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• The Hurricane Katrina 'Looting' Photo Controversy and What It Still Teaches Us About Writing Captions

  21-10-2026 23:03 via Fstoppers
  
  Getty Images image number 53509740 is still on Getty's site today, and the caption still reads: "Two residents wade through chest deep water after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store after Hurricane Katrina came through the area on August 29, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana." An Associated Press frame of a young Black man in chest-deep water, carrying what looks like a case of Pepsi under one arm and a full garbage bag, said he was looting. Two decades of argument later, the disput
  
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• Hands On With the Light Lens Lab 35mm Double Ashperical Lens

  21-10-2026 18:03 via Fstoppers
  
  Every Leica shooter has a dream lens they would love to buy. Price is usually the obstacle, but sometimes that lens is not only expensive but rare as well. Perhaps no other Leica lens is more sought after than the Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 with the word “Aspherical” written in full on the rim. It is unlikely you will ever own this lens, but there is an alternative option in the form of the Light Lens Lab 35mm f/1.4 Aspherical “11873”.  [Read More]
  
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• How Nikon's Flagship 85mm f/1.2 Holds Up Against New Rivals

  21-10-2026 17:03 via Fstoppers
  
  Nikon's NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.2 S sells for close to $3,000 and weighs more than many of the bodies you'd mount it on. For about three years, it has been the obvious pick on Z mount if you want the thinnest depth of field and the cleanest portrait rendering, and now cheaper third-party 85mm f/1.2 lenses are showing up to test how long that lasts. [Read More]
  
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• How to Make Someone Comfortable in Front of Your Camera

  21-10-2026 15:03 via Fstoppers
  
  Stiff portraits usually come from a subject who feels watched and unsure, and no lens or lighting setup hides that tension once it settles into someone's shoulders and face. If you photograph people who aren't professional models, how relaxed they feel shapes nearly every frame you take. [Read More]
  
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• Does Lightroom's Open Eyes Feature Actually Look Natural?

  21-10-2026 13:03 via Fstoppers
  
  Lightroom can now open closed eyes in a photo, a job that used to mean digging through a burst for a donor frame and blending it in by hand in Photoshop. If you shoot portraits, events, or group photos, a blink is one of the most common reasons a frame with good expression and good light lands in the reject pile. [Read More]
  
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• Is the Nikon Z5IIC a Better Deal Than the Sony a7CR?

  21-10-2026 11:03 via Fstoppers
  
  The Nikon Z5IIC puts a full frame sensor, in-body stabilization, and raw video into a $1,400 body by dropping the viewfinder, and people argued about that choice before most of them had held one. If you shoot weddings or travel, or if you're weighing a second body, the useful question is how that missing eyepiece and a pricier compact Sony rival play out over a real day of shooting. [Read More]
  
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