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Post Cards From The Land Of The Thunder Dragon; Bhutan’s Buddhist Culture Is A Draw For Travel Photographers
Rick Sammon  |  Oct 01, 2006

Compose your scenes carefully, and the pictures you take today in Bhutan will not look that different from the ones you might have taken 100 years ago in another life (Buddhists believe in reincarnation). Walk through the dzongs (temple/fortress), experience a festival, hike to a remote location in the Himalayas. With a little imagination, and if you turn off your satellite phone...

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Quebec City
A Little France North Of The Border
Mike Matzkin  |  Jun 01, 2000

Quebec City is as close as you can get to Paris without flying over the Atlantic. It feels, thinks and acts French, and is the cradle of French culture in North America. It's a great place to simply immerse yourself in ambiance or...

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Quick Tips
Shooting Spectacular Sunsets
Rick Sammon  |  Jun 01, 2000

Have you ever been disappointed with your sunset photos? Do they lack color, drama, and impact? If so, here are my quick tips for turning sunset snapshots into great shots!

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Quick Tips
The Nighttime Is The Right Time For Dramatic Pictures
Rick Sammon  |  Aug 01, 2000

Quick question: What's one of the key ingredients for a dramatic picture?
Answer: Dramatic lighting.

One more question: Where and when can you almost always find...

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Rafting The Grand Canyon With A Camera: Taking The Big Plunge
Josh Miller  |  Aug 26, 2011  |  First Published: Jul 01, 2011
Ever since I was a kid and visited the Grand Canyon for an hour with my family, I have dreamed about going back and seeing the canyon from the river’s perspective. So when some friends invited my wife and me on a 21-day trip after they had waited 15 years for a private permit, it wasn’t hard to commit. The permit covered nearly the entire month of March, when crowds are smaller and no motorized boats or guides are allowed on the river.
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Real "Ghost" Towns
Beware Of Outdated Travel Guides
Dave Howard  |  Apr 01, 1999

Most photographers are a restless lot, constantly on the lookout for new subjects at which to aim their cameras. Many a cold, winter evening is spent poring over vacation brochures, trying to decide which enticing destination would offer the greatest...

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Revisiting Photo Locations
You Can Go Home Again
Tony Sweet  |  Nov 01, 2002

Early on in my career, as an instructor with The Great American Photography Weekend workshop company, I had the privilege of teaching with some of the greatest nature photographers in the world. One of the first things that I learned was from...

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RucPac Foul Weather Protection for Cameras: Great Holiday Gift in Any Weather
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 17, 2023

So, your camera is weather-resistant, great! Is your lens? And just exactly how weatherproof is it? Don't risk triggering an expensive repair—or turning your camera into a brick. The affordable RucPac Camera Rain Cover protects cameras and most lenses from rain, snow and dust, and it can save your bacon. This is a great (and thoughtful) holiday gift for the photographer in your life.

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Scenes Within Scenes
Taking A Longer Look With Telephoto Lenses
Dave Howard  |  Jun 01, 2000

Most of us have, on more occasions than we'd care to count, suffered through "presentations" of vacation photos. Whether fresh out of stacks of processing envelopes, chronologically arranged in albums, or clunk-whacking their...

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Self Assignment
Photographing During The Witching Hour
Street Photography On Halloween
Steve Anchell  |  Oct 01, 2004

Photos © 2004, Steve Anchell, All Rights Reserved

It's half past midnight on All Hallow's Eve. I'm surrounded by Killer Clowns from Outer Space, spooks, goblins, and witches. Fortunately, I have a camera and lots of film or nobody would ever believe...

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Shoot High Speed Films At The Beach
One Pro Tells Why
Steve Bedell  |  Jul 01, 2003

Shoot High-Speed Films At The Beach?

I love doing sessions at the beach. But I also have very strict rules about what I do, when I do it, and how much income I expect to derive from it. This is because I only do one beach session...

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Shooting From Canoes And Kayaks; Gear, Prep, And Image Ideas
Clint Farlinger  |  May 01, 2007

It's not every day that your eyes are opened to a whole new world, but that happened to me in August of 2004. A friend suggested we take our sons on a canoe trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. Not one to miss an adventure, I quickly agreed and we made the arrangements. Although not a photography trip, I took my camera and tripod along...

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Outdoor/TravelSports/Action
Sporting Chance; Want To Shoot Pro Sports? There’s A Workshop For That
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Sep 01, 2007

Years ago, before I became a free-lancer, I worked at a publishing company that every summer held a couple of employee baseball games, and for each game I was asked the same question: "You gonna play or shoot?"

Tough decision. I loved to play baseball. Though my passion exceeded my skills, I was a reliable singles hitter and played an adequate first base.

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Staying In Focus In Iraq; The Photography Of Staff Sgt. Josh Kinser
Scott Stulberg  |  Apr 01, 2008

Being a photography instructor is very rewarding and has proved to be an inspiration to me. Teaching Digital Photography at UCLA Extension in Los Angeles, I have found the interaction with students benefited me at least as much as them. But what if someone wants to take your class and is halfway around the world? That is where online teaching comes in and I am lucky enough to have...

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Streetwise Street Photography
Jeff Van Scoyk  |  Nov 28, 2022

We are surrounded by people and places. Add a camera and you have everything you need for street photography.

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