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The Editors  |  Mar 01, 2005  |  3 comments

Beware the dark side, that famous sci-fi-movie "master" more than once cautioned his young protege re "The Force." But the dark side--a.k.a. shadows--is well worth the photographer's attention. While the eye is drawn to bright areas in a photograph, the interplay between bright and dark--between highlight and shadow--can make for a...

The Editors  |  Mar 01, 2005  |  0 comments

You should always shoot with your eyes wide open (at least, the one looking through the viewfinder). But often it pays to shoot with your lens wide open, too.

Wide apertures let in more light, so you can use a faster shutter speed in any given light level. This is handy for anything from low-light photography to action shooting.

 

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Mike Stensvold  |  Mar 01, 2005  |  1 comments

Autofocusing is one of the best things that's ever happened to the SLR camera. I didn't think so while testing early examples when the AF SLR era began back in 1985, but a lot of progress has happened in the ensuing two decades. Today's AF SLR cameras, film and digital, will focus more quickly and accurately than most photographers can. Naturally, the higher-end...

Mike Stensvold  |  Feb 01, 2005  |  8 comments

When you focus your camera's lens on a subject, the point focused upon is sharp. Objects in the scene closer or farther than that point appear progressively less sharp as their distance from the focused point increases.

Depth of field refers to the area in front of and beyond the point focused upon in which things appear acceptably sharp in a photograph. Depth of...

 |  Feb 01, 2004  |  1 comments


The former Audio Video Interiors magazine names former Mediaweek and Cable World editor Bill Gloede as editorial director, and relaunches as the authority on home and personal technology and "The Digital Lifestyle."Primedia has announced The Connected Guide To The Digital Home, the first consumer magazine dedicated entirely to adopting and...

Theano Nikitas  |  Aug 01, 2001  |  0 comments

If you're an instant gratification junkie--by nature or by profession--portable mini printers give new meaning to the word instant. Edwin Land knew what he was doing when he developed Polaroid's instant print technology way back when, but with...

Robert E. Mayer  |  Jan 01, 1999  |  0 comments

The recently introduced Pentax 67II medium format SLR camera extensively updates the original model Pentax 67 which was introduced in 1969 by incorporating today's technologies. This resulted in improved performance, excellent maneuverability and...

Shutterbug Staff  |  Feb 23, 2004  |  1 comments

Ed Scott, of Pomona, CA, is the proud grand prize winner of Monster Cable's "Take Your Best Shot" digital photo contest. Scott, an amateur photographer who describes himself as "hooked on digital", credits his late father as providing the inspiration for his love of photography and his desire to "see the world from my eyes."
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Shutterbug Staff  |  Mar 29, 2004  |  0 comments

America's largest consumer expo for home entertainment and imaging
offers three days to explore and demo the finest consumer electronics
products—under one roof in NYC.

The Home
Entertainment Show
(HE2004), the largest and most comprehensive
showcase of consumer electronics and imaging products in America,
returns to New York City May 20–23, 2004 at the Hilton New York
Hotel—the site of two popular HE Shows held in 2001 and 2002.
Over 15,000 attendees are expected to visit the NY Hilton, optimized
for the ultimate user experience. Unlike typical trade shows, HE2004
provides visitors with the opportunity of seeing and hearing the
finest products in upscale hotel rooms, creating the best-sounding
environments for demonstrating high-performance gear.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Mar 31, 2004  |  0 comments

Primedia, the leading targeted media company, announced March 30 the newsstand arrival of its recently launched Connected Guide To The Digital Home. Part of Primedia's Home Technology & Photography (HT&P) Group, Connected is the first consumer magazine dedicated entirely to adopting and integrating audio, video, information, telecommunications, security and other personal and home technologies.

Shutterbug Staff  |  May 28, 2004  |  0 comments

Photo
Control Corporation, manufacturer of professional photographic equipment,
has announced the GoPod™, a device that fills the gap between
the tripod and the monopod.



Steady shooting, even with long lenses, and unrestricted movement of
the photographer and the camera are now available with this unique innovation
that the photographer wears - over the shoulders. The GoPod™ may
be adjusted for personal comfort and fit. The shoulder support braces,
the center column, and the camera support arm are set and locked to
a position that feels best to the individual user.

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