Author: Wasim Ahmad
Explain Your Photography Job to Your Friends With This Hilarious, Easy-To-Understand Video
This post is by Wasim Ahmad from Fstoppers If you’ve ever had trouble explaining just what it is you do as a photographer, here’s a handy explainer for the non-photographers in your life. [ Read More ]
We Review the Kandao QooCam 3: Third Time’s the Charm
This post is by Wasim Ahmad from Fstoppers While 360 cameras haven’t quite entered the mainstream for most photographers, Kandao’s QooCam 3 makes a solid case why they should: Kandao’s third entry into its QooCam lineup is a solid 360 action camera at a bargain price. [ Read More ]
Is Stock Photography a Good Source of Passive Income? That Depends on You
This post is by Wasim Ahmad from Fstoppers While there’s been much ado about the death of stock photography in the wake of AI-based imagery, there are still many photographers earning passive income from the trade. Just how are they doing that, though? [ Read More ]
3 Tips to Improve Your Travel Photography
This post is by Wasim Ahmad from Fstoppers When traveling, it’s often the case that photographers zero in on the iconic sights that everyone else gets: the Eiffel Tower in France, Big Ben in London, etc. But instead of capturing what everyone else gets, there are ways to capture the feel of a place without…
How to Make More Compelling Photos Through Compositing
This post is by Wasim Ahmad from Fstoppers Compositing a photo may seem quaint in the age of AI-generated everything, but it’s still often the best or sometimes only way to get the image you’re truly going for. [ Read More ]
It’s Time to (Judiciously) Embrace the ‘AI Age’
This post is by Wasim Ahmad from Fstoppers Cameras used to use glass plates and flash used to be controlled explosions. Thankfully, we’ve embraced the relative safety introduced to the photographic process with DSLRs and mirrorless cameras, but can we say the same for AI? [ Read More ]
Easy Tips to Understand and Improve Contrast Editing in Lightroom
This post is by Wasim Ahmad from Fstoppers As it turns out, I’ve been quite the simpleton when it comes to applying contrast in my photos, as with Lightroom, there are a few new tricks to make this process easier. [ Read More ]
Picking 360 Video Editing Software in 2023
This post is by Wasim Ahmad from Fstoppers It’s still a bit of the wild west for 360 video editors in 2023, but that said, many of the major brands and smaller competitors have made great strides in catching up with their software to cater to this specific niche. If that’s you, you’ll want to…
One Trick to Get Easy Long Exposures Out of an iPhone
This post is by Wasim Ahmad from Fstoppers Long exposures are useful to convey a sense of motion in photos, whether that’s bodies of water that seemingly look like glass or car taillights whooshing by in a street scene. The iPhone allows you to create scenes like this easily. It’s just a bit hidden. […
Avoid These 5 Photography Mistakes With One Acronym
This post is by Wasim Ahmad from Fstoppers When I’m teaching photography, I always suggest to my students that they make checklists of to remember things when they shoot. I’m also a fan of handy acronyms to remember them. [ Read More ]