https://fstoppers.com/ en Fri, 15 May 2026 22:30:20 -0400 Thu, 14 May 26 17:03:01 -0400 https://fstoppers.com/artificial-intelligence/photography-dead-long-live-photography-900904?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/artificial-intelligence/photography-dead-long-live-photography-900904?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/03/hand_photography_truth_fstoppers_adam_welch_1.jpg.webp?itok=xsvh2msK" width="650" height="366" alt="Silhouetted hand reaching toward bright sun against blurred landscape at golden hour"> </a> <p>More cameras, fewer photographers. As this new day dawns outside my window, I pose a simple yet profound question: Is there still truth in photography?&nbsp;</p>Damn you, Eddie.<p>“People believe them, but photographs do lie, even without manipulation. They are only half-truths.”</p><p>Eddie Adams said that. You can read it for yourself in his 1998 short-piece <em>Eulogy: GENERAL NGUYEN NGOC LOAN</em> for Time Magazine.</p><p>That particular handful of words have rattled around in my head since the first reading. It's like some bad connection dialing up a phone call across time.</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/artificial-intelligence/photography-dead-long-live-photography-900904?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Thu, 14 May 2026 17:03:01 -0400 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com Photography Is Dead, Long Live Photography Adam Welch https://fstoppers.com/originals/filters-are-cool-again-massive-review-nano-x-pro-square-filter-system-900846?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/filters-are-cool-again-massive-review-nano-x-pro-square-filter-system-900846?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/03/nano-x-pro_fstoppers_review_adam_welch_1.jpg.webp?itok=bzioVUXA" width="650" height="366" alt="Monitor and camera rig setup on tripod with studio lighting"> </a> <p>The Nano-X Pro filter system proves there's still a place for those who try to get it right in camera.&nbsp;</p><p>It's no secret that I enjoy taking the "scenic route" when it comes to photography. For better or worse, these days most of my work orbits around non-digital and historical techniques.</p><p>Don't get me wrong, I'm no purist when it comes to photography. An idealist? Maybe.</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/filters-are-cool-again-massive-review-nano-x-pro-square-filter-system-900846?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Fri, 08 May 2026 17:03:02 -0400 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com Filters Are Cool Again: Massive Review of the Nano-X Pro Square Filter System Adam Welch https://fstoppers.com/documentary/saying-hello-your-grave-finding-family-through-their-viewfinders-900224?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/documentary/saying-hello-your-grave-finding-family-through-their-viewfinders-900224?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-12-at-11.31.09-am.png.webp?itok=rB0wwPqZ" width="650" height="366" alt="Hand holding a compact camera over a shallow water pool in an arid landscape with rock formations."> </a> <p>For many of us, photography has been an outlet for processing loss, grief, and our connection to humanity. One photographer takes us along his own journey in the literal footsteps of his ancestors — through the viewfinders of their very own cameras.&nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/documentary/saying-hello-your-grave-finding-family-through-their-viewfinders-900224?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:03:01 -0400 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com Saying Hello From Your Grave: Finding Family Through Their Viewfinders Adam Welch https://fstoppers.com/diy/how-convert-chuzhao-mini-tlr-infrared-900573?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/diy/how-convert-chuzhao-mini-tlr-infrared-900573?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/03/chuzhao-infrared-camera-conversion-easy-diy.jpg.webp?itok=60Zf5k57" width="650" height="366" alt="Chuzhao medium-format film camera with infrared lens attachment positioned against a dark background."> </a> <p>The CHUZHAO Mini TLR was one of the most unexpectedly popular digital cameras to hit the consumer market in 2025. In this short video, I'll show you how to shoot infrared photography with this viral toy camera.&nbsp;</p><p>It was an undertaking completely devoid of logic outside all rational photographic understanding. I'm not sure what possessed me to attempt to use this tiny plastic camera for infrared photography. Much like the summit of Mount Everest, perhaps I wanted to undertake this ridiculous experiment simply because it was there.</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/diy/how-convert-chuzhao-mini-tlr-infrared-900573?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 05:03:01 -0400 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com How to Convert the CHUZHAO Mini TLR to Infrared Adam Welch https://fstoppers.com/film/how-make-cheap-uv-lightbox-historical-and-alternative-printing-900585?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/film/how-make-cheap-uv-lightbox-historical-and-alternative-printing-900585?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-12-at-11.26.38-am.png.webp?itok=ZQ4bPMkg" width="650" height="366" alt="DIY photography exposure box made from white insulation material and aluminum foil on a kitchen counter."> </a> <p>Historical and alternative printing has experienced a popular resurgence in recent years. Let me show you how to make a cheap and easy lightbox for printing cyanotypes, salt prints, and other alternative printing processes.&nbsp;</p><p>More and more photographers are learning that historical and alternative printmaking can be one of the most accessible and rewarding of all printing processes. The materials are more accessible than ever, and it takes very little to produce quality prints right in your own home.</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/film/how-make-cheap-uv-lightbox-historical-and-alternative-printing-900585?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:03:02 -0400 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com How to Make a Cheap UV Lightbox for Historical and Alternative Printing Adam Welch https://fstoppers.com/gear/best-fujifilm-sensor-black-and-white-one-photographer-tried-almost-every-single-900589?