Photography News

Mini sessions are one of the most common strategies portrait photographers use to fill their calendars, but the math behind them rarely adds up. When you account for travel, setup, shooting, editing, delivery, and client communication, you're often looking at a pittance even before taxes, equipment costs, or software subscriptions. 

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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, building off a lighting guide created by his colleague and then pushing into entirely original territory. 

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The latest winner of our popular daily photography theme which takes place in our forums have been chosen and congratulations go to ruurd (Day 31 - Butterflies).

 

Daily Theme Runners-Up

If you didn't win this time, keep uploading your images to the daily competition forum for another chance to win! If you're new to the Daily Theme, you can find out more about it in the Daily Theme Q&A. 

Well done to our latest runners-up, too, whose images you can take a look at below.

  Day 24

Dew Drop

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Day 25

Fast Shutter Speed

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Day 26

Boats

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  Day 27

Flowers

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Day 28

Towns & Cities

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Day 29

Micro Landscapes

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Day 30

Rain

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You’ll find the Daily Themes, along with other great photo competitions, over in our Forum. Take a look to see the latest daily photo contests. Open to all levels of photographer, you’re sure to find a photography competition to enter. Why not share details of competitions with our community? Join the camaraderie and upload an image to our Gallery.

March 2026 was one of those months where every corner of the photography world seemed to shift at once. From semiconductor crises driven by AI infrastructure to the Supreme Court declining to touch a pivotal AI copyright case, from the biggest camera trade show on the planet delivering almost no new cameras to Kodak rewriting the names of its most beloved film stocks, this was a month that will be remembered as a turning point. These ten stories captured the month. 

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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 2026, 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.

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If you were stranded on an island, or perhaps more realistically, dropped into the bustling streets of Jakarta or a temple in Bali, and could only choose one prime lens, which would it be? The 50mm or the 85mm? Let's find out. 

It is one of the most debated questions in photography. Both lenses are legendary in their own right. The 50mm is the storyteller, the lens that sees the world roughly as you do. The 85mm is the isolator, the lens that flatters subjects and melts away distractions.

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The Canon RF 16-28mm f/2.8 STM is one of the more interesting ultra-wide angle zoom lenses Canon has released in recent years, sitting at a price point that's hard to categorize. It's not cheap, but it's marketed as the budget option in Canon's lineup, which raises an obvious question: what exactly are you giving up? 

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Choosing a specialty in portrait photography isn't just a stylistic preference. It's a business decision. The photographers who build sustainable careers aren't necessarily the most technically gifted; they're the ones who commit to a recognizable style and understand the world around their images, not just the camera settings. 

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AI-generated real estate listing photos are showing up on major property websites, and buyers have no way to tell they're fake. In California, a law requiring disclosure already exists, and agents are still ignoring it. 

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Shooting film in an era of instant digital feedback isn't a step backward; it's a deliberate choice that exposes real differences in how generations approach the craft. Understanding those differences can sharpen how you think about your own photography, regardless of which tools you use. 

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