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A Macro Photography Primer
Getting Up Close And Personal For Some Great Photo Ops
Kenneth J. Stein Ph. D.  |  Aug 01, 2003  | 

A Macro Photography Primer

In photography courses that I have taught, it has been common for people to tell me about their "Macro" function on their 35-70mm or 70-210mm lens. Although these lenses are adequate for some...

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Selling Your Photography At Art Shows
Two Experienced Pros Tell You How
Chris Maher and Larry Berman  |  May 01, 2003  | 

Selling Your Photography At Art Shows

You've been taking pictures for years. You show your prints to friends and family members and they constantly give you positive feedback and tell you how much they love your photography.

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The Inside Scoop
The Travel Photographers Kit Part 2
Jay Abend  |  Mar 01, 2003  | 

The Inside Scoop

The camera bag is a wonderful thing. Bodies, lenses, flashes, cables, maybe some gaffer tape--all the tools of the trade for a working photographer. Serious photographers (which means Shutterbug readers) love...

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The Inside Scoop
A Look At A Traveling Commercial Photographers Gear Part 1
Jay Abend  |  Feb 01, 2003  | 

The Inside Scoop

Face it, you like your equipment. You started reading Shutterbug for the ads, and there isn't an issue that comes where you don't check out the price on some photo item you must have. I started my...

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Jack Holowitz
A Master Photographer Using Classic Techniques
Steve Bedell  |  Feb 01, 2003  | 

Jack Holowitz

Jack Holowitz is the male half of the incredibly talented team of Jack and Nancy Holowitz from Springfield, Massachusetts. Nancy is known for her sensitive portraiture, and Jack has gained a great reputation for his eye-popping black and white work that includes nudes and...

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The Shoot And Scoot Photographer
Tips For Getting Pictures On The Run
Rick Sammon  |  Nov 01, 2002  | 

I recently returned from a 10-day trip to China. I was at the Great Wall, Tieneman Square, the Forbidden City, and Yellow Mountain. I stopped in remote villages and traveled by boat along winding canals. I took hundreds of photographs...and...

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Building Great Photos
Compositing Multiple Frames To Create One Great Image
Jay Abend  |  Nov 01, 2002  | 



Surreal Composites--A great technique is to take a collection of original images and combine them to create a fanciful and surreal final image. For this other-worldly desert scene I took four original film shots of...

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Zooming Around
Eight Reasons Why I Shoot With Zoom Lenses
Rick Sammon  |  Aug 01, 2002  | 

I'll never use a zoom lens." That's what some of my professional photographer friends said when I first got into photography back in the mid-70s. Back then, zoom lenses did not compare in sharpness to fixed focal length lenses. What's more, the zoom...

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Outdoor/TravelPro Techniques
Tips From A Travel Pro
Research Before You Go
Susan McCartney  |  Aug 01, 2002  | 

My niece and keen amateur photographer Elizabeth Martin celebrated the coming of the new millennium on a mountainside near Katmandu, Nepal. She carried a backpack containing a Canon EOS Elan, 20 rolls of color print film, three pairs of wool socks, her...

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Making It In The Marketplace
Two Seasoned Pros Share Their Views
Rosalind Smith  |  Aug 01, 2002  | 

With many photographers pulling
up stakes as rents soar and landlords take advantage of the burgeoning
rental market, it was a pleasant surprise to walk into the spacious studios
of Michael Indresano and Craig Orsini, two Boston photographerswh...

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Turning Point
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Jul 01, 2002  | 

We had a theory that somewhere
in the career of many a pro photographer there's one photograph that marks
a turning point. It might be the one that brings the first recognition
or first sale; or the one with which she proves to herself that, yes...

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Building A Portfolio
In The Digital Age
Joe Farace  |  Mar 01, 2002  | 

You know how it goes: The Art Director says, "I know you can photograph right-handed baseball players, but can you photograph left-handed ones?"

An unfortunate reality of the...

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Putting Your Portfolio On CD ROM
The Technology Is There, But Is This Any Way To Show Your Work
Jay Abend  |  Sep 01, 2001  | 

Last year I wrote about the need for every photographer, regardless of their ability, to have a current portfolio. In my business as a commercial photographer, a killer portfolio is a necessity. I received a few e-mails inquiring about the...

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Travel Photography
Basic Tips For Every Trip, Near And Far
Rick Sammon  |  Aug 01, 2001  | 

It's that time of year when many of us are gearing up for our summer vacations. Some folks will go to the far sides of the planet, others will stay close to home. But, no matter where we go, Shutterbug readers have one thing in common:...

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The Tip Off
Capturing Mood
Tony Sweet  |  Jun 01, 2001  | 

Capturing mood
imagery in photography is achieved through applied techniques and filters.
Of course, subject selection, exposure, and compelling composition are
the most important elements in creating evocative imagery. When thel...

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