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/gear/best-fujifilm-sensor-black-and-white-one-photographer-tried-almost-every-single-900589?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="en"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-12-at-11.22.01-am.png.webp?itok=-mtSJZhd" width="650" height="366" alt="Photographer holding a vintage rangefinder camera with a list of camera models overlaid, marked &quot;WRONG.&quot;"> </a> <p>Ready for some real talk about Fujifilm cameras? One photographer tried every single Fuji APS-C sensor and gives his no-nonsense rundown on which Fujifilm camera pumps out the best monochrome photographs.&nbsp;</p><p>If you know me at all, and likely many of you here know me far too well, you'll be aware of my deeply psychotic devotion for the Fujifilm X-Pro1 with its beautiful first-generation X-Trans I sensor. You can get a taste of my unholy love for that camera in this ancient Fstoppers article on why I'll die on Fujifilm Hill.</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/gear/best-fujifilm-sensor-black-and-white-one-photographer-tried-almost-every-single-900589?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:03:01 -0400 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com Best Fujifilm Sensor for Black and White? One Photographer Tried (Almost) Every Single One Adam Welch https://fstoppers.com/reviews/ago-film-processor-massive-review-678078?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/reviews/ago-film-processor-massive-review-678078?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="und"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2024/11/ago-film-processor-review-vintage-visual-fstoppers-adam-welch-darkroom-film-development-9.jpg.webp?itok=hVUNK7Uf" width="650" height="366" alt="AGO Film Processor with red dial and digital control panel on gray surface."> </a> Some of the world's greatest ideas arise not from attempting to reinvent the wheel but by finding an easier way to make it roll. The AGO Film Processor from Vintage Visual is one such story.&nbsp; <p></p> <p>As soon as I cracked open the box from Vintage Visual and laid eyes on the AGO Film Processor, six small yet all-too-familiar words leaped from my brain in a gush of envy: "Why didn't I think of that?"&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/reviews/ago-film-processor-massive-review-678078?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:03:01 -0500 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com The AGO Film Processor Massive Review Adam Welch https://fstoppers.com/landscapes/defense-square-photograph-673499?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/landscapes/defense-square-photograph-673499?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="und"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2024/10/fstoppers-adam-welch-photography-reflection.jpg.webp?itok=7UdLAVhF" width="650" height="366" alt="Silhouette of photographer holding camera visible through circular opening in textured wall."> </a> <p>Are squares better? Come with me as we throw a fork in the photographic microwave and investigate why you shouldn't underestimate the 1:1 image format.&nbsp;</p> <p>Now… about that microwave.</p> <p>We begin our little journey into the world of square format photography by addressing the glaring elephant in the room: there is no truly “better” image format when it comes to photography.</p> <p>As argumentative as some of us can be about which framing ratio works best for certain types of photography, the sort of discussion we’re about to have is, in the end, a wholly subjective one.</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/landscapes/defense-square-photograph-673499?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Sat, 26 Oct 2024 17:03:01 -0400 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com In Defense of the Square Photograph Adam Welch https://fstoppers.com/originals/photographers-exist-today-681297?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/photographers-exist-today-681297?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="und"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2024/09/photographers-fstoppers-adam-welch-yosemite_0.jpg.webp?itok=wFiqY9WZ" width="650" height="366" alt="Bearded photographer in winter beanie holding camera equipment overlooking snow-covered alpine lake and mountains."> </a> <p>The photography world is full of questions. Many of these questions are met with few answers and even fewer absolutes. Perhaps the biggest question of all is: “Do photographers exist today?”&nbsp;</p> <p>This far-reaching and highly existential query concerning the nature of photography as an occupation takes its place among other high-brow and worthy contemplations that often creep up from the back of my mind when the hour grows late:</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/photographers-exist-today-681297?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:03:01 -0400 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com Do Photographers Exist Today? Adam Welch https://fstoppers.com/historical/unpretentious-guide-cyanotype-printing-678076?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/historical/unpretentious-guide-cyanotype-printing-678076?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="und"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2024/08/dsc00074.jpg.webp?itok=2MjlzURl" width="650" height="366" alt="Cyanotype print with blue botanical leaf shapes on white paper, surrounded by art materials on wood surface."> </a> <p>Cyanotype printing is one of the oldest known photographic techniques. Now, printing cyanotypes is easier and more accessible than ever. Let me show you how to make your own cyanotype prints the easy way. &nbsp;</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/historical/unpretentious-guide-cyanotype-printing-678076?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:03:01 -0400 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com An Unpretentious Guide to Cyanotype Printing Adam Welch https://fstoppers.com/photoshop/adobe-secrets-add-easy-borders-photos-lightroom-lightroom-classic-and-photoshop-672403?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/photoshop/adobe-secrets-add-easy-borders-photos-lightroom-lightroom-classic-and-photoshop-672403?