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Lighting
In An Electronic Flash Rut?
LumiQuest May Have The Answer
Mike Matzkin  |  Jun 01, 1999

The modern automatic electronic flash system can be a mind trap. You focus, aim the flash at the ceiling or directly at the subject, press the shutter release, and it's virtually a cinch that you'll get reasonably well lit images--with no...

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Do-It-Yourself
Build A Monopod Shoe For Sharper Pictures
Tom Fuller  |  Jun 01, 1999

Contrary to popular belief, mediocre quality is not the only cause of unsharp pictures. Inaccurate focusing, sloppy depth of field control, and poor film flatness all contribute, but the most destructive is camera movement during exposure. While a sturdy...

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Digital Innovations
Digital Innovations
Protecting Image Data Against Loss
Joe Farace  |  Jun 01, 1999

You don't have to have
your computer stolen to lose data. Sometimes hard disk crashes or other
hardware failures will destroy data.


The heart of the problem of lost data is two fold: Many people think...

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Digital Help
Digital Help
Q&A For Digital Photography
David B. Brooks  |  Jun 01, 1999

This new column will attempt
to provide solutions to problems readers may have in getting into and
using digital cameras, scanning, and using digital photographic images
with a computer and different kinds of software.A...

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Details Matter
Richard Pahl--Full Of Surprises
Monte Zucker  |  Jun 01, 1999

The one thing that you can count on when you see Richard Pahl's images is that you're not gonna believe what you're looking at. The reason is that he's so darned clever with what he's done/doing, you're just never sure...

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Business Trends
Business Trends
Getting Ready For The Year 2000
Maria Piscopo  |  Jun 01, 1999

June is always a good time
to reevaluate the state of your business. What have you done for self-promotion
so far this year? What are your goals and plans for the new millennium?
A new look at your 1999 marketing planis...

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The Britek Dayphoto Lighting System
Jay Abend  |  Jun 01, 1999

In the quest for the perfect digital image I have learned an awful lot. Besides learning more than I ever hoped to know about ROM, RAM, Cache, and SCSI, I have learned way too much about continuous lighting. Continuous lighting, as the name suggests, is...

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Brighter Days
Dan Monakil Has A Way With Color
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Jun 01, 1999

An editor friend who helps
produce an annual calendar for a photography company has a stock response
for photographers who ask for guidelines about what kind of photos to
submit. "Send in pictures that people will...

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The Astron Systems Orbiculight
Dave Howard  |  Jun 01, 1999

It doesn't take long to tell whether most photo-related equipment was designed by a "design team," or by a photographer. The "team" product usually looks slick, but five minutes into an in-depth examination you've most...

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Film Photography Reviews
Agfachrome RSX II 100 And CT Precisa 100
Peter K. Burian  |  Jun 01, 1999

Although the slide films of early 1998 were already excellent, the "big three" manufacturers continue to enhance their emulsions. Agfa for example had a winner with its Agfachrome RSX 100 Professional, which won the prestigious European Photo...

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