Five Favorite Photos – Jeff Mermelstein
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“Everything starts with light” – An Oral History of Ara Güler
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Tips and Techniques No. 002 – Push Processing Film
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Four Lessons Learned Through the Photography of Jazz Bassist Milt Hinton
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Making Film Soup with Elzi Boba – Featured Photophile No. 019
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Five Tips for Building a Full Film Camera Kit for Under $100
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Five Favorite Photos – Robert Capa
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Basic Composition Techniques for Better Photos
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Mastering the Zone System – Part 2: Film Testing
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Why Everyone Should Shoot Manual … Sometimes
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Five Favorite Photos – Josef Koudelka
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Making the Most of Motion in Photographs – Photo Tips and Techniques
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Five Favorite Photos – Street Photography Master, Fan Ho
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What is Cross Processing (X-Pro) ?
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Four Lessons Learned Through the Photography of Jazz Bassist Milt Hinton
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Mastering the Zone System Part 3 : Making the Final Print
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Chasing Light with Tyler Bervy – Featured Photophile No. 020
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Leitz 21mm F/4 Super Angulon R – Leica R Mount Lens Review
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Ghosts of Portra Past – Shooting Kodak Portra 400 VC and 160 NC Today
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Christmas in Rochester with a Kodak Retina
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read moreFujifilm XF 23mm F/2 WR Lens Review – The Fuji X Series’ Best Kit Lens?
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Leica Q2 – a Real World Camera Review
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Why the Zeiss ZX1 Has Got Me All Jazzed Up
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These are the Best Beach Cameras Just in Time for Summer
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5 Best Travel Cameras – Digital Edition
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Fujifilm XF 23mm F/2 WR Lens Review – The Fuji X Series’ Best Kit Lens?
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Leica Elmarit-TL 18mm F/2.8 Aspherical Lens Review
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Five Best Digital Cameras for People Who Love Film Cameras
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Meet the PONF Camera, a Film and Digital Multi-back Camera System
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Where Have All the High ISO Color Films Gone?
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Desert Island Cameras No. 04 – Leica Edition with Japan Camera Hunter Bellamy Hunt
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The Value of Self-Editing, and Picking Your One Favorite Photograph
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How I Improved My Photography in Five Simple Steps – Step One: Fail to get Pregnant
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