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Portfolios
Influence of Flying by Al Weber
The City in Miniature by Lori Nix
Darkness at Noon by Cole Thompson
Doppelgänger by Cornelia Hediger
Insect in Nature by Eugene Fedorov

Technical Articles
A Camera for the 21st Century: the iPhone by Dan Burkholder
Creating Digital Paper Negatives by Chris Woodhouse

Commentary
From Modernism to Post-Modernism commentary by Tom Millea
• Michael Light’s book Bingham Mine/Garfield Stack reviewed by Mary Anne Redding

Innovations
• Datacolor Spyder3 Elite and Benro Travel Angel Carbon Tripod

Al Weber photoraphy, photo technique magazine Influence of Flying by Al Weber

West coast photographer Al Weber, whose aerial photograph is on the cover of the March/April issue, talks about his aerial photography – the techniques and equipment he has used and the effect photographing from the sky has had on his composition on the ground.

Cornelia Hediger photography, Klompching Gallery, photo technique

Doppelgängers by Cornelia Hediger

The German “Doppelgänger,” a person’s ghostly image, perhaps an alter ego, has become a vehicle for a series of interesting and enigmatic self-portraits by Swiss-born photographer Cornelia Hediger. Writer Adam Harrison Levy describes her use of six distinct photographs assembled into one overall image and her exploration of personal space in the photographs.

Eugene Fedorov, macro photography, photo technique magazine, photo magazines

Insect in Nature by Eugene Fedorov

Macro work at is best is found in the beautiful and meticulous photographs by Gene Fedorov of insects in their natural habitat. The Ukraine-born scientist/photographer shares important information about equipment, lighting techniques, and what the photographer must do to successfully photograph small, elusive subjects in the wild.

Cole Thompson neutral density photography, photo technique

Darkness at Noon by Cole Thompson

Luminous black and white landscape work by Colorado photographer Cole Thompson employ long exposures and a system of neutral density filters that make daylight images appear as though photographed at night.

Lori Nix photography, photo technique magazine

The City in Miniature by Lori Nix

Brooklyn, NY photographer Lori Nix invites us into the imaginative and amazingly detailed worlds she creates in miniature and explains the lighting and view camera techniques she uses to create her images.

Chris Woodhouse, f/stop enlarger, digital paper negatives

Creating Digital Paper Negatives by Chris Woodhouse

Writer of the upcoming and long-awaited second edition of Beyond Monochrome, British photographer Chris Woodhouse shares a chapter from his new book that details the process of how to get silver-gelatin prints from inkjet positives.

Dan Burkholder creative photography, photo montage, digital effects

A Camera for the 21st Century: the iPhone by Dan Burkholder

If you’ve never taken a camera-phone seriously, now’s the time. Dan Burkholder, delighted with his own unexpected results with iPhone photography, begins his exploration of the medium and shows high quality images shot with the camera he carries in his pocket.















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