July/August 2011

July/August 2011

Cool Lights
HMIs, LEDs and fluorescents are energy-efficient alternatives to hot lights for digital stills and HD video
By Jack Neubart I know what you're thinking. LED and fluorescent, okay, I can see them as cool light sources. But HMI? Get real!
Dual-System Sound
How to overcome the shortcomings of a DSLR’s internal microphone for professional-level video
by Mel Lambert The new generation of HD-capable DSLRs offers a number of creative options, but falls down in one critical area.
Hi-Tech Studio: Shotgun!
If you’re going to be shooting video with your DSLR, you’ll want to add a dedicated microphone to your setup
In the creative gold rush that has followed the introduction of HD DSLRs, photographers have expanded their repertoires en masse to include motion.
July/August 2011
New Tools Of The Trade
by Staff

Barbara Davidson: Forgotten Shots
Los Angeles Times photojournalist Barbara Davidson chronicles the overlooked journey of those affected by street violence, many of them innocent victims. The work culminated in her winning a Pulitzer Prize earlier this year.
By Kim Castleberry, Photography By Barbara Davidson The world that Barbara Davidson has come to know is one that most people don't read, see or hear much about these days.
Caleb Charland: Inquisitive & Blasphemous
Caleb Charland’s physical manifestation of scientific curiosity is made of light and time
By William Sawalich, Photography By Caleb Charland Caleb Charland's photographs—which are in no way the product of digital wizardry and entirely the product of a highly creative brain—are the consequence of a formative period in his life during which he was left unattended in a darkroom for extended periods of time.
Steve Vaccariello: Classic Perfection
Fashion and celebrity photographer Steve Vaccariello defies digital gloss to capture the person behind the persona
By David Willis, Photography By Steve Vaccariello When pro New York- based photographer Steve Vaccariello is asked if there's something about photography that he finds specifically inspiring, he says that he's inspired as an artist not just by imagery, but by life and the beauty that he's able to see in the world.

Capture Sharpening
Working with RAW files
by John Paul Caponigro Optimal image sharpening is best done in three stages—capture (do it during RAW conversion), creative (do it in Photoshop) and output (automate it).
DPP Solutions: Quick Tips For Making BIG B&W Prints
Large monochrome prints require some different strategies to get the best results
by The Editors Some people say if you can't make a good print, make a big one.
Photo Book Basics
From high-end leave-behinds to prototypes for a pitch to a big-time publisher, self-publishing your work is an ideal solution that’s within reach of any pro
by Jon Sienkiewicz In the digital age, when putting up an online portfolio often requires only a few clicks, there's a tactile appeal of offering a physical book of your photos directly to clients and publishers.
See In Black & White
How to understand the role of color contrast in black-and-white conversions to make your best images starting at the moment of capture
Text And Photography By George Jardine Back in the days of film photography, creating strong black-and-white photographs was an entirely different process than it is today.

Misinformation: Business Tech
Despite a news market flooded with photos from anyone with a cell phone, telling the story right matters most
by David Willis In mid-April, the field of photojournalism lost two of its most important luminaries, Tim Hetherington, photographer and co-director of the Oscar®-nominated documentary Restrepo, and Chris Hondros, a 2004 Pulitzer Prize nominee for his work following the turbulent strife in Liberia.
Vigilantes
Taking matters into your own hands can backfire, so don’t play the fool when enforcing your copyrights. In the Wild West world of the Internet, everything isn’t necessarily as cut-and-dried as it seems.
by Samuel Lewis In this age of digital imaging, it's only a matter of time before anyone who distributes images, electronically or otherwise, will find his or her images used without consent and copyrights infringed.
Vision To Visuals: Reconnections
Korean artist Ahae created a huge archive of a narrow vista
by Baldev Duggal Alfred Stieglitz, the father of modern photography, once famously remarked, "Claims of art won't do. Let the photographer make a perfect photograph.

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