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Film Photography Reviews
Velvia 100
A Venerable Classic Gets A Speed Boost
George Schaub  |  Oct 01, 2003  |  0 comments

When Velvia first burst on the scene more than 10 years back it created a revolution in the way photographers related to slide film. I remember getting my first roll into a camera in Las Vegas and immediately beating a path to Red Rock Canyon. I made a series of bracketed exposures and got...

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Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures
Quiet Desperation
Shutterbug Staff  |  Oct 01, 2003  |  0 comments

The Photographer's Travel Guide

Her haunting gaze resonates in my memory like no other image I made while crossing the Tibetan Plateau. The young nomad girl appeared from nowhere, dressed in hardly more than rags against the cold Tibetan wind. She never said...

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Pro Techniques
Time, Expenses...And Experience
How To Bill For Your Work, Whether You Are A Pro Or An Amateur
Jay Abend  |  Oct 01, 2003  |  0 comments

As a pro photographer I get a lot of questions about my work. While many address my equipment and techniques, a lot of people want to know what I earn. There is no question more loaded than "How much do you make?" (Perhaps except...

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The Sigma 300 to 800mm f5.6 Zoom
Winning The Hearts And Lens Mounts Of Dedicated Wildlife Photographers
Stan Trzoniec  |  Oct 01, 2003  |  0 comments

As soon as I opened the box I was in hyper-drive. There before me was one very impressive piece of optical gear. Made by Sigma, this new telephoto lens includes useful focal lengths from the ever-popular 300mm to a mind-boggling 800mm. For photographers...

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Picture This
Picture This
America The Beautiful
Shutterbug Staff  |  Oct 01, 2003  |  0 comments

Picture This!

Picture This! - Our Next Assignment

Group Portraits

Ever since photography began people have been lining up, or have been posed, in the...

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Lighting
Tabletop Photography
Controlling Shadows And Contrast With Light Tents And Cocoons
Jack Neubart  |  Oct 01, 2003  |  0 comments

When it comes to lighting tabletops, professional photographers often opt for the sweep table. A sweep table looks like an oversized chair, but, instead of cushions, it comes in an assemblage consisting of an upward curving, or
...

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Book Reviews
Book Reviews
C.A. Boylan  |  Oct 01, 2003  |  0 comments

Perfect Exposure; by Jim Zuckerman, Writer's Digest Books, 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236; soft cover; 160 pages; $27.99; (ISBN 1-58297-126-9)
This is a fantastic opportunity to learn the fine points of exposure with the expert help of Jim...

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Help
Robert E. Mayer  |  Oct 01, 2003  |  0 comments

Here is a quick tip list
on letters for the HELP! desk:

Please confine yourself to only one question per letter. Both postal
letters and e-mails are fine, although we prefer e-mail as the most
efficient...

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Student Union
Student Union - Lindsay Adler
Jay McCabe  |  Oct 01, 2003  |  0 comments

Student Union

Owego Free Academy
Owego, New York

Early Start
It was the enthusiasm that her grandmother and mother had for photography that led to...

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Passport
Passport
Model Assignment
Jack Hollingsworth  |  Oct 01, 2003  |  0 comments

A few months ago I wrote about my assignment to photograph on the Caribbean island of Curacao for the island's tourism board. It was my first time in Curacao, so the board's slogan for their advertising was perfect for me:...

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