PHOTO News

Features

16 The Art of Composition, by Steve Mulligan
A strong composition takes a photograph to a new level.

22 Portfolio: School Pictures, by Sa Schloff

26 The Shift to Digital in Photographic Education, by William Schneider
What are the effects—positive and negative—on the photographers of tomorrow and the schools they attend?

29 Compositing Bracketed Photos, Part Two by Barry Haynes
Follow along as a Photoshop master shows how he combined two versions of the same negative to produce a master print. Download the images: Image 1 | Image 2
These pictures accompany Barry Haynes’ article on compositing bracketed images in the May-June 2008 PHOTO Techniques magazine. They are only available for use as a teaching example. Permission is not granted to print or distribute these images to anyone else.

37 Pocket Pixel Power: The Quest for Big Image Quality in a Portable Package, by Dan Burkholder
Sometimes you don’t want to carry a big camera, and you may not have to, using the power of a good small camera (and a few tricks when necessary).

42 Review: the Canon iPF6100 Printer, by Paul R. Schranz
This large new inkjet offers greater possibilities and greater value.

Departments

 2 PHOTO News by Jerry O’Neill
 7 New Products
11 Letters
12 Vestal At Large
Beautiful—Wish We Could Use It, by David Vestal
14 Master Printing Class
Dealing with High and Low Contrast in the Same Image by Bruce Barnbaum
21 Photo Myths Is 18% Gray a Myth?
by Dick Dickerson & Silvia Zawadzki
44 Marketplace
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