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  • Behind the Scenes Shooting Both Photo and Video for E-Commerce Fashion
  • The Lighting Secret: How to Create Epic Light Anywhere

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

Fstoppers Photographer of the Month (April 2026): Radek Pohnan

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...

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fstoppers.com /1 week ago

Behind the Scenes Shooting Both Photo and Video for E-Commerce Fashion

You all see the classic e-commerce shots on any fashion designer's website, but seldom do you get to see the full behind-the-scenes of what it takes to make them. Recently, I did a...

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fstoppers.com /2 weeks ago

The Lighting Secret: How to Create Epic Light Anywhere

The biggest hurdle many photographers face when jumping into off-camera flash isn't the gear or the settings; it's the "where." We often find ourselves in a beautiful location with...

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

The Studio Lighting Tools Most Shooters Overlook

Shooting with a snoot or projector attachment unlocks a level of light control most setups simply can't match. Mark Wallace puts that to the test in a recent studio session, buildi...

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

Photographing a Fashion Campaign at Sarakineco Beach

I just wrapped up a fashion campaign shoot at Sarakiniko Beach in Milos, Greece. Here is how it went, what I learned from the experience, and how we approached getting the shots. ...

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

Hard Light, Soft Light, and Silhouettes: One Strobe, Three Results

Choosing a strobe often comes down to one question: how versatile is it? Eli Infante put the Westcott FJ250 through three distinct setups in a single session to show exactly what i...

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fstoppers.com /4 weeks ago

Back to Basics: Relearning Photography Through Mini Projects

The article emphasizes the importance of slowing down and reconnecting with the joy of photography by creating a series of images of simple things that we admire. Let's look at pho...

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

The Shot You Can't Buy: Why Access Beats Gear Every Time

Two photographers. One has decades of experience and a full professional kit. The other is a tourist with an iPhone. On paper, no contest. But the tourist did the homework and foun...

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

"Fix It in Post" Is Costing You Money: A Mathematical Case for Getting It Right in Camera

You are standing on location. The light is good, the client looks great, and you are in the zone. Then you notice it: an orange traffic cone lurking at the edge of the frame. Your...

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fstoppers.com /1 week ago

Is Your Photography Too Perfect to Be Interesting?

Shooting the same iconic locations as everyone else is a trap most fall into without realizing it. This video makes a compelling case that the most memorable images aren't the ones...

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

The Concept Comes First: Building a Photograph From an Idea, Not a Scene

Most photographers start with a subject or theme. Conceptual photographers start with a question. What does isolation feel like? Not, where can I shoot next? Entering the world of...

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fstoppers.com /3 weeks ago

5 Things That Are Worth Splurging On in Photography (and 5 That Are Not)

Photography has a spending problem, and it starts early. The moment you get serious enough to move past the kit lens and the auto mode, the industry opens a firehose of recommendat...

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

8 Unpopular Photography Opinions That Are Actually True

Photography has a generous supply of conventional wisdom. Some of it is earned. Some of it is repeated so often that nobody questions whether it was ever true in the first place. A...

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fstoppers.com /4 days ago

A Real-World $500 Night Photography Kit That Gets Pro Results

You'd love to purchase a quality camera, lens, and even a tripod. But photography is expensive! Is it possible to purchase these for as low as $500? Let's have a look!  [Read More...

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

Are You Getting the Most From Your Camera?

If you are anything like me, you quickly figure out how to integrate a new camera into your workflow, habit patterns, and shooting environment, and then stop. If this sounds famili...

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fstoppers.com /5 days ago

You're Walking Past These Subjects Every Single Day

The difference between a forgettable walk and a productive shoot often comes down to how closely you're paying attention, not how far you've traveled.Simon  Booth makes exactly tha...

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fstoppers.com /1 week ago

When It Comes To Buying Gear, The Real Game Changers May Surprise You

While overhyping new filmmaking and photography products is something of a spectator sport and phrases like "game changer" seem to be bandied about on a daily basis, it can sometim...

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

Behind the Scenes: How I Photographed Panoramas in Joshua Tree

Take a peek behind the scenes at how I created several enormous, detailed night panoramas in Joshua Tree National Park. The surreal landscapes are perfect for this sort of work. Be...

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

Focus Stacking: Tack-Sharp Images From Front to Back

Achieving tack-sharp landscape images from foreground to background is one of the more technically demanding challenges in the field. Focus stacking solves it, and it's more access...

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fstoppers.com /1 week ago

What Happens When the Landscape Refuses to Cooperate

Shooting unfamiliar terrain forces you to adapt fast. When the dramatic mountain backdrops you rely on aren't there, the images you make either show your range or expose your limit...

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fstoppers.com /1 week ago

Everything You Need To Know About Shooting Log Video Footage (S-Log3)

Most of us know that shooting in a flat log picture profile will give you the highest quality video footage but the workflow has always been too difficult to deal with. I've create...

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

Aspect Ratio Is a Creative Choice: Here’s What 1:1 Taught Me

Most of us never question the shape of the frame—we just shoot what the camera gives us. We consider a 3:2 ratio normal, and we rarely stray from it. What happens when you stop tre...

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fstoppers.com /3 weeks ago

When Expensive Gear Stops Working

Most photography now lives online. In the feed, in algorithms, in a constant stream of images. This is where the idea of what a photographer is supposed to need gets formed. Cheap...

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petapixel.com /1 week ago

What Really Happens Inside a BAFTA Awards Portrait Studio?

Few photographers ever get to work inside the portrait room of a major awards ceremony. Most will only ever see the finished images: the winner holding the award, the controlled li...

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