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Caring For Your Digital Prints; The Do's & Don'ts For Handling, Storage, And Framing
Joshua Levine  |  Nov 01, 2004

Photography is a wide-ranging field that engenders passion in its practitioners, and like all great forms of expression creates opinions formed through experience and reflection. In its early days one of the great debates was: Is Photography Art? This was the subject of many essays and heated discussions among players and spectators. Today, issues such as film vs. digital...

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Picture This
Picture This!
Color In Black And White
Shutterbug Staff  |  Nov 01, 2004

Our Picture This! assignment for this month was "Color In Black And White," and readers responded with a wide variety of monochrome images, all made using color film or with color files from digital cameras. The key to this month's selections is that not every color image need be awash with red, green, and blue, but that light and atmosphere can conspire to...

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Covering The Photo Beat
Tabletop Shooting Tents, Tripods, Bags, And More
Robert E. Mayer  |  Nov 01, 2004

New OP/TECH Digital D-Series Camera Pouches
Two new sizes of easy-access neoprene cases, which fit most film and digital cameras, now accommodate SLR cameras having lenses up to 6" in length. They provide protection against impact, moisture and dust, and have non-marring snaps, which securely close the flap cover on the base of the pouch. A retaining...

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First Look
Olympus' Ferrari Digital Model 2004
The Ultimate Pit Walk Accessory
Joe Farace  |  Nov 01, 2004

All Photos © 2004, Joe Farace, All Rights Reserved

I love cars (see my website, www.joefaraceshootscars.com) but I also like cool, compact cameras. Unlike the Ferrari Digital Model 2003, which was simply an expensive Olympus (http://www.olympusamerica.com"...

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Nikon's D70 D-SLR
A Smooth Transition To The Digital Realm
George Schaub  |  Nov 01, 2004

All Photos © 2004, George Schaub, All Rights Reserved

After having spent a few weeks with the Nikon D70, and teaching at workshops where students arrived with the camera fresh out of the box, it's clear that Nikon has fashioned a camera that will appeal to both those new to digital SLR photography and those already converted eager to use their...

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Master Class
Master Class
Point Of View
Add Camera Position To Your List Of Pro Techniques
Monte Zucker  |  Nov 01, 2004

All Photos © 2004, Monte Zucker, All Rights Reserved

Have you ever considered creating people portraits? I mean real portraits, pictures that capture the essence of that individual and have character and style. If so, I just want you to know that there's a lot more to people portraits than posing and lighting. One of the most essential...

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Digital Darkroom
Are LCD Flat Panel Displays Ready For The Digital Darkroom?
How To Choose And Use The Newest LCDs
David B. Brooks  |  Nov 01, 2004

In the past couple of years I've reported on LCD flat panel displays either as part of an integrated system (Apple and Sony) or as a stand-alone product (LaCie Photon 19). Although these LCD displays offered some distinct advantages, I did not see that they could replace the functionality of CRTs when it came to image processing. Until a little less than a year ago their...

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ImagePrint RIP
Finally, Quality Black & White Digital Prints
Jon Canfield  |  Nov 01, 2004

All Photos © 2004, Jon Canfield, All Rights Reserved

If you're anything like me, you have wasted time, paper, and ink, and pulled hair out trying to achieve the perfect print from your digital files--especially neutral black and white prints. There are many solutions available, some that are very specific in nature, and others that cover...

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Hollywood Still Photography
Lights, Camera, Action
Patrick Ecclesine  |  Nov 01, 2004

Patrick Ecclesine is a 29-year-old freelance photographer who was born and raised in Los Angeles. He is currently working on his first book titled "Faces of Sunset" which features a series of portraits taken along Sunset Boulevard. You can see his work at: www.ecclesine.com.

I'm a shooter, a...

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Outdoor Photography How ToOutdoor Tips
Shooting at Night
Lynne Eodice  |  Nov 01, 2004

A lot of photo enthusiasts say, "The sun's out--time to take pictures," and put their camera away come nightfall. But if this is your philosophy, you're missing half the fun of photography. You can take some exciting night shots of colorful neon signs, the streaked taillights of traffic in motion, or shadowy figures silhouetted by street lights.

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