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Digital Darkroom
Software Tips; The Enhanced Portrait; Skill Sets For Studio Photographers
Steve Bedell  |  May 01, 2007

Retouching a portrait using film used to be a pretty simple task. Send the negative to your lab, check the “retouch” box, pay $5 or so, and the job was done.

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Digital Darkroom
Picture Taking; Digital Available Light Photography; How Low Can You Go?
Joe Farace  |  May 01, 2007

A vailable light, unavailable light, available darkness, or low light. It doesn’t matter what you call it.

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Digital Darkroom
Digital Housekeeping; Deleted But Not Defeated; Recovering Accidentally Deleted Images
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 01, 2007

Stop shooting! That’s the first thing to do when you accidentally delete an image file or inadvertently format a memory card full of images.

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Digital Darkroom
Image Enhancement; Dealing With Noise; Call It Static, Grain Or Artifacts, It’s Something You Don’t Want In An Image
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  May 01, 2007

If you have ever had the experience of trying to convert your favorite slide or color negative to an electronic file you have probably run into the problem called “noise.”...

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Pro Techniques
Personal Project; A Photographic Journey; Craft, Art, And Old Dogs/New Tricks
Jim Mitchell  |  May 01, 2007

I don't know if I have found my photographic "vision" yet, but I have definitely found my obsession. For me, it began five years ago when I bought my first sophisticated 35mm SLR film camera. Before then my photographic experience had been limited to the typical point-and-shoot family snapshots, but with this new camera something "clicked" (other than...

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Pro Techniques
Output Options; How To Protect Your Images; Photos On The Web Might Be Fair Game
Jon Canfield  |  May 01, 2007

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Pro Techniques
Output Options; How To Protect Your Images; Photos On The Web Might Be Fair Game
Jon Canfield  |  May 01, 2007

Image theft is a real concern for many people. Anyone who has a website, posts a photo to one of the many sharing sites, or even e-mails a photo to someone is at risk of their image being used without permission. And, if they aren't asking for permission, you can bet they aren't planning to pay you for the fair use of your work.

As if this wasn't...

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Novoflex’s Panorama=Q PRO; When A Wide Angle Lens Just Won’t Get It!
Joe Farace  |  May 01, 2007

Novoflex has long made a series of what they call panorama plates and what the rest of us call panorama heads, although they really are closer to being a plate than a head. At photokina 2006 the company added two new versions of these precision-machined products. Like all kinds of support-related products, the Novoflex Panorama=Q and Panorama=Q PRO are media-passive, not...

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Outdoor/Travel
New Zealand; Land Of The Long White Cloud
Daryl Hawk  |  May 01, 2007

Helicoptering over the dramatic Southern Alp mountain range at sunrise. Traversing a glacier filled with mighty cascades of ice tumbling down a valley toward the sea. Tramping on the world's best nature trails. Driving past stunning and magical scenery that constantly changes at every turn. Hanging out in pubs with the world's friendliest people--the Kiwis. New...

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Legion Paper Photo Contest
Shutterbug Staff  |  May 01, 2007

Take over 500 entries exhibiting a broad range of photography and printing skills; three judges each contributing decades of experience to the arts; and a conference room in the heart of New York City on one of the coldest days in history; and you get the ingredients that result in the winning images for the Legion Paper Photo Contest. The images were judged in three categories:...

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