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The Wedding Planner
Al Riccio Finds His Niche
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Apr 01, 2002

He makes no bones about it: "Pretty pictures are what make the world work for me," Al Riccio says, and those are the pictures he always plans to take. He's in the right business, that's for sure. Actually, two businesses-wedding photography and the sale of images to...

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Outdoor/Travel
The Tip Off
Patience Has Its Rewards
Tony Sweet  |  Apr 01, 2002

This scene was the last of a very long and exciting photography workshop that I conducted in North Carolina. We were all pretty tired and a bit anxious to get home. We found the sky interesting at Table Rock and decided to work this as our final...

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Portraiture
The Digital Portrait
Quality, Speed, And Convenience
Steve Bedell  |  Apr 01, 2002

A few short years ago, many writers and photographers, myself included, were of the opinion that in a few short years film would be history, with the exception of a few "niche" areas of photography, like, say, infrared. Now that I've been...

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LightingPortraiture
Simple Lighting Makes For Effective Portraiture
It Is All About Highlight And Shadow
Monte Zucker  |  Apr 01, 2002

Black On Black Is Easy
Still under cover, I photographed the church's Father Frank. I photographed him in black robes against a black background. My aim was to show detail throughout the portrait and separation between his robe and the background.

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Sigma Wide Angle Zoom
AF 15 to 30mm f3.5 to 4.5 EX DG Aspherical And AF 20 to 40mm f2.8 EX DG Aspherical
Peter K. Burian  |  Apr 01, 2002

The Sigma engineers never seem to take a break, coming up with new lenses with surprising frequency. Late last year, they released two short zooms that certainly attracted a lot of attention. Their AF 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX DG Aspherical boasts the...

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Passport
Passport
The Last Word On Travel Portraits
Jack Hollingsworth  |  Apr 01, 2002

I hadn't planned on writing about travel portraiture; after all, we've discussed it directly or peripherally a few times before. I was leaning toward some how-to, application-type things--photography at resorts and on cruise ships, or maybe how to tackle...

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Digital DarkroomPortraiture
Getting Skin Tones Right
Digital Portrait Techniques
Jay Abend  |  Apr 01, 2002

While it's clear to every serious photographer that digital cameras will eventually replace film as we know it, there's still cause for concern with the skin tone of digital portraits.

Unless...

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LightingPortraiture
Lesson Of The Month
A Basic Child Portrait On Location
Jay McCabe  |  Apr 01, 2002

As any portrait photographer knows, taking pictures of children can be a lot of fun, but also very difficult. Usually, most kids don't want to smile or sit still for the camera, particularly in front of people they don't know. Capturing a genuine...

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Minolta DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO
A New Multi Format Film Scanner That Raises The Bar
David B. Brooks  |  Apr 01, 2002

Most photographers want to use the best tools available and hope they can afford the best. When it comes to film scanners, Minolta's latest DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO sets the standard for a reasonably affordable scanner. This new Minolta scanner...

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The Epson PhotoPC 3100Z
Image Quality And Options In One
Ingrid S. Krampe  |  Apr 01, 2002

As the sun finished its long descent down the horizon, the lights of Innsbruck sparkled over the Inn River. Looking down on the swirling mass of blue-gray water, I supported Epson's new PhotoPC 3100Z digital camera against the railing, adjusting...

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