PHOTO News

Features

13 HDR Versus Lights, by John Siskin and Richard Lynch
Does HDR mean you no longer need lights when shooting digitally? We test both methods in a real-world situation.

18 Portfolio: Color and Patterns, by Jose Andres Basbus (Runner-Up PT Portfolio Contest)

20 Portfolio: Digital Panoramas, by Clare Shumway
(Runner-Up PT Portfolio Contest)

22 Compositing Bracketed Photos, by Barry Haynes
Achieve more control over images and improved dynamic range.

26 The Art of Burning and Dodging, by Steve Mulligan
No matter how well you perform these vital photographic tasks, you can still benefit from doing them better.

31 Polishing Your Digital Prints, by Ctein
This collection of tips and tricks can make the difference between a good print and an exceptional one.

36 Review: Fuji S5 Pro DSLR, by Bobbi Lane
Higher dynamic range, lower noise, and less speed than the competition.

Departments

 2 PHOTO News by Jerry O’Neill
 6 New Products
 7 Photo Myths
      Desaturate: As Good as Convert to Grayscale?
      by Dick Dickerson & Silvia Zawadzki
 8 Vestal At Large Improper Nouns by David Vestal
10 Master Printing Class
      Working a Photographic Image
      by Bruce Barnbaum
25 Collector Print Offer by Barry Haynes
40 Marketplace
40 Ad Index