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  • The New Portrait: A Study in Three Parts

    These ten contemporary photographers approach the subject of the human form
    in vastly different ways.

    • By David Schonauer on December 16, 2008

    It's always been much easier for me to understand why photographers want to take pictures of people than why people want to have their pictures taken. For most of us, even the famous, it can be profoundly discomfiting to forfeit our power of self-deception, to put ourselves into the hands of a portraitist who has his or her own agenda. Richard Avedon once recalled that Henry Kissinger, a man used to authority as Richard Nixon's secretary of state, pleaded with him to "be kind to me" when he sat for a portrait.

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  • Arthur Leipzig's Great Adventure

    Leipzig can be included on that long list of underrated photographers we
    should all know more about

    • By David Schonauer on December 16, 2008

    It's dangerous to look at an artist's work and make too many assumptions about his or her character. In art there is artifice; there is always a strong chance it will misinform. If, however, you look at the photography of Arthur Leipzig, you will likely draw conclusions about the photographer that are entirely correct. His pictures are filled to the edges with what one critic has called a "lyric sweetness."

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  • How To Shoot a Stadium From the Stands

    For starters, turn off your flash for better photos.

    • By Jack Howard on December 16, 2008

    Watching the Super Bowl halftime show on TV, have you ever found yourself saying smugly, "Look at all those fools firing off flash photos! There's no way they can illuminate the halftime show from their seats!" You'd be right to say it, but at least they were there, and if you were watching on TV, you weren't. They may be bad photos, but at least they can say, "I was there."

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  • PopPhoto Covers Super Bowl XLI

    • By Jack Howard on December 16, 2008

    Scenes From a Soaked Super Bowl
    If you don't have a field photo pass, you are extremely limited with what you can bring into the Super Bowl. No long lenses, no camera bag, no monopod, just what you can wear around your neck and carry in a pocket. I was able to get through the gates with a Canon EOS 5D, Canon 17-35 f/2.8L, a Lensbaby 3G, and a Fujifilm Finepix F31fd.

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  • Ethiopia: One Amazing Photo Op

    Looking for off-the-beaten-path adventure and amazing photographs? You'll
    find them in Ethiopia.

    • By John Owens, Editor In Chief, Popular Photography & Imaging on December 16, 2008

    In the predawn darkness of 5 a.m., nearly 1,000 people stand in a circle, their white robes reflecting the glow of the candle that each holds. In the center, priests in elaborate, many-hued robes and huge pillbox hats lead prayers over a golden replica of the Ark of the Covenant. Suddenly, the priests turn and start walking. The faithful follow, candles in hand, chanting eerily beautiful prayers in a language totally foreign to Western ears. The procession winds around town as the sun rises.
    It's just another morning in Axum, Ethiopia.

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  • International Shooting All The Time Day

    Photographers share their experiences from 15 hours of picture-taking. And
    the images are pouring in.

    • By John Owens on December 16, 2008

    This contest is now closed.
    Photography is hard work. Just ask the photographers who took part in Popular Photography & Imaging's International Shooting All The Time Day. But chances are, these photographers also will tell you that there's not a better way to spend a day.

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  • Digital Toolbox: How to Fix Spots, Dust, Tears, and Scratches

    Revive your banged-up old black-and-white prints with a good scan and easy
    Photoshopping.

    • By Debbie Grossman on December 16, 2008

    Don't let the ravages of time destroy your old pictures: Make good scans of the damaged photos, then repair dust, scratches, and fading in Adobe Photoshop.
    Click here, or on the photo to launch Debbie's step-by-step instructions on digitally restoring old photos.
    To see more of Debbie's Photoshop tips, check out her Dear Debbie blog.
    Quick tips

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  • How To Make Your Own Calendar

    Show off your photographic skills while giving your family and friends a
    useful keepsake that features your images.

    • By Mark Lent on December 16, 2008

    My wife and I run a small Day Spa in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and I am responsible for promoting our business. I design all of the advertising and printed materials in addition to being the Webmaster for our Website. Late last year, I was trying to decide what we should do to promote our business in a way that will keep us in front of our clients year-round. A calendar seemed to be the logical choice.

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  • You Can Do It: Make Photo Abstractions

    Hungry for gorgeous, detailed abstractions? Make an image sandwich.

    • By Ray Guillette on December 16, 2008

    Photo abstractions have been enjoyably and creatively energizing for me for 10 years. My favorite way to make them is through montage. Sandwiching identical slides is an alternative way to interpret landscapes, natural subjects, or manmade patterns, such as the close-up of graffiti used for the montage on the previous pages. (While I prefer using slides, you can get the same results digitally with image-editing software such as Adobe Photoshop.)

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  • King of the Beasts

    Thomas D. Mangelsen rules a nature photography empire that brings in nearly
    $11 million a year.

    • By Eric Rudolph on December 16, 2008

    Thomas D. Mangelsen's photo gallery in Jackson, WY, has a calm, refined atmosphere. Soft music plays. You could perch on a comfy couch for hours, it seems, without being pestered by sales staff. Each framed photograph carries an explanatory blurb, its tone educational. In one of the west's most classic -- and classiest -- tourist destinations, the gallery communicates a clear "You are special" marketing message.

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