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For The Love Of Photography; Don’t Allow The Challenge Of A Disability Stop You From Making Great Pictures
Ralph J. Adkins  |  Apr 01, 2007  | 

My life in photography changed one fall morning at the Frederick County Fair. A numbness on my right side indicated that I was joining the more than 600,000 people nationwide who suffer from strokes each year.

Thankfully, others around me recognized the first signs of my stroke and rushed me to a nearby hospital. During my 25-day hospital stay, I had ample time to...

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For What It's Worth
Palm Beach--The Commercial Side
Steve Bedell  |  Apr 01, 1999  | 

Ah, Palm Beach. Just the mention of the name brings images of wealth and power to mind. Exotic cars, palatial estates, beautiful people, exclusive stores, and there's so much more--crystal skies, blue-green waters, the Intercoastal Waterway, yachts...

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Framing & Mounting Your Images
An Inexpensive Do It Yourself
Mike Matzkin  |  Oct 01, 2000  | 

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Francesco Tonelli Makes Food Pixellicious; A Delicious Dish Is Best Served In The Right Light
Jack Neubart  |  Nov 01, 2008  | 

“You need to establish a connection with the food in front of the camera,” observes New York-based food photographer Francesco Tonelli (www.francescotonelli.com). “I can do a better job photographing a dish when I can picture myself eating it. That’s the frame of mind I need to be in so that I can capture the...

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Steve Berman's Six Steps To Free-Lance Photojournalism
Rosalind Smith  |  Sep 01, 1999  | 

"When showing your
portfolio it is a good idea to offer up a variety of choices--some verticals,
some horizontals, some wides, and some tight details."

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Generation Gap; Film For Dad, Digital For Son, On A Costa Rican Excursion
Daryl Hawk  |  Nov 01, 2008  | 

The brilliant, ever-elusive emerald green and red quetzal. Mist enshrouded cloud forests that evoke a mysterious and eerie beauty. The melodic song of the bellbird. Howler monkeys calling to each other in their distinctive, bellowing way. These are just some of the images that describe the lovely Central American country of Costa Rica.

For over 25 years I have...

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Nine Tips To Lighting Success
Steve Bedell  |  Oct 01, 2003  | 

My strong point has always been natural light. When clients call me about weddings, I tell them I am a "natural light specialist." I love shooting outdoor portraits and have trained myself to "see the light" in the locations that...

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Get It Right... In The Camera; ...And Save On “Post”-Processing Time
Steve Bedell  |  May 01, 2008  | 

Like most photographers, I like to play around and constantly explore Photoshop. But I'm a businessman, too, so I need to be careful about how much time I spend in front of the computer. The more time I spend there, the less I have for taking photos and marketing my services, and that's where I make money. So I've always adopted the philosophy of getting it right...

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Getting Edge; Inside Advice On Tech Support
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Apr 01, 2009  | 

Whenever you place a call to tech support—for any reason—take notes. Get names and of course dates and jot down a summary of all conversations. Nine times out of 10, when a customer complains about the behavior of a tech support agent, the conversation begins “I don’t know who I was talking to but…”

When you’re on hold and hear: “Your call...

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Pro Tips For Platinum Printing
Joe Farace  |  Feb 01, 1999  | 

"The tone he produces on rough platinotype paper by skillful printing and carefully aged mercury baths cannot be reproduced by any mechanical process."
--George Bernard Shaw on the photographs of Frederick Evans

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Getting The Light Right: Exposure Dilemmas And Solutions
Jim Zuckerman  |  Jul 21, 2014  | 

Everyone is insecure about getting the correct exposure. We have good reason to be insecure because too often we’ve experienced over- and underexposures when we didn’t expect it, and that leaves a lasting impression that exposure technique is a mysterious and elusive thing.

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Going Into Motion: Photographer Makes the Leap to Shooting Video for Travel Project
Blaine Harrington  |  Aug 15, 2014  | 

Years ago I took a photograph of prayer flags at a Buddhist monastery in Bhutan, and as I was shooting the image I wished I could also shoot video to record the movement of the flags and the sound they made as they danced in the wind.

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Graduated Neutral Density Filters: Are They Relevant In The Digital Age?
Josh Miller  |  Aug 23, 2013  |  First Published: Jul 01, 2013  | 

In these days of HDR, Lightroom, and Photoshop, is there still any point in carrying around Graduated Neutral Density (GND) filters? Often at photographic overlooks I hear photographers banging away with their cameras, shooting multiple exposures for future HDR images, while I nail the same scene in a single shot. More than once I have had one of these photographers scoff at me for using my “old school” GND filter, asking, “Ever heard of HDR?” While I am a firm believer in using all the tools available to me, including HDR, I feel that HDR is either unnecessary or won’t work in situations where multiple images are not possible, such as an action shot.

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Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits: Stories And Techniques From A Photographer’s Photographer
Gregory Heisler  |  Mar 25, 2014  |  First Published: Feb 01, 2014  | 

Widely regarded as “a photographer’s photographer,” Gregory Heisler has been described as having “the mind of a scientist, the heart of a journalist, and the eye of an artist.” Known for his candor, humor, and generosity as a teacher, he is able to convey the most complex photographic concepts simply and elegantly. In the long-awaited Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits (Amphoto Books, October 22, 2013, $40) he takes us on a guided tour of his innovative editorial images and iconic portraits, engagingly illuminated by his insightful and highly personal perspective.

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Group Posing Tips: Families And Friends In One Frame
Steve Bedell  |  Nov 12, 2013  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2013  | 

Photographing families and large groups can strike fear into the hearts of many photographers. As for me, there’s nothing I’d rather do. I not only get to meet a lot of great people, but family groups are the most profitable portraits that I take. Everyone wants a copy of a good shot, and many of my family group photos result in the sale of a wall portrait or grouping with frames, plus several smaller prints.

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