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="und"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2024/07/adobe-lightroom-photoshop-borders-fstoppers-1.jpg.webp?itok=0HfTRLdQ" width="650" height="366" alt="Water droplets on green leaf with shallow depth of field and blurred background."> </a> <p>Yes. There really are hidden secrets inside Adobe's photo processing software. Let me show you one of my absolute favorites that you can use to add easy borders to your photos. It's all hiding in plain sight inside Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Photoshop.&nbsp;</p> <p>Want to make your photos literally stand out? Believe me, I know the frustration of having your social media posts blend into the white or dark backdrop. Let me show you how to easily solve that problem.</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/photoshop/adobe-secrets-add-easy-borders-photos-lightroom-lightroom-classic-and-photoshop-672403?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:00:01 -0400 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com Adobe Secrets: Add Easy Borders to Photos in Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Photoshop Adam Welch https://fstoppers.com/film/fate-emotional-story-behind-photographers-leica-camera-673423?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/film/fate-emotional-story-behind-photographers-leica-camera-673423?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="und"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2024/07/th-3.jpg.webp?itok=tRNKZgaZ" width="650" height="366" alt="Bald man holding vintage camera up to his face in a mirror self-portrait."> </a> <p>Does the universe have a plan for all of us? For Austrian-born photographer and artist Markus Hofstätter, the stars unexpectedly aligned for him to receive his Leica M2: a camera which seemingly transcended the depths of time and grief to find its way into his hands.&nbsp;</p> <p>I've long been a believer in photographic destiny. Some photographers encounter certain cameras or lenses and something just "switches on" inside our brains. At times, it feels as if we were meant to possess these tools, and for them to possess us in return.</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/film/fate-emotional-story-behind-photographers-leica-camera-673423?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:00:01 -0400 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com Fate: The Emotional Story Behind a Photographer's Leica Camera Adam Welch https://fstoppers.com/astrophotography/i-shot-solar-eclipse-film-hasselblad-500-cm-671522?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/astrophotography/i-shot-solar-eclipse-film-hasselblad-500-cm-671522?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="und"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2024/06/hasselblad-solar-eclipse-film-fstoppers-26.jpg.webp?itok=wZnqxDHZ" width="650" height="366" alt="Medium format camera with standard lens mounted on tripod head with blue lens hood and red wrist strap."> </a> <p>Across the vast millennia of human existence, the total solar eclipse remains the most spectacular and celebrated of astronomical phenomena. As the blue sky dimmed, I suddenly decided to shoot the 2024 solar eclipse on black and white film using my trusty Hasselblad 500 C/M.&nbsp;</p> <p>Capturing a photograph of a total solar eclipse ranks high on many photographers' bucket lists.</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/astrophotography/i-shot-solar-eclipse-film-hasselblad-500-cm-671522?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:04:01 -0400 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com I Shot the Solar Eclipse on Film With a Hasselblad 500 C/M Adam Welch https://fstoppers.com/gear/ill-die-fujifilm-hill-671138?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/gear/ill-die-fujifilm-hill-671138?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="und"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2024/06/fujifilm-xpro1-fstoppers.jpg.webp?itok=6s2P81zr" width="650" height="366" alt="Vintage rangefinder camera with Fujinon lens mounted on dark leather strap against textured background."> </a> <p>Willie Nelson has played the same Martin N-20 nylon-string acoustic guitar since 1969. Serial number 242830. The instrument is an eternal flame of creative freedom, one of a kind and beautiful — just like Willie.&nbsp;</p> <p>A more mainstream musician might insist no true professional should ever lower themselves to pick at those strings. You’ll find no technical or acoustic benefits flowing from a 50-year-old guitar with a giant hole worn in the belly.</p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/gear/ill-die-fujifilm-hill-671138?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:04:01 -0400 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com I'll Die on the Fujifilm Hill Adam Welch https://fstoppers.com/film/why-are-some-photographers-choosing-go-back-time-671139?utm_source=fstoppers&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles <a href="https://fstoppers.com/film/why-are-some-photographers-choosing-go-back-time-671139?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles" hreflang="und"><img loading="eager" src="https://cdn.fstoppers.com/styles/16_9_max_650/s3/lead/2024/06/large-format-camera-fstoppers-film.jpg.webp?itok=jAyy5U-h" width="650" height="366" alt="Large format camera on tripod centered on a straight desert highway with mountains in the distance."> </a> <p>Not every idea is golden, and not all camera systems are destined to become legends. Digital photography has always grown by leaps and stumbles.&nbsp;</p> <p>Yesterday’s fresh feature inevitably becomes tomorrow’s standard issue. Each successive photographic breakthrough rests atop the foundations that came before. This is the natural way of things.</p> <p>At the heart of any digital camera body is its sensor. No matter if it’s CCD, CMOS, Bayer, X-Trans, cropped or full-frame, it’s the sensor that puts the digits in digital imaging.&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>[<a href="https://fstoppers.com/film/why-are-some-photographers-choosing-go-back-time-671139?utm_source=fstoppers&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=rss_feed_author_articles">Read More</a>]</p> Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:03:01 -0400 Recent articles from Adam Welch on Fstoppers.com Why Are Some Photographers Choosing to Go back In Time? Adam Welch