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Just My Luck
Monte Zucker  |  May 01, 2001  |  0 comments

At a recent
class in Cleveland my sweet and gracious bride model, Avril, told me that
she wouldn't be able to come in the next day because she had no
one to take care of her children. I told her to bring them in. I'd...

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Just When You Thought You Knew Me
Monte Zucker  |  Dec 01, 2001  |  0 comments

I keep growing, changing, and evolving. Nothing stays the same. I learn from experience and use my successes to trigger more. Some work, some don't. So, I decided to put together a few of my recent successful images and tell you how they...

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Lighting, Whats It All About
Monte Zucker  |  Nov 01, 2001  |  0 comments

Visual Impact
Let's take a look at this sunset picture for starters.

Lots and lots of pictures are taken daily of sunsets all over the world.

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Photographing People Of Color
Monte Zucker  |  Sep 01, 2001  |  0 comments

My recent trip
to Turks and Caicos in the Caribbean gave me opportunities that I hadn't
expected. In particular, I photographed many black people--some wearing
stark white--many against light, bright backgrounds. I thoughtt...

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Portfolios For Models, Always Something New
Monte Zucker  |  Feb 01, 2001  |  0 comments

For years, now, I've been asked to shoot portfolios for models, but I always felt as if I didn't have the time or the desire. In truth, I was just never excited about the challenge.

Then JJ, the man...

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Seeing Pictures, Outdoor Backgrounds Around Every Corner
Monte Zucker  |  Jan 01, 2001  |  0 comments

I arrived at the International Wedding Institute, Hasselblad's annual school for wedding photographers in Tucson, Arizona, a day early to get a feel for things and scout locations for outdoor portraiture. I didn't have to look far.

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Simple Steps To Elegant Portraiture
Monte Zucker  |  Jun 01, 2001  |  0 comments

If you take a close look
at all of the photographs in this article all you will see is one light
pattern. That's it! No Rembrandt lighting. No broad lighting. No
split-lighting. No sidelighting, or backlighting. Just one light pattern!
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Take Control Of Your Background
Monte Zucker  |  Aug 01, 2001  |  0 comments

It may surprise you that many people taking pictures today are quite shocked when they see the results of their efforts. "That isn't what I saw when I took the picture!" they say. Or worse: "How did this happen?"

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Unlimited Vision With Medium Format
Monte Zucker  |  Jan 01, 1998  |  0 comments

My Hasselblad gives me unlimited vision. "Ideal" is another way of putting it. I never have to think or compose any of my images to fit into a pre-prescribed format. Horizontal? Vertical? Things I never have to consider. Cropping? Why not...

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Window Light; Interior Portraits Using Sunlight
Chuck Gloman  |  Nov 01, 2010  |  1 comments

One of the most beautiful, natural forms of illumination has to be window light. The warm rays of summer gently filtered through window glass or the cool light reflected off winter’s snow all create the ethereal glow that’s soft enough for portraits. The examples shown here are but a few of the myriad of possibilities.

As with all lighting examples shown here, a...

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