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The Wedding Planner
Al Riccio Finds His Niche
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Barry Tanenbaum • Apr 01, 2002 • 0 comments

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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There's More To Lenses Than Focal Length
Six Thoughts On Buying Your Next Lens
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Roger W. Hicks • Aug 01, 2004 • 0 comments

Ask most photographers what lenses they would like to add to their outfits, and the first thing they start talking about is focal length: one wants an ultra-wide, another, a fast tele for sports photography, and so forth.

Fine. But...
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Three (Unexpected) Uses For A Digital Camera
A New Tool For Some Old Tricks
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Roger W. Hicks • Mar 01, 2005 • 0 comments

Photos © 2004, Roger W. Hicks, All Rights Reserved

Nikon (www.nikonusa.com) deserves near-unbounded praise for the D70. Not only is it an excellent camera, it also integrates extremely well into an existing Nikon system. This means you can put all kinds of wonderful things on the front. I have absolutely no...
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Tim Kelly
A Master Of Medium Format Goes Digital
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Steve Bedell • Jan 01, 2003 • 0 comments

Tim Kelly...
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Urban Elegance
Personalize Your Images
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Richard Lotman Brown • Feb 01, 2004 • 0 comments

Funny thing. Creating a portfolio of pristine city images, I recalled lessons learned from the comedy business and applied them to photography. Additionally, by finding fresh perspectives in, oftentimes, ordinary or limited settings, the camera became a...
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Using Invisible Filters
Kicking Your Images Up A Notch
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Joe Farace • Jul 01, 2000 • 0 comments

What would it be like to be invisible? --H.G. Wells' "The Invisible Man"

Unlike the character from H.G. Wells' novel or James Whale's classic 1933 horror movie...
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Vintage Lenses On Digital SLRs?
How To Recycle Old Lenses With Adapters
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Gene Wilburn • Aug 01, 2004 • 0 comments

Like modern-day Rip Van Winkles, those who have been away from photography for a few years have emerged into a changed and exciting new world of digital cameras and autofocus lenses. But as attractive as the latest digital SLR cameras are, what if you...
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Vision Quest
Gary San Pietro Takes TIme To Stop And See
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Barry Tanenbaum • Aug 01, 2002 • Published: Aug 01, 2001 • 0 comments

"I'm a strong believer in keeping this as simple as it can be," Gary San Pietro says of the process by which he makes his photographs. "I tell people when they put the camera up to their eye, the key thing is to be clear on what it is that is causing...
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Wedding Photographers Face The Digital Dilemma
Is Now The Time To Go Filmless
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Steve Bedell • Apr 01, 2002 • 0 comments

About two years ago I stated in a previous article that I thought most of photography would be "filmless" in 2005. Can I revise that statement? I think that there are not many who accurately predicted just how quickly digital photography went...
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Weird And Wonderful; A Visit To The PMA Novelty Shop
Accessories, Features
Roger W. Hicks • Jun 01, 2006 • 0 comments

Rubber chickens . Chocolate visiting cards. A camera support that looks (and performs) like a big, sticky limpet. Every bit as much as cameras, films, and imaging software, this weird and wonderful stuff is what the Photo Marketing Association show is about.

We are talking, after all, about marketing. It is literally their middle name.
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What Else Do They Pack? A Peek Inside Three Pros’ Gadget Bags Reveals More Than Photo Gear
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Jon Sienkiewicz • May 01, 2005 • 0 comments

Golfers have it easy. United States Golf Association (USGA) rules limit players to one bag and 14 clubs. It's a different story when photographers pack their gear, however. Photographers are limited only by how much they can lift. Different equipment for different assignments, to be sure--but when we started peeking into the bags that professionals carry, we learned...
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What Is Ahead For 2003
The Assignment We Gave Our Writers, What Is Coming In Film And Digital Photography In The Year Ahead
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The Editors • Jan 01, 2003 • Published: Jan 01, 2002 • 0 comments

What's Ahead For 2003?...
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What Is In Store For 2004
A Collective Look Into The Photo Imaging Crystal Ball
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The Editors • Dec 01, 2003 • 0 comments

Digital SLRs Heat
Up: Going Hybrid Gets More Attention

First to the obvious...the digital SLR market is going to explode.
With the recent introduction of the Canon Digital Rebel model the $1000...
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What Shape Is Your Picture?
Aspect Ratio Of Photographic Images
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Darryl C. Nicholas • Jun 01, 1999 • 0 comments

So, let's see--you shoot with a 35mm camera and occasionally want the lab to make an 8x10 print for you. That's nice. Except whenever the lab does that, they always cut off the edge of the picture. Or, they make a 7x10" print and you...
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Whats A WOCA Do
Can Happiness Be Found In The Latest Diana Wannabee
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John Stewart • Jan 01, 2003 • 0 comments

What's A WOCA Do?

I am going to tell you about a camera that costs less than a large format lens cap. It's the latest incarnation of the 120 film "toy camera" called the WOCA (rhymes with "Boca"). For many, this needs a bit of explaining.
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