Profotos Magazine - September, 2001
The Case for Captive - Les Voorhis
Photographing
animals in captivity has been a widely debated subject between
photographers for many years. Animals in captivity can offer
great photographic opportunities, but is it ethical? Les
does a great job at exploring the realities and myths concerning
this topic in "The Case for Captive". This is
one very informative and thought provoking article!
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Devil Mountain - Brad Perks
If you
did not have the opportunity to check out this excellent
article last month, then now is your chance. We are running
this article a second time with an added enhancement - a
customized gallery containing all of the best images from
Brad Perks' "Devil Mountain" collection. These
are beautiful images! Check them out.
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Building Travel Articles Around
Images - Peter Wallack
It is
one thing to photograph great travel images for display,
or for sale, but to build articles around them is a completely
different ballgame. In this article, Peter Wallack does
a great job at explaining how travel images and text can
work together.
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Zone System (Part II) - Lars Kjellberg
Maximizing
exposure is an integral part of "The Zone System"
and photography in general. In this second article of this
five-part series, Lars Kjellberg explores the intracacies
of obtaining proper exposure and what it means to "The
Zone System" in photography.
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A Lens With a View (Part VI) -
Robert van de Voort
If the
"big box" intrigues you, check out this article.
Robert van de Voort's take on the view camera is very informative
and it is sure to help you to get a lot more out of your
photography. This month, we have added part 6 to our ongoing,
monthly series.
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I Was a Photo Workshop Junkie
- Gale Perry
If you
attend photo workshops, or plan to attend them, then you
definitely need to read this article. In this article, author
and photo workshop leader, Gale Perry, sheds light on what
you should look for when choosing which workshops to attend.
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The Birth of the Modern SLR -
Peter Hennig
The development
of the single lens reflex camera (SLR) with a pentagonal
viewing prism, was without doubt the biggest success in
camera technology. It is now more than sixty years since
the idea was given its concrete form.
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Kalahari Meerkats - Nigel and
Wendi Dennis
The meerkats
of Africa are quite skittish creatures, which have an interesting
life in the African bush. Meerkats have peculiar characteristics,
which are defined nicely in this article by Nigel and Wendi.
Be sure to check out this article to learn all about the
meerkats and their lives in the bush.
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The Secrets of Zanzibar - Steve
Outram
The obscure
African country of Zanzibar holds many secrets, which are
carefully revealed in this informative article by travel photographer/writer,
Steve Outram. Take a tour of Zanzibar with Steve, as he looks
behind the scenes at this most intriguing country. You can
take a real-life tour with him to Zanzibar this January!
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