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Shutterbugs And The Travel Bug
George Schaub  |  Jul 01, 2010  |  0 comments

Photography and travel have always been inextricably linked. As soon as a camera could be hauled about, by mule, porter, or on the back of the photographer, pictures from every locale were made. They might be exotic images from far-off lands, bucolic scenes away from the city’s strife, or just postcards that adorned a cathedral’s gift shop, but if it had trees, pyramids, or boats...

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Digital Innovations
For The On-Location Digital Photographer; Travel & Location Photography
Joe Farace  |  Jul 01, 2010  |  0 comments

“Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.”—Charles Kuralt

The most important secret I can share with you about travel photography is that you should not buy a new camera or lens just before leaving for Kathmandu, Machu Picchu, or even Boise. The next most essential...

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Digital Help
Digital Help
Q&A For Digital Photography
David B. Brooks  |  Jul 01, 2010  |  0 comments

Digital Help is designed to aid you in getting the most from your digital photography, printing, scanning, and image creation. Each month, David Brooks provides solutions to problems you might encounter with matters such as color calibration and management, digital printer and scanner settings, and working with digital photographic images with many different kinds of cameras and software. All...

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Sports/Action
Personal Project; Photographing The Dakar Rally; Challenges Face The Hardy Photographer
John Rettie  |  Jul 01, 2010  |  2 comments

I woke up startled—I was about to cross the border into North Korea. I was cramped; it felt like I was stuffed in economy class on a bad airline. It was so bad I could hear the rain pounding away outside. It was pitch black. Worse yet, I did not have my passport with me. What was going to happen to me? As I came to, I realized I was not dreaming anymore.

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Business Trends
The Business Of Travel Photography; Making Money While You’re Making Tracks
Maria Piscopo  |  Jul 01, 2010  |  1 comments

Getting work as a travel photographer has never been easy. Today, factors of the economy and technology have added obstacles that require even more knowledge and planning. The travel photographers we interviewed work with clients ranging from editorial to corporate and advertising. Each have their own story, but they all share certain thoughts about the business.

First, you cannot...

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Compact Camera NewsCompact Camera ReviewsNews
Rugged Point-And-Shoot Cameras; Hitting The Digital Trail
Joe Farace  |  Jul 01, 2010  |  1 comments

“Happy trails to you, keep smilin’ until then.”—Roy Rogers & Dale Evans

A growing trend in the world of compact digicams is “rugged” cameras that are capable of taking a modest beating as well as splashing in the surf or playing in the snow. Many of these cameras are festooned in bright colors and lest you think that’s just a fashion statement...

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Book Reviews
Book Reviews
C.A. Boylan  |  Jul 01, 2010  |  0 comments

Hidden Napa Valley; photographs by Wes Walker, introduction by Linda Reiff, edited by Peter Beren; Welcome Books; $19.95; (ISBN: 978-1-59962-080-0)
Explore the lush green and fertile landscape of California’s Napa Valley with noted photographer Wes Walker. For this book he assembled a beautiful collection of well-crafted images that tell the story of the rich...

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News
X-Rite Announces ColorChecker Passport DNG ProfileManager
Press Release  |  Jun 30, 2010  |  0 comments

X-Rite (NASDAQ: XRIT), Incorporated announces the availability of the new X-Rite ColorChecker Passport Digital Negative (DNG) ProfileManager, free to all registered owners of a ColorChecker Passport.

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News
Creative Light Deluxe Reflector
Press Release  |  Jun 30, 2010  |  0 comments

Creative Light is now introducing a new series of Deluxe Reflectors. Their special shape
and handles make it even easier to shoot on location.

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Newsletter
Super Wides
 |  Jun 29, 2010  |  1 comments

Super Wides

Exaggerated Points Of View

by Jim Zuckerman

If you like straight, unaltered images and you diligently try to capture what you see with your eyes, super wide angle lenses are not for you. At the very least the images will give you a headache. However, if you like thinking outside the box (and sometimes outside...

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