LATEST ADDITIONS

Do It Yourself
Build An Underwater Camera Housing
Tom Fuller  |  Sep 01, 2001

I've been thinking about this month's project for years, but its complexity kept me from presenting it until now. The features of current AF SLR cameras allow the design to be greatly simplified and made practical for the home workshop...

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Digital Innovations
Digital Innovations
Browsers And Other Useful Digital Imaging Software
Joe Farace  |  Sep 01, 2001

"The major difference
between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go
wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it
usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair."--Doug...

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Business Trends
Business Trends
Make Pictures And Profits
Maria Piscopo  |  Sep 01, 2001

The biggest
challenge to professional photographers today is the ability to create
images they enjoy making while earning money. By this, I mean profits,
not just sales. The need to get images of value to a client who will pay...

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Digital Darkroom
Another Option
Dodging And Burning In With Photoshop
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Sep 01, 2001

Back in the
old days when I spent most of my life in a conventional darkroom, I used
to do a fair amount of dodging and burning-in. For some strange reason
almost every picture needed some slight adjustments. As long as I was...

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Nikon D1x
Defining The Professional Digital SLR
George Schaub  |  Sep 01, 2001  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2001

The long awaited and anticipated Nikon D1X arrived in our offices the other day, and we couldn't wait to get to work with it. To those who have worked with a Nikon D1 the camera offers similar handling and workflow, although there have...

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AF VR Zoom Nikkor 80 to 400mm f4.5 to 5.6D ED
Nikons Vibration Reductio Entry
Peter K. Burian  |  Aug 01, 2001

Although most advanced photographers use a tripod when possible, some subjects and situations call for a handheld camera. Examples include sports where full mobility is required, candid shots of people, birds in flight, and even indoor...

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The Contax T3
Lens Shutter Plus
George Schaub  |  Aug 01, 2001  |  First Published: Aug 01, 2000

Professional photographers need a snapshot camera, too. But they require one that delivers the sharpness they have come to expect in their working cameras and a quality look and feel. Happily, there is a small, and somewhat pricey class...

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Outdoor/Travel
Cuba
Frozen In Time
Elliot Kornberg, MD  |  Aug 01, 2001

To travel to Cuba is to step back in time. The streets of Havana and Santiago de Cuba are a living transportation museum: '55 Chevys and '49 Pontiacs share the road with "newer" Russian Latas from the '70s and '80s. Horse-drawn...

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Digital Innovations
Digital Innovations
New Operating Systems And Products For Pixographers
Joe Farace  |  Aug 01, 2001

One of the biggest challenges facing many digital imagers is the constant introduction of new hardware and software products. Decisions about upgrading software is not much different than when your favorite camera manufacturer introduces a new...

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Get A Grip
Camera Comfort Is Not Just A Luxury
Dave Howard  |  Aug 01, 2001

Most novices buying their first "serious" SLR tend to pay too much attention to the number of features, but too little to camera "ergonomics" (how a camera fits your hands and face while looking through the viewfinder).

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