Monte Zucker

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More Simple Lighting Techniques For Photography Outdoors
Monte Zucker  |  Dec 01, 2000

Editor's Note: Last month we accompanied Monte to Sarasota, Florida, where he was making a new series of videotapes. Monte took us to the Ringling Museum and a local Greek Orthodox church to show us his methods of lighting outdoors. This...

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Not Ready For Digital Yet?
Monte Zucker  |  Mar 01, 2000

So, you think that the timing still isn't right for you to get into digital? Well, wake up. You're only fooling yourself.

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Out Of The Darkroom, And Into The Light
Monte Zucker  |  Oct 01, 2000

At first you may not realize why this article was written for what is basically supposed to be a "darkroom" issue. Let me explain.

The story began when I volunteered to assist photographing a...

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See And Think Like Your Lens
Monte Zucker  |  Aug 01, 2000

If you were a lens, what would you be thinking? If you could answer that, you'd probably be a better photographer.

For the moment think about what the lens is doing for us, what it's seeing and...

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Seeing Is Believing...Or Is It?
Monte Zucker  |  Oct 01, 1999

Some weddings take place in obviously gorgeous surroundings. But it's not always obvious how to take advantage of the settings. Also, it's not easy to get to those backgrounds at the time of day when the light is just right. You simply have to...

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Simple Lighting Techniques For Professional Photography Outdoors
Monte Zucker  |  Nov 01, 2000

I began by posing Danielle (Photo 1) slightly off-center, so that the lights above would not seem to be coming down into her head. I knew that to achieve detail in her gown I needed to turn her body away from the direction of light and then turn her...

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What Do Computers And Portraits Have In Common?
Monte Zucker  |  Nov 01, 1999

At a glance, one might not think that there is a common denominator with these photographs. A closer look will reveal that lighting is the key. Each one has a very similar lighting pattern on their faces. This may be achieved by different means, but...

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A New Direction For Portraiture
Monte Zucker  |  Jul 01, 2001

For the past few years there's been a lot of apprehension as to what's happening to the state of classic portraiture. Now, there's an answer. It's growing, maturing, and blossoming out. And, it's also going...

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Black And White--Its The In Thing
Monte Zucker  |  Feb 01, 1999

Black and white pictures are no big deal--at least for me. I started in black and white many years ago, but was thrilled to get out of the darkroom when color became the "in" thing.

Now that black and white has had a...

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Friendly Tips For Photographers
A Reminder About Effective Techniques
Monte Zucker  |  Oct 01, 2001

A recent class in South Carolina brought to mind quite a few things that photographers have heard before, but for one reason or another just never seem to remember at the appropriate time. So, skimming through some of the images that I created that week...

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