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The Case For JPEG; It’s Not Just A Small Print And E-Mail Format
Anthony L. Celeste  |  Apr 01, 2007  |  0 comments

Many people tend to associate JPEGs with poor quality. However, when a JPEG has poor quality, it's the result of the format being used incorrectly, not a flaw in the format itself. Used properly, JPEG can and will produce a file that cannot be distinguished from any other format.

The main advantage of JPEG is clearly its superior compression. An RGB image...

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Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures
Child’s Innocence…
Shutterbug Staff  |  Apr 01, 2007  |  0 comments

In the fall of 2001, I went to Florence, Italy, to study Fine Arts. With my first camera, the Nikon N60, in hand I went out to explore the city that would be my home for the next six months. I soon noticed that the city of Florence had a million stories just waiting to be told. Listening to the sounds of the motor scooters buzzing around the streets and the infectious giggles from...

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Classic Camera Reviews
The Savvy Consumer’s Guide To Pre-Owned, Collectible, And Vintage Cameras; The Nikon 35mm SLR Saga
Jason Schneider  |  Apr 01, 2007  |  0 comments

The redoubtable Nikon F3 was scorned by traditionalists in 1980, but variants of this modern classic remained in production for over 21 years--longer than any other pro 35mm SLR.

When the sleek, ergonomically contoured, ruggedly reliable Nikon F3 debuted back in '80, it was greeted with cheers and jeers. Some long-time Nikon fans were gratified to have an...

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Pro Techniques
Seeing Life Firsthand; The Photography Of Peter DaSilva
Rosalind Smith  |  Apr 01, 2007  |  0 comments

As a newspaper photographer, you never know when you show up in the morning what you're going to be working on--sometimes it's an environmental portrait, other times a feature, or a documentary image that is posed," San Francisco-based Peter DaSilva says.

"Whatever it is, I need to produce a picture of quality every time I'm sent...

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Covering The Photo Beat; Battery Grips, Walkstools, And A Computer Sleeve
C.A. Boylan  |  Apr 01, 2007  |  0 comments

The ABR800 Studio Ringflash From AlienBees
The ABR800 is a self-contained ringflash system designed for use with nearly all digital SLRs. It weighs 2.5 lbs and has a built-in 320 ws power supply, plus a modeling light. It ships with a universal camera mounting system that allows you to use the ABR800 handheld or mounted to a tripod or a swivel light stand.

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Epson’s PowerLite 1715c Projector; A Portable Multimedia Sharing Device
George Schaub  |  Apr 01, 2007  |  0 comments

Specifications

Projection System: Epson original 3LCD technology
Projection Method: Front/rear/ceiling mount
LCD: Driving method: Epson High Temperature Poly-Silicon TFT, Pixel number: 786,432 dots x 3 (1024 x 768) LCDs, Native resolution: XGA , Aspect ratio: 4:3 (supports 16:9, 5:4), Pixel...

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Epson’s PowerLite 1715c Projector; A Portable Multimedia Sharing Device
George Schaub  |  Apr 01, 2007  |  0 comments

I enjoy it when a new product arrives that holds a surprise right out of the box. The surprise with Epson's new PowerLite 1715c projector is when you first lift it out of its shoulder bag carrying case--it's the lightest projector you will probably have lifted, slide or digital. Weighing in at under 4 lbs (3.7 to be exact) and 3.1x10.7x7.6" in overall size...

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Picture This
Picture This!
Abstracts In Nature
Shutterbug Staff  |  Apr 01, 2007  |  0 comments

Our Picture This! assignment this month was Abstracts in Nature, and readers responded with a beautiful assortment of images from every type of environment and in every season. Each framed the world in a very special way, recognizing the divine in life as something the inspired eye can capture through the informed lens of a camera. In fact, this assignment probably brought in...

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Photoflex’s LiteDome Kits; Versatile Softbox & Strobe Combos
Ron Eggers  |  Apr 01, 2007  |  0 comments

Photoflex's newest lighting series are the LiteDome Kits, versatile softboxes that have been designed for strobe lights using the proprietary Photoflex Strobe Connector. There are a number of things that the LiteDome Kit has going for it, including portability, power, and outstanding performance. Even though it's being targeted at all levels of photographers...

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Passport
Face Value; What Better Setting For Quiet Portraits Than A Chaotic Festival?
Jack Hollingsworth  |  Apr 01, 2007  |  0 comments

I'd been to the annual Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan, India, before, so I knew what to expect when I visited the event last November: thousands of people, camel trading and camel races, circuses, markets, bathing in the nearby sacred lake, and a week's worth of festival atmosphere. But I didn't go to capture the chaos and excitement, the color and activity. Rather, I...

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