Fotomission

A non-profit organization dedicated to photography for social change Photography is a powerful language; it is the language of light.

Fotomission is a volunteer operated 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to teaching and promoting photography, as well as producing artistic and documentary exhibitions, publications and presentations of significant and socially conscious photographic endeavors. With it we strive to understand and shed light on the complexities of human activity, its dependence on its causes and in conne

ction with its effects, not merely in relation to how it affects us as individuals, but our world as a whole. No other form of communication or expression has done as much to transform our sense of self, our daily lives and our society as the photograph. Photography is probably the most influential medium of the modern era. Our mission is to utilize artistic and documentary photography as a means for creating positive social change.

05/07/2026

NEW BOOK RELEASE!
Digital Negatives for Silver Gelatin Process

The book presents a complete, data-driven workflow for producing calibrated digital negatives and predictable silver gelatin prints in the darkroom from digital captures.

It’s a technical manual focused on control, repeatability, tonal calibration, and hybrid analog/digital workflow for photographers working with silver gelatin processes.

Available in bookstores now.

01/03/2026

A learning community for analog photography: film, exposure, and darkroom craft. Study and refine your work through courses and thoughtful discussion.

10/24/2025

⚠️ WARNING: VIEWING THE SUN THROUGH A DSLR

If you point a DSLR at the sun and look through the optical viewfinder, your lens can focus the sun’s energy directly onto your retina, just like a magnifying glass burning paper. Damage can be instant and permanent.

The risk is highest with:
• Long telephoto lenses
• Wide apertures
• Low sun angles (sunset/sunrise)
• Eclipses or partially obscured sun

SAFE-ISH ALTERNATIVES

(Still use common sense)

• Use Live View — let the sensor and LCD take the hit, not your eye
• Keep the lens pointed at the sun only as briefly as needed
• Avoid high-magnification setups unless you are using proper solar filters
• Never leave a camera aimed at the sun unattended
• If you feel heat coming from your camera, you waited too long

Remember:

A sensor is replaceable. A retina is not.

Share this with anyone who shoots sunrises and sunsets, most don’t realize the danger until it’s too late.

— Fotomission

10/19/2025

For the advanced photographic lighting student, here are some notes on the family of angles. Very useful for controlling specular reflections.

12/02/2024

Some years ago,Chendo Pérez Photographer created this mini studio setup to make it easy for his Miami Ad School students to learn and practice studio lighting. It includes a subject, studio wall, mini softbox, scrim, flag, reflector, window-shaped cookie, and filters for cross-polarization. Make one yourself for under $30.

09/09/2023

07/18/2023

Every photographer needs a ferocious guard dog in the studio.

09/17/2021

ATTENTION PHOTOGRAPHERS
Call for Submissions

Fotomission invites photographers, students and professionals, to participate in a project to document cultural expressions.

08/19/2021

Happy
World Photography Day!

06/24/2019

Adobe Lightroom Workshop: A Professional Workflow

Adobe Lightroom is one of the top image management and RAW processing application for photographers today. Come join us as we explore the extraordinary capabilities and uses of this program.

Create incredible images that move your audience. Experiment fearlessly with state-of-the-art nondestructive editing tools.

This one-day workshop will concentrate on a professional workflow of managing, editing, adjusting and exporting images.

For more information, please visit the link in our bio.

01/20/2019

Tom Chien of Tropicolor and Pavlova Greber of fotomission at the South Beach Photomarathon

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http://www.fotomission.org/

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