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Digital Help
Q&A For Digital Photography
David B. Brooks  |  Jun 01, 2009  |  0 comments

Digital Help is designed to aid you in getting the most from your digital photography, printing, scanning, and image creation. Each month, David Brooks provides solutions to problems you might encounter with matters such as color calibration and management, digital printer and scanner settings, and working with digital photographic images with many different kinds of cameras and software. All...

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Lighting NewsLighting Reviews
ZEUS Lighting System; Power Pack Systems
Stan Sholik  |  Jun 01, 2009  |  0 comments

AC-powered electronic flash units fall into two distinct categories: systems with a power pack to which individual heads are connected, and self-contained units where the power unit is a part of the head itself.

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Pro Techniques
Please Don’t Take My Kodachrome Away; New & Better Profiled Kodachrome Scanning
David B. Brooks  |  Jun 01, 2009  |  0 comments

I don’t know of any other film brand that also became the title of a hit song like Paul Simon’s “Kodachrome,” released in 1973.

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iPhoto And Face Recognition; Inside Apple’s iLife For OS X 10.5.6
George Schaub  |  Jun 01, 2009  |  0 comments

If you have been feeling like the machines are getting the best of you, or that automation is fast taking over your cognitive processes, you’re not alone.

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Image Doctor 2; Speedy Automated Retouching And Repair
Howard Millard  |  Jun 01, 2009  |  0 comments

With new portrait photos, ID2 makes it easy to remove unwanted blemishes, whether it’s a skin problem, a scar, a mole, or even a tattoo.

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Printer NewsPrinter Reviews
HP’s Photosmart B8550; A 13x19” Desktop Option
Jon Canfield  |  Jun 01, 2009  |  0 comments

The new sweet spot for printer sizes appears to be 13x19”, or A3+/Super B. Large enough to print 11x14” photos, while still fitting on the average desktop.

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Business Trends
“Stock Shock”; Big Changes In The Picture Business
Maria Piscopo  |  Jun 01, 2009  |  0 comments

The stock photo business—making images on speculation and then attempting to match the image to a buyer—has seen major changes. The traditional business model of the stock agency serving as a photographer’s agent has shifted to the picture library model. Other changes have included companies hiring staff photographers to create stock—as opposed to using outtakes and spec...

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Book Reviews
Book Reviews
C.A. Boylan  |  Jun 01, 2009  |  0 comments

LIFE with Mother; by the Editors of LIFE Books; Time Inc. Home Entertainment; $17.95; (ISBN 10: 1-60320-057-6)
This little book features a lovely collection of candid images in black and white and color that explore the ever-lasting bond between mother and child. Captured around the world, the images evoke the same feelings of safety, comfort, and joy, which is...

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Genuine Fractals 6; Blowups And More
George Schaub  |  Jun 01, 2009  |  0 comments

When I first worked with and reviewed Genuine Fractals back in 2006, I posited that it made the megapixel race moot in the way it allowed even small files to be used for big enlargements.

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Outdoor/Travel
Big Bend National Park, Texas; The Glories Of Southwestern Light
David W. Shaw  |  Jun 01, 2009  |  0 comments

It was late afternoon on my last day in Big Bend National Park. I faced east where the Chisos Mountains rose up in steep cliffs from the desert. A few days after the New Year, there was a slight chill in the air but I was not thinking about the temperature. Rather, I was concentrating on the rapidly shifting light as the sun sank and clouds moved back and forth. With my camera mounted on a...

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