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Past Issues November 2012
Past Issues November 2012
November 2012
Gear
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DPP Solutions: Custom Backdrops
Add some variety to your portraits with a unique backdrop
When photographing people, much emphasis is rightly placed on lighting, pose, makeup, camera position, exposure, focus point and directing the subject. -
Epson Stylus Photo R3000
Professional image quality in a 13-inch printer
The Epson Stylus Photo R3000 is a cost-effective printer that's poised to be your go-to printer for jobs that don't require large output. -
Hi-Tech Studio: High-Speed Still Photography With SLTs
Sony’s Translucent Mirror Technology makes high-speed shooting with phase-detection AF affordable
The notion of hybrid cameras and hybrid shooting wherein you're capturing full-resolution still frames at 24, 30 or 60 fps is a hot topic for professional photography. -
Misinformation: Gear Tech
New cameras couple smartphone abilities with dedicated image quality
There's not a lot available just yet, and the technology is so new that it's only found in three cameras as of this writing, but pretty soon you'll be able to control your camera from your smartphone. -
New Trends In Pro DSLRs
Is the end nigh for all formats except full frame?
It doesn't take a crystal ball to predict the trend toward increasingly affordable full-frame digital SLR models. -
November 2012
New Tools Of The Trade
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Small Lights Big Effects
Get the most out of small strobes for big lighting effects when you need to work fast on location and don’t want to sacrifice an ounce of lighting control and quality
I've had my share of 90-second portrait sessions with important people who are short on time, and the ability to set up refined three-point lighting in no time flat can be the difference between getting the shot and going home with nothing. -
Sony Alpha Nex-7: The Camera That Exceeds Expectations
A large, high-resolution APS-C sensor and full HD video capability in a compact package
The Sony Alpha NEX-7 makes an ideal companion to your pro Sony DSLR.
Profiles
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MARKUS + INDRANI: Back To The Iconic
With a new book available, MARKUS + INDRANI have had some time to reflect on their past while exploring exciting new directions for their future
At the end of October, Markus Klinko and Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri's very first book of images will be published. -
Steve Giralt: Obsessed With Light
Steve Giralt’s specialty is photography
How can someone who's good at a lot of different types of photography compete? Steve Giralt has found a way. -
Stillmotion: A Fairy-Tale Ending
The Stillmotion group’s storytelling approach to wedding videos and photography brought them massive commercial attention
Whether shooting a wedding video or a high-profile, yearlong campaign, the Stillmotion collective's concentration has always been on what matters the most: telling the story.
Technique
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Beyond ETTR And HDR
32-bit processing in Lightroom
To one degree or another, we've all been underexposing our digital photographs, even if we've been exposing to the right (ETTR).
Business
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Arbitration Friend or Foe?
As a professional photographer, should you beware of alternative dispute resolution?
If there's one aspect of contracts frequently misunderstood or rarely given due consideration, it's provisions relating to dispute resolution, and specifically, the increasingly common use of the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures of mediation and arbitration. -
Social Media & Copyright
Navigating the potential pitfalls of having your work circulating in social media
In the past several years, social-media websites and their everyday use have been rapidly evolving. -
Visioneer’s Gallery: Epic Journey
Jesse Newman’s “Rebirth of Gaea” project
When one wants to understand the origins of Western culture—its art, literature, philosophy—one needs not look any further than Greek mythology.
