Tutorial
Test an Apodization Lens Through Bokeh, Exposure, and Focus
Understand apodization bokeh and compare its exposure cost using Sony's f/2.8, T5.6 specification, matched frames, and a worked shutter-versus-ISO example.
Photography in August 2026
Browse Photography coverage from August 2026 in Newsroom.
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August 2026 coverage
Tutorial
Choose Photographs With One Word and One Visual Reason
Edit photographs with one descriptive word and one visible reason, using a worked portrait comparison to turn reactions into framing and sequencing decisions.
Photo Essay
Hong Kong as Co-Director: A Photo Essay Across 11 Location Shoots
Eleven Kisau Photography stories show how Hong Kong’s architecture, street texture, and color shape location portraiture through framing, gesture, and depth.
Tutorial
Pattern Recognition Turns Familiar Streets Into Better Photography Practice
Practice street-photography pattern recognition on a familiar route, using paired frames to compare repetition, subject separation, and timing.
Update
Roman’s 300-Megapixel Camera Comes Online on Its Journey to L2
Roman’s camera has recorded its first test starlight. Activation, focusing, and calibration connect the August launch to the observatory’s planned infrared surveys.
First Look
Women Photographers Are Dangerous Builds a Broader History Through More Than 100 Images
Laure Adler and Clara Bouveresse's photographic survey connects distinct practices, from Anna Atkins's cyanotypes to Eve Arnold's portraits and Zanele Muholi's visual activism.
Tutorial
Shape Diffusion, Bloom, and Halation With Camera Raw’s Glow Control
Compare Camera Raw Diffusion, Bloom, and Halation with a neon-portrait exercise, masking guidance, and checks for readable highlights and skin texture.
Tutorial
Seven Career Habits That Keep a Photographer Making, Learning, and Connecting
Build a sustainable photography routine around making, reviewing, and connecting, with a four-week example that turns an unfinished series into a focused pitch.
First Look
DPReview’s September Photo Challenge Builds a Habit of Looking
DPReview's September challenge uses 48-hour themes to encourage fresh photographs, considered captions, and a repeatable creative practice.
First Look
Ian Watts’ Carnival Archive Traces Five Decades of Street Photography
Ian Watts’ Carnival archive connects photographic timing, changing tools, community representation, and the long-term value of returning to one subject.
Analysis
UK Home Office Photography Poster Draws Calls for Correction From RPS and NUJ
The RPS and NUJ challenge a Home Office poster's blanket consent message, with implications for street photography, visual journalism, and responsible image use.
First Look
Givenchy’s Winter 2026 Women’s Campaign Moves From Studio to Croatian Stone
Juergen Teller's Croatian setting gives Givenchy's Winter 2026 campaign a distinct photographic language of textured ground, strong silhouettes, and coastal space.
First Look
Lee Miller: Fearless Connects Fashion, Surrealism, and War Reporting
Lee Miller: Fearless brings approximately 150 photographs to Chicago, tracing the connections between her fashion work, Surrealist experiments, portraiture, and reporting.
Tutorial
Before the Drone Leaves the Ground: A Photographer’s Preflight Routine
Prepare a drone photography flight around purpose, aircraft readiness, airspace, weather, and a clear shot plan, with U.S. FAA references.
Tutorial
Camera Modes Explained: Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual
Choose aperture priority, shutter priority, or manual with Auto ISO using a worked portrait example that compares motion, depth, and changing light.
Analysis
Tony Kelly’s H3 Campaign Puts Location at the Heart of the Photograph
Tony Kelly’s H3 campaign, Tim Walker’s collaborative sets, and an Osaka street editorial show how location, framing, and preparation shape photographs.
First Look
Roman’s 300-Megapixel Camera Is Built for Wide-Field Surveys
Roman’s 300-megapixel Wide Field Instrument combines broad coverage, infrared imaging, and repeat observations to build a detailed public survey of the sky.
Case Study
How Kisau Photography Used One Oversized Shopping Bag to Sequence a Fashion Editorial
A firsthand Kisau Photography case study explores how a changing relationship with one oversized bag connects gesture, wardrobe, and color across a four-chapter fashion editorial.
Tutorial
Portrait Composition Tutorial: Seven Ways to Create Depth
Create portrait depth through camera position, background separation, and framing, with a three-frame doorway exercise that distinguishes geometry from blur.
First Look
Photoshop 27.10: What the New Light Adjustment Layer Changes
Photoshop’s Light adjustment layer brings six tonal controls into the layered document, with masking, editable settings, and a clear role beside generative tools.
First Look
ShiftCam X.Series SuperZoom Brings Long-Lens Framing to Smartphones
ShiftCam’s X.Series adds optical telephoto reach to compatible phones. Its two lenses bring different framing, working-distance, mounting, and handling choices.
Analysis
7Artisans’ Autofocus Fisheye Brings a Wider View to Moving Subjects
7Artisans pairs a full-frame fisheye view with autofocus and practical barrel controls for close, expressive photographs of moving subjects.
Analysis
OM System’s PEN Teaser Put Everyday Photography Back in Focus
OM System’s PEN campaign linked camera heritage with everyday photography. The announced model clarifies its viewfinder, lens mount, and approach to a portable camera.