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Editor's Choice 2007: Lighting
- By Peter Kolonia on December 16, 2008
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Lighting Product of the Year: Sekonic L-758DR Light Meter
Ambitious film photographers have long had Ansel Adams' analytical Zone System to help them produce rich, full-toned images. Now like-minded digital shooters have a similar tool: The Sekonic L-758DR metering system. We stress "system," because unlike past Sekonics the L-758 is more than a self-contained, hand-held flash and ambient light meter.
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Editor's Choice 2007: Snapshot Printers
- By Aimee Baldridge on December 16, 2008
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Editor's Choice 2007: Computers
- By Jack Crager, Jonathan Barkey, And Russell Hart on December 16, 2008
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Editor's Choice 2007: Digital Storage and Display
- By Jonathan Barkey on December 16, 2008
Cameras may be sexier, but we're equally beholden to the devices that let us store, work with, display, and share our digital images. This year we note several trends in storage technology: Memory cards have doubled in both speed and capacity; hard drives are cheaper, with new ways of connecting to computers and entertainment devices; portable hard drives have become tougher and more communicative; and pocketable flash drives are cleverer and more playful.
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Editor's Choice 2007: Fine-Art Printers
- By Michael Reichmann And Russell Hart on December 16, 2008
Big prints are the order of the day in the lively world of fine-art photography. That's why this year's models are all large format, producing long-lasting pigment-based prints from 17 to 44 inches wide. Their output matches or exceeds the quality of comparable silver halide prints. Bigger is apparently better.
PRINTER OF THE YEAR: HP DESIGNJET Z3100
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Editor's Choice 2007: Imaging Software
- By Debbie Grossman And Jonathan Barkey on December 16, 2008
Nondestructive editing is the buzz phrase in the big world of imaging software. Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom joins a new generation of programs that make it possible, from Apple's Aperture 1.5 to last year's Nikon Capture NX. Edit without fear.
IMAGING SOFTWARE OF THE YEAR: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.0
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How-To: Deploy Smart Stacks in Photoshop CS3 Extended

This step-by-step tutorial teaches you how to erase moving objects from crowded street scenes with a new feature in Photoshop CS3 Extended. Plus, a workaround for those not ready to shell out big bucks for the new software.
- By Jack Howard on December 16, 2008
Ever wanted to capture a pristine photograph of a fountain in Rome or bridge in Paris, only to be eternally frustrated by tourists who keep walking through your frame?
With the new Smart Stacks feature in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended ($999 new or $349 upgrade), it's now easier than ever to make a street scene free of people, even if you don't have the place all to yourself!
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Peter Kolonia's Lighting

F.J. Westcott's Photo Basics lighting kits are training wheels for the studio.
- By Peter Kolonia on December 16, 2008
There's a picture of a teenager on the box, and its colorcoding and extremely clear directions give it a child-friendly simplicity. Yet F.J. Westcott's new Photo Basics lighting kit (starting at $395, street, for a two-light version) is no toy. This well-built system, available in two- and three-light versions for studio portraiture or tabletop product photography, is aimed at absolute beginners of any age.
What makes these kits unique is their concept: to teach, as well as produce, basic studio-quality lighting. They accomplish this with features such as:
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The Goods

Leica's latest digital classic, Lexar's ultra-fast memory cards, and other stuff to covet now.
- By Popular Photography & Imaging Staff on December 16, 2008
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Gone Green

Peter Kolonia explains how to get a cool cross-processed film look on a digital shoot in the studio.
- By Peter Kolonia on December 16, 2008
LightingBy Peter KoloniaHow to get a cool cross-processed film look on a digital shoot in the studio.Gone Green
Popular in ads, music videos, and Hollywood, the "cross processed" look is a color palette defined by undersaturated color, slightly higher-than-normal contrast, and a greenish color cast. First done through nonstandard 35mm film processing, the palette migrated to movies as the "Bleach Bypass" look. It's been used in the Matrix trilogy, Letters from Iwo Jima, and other hits.
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