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Lighting
Lesson Of The Month
Modifying Light For Portraits At Sunset
Web Photo School  |  Nov 01, 2002  |  0 comments

Creating portraits outdoors can present a number of challenges, particularly on clear, sunny days. Because direct sunlight is one of the most "high contrast" light sources there is, it is often too harsh for natural-looking...

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iCorrect EditLab 2.0 By Pictographics
Great Color Made Simle
Cris Daniels  |  Nov 01, 2002  |  0 comments

Professional-quality color correction and editing made simple is the easiest way to describe the capabilities of iCorrect EditLab 2.0, the newest software plug-in from Pictographics. Whether working with scans or digital photographs, this plug-in can assist in automating the image-correction...

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Film Photography Reviews
Fuji NPH 400 Professional
Fuji ReInvents Fast Color Negative Film
Jay Abend  |  Nov 01, 2002  |  0 comments

I knew this would happen. I knew that just as digital cameras got really good and really inexpensive we'd see lots of great film stock. I'll admit that my own shooting, whether for clients or personal amusement, is mostly digital...

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First Look
Toyo View 45CF Lightweight 4x5 Field Camera
George Schaub  |  Nov 01, 2002  |  0 comments

The trend toward lighter and durable materials for photo gear was, some say, started by the introduction of carbon-fiber materials for a usually cumbersome piece of equipment--a tripod. Make the tripod as strong and lighter and those who really know what a tripod is for, and why it's...

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Epson Stylus Photo 2200
Is It The Printer Photographers Have Been Waiting For
David B. Brooks  |  Nov 01, 2002  |  0 comments

Not long after the new Epson Stylus Photo 2200 was announced to the public photographers were obviously in high anticipation because rumors of every dire kind began to circulate about the printer when it did not appear in stores. But that was...

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Editors Picks
Our Top Photo Tools For 2002
The Editors  |  Nov 01, 2002  |  0 comments

Professional:
Nikon F5
This by-now venerable model still gets raves from 35mm pro shooters. Said Peter Burian, "Arguably the most full-featured SLR camera, it's incredibly effective for all types of photography."
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Digital Innovations
Digital Innovations
Perfect Digital Exposure
Joe Farace  |  Nov 01, 2002  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2002  |  0 comments

The number one question I hear from students at the film-based workshops I teach and one that usually permeates the entire event is a quest for perfect exposures, "How to determine a consistent approach that will guarantee perfectly...

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Classic Camera Reviews
Classic Cameras
A Linhof Technika 70 Special
Roger W. Hicks  |  Nov 01, 2002  |  0 comments

Beware: heresy is about to be spoken. It is that you might care to take one of the most sublimely constructed and complex of all mechanical cameras, and butcher it.

The sacrificial victim is a Linhof Technika 70, which entered production (as far as I know) in the early 1960s: certainly...

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Business Trends
Business Trends
Creative Ideas For Self Promotion In The Marketplace
Maria Piscopo  |  Nov 01, 2002  |  1 comments

For photographers, finding
new ideas for self-promotion is an ongoing business issue. In today's
competitive marketplace, you have to maintain a balance between what creative
ideas you plan and what you can really accomplish. To help you evaluate...

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Pro Techniques
Building Great Photos
Compositing Multiple Frames To Create One Great Image
Jay Abend  |  Nov 01, 2002  |  0 comments



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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