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It’s National Photo Month: Put Part Of yourself In Your Photographs
Joe Farace  |  Jun 04, 2013  |  First Published: May 01, 2013  |  0 comments
There are as many different ways to construct a website as there are to make a photograph, just as there are many genres of photography. Yet all have the same goal: to make a photograph that pleases the maker and viewer alike and makes both think about the experience. That’s why I love photography; there’s so much that can be enjoyed by practitioners of all levels, whether carrying a Micro Four Thirds camera or schlepping a large format view camera around the wilderness. We do it because we love to make photographs. May is National Photo Month so remember to have fun with your photography.
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Compact Camera Reviews
Fujifilm HS50EXR Camera Review
Edited by George Schaub  |  Jun 04, 2013  |  0 comments

The Fujifilm HS50EXR is a bridge camera with an SLR-like design and a super zoom lens. The camera has very good workmanship/finishing; the body and the lens system are large and robust.

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Photo Accessory News
Odd Lots: Weird And Wonderful Items: Hey, You Never Know What A Photographer Might Need
Roger W. Hicks  |  May 30, 2013  |  First Published: May 01, 2013  |  0 comments

The world of photography is a very wide one, and in this report Roger Hicks takes us to the fringes of photographic accessories. While you might well wonder how you might use some of these items, well, you never know!—Editor

 

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, um… it’s um… a camera-carrying helicopter drone. Honest! Though our other favorite in this meandering survey is probably a lot more use to a lot more people. It’s a changing room! It’s a hide for photographing wildlife! It’s a monopod! It’s a light modifier! It keeps the rain off! Or the sun! It’s… um, it’s an unusually versatile umbrella.

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Book ReviewsNature Photography How ToPhoto Book ReviewsPro Techniques
Photographing Waterdrops: Exploring Macro Worlds
Harold Davis  |  May 30, 2013  |  First Published: May 01, 2013  |  0 comments

Photographing Waterdrops is a beautifully illustrated how-to photography guide that serves as both a technical tutorial and visual photography inspiration. Its collection of imagery explores the world within the tiniest droplets of water. Written by award-winning photographer Harold Davis, author of more than 30 books including the bestselling title, Photographing Flowers: Exploring Macro Worlds with Harold Davis, this photography book is intended to offer a fresh, creative perspective into the dynamic possibilities of natural waterdrop photography. Davis draws from his professional expertise and artistic perspective to offer advice on capturing extraordinary waterdrop compositions. Readers learn how to use light and reflections to their advantage, which tools and equipment work best for macro photography, and how to perfect their waterdrop shots both before and after shooting.

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News
Fujifilm XF55-200MM Lens
Press Release  |  May 30, 2013  |  0 comments
FUJIFILM North America Corporation has announced the launch of the FUJINON XF55-200mm (83-300mm equivalent) F3.5-F4.8 R LM OIS, the first XF telephoto zoom lens for the X-Series Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera System that includes the award-winning FUJIFILM X-Pro1 and FUJIFILM X-E1. The all new XF55mm-200mm F3.5-F4.8 gives photographers a fast aperture across the entire zoom range and outstanding image stabilization for sharp, high resolution images.
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Photographer ProfilesPro Techniques
Personal History: Hometown
Barry Tanenbaum  |  May 28, 2013  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2013  |  1 comments

A phone call from a friend woke Chris Fulcher at his home in Newtown, Connecticut, around 10:30am on December 14th last year. “I’d slept late and didn’t know what was going on,” Chris says. “My buddy told me to check the news, and then I rushed to the school because my 6-year-old cousin goes to that school.”

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Show Reports
photokina: 3D, VR, Dollies & More: Unique Studio Accessories
Roger W. Hicks  |  May 28, 2013  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2013  |  0 comments
As part of our continuing coverage of photokina, the worldwide gathering of the imaging industry, we present Roger Hicks’s fascinating report on unique studio accessories. As is his wont, Roger has turned up the arcane and unusual found in the main and hinterland booths of the massive show.—Editor
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News
Sigma f/1.8 Constant Aperture Zoom
Press Release  |  May 28, 2013  |  1 comments
Sigma Corporation of America has announced the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art lens, the market’s first zoom lens to achieve a maximum aperture F1.8 throughout the entire zoom range.
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Pro Techniques
Photo History: Color Images From The FSA: The Farm Security Administration Archives Reveal A Treasure Of Photographs
Lou Jacobs Jr.  |  May 24, 2013  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2013  |  0 comments
In the annals of American photography the images made by Farm Security Administration (FSA) photographers in the 1930s and 1940s are famous. Over a dozen men and women captured a variety of life and work styles during the Great Depression. Their pictures, distributed to news media and other outlets, illustrate how people were dealing with the hard times of the Great Depression, and were used to justify programs for relief and aid.
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Show Reports
CES Photo Tech Notes: Get Connected, Go Retro & Stay Tough
George Schaub  |  May 24, 2013  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2013  |  0 comments
In an attempt to connect everything electronic, this year’s CES/PMA show in Las Vegas was awash in “smart” TVs, tablets, and various and sundry devices that can link to your device—be it phone, tablet, or camera—and allow you to access “image content” anywhere, anytime. There was also a rash of rough cameras, a 3D lens for still and video, new ways to customize your camera, and a major boost in USB storage and memory card speed. Following are some photo tech highlights.
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