Rick Sammon

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Digital Darkroom
Fun With Photoshop
Making A Montage In 48 Years Or Less
Rick Sammon  |  Jul 01, 1999

Someone once asked me, when looking at the three-picture montage in this article, "How long did it take you to create your `Flying High' image?" My reply, "21 years," brought a look of puzzlement to the person's...

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Digital Darkroom
Getting Started In The Digital Darkroom
And A Look At The Other Dark Room
Rick Sammon  |  Oct 01, 2000

Ah, I remember those days well. And I remember her. The year was 1967. I, at 17, was spending time in my parents' basement darkroom with my girlfriend, Jan. It was in this makeshift darkroom in Garden City, New York, where Jan and I developed some...

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Globetrotter - Travel & Location
Roadside U.S.A. Offers Wonderful Photo Ops; You Don't Have To Go Halfway Around The World To Get Great Shots
Rick Sammon  |  Nov 01, 2004

All Photos © 2004, Rick Sammon, All Rights Reserved

Readers of this column know that I enjoy traveling the world in search of new travel photographs. However, I know, and I hope you know, that you don't have to go to places like Papua New Guinea and Pago Pago to get great shots. In fact, you can come up with meaningful photographs as you...

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Colors Of The Kuna; Unique Travel Portraits Await Visitors To Panama
Rick Sammon  |  Sep 01, 2005

A few years ago I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph the indigenous people in Kuna Yala, an archipelago of 365 islands that lies a few miles off Panama's Caribbean coast. Some of my pictures of the Kuna were published in this column.

Back then, I was fairly new to digital photography: I shot only JPEG files, used a 4-megapixel digital SLR, packed several...

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Cruisin’ For Photo Opportunities;Island Hopping Offers A Variety Of Photographic Subjects
Rick Sammon  |  May 01, 2005

Photos © 2004, Rick Sammon, All Rights Reserved

My friends often call me the "shoot and scoot" photographer. The term refers to the fact that I don't spend a lot of time in one location.

Why am I always on the move? Well, for one thing, I, perhaps like many readers, don't have the luxury or resources to spend weeks or even months in...

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Destination: Fort Worth, Texas; The Land Of Family Photo Fun
Rick Sammon  |  Mar 01, 2004

Over the years I've made three trips to Fort Worth, Texas. I go there for several reasons: the friendly people, the "Old West" feel of the Stockyards, the great barbecue, and, of course, the photo opportunities.

On my...

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Doin Cuba Digitally; New Technology In Old Cities
Rick Sammon  |  May 01, 2002

In March of 2001, I set off for a week-long jaunt to what turned out to be one of my favorite shooting locations: Cuba. My plan was to spend half my time in Old Havana, the oldest part of Havana, and the other half in Trinidad, a small town...

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Doin South Beach Digitally; Turning Snapshots Into Great Shots
Rick Sammon  |  Jan 01, 2003

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Miami's South Beach is "hot, hot, hot," as the song goes. I'm not referring to the temperature, although during the summer months it can get...

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Fort Worth Stockyards; A Taste Of The Old West
Rick Sammon  |  Mar 01, 2002

When I was a kid, my favorite television shows were Westerns: The Lone Ranger, Maverick, and Bonanza. Why did I like those programs? Because, like most boys back then, I dreamed of being a cowboy. After all, what could be more fun...

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From San Francisco To San Simeon
Rick Sammon  |  Sep 01, 2003

I am sure you have heard the expression, "stop and smell the roses." Basically, it means that we should take time out of our busy lives and appreciate the beauty of the world and life around us. As a professional travel photographer, I...

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