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Family Tips
Easy Portrait Tips
The Editors  |  Apr 01, 2001

You don't need a studio or fancy equipment to shoot fascinating portraits. Here are 10 tips to help you make better photos of family and friends, whether you shoot with film or digital cameras.

1. Avoid Midday Sunlight

Midday sun is too harsh, and comes from too high an angle, to produce a flattering portrait. It...

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Outdoor/TravelPortraiture
The Whitewater Experience
Wedding And Portrait Class For All Seasons
Monte Zucker  |  Apr 01, 2001

Fall came late last year to Wisconsin. Either that, or my annual Whitewater class was earlier than it has ever been. Usually, we have autumn color. This time we had sunshine, rain, and a lot of fun (nothing new!). Through it all we learned...

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Outdoor/Travel
West Coast Lighthouses
Guided By The Light
Joseph A. Dickerson  |  Apr 01, 2001

I've always loved the sea, and having grown up around, on, and in the ocean, I guess a fascination with lighthouses was inevitable. If I'm near the coast on a shooting trip and there is a lighthouse nearby I'll try to...

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Outdoor/TravelSports/Action
Underwater Photo Fun
Fab Tips For Photos Of Fish Watchers And Fish
Rick Sammon  |  Apr 01, 2001

There has never been a more exciting time to take underwater pictures. That's because underwater cameras and camera systems have never been easier to use. Plus, new supersaturated films provide the most colorful photos ever! What's...

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Portraiture
The Studio Portrait
One Light, Many Options
Gary Bernstein  |  Apr 01, 2001

I feel most at home in the
studio. Everything I need is right there. Right where it should be--and
right when I need it. If it's raining outside, and I want it sunny
in my studio, it's sunny. And if it's sunny outside and I
w...

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Student Union
Student Union - Christine Dirkschneider
Jay McCabe  |  Apr 01, 2001

 


Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa

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Digital Darkroom
Playing With Pixels
Make A Digital Montage
Rick Sammon  |  Apr 01, 2001

The photo montage--a
picture or several pictures within a picture--has been around for decades.
In the 1930s, for example, famed Harlem photographer James Van Der Zee
created montages in camera and in the darkroom. His mostfamous...

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Passport
Passport
Color Is Content
Jack Hollingsworth  |  Apr 01, 2001

I've spoken to photographers who believe that "color for color's sake" is a crutch, a cheap shot, because a photograph based on color is not doing what a photograph should do. It doesn't tell you anything, doesn't reveal...

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Lighting
Lesson Of The Month
Transformation With Portrait Lighting
Ben Clay/Web Photo School  |  Apr 01, 2001

In the world of fashion and high-end portrait photography, lighting is the key to professional-looking images. Having the ability to control the light that falls on your subject allows you many different ways of expressing an idea...

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Kodak Professional RFS 3600 Film Scanner
David B. Brooks  |  Apr 01, 2001

Early last fall those of us who attended the Seybold Conference in San Francisco were surprised by Kodak's new futuristic looking 35mm film scanner for the consumer market. Kodak has been making scanners for photo labs and service bureaus...

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