Category: Photography

We create tons of free content on a weekly basis for our YouTube channel, but until now, we have exclusively sold our “professional” photography tutorials on the Fstoppers store. But today, thanks to a few sponsors, we’ve created a free 45-minute tutorial on product photography.  Over the next few months, […]

When you think about crafting a lighting setup, you probably think about it from the standpoint of adding light. However, as important as it is to know where to add light, it is just as important to understand when and how to take away light to better shape your subject. […]

I hope your 2020 is off to a great start. One of my constant resolutions is to be able to manage all of the myriad of digital files that find their way onto my laptop. One of the perennial culprits are Develop module presets, and so on that note, let’s […]

Over the last two years, photographer Pedro Oliveira has worked on a photo essay celebrating an underappreciated demographic, and the results are timeless. Oliveira grew up close to his grandmother, and some of his most valuable adult friendships were with people significantly older than him. Through those friendships, he saw the […]

If ever one day perfectly encapsulated the reasons I’ve lived in Japan for 15 years, this was it. From kindness, to kimonos, kids, and ancient culture, these images tell the story of why I love living in Japan. When you take a look around different lists of the most popular […]

Pye from SLR Lounge is once again visiting us in Puerto Rico. In this four-minute video, we each teach a quick and easy two-light setup.  Being that these lighting setups don’t have specific names and that our video is only four minutes long, I’m not going to try to explain what we […]

Sigma’s Art series of lenses continues to impress, and perhaps one of the most alluring in the entire lineup is the 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art, which offers excellent wide-open sharpness along with the ability to turn any background into a gooey swath of bokeh. How good is it? Check […]

First looks on wedding days have always been a magical thing. Usually, they are reserved for the father of the bride or the groom. One bride decided she wanted one for her brother, and the results were beautiful.Seeing loved ones’ faces full of true joy and surprise is a popular moment that […]

Sigma has always made niche cameras with special sensors that were beloved by the devoted few who used them, but in the last year or so, they have started to venture into more mainstream territory. Now, the company seems set to release a rather unique camera that combines both their […]

After getting familiar with the general interface of your chosen video editing software, and perhaps after your first few simple edits, the next step for most aspiring editors or YouTube creators might be to start learning a few fancy transitions to flex those creative muscles and spice up your new videos. This YouTuber has […]