inch Sensor Is Not One Inch, and the Name Is a 70-Year-Old Fossil Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/originals/ultimate-skill-better-street-and-travel-photography-904214?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/ultimate-skill-better-street-and-travel-photography-904214?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/08/photographing-people-lead-image.jpg.webp?itok=RDFNB0aZ" width="650" height="366" alt="Two cosplayers in coordinated black outfits with flowing capes sitting on grass against greenery"> </a> <p>I find people fascinating, and when I see someone interesting when I’m out and about, I often want to photograph them. And I do. Many photographers have commented about this and would love to do the same but don’t feel comfortable or confident doing so.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/ultimate-skill-better-street-and-travel-photography-904214?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Fstoppers Originals Portraits Street 904214 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers The Ultimate Skill for Better Street and Travel Photography Simon Burn https://fstoppers.com/education/put-your-phone-your-bag-and-watch-what-happens-904425?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/put-your-phone-your-bag-and-watch-what-happens-904425?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/08/thumbnail_108.jpg.webp?itok=i_-T8bOD" width="650" height="366" alt="Person photographing rural farmhouses across an open green field under blue sky with text overlay"> </a> <p>Most of the strongest documentary and street photographs come from moments the photographer almost missed. The difference between catching them and losing them often comes down to whether you were paying attention at all.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/put-your-phone-your-bag-and-watch-what-happens-904425?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Education Opinion Street 904425 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:03:02 -0400 Fstoppers Put Your Phone in Your Bag and Watch What Happens Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/education/john-free-and-purpose-photography-904317?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/john-free-and-purpose-photography-904317?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/08/john-free_0.jpg.webp?itok=1vdZUTBP" width="650" height="366" alt="Older man with white hair photographing the ocean from a beach, holding camera to his face"> </a> <p dir="ltr">Washington Irving’s classic story of the Headless Horseman saw Sleepy Hollow, New York, as its setting. The village was officially known as North Tarrytown until it adopted the name Sleepy Hollow in 1996. Nearby Tarrytown, a historic village on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, was where photographer John Free was born. Life would take him to Old Saybrook, Connecticut, and then to Los Angeles, where he would establish himself as a photographer. It was during his time in LA that his philosophy on photography would emerge.</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/john-free-and-purpose-photography-904317?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Education Film Photography 904317 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:03:02 -0400 Fstoppers John Free and the Purpose of Photography Michael Rudzikewycz https://fstoppers.com/education/3000-miles-film-what-one-cross-country-trip-taught-about-shooting-road-904424?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/3000-miles-film-what-one-cross-country-trip-taught-about-shooting-road-904424?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/08/thumbnail_107.jpg.webp?itok=8FvnBSyZ" width="650" height="366" alt="Photographer holding camera in desert landscape beside minimalist white structure"> </a> <p>A highway fire less than an hour outside Los Angeles is the kind of thing that stops most trips before they start. Here it became the first frame of a 3,000-mile drive across the country, and the moment sets the tone for everything that follows.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/3000-miles-film-what-one-cross-country-trip-taught-about-shooting-road-904424?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Education Film Photography Travel 904424 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers 3,000 Miles of Film: What One Cross-Country Trip Taught About Shooting on the Road Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/apps/dxo-releases-photolab-10-depth-masks-advanced-color-grading-and-new-ai-tools-904420?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/apps/dxo-releases-photolab-10-depth-masks-advanced-color-grading-and-new-ai-tools-904420?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/08/hero2.jpg.webp?itok=szMIzUHs" width="650" height="366" alt="Screenshot of DxO photo editing software displaying a desert landscape at sunset"> </a> <p>DxO is making PhotoLab 10 available today, with some solid new features and improvements to the existing ones. PhotoLab has become increasingly popular among raw editors because of its power and the inclusion of the DxO technology that adjusts for specific lens and camera combinations. These corrections are applied automatically upon opening a file if you use the default DxO Style – Natural preset, providing a sharp, geometrically accurate starting point before manual editing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/apps/dxo-releases-photolab-10-depth-masks-advanced-color-grading-and-new-ai-tools-904420?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Apps Fstoppers Originals Post Production Software 904420 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers DXO Releases PhotoLab 10 with Depth Masks, Advanced Color Grading, and New AI Tools Mel Martin https://fstoppers.com/gear/hasselblads-best-feature-isnt-camera-its-app-904423?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/gear/hasselblads-best-feature-isnt-camera-its-app-904423?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/08/thumbnail_106.jpg.webp?itok=nCKKtVd1" width="650" height="366" alt="Photographer holding a mirrorless camera with telephoto lens against coastal sunset backdrop"> </a> <p>Most camera companion apps are an afterthought, slow, clunky, and quick to disconnect the moment signal drops. Hasselblad's Focus Mobile is the rare exception, and it finally runs on Android after living on iPhone alone.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/gear/hasselblads-best-feature-isnt-camera-its-app-904423?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Gear Medium Format Mobile 904423 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers Hasselblad's Best Feature Isn't the Camera, It's This App Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/education/case-going-back-old-project-instead-new-one-904430?