The Best Fstoppers’ Posts From July 2012

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What Celebrities Might Look Like as “Normal” People Yahoo put up this little piece in which they photoshopped celebrities to look like your average Joe. Some of these are quite over the top… When f/1.0 Just Wasn’t Fast Enough …A couple weeks ago we were chatting about lenses when he brought up this project he did several years back. I instantly wanted to share it, and we tweeted an image of his 50mm f/1.4 next to his 110mm f/.95, which many of you thought was fake. It wasn’t… Group of Friends Photograph Themselves For 30 Years With the emergence of digital photography , seeing timelapse of a person aging isn’t all that crazy. But back in 1982, five high school friends took a group photo that they would recreate for the next 30 years… Preview ESPN’s Body Issue 2012 If you’re a sports fan, or even if you just like toned and tan bodies, you’re going to want to pick up the next issue of ESPN (hits newsstands Friday). It’s filled with some pretty sexy images of the United States’ favorite athletes in nothing… Fantastically Funny Photos Of Divers Mid Air Diving is hard. It takes an incredible amount of skill, training, and timing to pull of a beautiful dive. Those who can complete the amazing feat and win competitions are truly fantastic… United States Olympic Team Have Hit A Nerve With The Public The Olympic Committee’s Media Summit in Dallas, Texas was held back in May of this year. A number of photographers were invited to shoot the event. Joe Klamar was one… DIY Project: Build Your Own Unique Ring Light To make the light, David procured a standard speed ring for speedlights as well as six slim, linkable fluorescent under cabinet lights from The Home Depot. You’ll also need… Autism in Pictures – The Work of Timothy Archibald Photography is so much more than gear and software and marketing. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be a photographer. In Timothy Archibald‘s case, photography was a way of connecting with his autistic son, Eli. Archibald says… Photos From the Olympics in London 104 Years Ago Sit back and enjoy this series from the 1908 Olympics. This was the first year that London hosted. It’s remarkable how much has changed in just the last 104 years… 12 Ways To Achieve A Perfect Glamour Shot Mostly for humor, and partly for reminiscing this funny time period, here is a visual instruction list on how to get the perfect glamour shot. Chances are you remember these amazing shots from the 90′s, maybe you even had one of your own… Fstoppers.com From Kenn:Sign up for our monthly newsletter and get the best posts of the month dropped right into your inbox. Do you have anything you think your fellow readers would like to see on Fstoppers? Then send it along to:contact@fstoppers.com. And if you ever feel like hitting that “unsubscribe” link, drop me a line instead, with your suggestions, comments or deepest most darkest desire and we will see what we can do. Copyright © 2012 Fstoppers, All rights reserved. A monthly newsletter to inspire, educate and entertain the fans of Fstoppers.com.