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Large Format Primer
Gearing Up And Getting To Work
Joseph A. Dickerson  |  Sep 01, 2001

Maybe you've considered large format. Perhaps you'd like to experience photography as Ansel Adams, Morley Baer, Edward Weston, and other pioneers did. It's a slower, more introspective kind of photography, but if you'd...

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Kodak DCS 760 Professional Digital Camera
John Rettie  |  Sep 01, 2001

For serious photographers the holy grail of digital SLR cameras will be the one that produces images as good as those obtained in a high-end camera using 35mm film. Currently, there's little dispute that digital images obtained...

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Get Into Superwide With Sigmas 20mm f1.8 EX DG Aspherical RF Lens
George Schaub  |  Sep 01, 2001

Photographers have always been fascinated by super wide angle focal lengths. This focal length range, including 20mm, expands peripheral vision beyond the scope of human vision, and does so with a potential depth of field that makes...

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Lighting
F. J. Westcott Celebrates 75 Years
Pro Photographers Input Has Helped Build A Strong And Versatile Product Line Up
The Editors  |  Sep 01, 2001

This year, 2001,
marks the 75th year that F.J. Westcott has been doing business. Known
today as a leader in manufacturing light modification equipment, the company
started out as an umbrella company, wholesaling to dry goodssto...

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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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