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Past Issues May/June 2012
Past Issues May/June 2012
May/June 2012
Gear
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Hi-Tech Studio: A Pair Of Printers For B&W
The Canon PIXMA PRO-1 and Epson Stylus Pro 3880 are well worth a look for any pro studio
The fine art of printing a black-and-white photo has been part of a professional photographer's repertoire for as long as photography has existed. -
May/June 2012
New Tools Of The Trade
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Misinformation: Why They Play The Games
Image quality and overall performance are the true measure of a camera
In the age of the Internet, more and more people are making judgments on products based solely on announced, and occasionally unannounced, specifications. -
Prime Time
Once mostly cast aside in favor of high-tech zoom lenses, primes, or single-focal-length lenses, are making a serious comeback with pro photographers
Everything old is new again, and sometimes that goes for technology as well as style. -
Two New Superstars For Still & Motion
The Canon EOS 5D Mark III and the Nikon D800 may be the perfect pro multimedia cameras for their combination of performance, price and features. See their similarities and the surprising differences.
The incorporation of HD video in DSLRs was a game-changing event in 2008.
Profiles
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Greg Gorman: Beyond The Frame
For more than 30 years, legendary celebrity and fine-art photographer Greg Gorman has created images for l.a.Eyeworks. The campaign is noteworthy for its longevity and the instantly recognizable style of the pictures themselves.
At what point does an advertising campaign transcend its goal of selling a product and become a piece of art? -
Joel Grimes: True Grit
Joel Grimes redefines his edge with bold celebrity and commercial portraiture that has kept him in high demand
For several years, his bread and butter had been shooting portraits with a 4x5 view camera using Polaroid Type 55 film. -
Michael Dweck: Forever Young
Pulling together spontaneous shoots and making the most of the unique look of film, Michael Dweck captures fleeting glimpses of youth
Michael Dweck is a photographer with a vision. But if you call him that, he'll protest. Not about the vision, but the label; he prefers the term "visual artist." The other carries too much baggage.
Technique
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Double Pass & Hybrid Sharpening
Get the best of USM and High Pass techniques
Different sharpening techniques make the world look different. -
Lighting For B&W
Whether you’re shooting with strobes, flash, continuous lights or ambient, check out these high-key techniques for black-and-white portraits with an edge
High-key black-and-white portraiture has been popular since Hollywood's golden era.
Software
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DPP Solutions: Scanning Revisited
Use the most up-to-date scanning software to get more detail and resolution from your best film images
While I'm often surprised by just how many photographers have never captured an image on film, the reality is that most photographers who have firmly embraced digital photography still have a collection of film images. -
The RGB Shuffle
How to go from RGB to Photoshop and back
This time, we look at that same process for RGB files, which is just a little bit different.
Business
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Laws In Collision
Artistic freedom versus licensing rights—the law is in need of a course correction before it runs afoul of itself and takes photographers into a black hole of uncertainty
What do an artist, the University of Alabama, a host of trademark law professors and members of the major collegiate athletic conferences have in common? -
Vision To Visuals: Keeping It Real
Rachel Hovnanian challenges perceptions of female beauty
Imagine experiencing a parallel reality of our world that serves as an antidote to our pervasive media culture, which undermines women's sense of self-image and confidence through its artificial constructs of beauty.
