SnapShot Archives - 05/1/2000
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IN THIS ISSUE
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Monday, May 1, 2000
* SPOTLIGHT: Win up to $5000 at OnlinePhotoContest.com
* BETTERPHOTO: New Questions and Answers in the Photography Forum
* WEB NEWS: DigitalPhotoContest.com Voting Underway
* WEB NEWS: PhotoResource's Guide to Image Editing Software
* WEB NEWS: TravelPhotoContests.com and Their Where in the World Contest
* MUSEUM WATCH: Edinburgh's Stevenson College Exposed Exhibition 2000
* PHOTO TRIVIA QUESTION: Hottest National Photo/Early Forensic Use of Photos
* PHOTO WORKSHOP: A Week in Provence: July 17- July 22, 2000
* THIS WEEK'S TIP: Packing It The Right Way!
* PHOTO Q&A: What A Macro Lens Is Used For
* PHOTO Q&A: Film Speed: Slower Is Not Necessarily Better
* PHOTO Q&A: Copying Prints with Slide Film
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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Win up to $5000 at OnlinePhotoContest.com
The Grand Prize is $5000 and the deadline is Monday, May 15. Other prizes
include Epson digital cameras and Tamrac photo bags.Other categories include
Scuba & Underwater Scenes; Urban Landscape; Beauty in Everyday Objects; and
Photographer's Choice. Tell them we sent you:
http://www.onlinephotocontest.com
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WHAT'S NEW AT BETTERPHOTO.COM
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New Questions and Answers in the Photography Forum
We are bursting at the seams with questions that any photographer
can sympathize with. We also have seen a number of thoughtful
honest answers stream by.
Is some problem bugging you? Set it in writing. Do you have some
answers? Speak your mind and teach the world; you'll be glad you did:
http://www.betterphoto.com/qnaTOC.asp
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PHOTOGRAPHIC HAPPENINGS ON THE WEB
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DigitalPhotoContest.com Voting Underway
For the next three days, you can win a digital camera just by judging
for Best of Category is going on at DigitalPhotoContest.com. This
site is the product of guru Thaine Norris and features a monthly
contest comprised entirely of images shot with digital cameras.
If you have not yet visited this site or taken part in the voting,
give it a whirl - DPC is an excellent site:
http://www.digitalphotocontest.com
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PhotoResource's Guide to Image Editing Software
Get the low-down on the plethora of digital imaging programs available these
days. From Adobe PhotoDeluxe (which got an "A" in their book) to Corel
PhotoPaint 8 (which flunked!), they have examined them all. In the process,
they have greatly simplified the problem of sorting through the choices:
http://www.photoresource.com/archive500.html
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TravelPhotoContests.com and Their Where in the World Contest
Earlier today, OnlinePhotoContest.com launched a brand new sister site,
TravelPhotoContests.com. Win up to $5000 with your vacation photos of
Mexico. Other categories include Italy, Canada, Texas, and Florida. Tell
them BetterPhoto sent you when you sign up - and I hope you win:
http://www.TravelPhotoContests.com
Their Where in the World Contest is a fun guessing game when you get
to exercise your photographic memory and knowledge of geography; could
be worth $100:
http://www.TravelPhotoContests.com/caption.asp
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MUSEUM WATCH
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Edinburgh's Stevenson College Exposed Exhibition 2000
The students of Edinburgh's Stevenson College are producing a show
entitled the Exposed Exhibition 2000, to be held at Edinburgh's Queens
Hall between April 26th - May 27th. This yearly event will for the first
time be presented on the internet with assistance provided by the
Edinburgh Celtica Gallery. Even if you can't make it to the North part
of the United Kingdom, this is well worth viewing online:
http://www.edinburghceltica.com/exposed.htm
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PHOTO TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK
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Answer to Last Week's Trivia
Last week, we asked what was the photo most often requested from
National Archives. That would be a picture of Elvis Presley meeting
Richard Nixon to help against the "growing drug problem." On
December 21, 1970, The King hand-delivered a letter expressing his
deep concern and his interest in meeting the President to discuss
helping out as a "Federal Agent at Large."
He was granted the meeting and given a badge as a special agent for
the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. He also presented
Nixon with a gift - a World War II-era Colt 45.
Was the King battling his own drug addiction and trying to do the right
thing? Even with great photos documenting the event, many questions
arise about motivations and character.
See the photo:
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/nixonelvis/5364_18.jpg
Read the whole story:
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/nixonelvis/nixmain.html
And Now... This Week's Question
What did early students of forensics hope to see by photographing
the eyes of murder victims?
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PHOTO WORKSHOP
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A Week in Provence: July 17- July 22, 2000
Photographers of all levels can enjoy spending six days touring southern
France, learning: the use of 35mm, medium or large format cameras;
how to work under various natural lighting conditions - interior and
exterior; the use of tungsten and electronic flash. Seminars will be held
in the morning with regional visits and shooting opportunities in the
afternoon. Sounds nice, doesn't it?
http://www.speos.fr/defaulteng.html
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THIS WEEK'S TIP
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Packing It The Right Way!
Keep a couple things in mind when setting yourself up with a camera bag.
First & foremost, do your best to keep your pack from looking like a
camera bag. The more obvious it is that you have an expensive camera
on-broad, the more likely you will be targeted by a thief. Second, you may
want to get a backpack instead of a shoulder bag, especially if you have
multiple lenses, a flash, etc. You will find the balanced weight
distribution a big advantage in the long haul.
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CAMERA AND PHOTOGRAPHY Q&A
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Q. Macro Lens
What are macro lens for?
- Kaye
A. A macro lens enables the photographer to get especially close to a
subject. The close-up pictures you see of flowers, frogs, bugs, etc. are
often shot with a macro lens.
Macro lens come in different ratios; a 1:1 macro means that the subject is
as big on the negative or slide as it is in real life. That's big and yet
many macro lenses allow you to magnify the subject even more!
Some cameras also offer a macro mode which performs the same function -
allowing the user to get real close to the subject.
- BetterPhoto
Respond to this question:
http://www.betterphoto.com/QnAredirect.asp?threadID=586
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Q. Film Speed: Slower Is Not Necessarily Better
Does it make any sense to shoot with a lower speed color negative film if
the higher speed film is just as sharp?
- David
A. No - if both the color and the sharpness are acceptable to you, then
there is no reason to hold back. Just remember that you may someday
want enlargements bigger than your usual size; so order a test print or
two at 8 x 10 or so to see how the grain and color reproduces at the
larger size.
- BetterPhoto
Respond to this question:
http://www.betterphoto.com/QnAredirect.asp?threadID=579
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Q. Copying Prints with Slide Film
I am trying to photograph 4" x 6" photographs with slide film for a
small high school booster club sports banquet. I am using a Canon AE 1
with a 135 mm lens and a +1 magnifying filter attachment on tripod. I
can get the picture centered in the viewfinder, but I am having trouble
with the lighting. I have tried direct sunlight, incandescent light,
fluorescent light, and flash. The pictures come out darker than the
originals or washed out. I understand that this is how a photo lab
would create slides from photographs. Can you offer some tips on
lighting? I do not have much time and any help or direction would be
greatly appreciated.
- Kevin
Respond to this question:
http://www.betterphoto.com/QnAredirect.asp?threadID=589
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