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/case-going-back-old-project-instead-new-one-904430?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/09/aop-cover.jpg.webp?itok=75VmD31r" width="650" height="366" alt="Man holding a fresh carrot with green leafy top in an indoor studio setting"> </a> <p>Four handmade photo books arrived in one week, and each one circled the same feeling: nostalgia, and the ache of things passing. That thread runs through this entire round of submissions, and it turns a simple show-and-tell into a quiet lesson on how personal work holds together.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/case-going-back-old-project-instead-new-one-904430?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Education Fine Art Opinion 904430 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers The Case for Going Back to an Old Project Instead of a New One Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/education/secret-makes-creamiest-bokeh-photography-and-why-it-remains-niche-903798?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/secret-makes-creamiest-bokeh-photography-and-why-it-remains-niche-903798?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/07/1499274096_img_826787.jpg.webp?itok=wLKhJ3_m" width="650" height="366" alt="Front view of a telephoto lens with multi-element glass optics visible through the barrel"> </a> <p>Sony sells a 100mm portrait lens with an f/2.8 aperture that meters like an f/5.6. That is not a manufacturing defect or a marketing rounding error. Sony built a disc of gray-graded glass into the middle of the lens, on purpose, and gave away roughly two stops of light to buy what might be the smoothest out-of-focus blur any lens can produce. The trick works, it has worked since the 1990s, and the lenses built around it have never been more than a niche.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/secret-makes-creamiest-bokeh-photography-and-why-it-remains-niche-903798?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Fstoppers Originals Gear Education 903798 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:03:02 -0400 Fstoppers The Secret That Makes the Creamiest Bokeh in Photography and Why It Remains a Niche Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/originals/photographer-month-august-2026-dariusz-g-904385?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/photographer-month-august-2026-dariusz-g-904385?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/08/da3dea3804eca957c166e4c1e6094974.jpg.webp?itok=eSi6FIfF" width="650" height="366" alt="Woman in lace top and flowing skirt standing in tall green corn stalks, looking upward"> </a> <p>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&nbsp;or simply to admire your creativity and technical prowess. In 2026, we're featuring a new photographer every month,&nbsp;whose portfolio represents both stellar photographic achievement and a high level of involvement within the Fstoppers community.&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/photographer-month-august-2026-dariusz-g-904385?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Fstoppers Originals Pictures 904385 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers Fstoppers Photographer of the Month (August 2026): Dariusz G Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/education/shoot-more-good-advice-if-keep-shooting-same-thing-904160?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/shoot-more-good-advice-if-keep-shooting-same-thing-904160?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/08/echo.jpg.webp?itok=M2HYiHc8" width="650" height="366" alt="Black and white landscape of forested islands under dramatic storm clouds over calm water"> </a> <p>"Shoot more" is one of the most common pieces of advice a photographer receives. We usually read "more" as more places, more subjects, more opportunities. Repetition may teach considerably more than novelty does.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Shooting more gives you experience. You become faster with the camera and less likely to miss an obvious frame, but broad experience is not the same as measurable improvement. The problem with "shoot more" is not the word "more." It is what we keep changing while doing it.</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/shoot-more-good-advice-if-keep-shooting-same-thing-904160?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Education Fstoppers Originals 904160 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers ‘Shoot More’ Is Good Advice If You Keep Shooting the Same Thing Alvin Greis https://fstoppers.com/education/one-word-reveals-whether-your-photo-works-904418?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/one-word-reveals-whether-your-photo-works-904418?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/08/thumbnail_104.jpg.webp?itok=aCn2HKr8" width="650" height="366" alt="Graphic with pink flowers and blurred background featuring motivational text overlay"> </a> <p>You look at a photo and decide almost instantly whether it works, long before you've weighed composition or settings. That fast reaction turns out to be a useful tool, and learning to name it can sharpen how you choose which shots to keep and which to walk away from.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/education/one-word-reveals-whether-your-photo-works-904418?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Education Landscapes Nature 904418 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers One Word That Reveals Whether Your Photo Works Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/business/what-successful-photographers-when-calendar-goes-empty-904417?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/business/what-successful-photographers-when-calendar-goes-empty-904417?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/08/thumbnail_103.jpg.webp?itok=7OUY6n2P" width="650" height="366" alt="Man in dark clothing and beanie speaking passionately with text overlay reading 'THE CAMERA ISN'T THE JOB'"> </a> <p>The empty calendar is the part of a photography career nobody warns you about. Shooting is only a fraction of the work, and how you spend the hours away from the camera often decides whether the next job ever shows up.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/business/what-successful-photographers-when-calendar-goes-empty-904417?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Business Education Opinion 904417 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:03:01 -0400 Fstoppers What Successful Photographers Do When the Calendar Goes Empty Alex Cooke