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First Look
Photoshop 7.0, Is It Worth The Upgrade
David B. Brooks  |  Jul 01, 2002

When I read the general description of what was new in Photoshop 7.0, my expectations were high that what I would experience would justify a full upgrade number from 6.0 to 7.0. After whining to the Photoshop team about poor retouching tools for the...

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Master Class
Master Class
Natural Light Portraits...A Little Ingenuity Will Do
Monte Zucker  |  Jul 01, 2002

You say you don't have any beautiful locations around you for portraits? Who cares? You don't need any fancy environments for portraits. All you need is some light and a little ingenuity. That's what I've used here for these portraits. Of course...

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Lighting
Lesson Of The Month
Techniques For Shooting Jewelry
Ben Clay/Web Photo School  |  Jul 01, 2002

There are many photographers who absolutely dread the thought of shooting jewelry. After all, jewelry is often highly reflective, very small in size, and can be difficult to work with in creating a composition.

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Image Security
Six Ways To Protect Your Images On The Internet
Chris Maher and Larry Berman  |  Jul 01, 2002  |  First Published: Jun 01, 2002

The Internet is a great way
to show your photographs to the world. Putting images up on a web site
is child's play compared to hanging a gallery show or publishing a book.
But what is to stop an unscrupulous web site visitor from stealing your...

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Globetrotter
Globetrotter
Photographing Strangers; The Art Of Travel Portraiture
Rick Sammon  |  Jul 01, 2002

I'm a people person.

I enjoy meeting and sharing experiences with people--at home and around the world. As a photographer, I get the most enjoyment out of photographing faces, capturing an expression...

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Outdoor/Travel
Foreground Framing
Wide Angle Lenses, Deep Depth Of Field And Point Of View Can Yield Some Great Travel Shots
Kerry Drager  |  Jul 01, 2002

Foreground frames show a subject in its environment and, at the same time, lead the eye through the picture. Done effectively, this "sense of place" approach can produce a three-dimensional effect, with the scene sweeping away from front to back and giving viewers the...

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Digital Innovations
Digital Innovations
How Safe Are Your CDs; What You Do Not See Can Say A Lot
Joe Farace  |  Jul 01, 2002

"The ultimate security is your
understanding of reality."--H. Stanley Judd

Now that CD and even DVD burners
are commonplace in photographers' digital darkrooms, many people take
itf...

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Portraiture
Digital Debate
For Group Portraits, Film Still Rules
Steve Bedell  |  Jul 01, 2002

I think I've got a new career here. Me, probably the least technical of all the Shutterbug writers, writing about technical stuff! I'm basing that on the flood of e-mails and comments I received about my digital portrait article in the April issue.

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Outdoor/TravelLighting
Controlling Background Brightness
In The Studio And Outdoors
Tony L. Corbell  |  Jul 01, 2002

People who have attended art classes have been taught that in order to produce depth in a painting there must be a foreground, middle ground, and background. Control over this dimension and depth usually is the result of planning and foresight. As...

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Calumet Travelite 750 One Head Umbrella Kit
A Rugged Location Light
Joe Farace  |  Jul 01, 2002

If you're a location photographer who needs a lighting kit that's lightweight, rugged, and can handle whatever kind of assignment that gets thrown at it, Calumet's Travelite 750 One-Head Umbrella Kit may be just what you need. With a price tag under $550...

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