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Passport
Passport
More Is More
Jack Hollingsworth  |  Dec 01, 2000

I call it "total coverage"-bringing back the photos that tell the story of a place, an event, a personality. The concept comes from the days, over 15 years ago, when I shot film and video and worked through what was practically a check list of shots that...

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Show Reports
New 35mm And APS Compact Cameras
Peter K. Burian  |  Dec 01, 2000

Since the compact lens/shutter cameras still outsell SLR models by a vast margin, we found numerous new models at photokina. Most manufacturers offer both formats: 35mm and Advanced Photo System (APS or 24mm). Because general features tend to be very similar in both types of cameras, I am including both...

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Pro Techniques
Murphys Law Revisited
Even A Pro Can Have A Bad Day
Jay Abend  |  Dec 01, 2000

You're all familiar with Murphy's Law--Anything that can possibly go wrong will go wrong. Certainly being a working photographer is a great way to see Murphy's Law in action on nearly a daily basis. While I pride myself on being prepared for every...

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The Darkroom
The Darkroom
The Darkroom In 2000 to 2001
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Dec 01, 2000

While conventional photography
(as opposed to digital) continues to be the main stream of the industry,
conventional darkroom activity has declined over the past few years. Today,
most conventional darkroom activity seems to be in the area of fine art...

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Fuji FinePix 4700 Zoom Camera
David B. Brooks  |  Dec 01, 2000

The shirt-pocket sized FujiFilm FinePix 4700 digital camera has a very high 4.3 megapixel resolution that reproduces professional quality 8x10 prints. Besides being the first camera to feature Fuji's new Super CCD technology, the 4700's diminutive size...

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Show Reports
Electronic Flash Units And Batteries
Peter K. Burian  |  Dec 01, 2000

As camera manufacturers introduce new SLRs, they also tend to announce new flash units. As well, several independent brand flash manufacturers showed new models at photokina with additional functions. Most of the products that we found were upgrades to existing models as were the new battery types. Some...

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Digital Innovations
Digital Innovations
Stocking Stuffers
Joe Farace  |  Dec 01, 2000

When the outside temperature hit 100 yesterday, I knew it must be time to write my annual "stocking stuffer" column. The best stocking stuffers are relatively inexpensive, useful to the recipient, and small enough to fit in a stocking, but some of...

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Digital Help
Digital Help
Q&A For Digital Photography
David B. Brooks  |  Dec 01, 2000

This column will attempt
to provide solutions to problems readers may have getting into and using
digital cameras, scanning, and using digital photographic images with
a computer and different kinds of software. All questions sent to me will
be...

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Digital Photography
David B. Brooks  |  Dec 01, 2000

Not long ago, while visiting a colleague's studio I was shown a new Palm Digital Assistant (PDA) that takes pictures. There was a small attachment on the front of this hand-sized computer with a lens in the front. When activated the 3.5" screen displayed an image of whatever the PDA was pointed toward.

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Book Reviews
Digital Imaging Books
Joe Farace  |  Dec 01, 2000

General Digital Reading.
The Art of Digital Photography by Tom Ang. Published by Amphoto Books, 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036; 160 pages; $29.95; softbound, with flaps. (ISBN 0-8174-3794-0)

The big...

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