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Where Strangers Become Friends; The Impact Of Photography
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Monte Zucker • Aug 01, 2005 • 0 comments

Throughout my lifetime as a photographer I've met strangers who have later had a tremendous impact on my life. Many times, events have had an impact on me as well. This time it was people, place, and timing.

I was teaching a class in Gouverneur, New York. Well, at least I was trying to teach a class. In reality I was so sick I could hardly get out of bed. For...
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While Strolling Through The Park One Day Part II
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Monte Zucker • Sep 01, 2002 • 0 comments

I began my column last month by saying, "I really never know what to expect when I'm taking one of my classes on a field trip." Boy, is that the truth! Since I began this column a couple of weeks ago I've been on several more field trips, all of which have continued to...
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While Strolling Through The Park One Day Part III
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Monte Zucker • Oct 01, 2002 • 0 comments

In actuality, our stroll through the park only took one afternoon. With these monthly articles, however, it's taken three months to show you what we did. I guess that one of these days I should write another book so that you can sit down at one reading and absorb it...
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While Strolling Throught The Park One Day Part I
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Monte Zucker • Aug 01, 2002 • 0 comments

I really never know what to expect when I'm taking one of my classes on a field trip. I do know that I will be using the same portrait techniques outdoors that I use when I'm in a studio environment. I also know that the outdoor settings offer many more challenges and...
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Who Teaches The Teacher? Some Lessons Learned From Others In The Craft
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Monte Zucker • May 01, 2005 • 0 comments

Photos © 2004, Monte Zucker, All Rights Reserved

I 've often heard it said that the teacher learns from his students. Such has certainly been the case for me. My Photoshop guru, Eddie Tapp, was in my classes years ago when he was first becoming a photographer in Dallas. Now, I study with him every time that I get a chance to attend one of his five-day classes...
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Why Black And White? In A Word—DRAMA!
Digital Darkroom, Master Class, Portraiture, Pro Techniques
Monte Zucker • Feb 01, 2006 • 0 comments

There's something about a good black and white image that makes it jump off the page. It should be simple, direct, and hit you right between the eyes. It stands on its own. It doesn't even need color to make it stand out. It has a full range of tones from a true, deep black all the way to a clear white...with detail throughout.

What kind of...
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On The Beach; Class Time For The Carnival Cruise Line Photographers
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Monte Zucker • Sep 01, 2006 • 6 comments

Beach time is picture time; sometimes in the sun and sometimes in the shade. We did it all recently while I was teaching some of Carnival Cruise Line's photographers who were chosen to be a part of my college on the Imagination. At Grand Cayman we all went to one of the beaches for a fun class in casual portraiture. The lessons learned there I felt should be shared with...
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On The Road With Monte; The Yucatan Experience: Seeing The Light—Part 1
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Monte Zucker • Nov 01, 2006 • 0 comments

My classes out of the country offer possibilities that keep my life and my photography exciting. For the past three years Merida, Mexico, has been an adventure in teaching. Sights and sounds...color and composition...all available just for looking and seeing. The challenge for me is always to teach photographers to see how the light is playing on their subjects and to show...
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On The Road With Monte; The Yucatan Experience: Seeing The Light—Part 2
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Monte Zucker • Dec 01, 2006 • 0 comments

One light pattern for everything--that's what I teach. Boring, you say? I don't think so. It simply makes life easy. With one light pattern, two poses (Feminine and Basic), and three camera positions (you place the lens where it sees either full face, 2/3, or profile) you're free to express your creativity.

The light pattern you see in most of...
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Portrait And Wedding Photography In England & Ireland; Unique Locations And Period Costumes
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Monte Zucker • Jul 01, 2006 • 1 comments

The Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers (SWPP) invited me to come to England and Ireland to do a series of lectures and classes. The SWPP is fast becoming one of the world's leading groups dedicated to advancing the professionalism of portrait and wedding photographers throughout Europe. Not only were the photographers receptive to my instruction, but they were...
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