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I am a professional photographer and I've been shooting for newspapers, magazines, commercial clients and artists for over 30 years. I have shot stock photography for dozens of years and in 1977 created West Stock (Seattle, WA) which was one of the first to produce stock photo CDs and later one of the first to establish an online stock photo slaes site. I have a new book on digital photography "PHOTOGRAPHING ARTS, CRAFTS AND COLLECTIBLES (Lark Books, 2007)which is available at Amazon.com, eBay.com and in bookstores like Barnes & Noble and Borders. I have another book, CAPTURE THE LIGHT which will be puiblished in November, 2008. I write 20-30 feature articles and columns for regional and national publications a year. My education includes studying with photographers like Cornell Capa, Duane Michels and Oliver Gagliani (from the Ansel Adams Center.)
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| Payman | 11/20/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Very Useful and complete, great in both ..... |
| Kalyani | 11/15/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much! |
| Shay | 11/09/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Ben | 10/17/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you very much for advice. It ..... |
| Josh | 10/15/09 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Recent Answers from Steve Meltzer
2009-11-20 Minimum distortion:
Payman I will assume that by minimum distorution you are speaking of minimum PERSPECTIVE distortion. And there is a relation between focal length and perspective distortion but it is not simply
2009-11-12 Contrast from a DSLR:
The answer is not really. Typically digital camea sensors respond to light the way slide film used to. They suffer more from overexposure than underexposure and have a tendency to lose detail in the highlights
2009-11-07 photography websites:
Shay That's a tough one having no idea what you shot but in general. What makes for a really good website is great photos and no bull. Screw up your courage and hit viewers with a short intense package
2009-10-27 seminars:
Ted This is a toughie. First of all stock isn't what it used to be. Sites like iStockphoto and others have really taken their toll. High end sites are struggling. So go slowly. Perhaps spend time now
2009-10-16 Boxing photography:
Ben First of all with you have ringside seats or will you be many, many rows back. The 85mm top end of the zoom is a little short if you are in the bleachers. From ringside you are okay. Tips:
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