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Hi {NAME}, Optics Allows Photographers to Add Particle-Based Effects to Their Photography, Have Tripods Become Obsolete?, 9 Days in Iceland, Part One: The Naughty North, I Bet You’re Making These Silly Instagram Mistakes, I Used the Same Modifier for These Images, or Did I?, 3 Ways to Become a Better Photographer, 20 Ways to Grow Your Photography Business in 2022: Part 1 of 4, A Small Streaming Startup Big Companies Better Watch Out For, Eight Camera Settings You Can Ignore if You Are Shooting Raw ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Fstoppers]( Hi {NAME},   Here are some articles you may have missed [Optics Allows Photographers to Add Particle-Based Effects to Their Photography]( [Optics Allows Photographers to Add Particle-Based Effects to Their Photography]( As the artificial intelligence race intensifies among photography software companies, Boris FX is filling a completely different niche with their editing software Optics. With their latest release, Optics users now have access to their powerful [Particle Illusion](... [Have Tripods Become Obsolete?]( [Have Tripods Become Obsolete?]( Modern cameras support fantastic image stabilization, and ISO noise is not a problem anymore. We can shoot freehand in dusk conditions and get stunning, sharp photos. So, have tripods become obsolete? [9 Days in Iceland, Part One: The Naughty North]( [9 Days in Iceland, Part One: The Naughty North]( Iceland, with its breathtaking views of glaciers and waterfalls, is on the bucket list of most landscape photographers. With honeypot shots galore, can you really go wrong? Well, that all depends on what Iceland's ever-changing weather has in store for your visit, and it can change rapidly. [I Bet You’re Making These Silly Instagram Mistakes]( [I Bet You’re Making These Silly Instagram Mistakes]( I recently wrote an article on[why photographers hate but still use Instagram](. While writing it, I started thinking about how photographers use Instagram. Unfortunately, there... [I Used the Same Modifier for These Images, or Did I?]( [I Used the Same Modifier for These Images, or Did I?]( Getting new modifiers is exciting. My first one was a simple umbrella with diffusion. As I progressed into my career, I invested more and more into various light shaping tools. The one I was most reluctant to try turned out to be the modifier I am currently in love with. And here is why. [3 Ways to Become a Better Photographer]( [3 Ways to Become a Better Photographer]( Today, I’d just like to muse a bit of some lessons I’ve learned over a long career as a professional photographer. Hopefully, some of these concepts will help you as well. [20 Ways to Grow Your Photography Business in 2022: Part 1 of 4]( [20 Ways to Grow Your Photography Business in 2022: Part 1 of 4]( Growing and sustaining a photography business has never been for the faint of heart, but it is possible to do if you have an excellent, multi-faceted plan. I recently collaborated with Lancaster, PA based headshot photographer [Richard Waine]( to... [A Small Streaming Startup Big Companies Better Watch Out For]( [A Small Streaming Startup Big Companies Better Watch Out For]( I think it is fair to say that streaming is complex, especially if you want to go beyond “Instagram live from a selfie camera.” Adding several angles, multiple cameras, and overlays is complex, and you would need quite a lot of gear for that. Well, say goodbye to that.... [Eight Camera Settings You Can Ignore if You Are Shooting Raw]( [Eight Camera Settings You Can Ignore if You Are Shooting Raw]( Modern cameras offer a wide variety of settings to change the behavior and customize to your own preferences. There are also a lot of basic settings you choose once and forget about it. Did you know there are settings you can ignore completely? I found eight of those. [More Popular Articles](  Popular Photos from the Community [blue jean by Nicholas Vettorel]( [Male Phidippus mystaceous by Andres Moline]( ["Double Arch" by Hugo Valle]( [Surprises from the mountain by Unai Larraya]( [Untitled 1 by Karanja Njiiri]( [Ric by Max Klein]( [Jaide Stepter 2 by Aaron Anderson]( [Hello Spring by Melody Mellinger]( [Into the Mystic by Justin Lister]( [The Fog and the Flowers by Álvaro Lamas]( [One True Prince by Alexander Khokhlov]( [Stained glass by Dariusz G]( [More Popular Photos](  [Fstoppers.com]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( You are subscribed to Fstoppers Content Updates - [Unsubscribe](