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• Nearly Every JPEG on Earth Runs on Math a Reviewer Called Too Simple to Fund in 1972

  04-10-2026 23:03 via fstoppers.com
  
  In early 1972, a Kansas State University professor named Nasir Ahmed sent the National Science Foundation a proposal to study a cosine transform built out of Chebyshev polynomials. NSF declined to fund it, and in his own written account of what happened, Ahmed recalled one reviewer's comment coming down to the whole idea seeming "too simple." That idea is the arithmetic sitting underneath essentially every JPEG in your catalog. [Read More]
  
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• Five Poses for When Your Couple Starts Looking Posed

  04-10-2026 18:03 via fstoppers.com
  
  I want to start by defending the thing this article might look like it is against.  Static posing in wedding and portrait photography is the backbone of every couples session I shoot. The five foundations I teach are all static positions, and they are static for good reasons. They are fast. They are repeatable. They are flattering on almost everybody. When you have ninety seconds before the coordinator waves you off, you reach for a static pose, and you should. [Read More]
  
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• Is It Time to Upgrade Your Camera?

  04-10-2026 17:03 via fstoppers.com
  
  A shelf full of older camera bodies brings its own kind of guilt: they still work, they still make good pictures, and they almost never leave the house. Choosing whether to keep shooting a camera like the Fujifilm X-H1 or sell it for something faster affects your wallet, your hit rate, and how much you enjoy the time you spend shooting. [Read More]
  
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• Why Leaving Your Camera at Home Can Train Your Eye

  04-10-2026 15:03 via fstoppers.com
  
  Finding a photograph inside a crowded street or a wide-open landscape is the part of the craft that decides whether you come home with a handful of keepers or a card full of near misses. Settings and gear can be learned in a weekend, while knowing where to point the camera takes years, and few people explain how to practice it. [Read More]
  
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• Can a Better Process Lead to Better Landscape Photos?

  04-10-2026 13:03 via fstoppers.com
  
  Two hours of loading sheet film at camp after a long day in the field can make large format feel like a job. How you handle the dull, repetitive parts of photography shapes how much you enjoy the rest of it, and often how the pictures turn out. [Read More]
  
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• Photoshop Can Now Move the Light in Your Photo

  04-10-2026 11:03 via fstoppers.com
  
  Flat window light or a harsh shadow across a face used to mean a reshoot or an evening of dodging and burning. Photoshop's new Relight feature, currently in the beta, lets you reposition, soften, and recolor the light in a finished image with a handful of sliders. [Read More]
  
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