Browse Photography coverage from August 2026 in Newsroom.
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Tutorial
Sony’s 100mm STF is rated f/2.8 and T5.6. An idealized comparison turns that distinction into a shutter-speed or ISO choice, then returns to the eyes and background lights.
Tutorial
Adapt Simon Booth’s field prompt into an edit with one word and one visible reason. A paired portrait example also shows when the more animated expression may lose its place.
Photo Essay
Follow stair rails, shop entrances and a running track through eleven location stories. The comparisons reveal how a small gesture can organize a busy frame.
Tutorial
Try eight short walks with one successful frame and one near miss from each. The point is to name the decision that changed the picture, rather than collect more patterns.
Update
The September 15 test exposure began alignment work, rather than finished science. Roman’s broad field also changes the assignment from a single view to repeatable surveys.
First Look
Follow Anna Atkins, Eve Arnold and Zanele Muholi beyond a list of celebrated names. A 160-page survey becomes an entry point into scientific knowledge, collaboration and collective memory.
Tutorial
One mask can have less Glow than another, but Style, Range, Spread and Warmth stay shared. A neon-portrait example makes that control boundary easier to use deliberately.
Tutorial
Group the habits around making, reviewing and connecting. A four-week example turns an unfinished series into six images and a focused note to a relevant editor.
First Look
The past challenge used 48-hour rounds and photographs made within each round. Its lasting lesson is how one modest prompt can lead to deliberate framing and a useful caption.
First Look
A £36 Praktica in 1976 became the starting point for a record spanning five decades. Carnival 60 brought part of that archive to Outernet’s public screens in 2026.
Analysis
A permit from an authority, a person’s consent and the later use of an image are different questions. The official code and professional responses explain why that distinction is useful.
First Look
A diagonal wall gives the featured photograph another line to follow. Compare that setting with Collier Schorr’s earlier studio campaign to see what the change of place does.
First Look
The announced 150-photograph survey connects experiment, assignments and reporting. Its solarisation story is one route into Miller’s decisions, while the war work demands its own historical weight.
Tutorial
Confirm why you are flying before choosing the route. Airspace authorization, ground access and the battery needed to return answer different parts of the same shoot.
Tutorial
A hypothetical two-stop change takes ISO 200 to 800 with shutter and aperture fixed. Compare that with a slower shutter, then check what happens when Auto ISO reaches its ceiling.
Analysis
Kelly’s 2024 picture makes the location part of the action. Tim Walker’s collaborative sets and documented dry ice fog in Osaka show how a plan can leave room for discovery.
First Look
The field is roughly 200 times Hubble’s WFC3 infrared view, with comparable infrared detail. Filters and repeat observations turn that extra context into measurements.
Case Study
Pink and blue sets keep the sequence connected as the bag changes roles. Follow the shift from hiding place to something Huang can carry, with wardrobe by Skip Pas.
Tutorial
Keep the person still and compare two viewpoints, then change their distance from the doorway. The three-frame example separates background alignment from softer blur.
First Look
Name one layer Face and another Wall, then compare their effects separately. Photoshop 27.10 puts the tonal decisions beside the retouching, with one preview behavior to watch.
First Look
A distant figure may fill more of the frame, but nearby subjects can fall inside the focus limit. Compare the two attachments through distance, camera selection and support.
Analysis
Its 15-centimeter minimum focus distance invites close framing, while autofocus addresses changing subject distance. A face near the edge and a later correction create different choices.
Analysis
A small prime and a more versatile zoom ask different things of the same body. The September announcement resolves the teaser’s identity, while a reviewer’s grip observation adds context.
