
Have you ever used a loupe? That handy magnifier was my secret weapon for spotting the best photo on contact sheets frequently at the start of my career. Then, about 20 years ago, freelancers I worked with started to submit photos digitally from photoshoot assignments, and I retired my loupe, using Photoshop’s zoom feature for snap selection instead. That’s how things usually go, with new technologies replacing outdated ones—except, of course, when it comes to QR codes and marketing. That story goes a little differently.