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February Table Of Contents
 |  Feb 01, 2011  | 

February 2011

On The Cover
This month we have exclusive reports from photokina, the worldwide photo trade show. While we couldn’t cover all of the new products and innovations displayed at photokina, we did bring you the 2011 product highlights in cameras, lenses, lighting, tripods, accessories, and bags. Plus, we take a look atwhat&rsqu...

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February Table Of Contents
Staff  |  Jan 24, 2012  |  First Published: Feb 01, 2012  | 
On The Cover
This month, in addition to our usual run of product reviews, we are presenting you with a bit of software magic, as we share new tools and tricks we uncovered in the latest image-editing applications. We are also featuring an assortment of photo essays by photographers who realize the power the black-and-white medium holds.

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Fill Flash Won’t Do?
Chuck Gloman  |  Apr 26, 2011  | 

When fighting with the sun, your flash might not be powerful enough to fill in the deep shadows created by that large key light in the sky. Luckily, we have help in the form of reflectors which send almost all of the reflected light onto the subject. I will be referring to two types of reflectors here: the Flexfill (and its variations) and reflective (silver-sided) foam core.

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Filters and Digital SLRs: Why Color Controls Might Make Most Filters Obsolete
 |  Feb 27, 2007  | 

Filters and Digital SLRs: Why Color Controls Might Make Most Filters
Obsolete

by George Schaub

I used to own a suitcase filled with filters. I had screw-on filters and compendium
types, the holders that would take slide-in filters with adapters for a variety
of lens diameters. I would use filters to enhance color,compen...

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First Look: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
George Schaub  |  Oct 31, 2006  | 

First Look: Canon Digital Rebel XTi

by George Schaub

The Canon Digital Rebel line accomplished a number of things. It broke the
$1000 DSLR price barrier, with room to spare, and as a result brought DSLR photography
into the mainstream. What followed is history, with other makers bringing forth
their "bargain"...

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Flash Basics: Power And Position
Jim Zuckerman  |  Jan 21, 2014  | 
To fully understand your flash, there are some basic principles and definitions I need to explain. When I start discussing how to be creative with your flash, you will know what I’m talking about with this information under your belt. Flash is not difficult once you understand some fundamental principles. I will start from the beginning and take you step by step to the point where it will seem like no big deal to get excellent flash pictures.
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Floral Fusions: A Simple Set-Up For Creative Effects
Stacey G. Lloyd  |  Jun 15, 2012  | 
In an age of abundant paint software and texture apps, it is easy to overlook other approaches to painterly image creation. Using moving sheets of textured glass with slow shutter speeds is one alternative approach. When combined with flowers I call the result “Floral Fusions”.
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Flowers And A Soft Drink: Bubbles And Color Together
Jim Zuckerman  |  Mar 15, 2012  | 
We don’t normally speak of soft drinks and flowers in the same sentence, but there is a very cool technique that brings these two unlikely subjects together. Actually, you can use any kind of seltzer water or flavored water that is carbonated. Put the carbonated clear liquid in a glass or plastic container with clear and flat sides, and when you submerge the flowers in the liquid the bubbles cling to the petals. This is a unique subject matter for macro work, and with dramatic lighting the results can be quite beautiful.
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Food Coloring In Water: Floating Abstracts
Jim Zuckerman  |  Feb 15, 2013  | 
You can create remarkable multicolored and monochromatic abstracts by dropping individual drops of food coloring in to water. The way the color mixes with the water is endlessly fascinating, constantly changing, and it produces images that are worthy of being framed.
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Framing Techniques
Text and photography by Ron Leach  |  Feb 28, 2006  | 


Doorways are among the most common framing devices. Here, both
color and shape help frame the twocowg...

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Free Portraits For Family Members of the U.S. Military
Ron Leach  |  Feb 20, 2013  | 
While we usually devote this column to discussing trends in camera technology, every so often our industry does something special that’s worth a nod—in this case, a program to provide free portraits to the families of those currently serving in the U.S. military. Dubbed “Portraits of Love,” this project was developed by the PhotoImaging Manufacturers and Distributors Association (PMDA) and will be showcased at the upcoming Big Photo Show in Los Angeles.
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Freestyle and the Creative Center for Photography Present: Three Generations Of Weston
 |  Jul 31, 2007  | 

Freestyle and the Creative Center for Photography Present: Three Generations
Of Weston

Freestyle Photographic Supplies is proud to announce a premiere black and
white photographic exhibition: "Three Generations of Weston Photography".
This exhibit runs from September 20 until December 3rd, 2007 at the gallery
of the CreativeC...

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Freestyle: So Many Skiers, So Much Time
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Oct 18, 2012  | 
All the elements were right for Robert Beck to try something different. Shooting for Sports Illustrated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Robert’s coverage included both the qualifying and medal rounds of the men’s aerials event in freestyle skiing, so there was plenty of opportunity for him to capture not only the razor-sharp peak-action images that typify SI coverage, but also to modify his technique to take a shot or two at turning prose into poetry.

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Frozen Leaves: Pattern And Design
Jim Zuckerman  |  Jan 22, 2013  | 
I live in Tennessee, and in this part of the country it doesn’t get cold enough in autumn to see colorful leaves frozen in local rivers. When I first moved here, I had been hoping to get shots like that, and I was disappointed that it wasn’t going to happen. I came up with an idea to get the shots I wanted, though, and it worked out quite well. I was able to create artistic and colorful macro shots in which I had total control as opposed to finding beautiful patterns serendipitously.
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Fujifilm Instax 200
 |  Jan 27, 2009  | 

Fujifilm Instax 200

The Instant Camera Alternative

by George Schaub

When Polaroid dropped out of the instant camera business it left lots of Polaroid camera owners holding the (camera) bag. Without the dedicated film, Polaroids became instant paper weights, interesting items for the MOPO (Museum of Photographic Obsolescence.)When...

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