January-February 2011

• Friends, Fans and Followers
  

  Use social media to build a following and share new photos instantly

  
  by Dave Willis The Internet is an invaluable tool for sharing your images, with countless ways to engage your fan base, drum up client interest and get instant feedback on new photos or commentary on works in progress.

Buyer's Guides

• Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 The latest Micro Four Thirds System camera is from the company that introduced the genre back in 2008.

Cameras

• 10 Tips For Your New DSLR
  

  Things to know to get the most from your gear investment

  
  Cameras today are evolving faster than a Super Bowl defense. Just about every few months a camera manufacturer will introduce a new body loaded with features and technology not previously available—not that this is a bad thing.
• Translucent Tech
  

  Why Sony’s new mirror technology is worth a serious look

  
  by Mike Stensvold When Sony entered the DSLR market following its acquisition of Konica Minolta’s camera business in 2006, we wondered whether the consumer electronics giant would fully embrace and address the needs of pro and enthusiast photographers.

Gear

• January/February 2011 by The Editors
• Target Fixes
  

  Think—and work—selectively, not globally

  
  by Rick Sammon In the digital darkroom, it’s important to think and work selectively, rather than thinking and working globally.
• Toolbox: Lighting Is The Difference
  

  From light modifiers to complete studio setups, there are lights that will make your photography more radiant than ever before

  
  by Dave Willis Try the creative use of lighting for a variety of in-camera effects, and also for achieving total control over a scene for perfect exposures every time.

How-To

• Extra/ordinary
  

  Improve your photo creativity by looking for art in everyday scenes close to home

  
  There couldn’t be truer words than those found in the Latin proverb, “By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn.”
• Go Macro
  

  Tools and tips for getting started with macro photography

  
  by William Sawalich So you want to dive head-first into the great big world of photographing little bitty things?
• The Details Of Portraiture
  

  Learn to notice the subtleties for more expressive photos

  
  Photographers, in essence, are storytellers. Instead of words, we use images to tell our stories. In traditional portraiture, we most often focus on the face of our subject to narrate the shot.

Software

• Adobe Photoshop Elements 9
  

  The latest generation of this popular program is full of easy-to-use, professional-grade editing tools to make your photos look awesome

  
  by Kim Castleberry Not every photographer needs all of the image-enhancement tools that Photoshop puts at your disposal.
• HDR Express
  

  Get high-dynamic-range effects in just a few clicks

  
  by The Editors HDR Express, the newest offering from Unified Color, is one of the easiest-to-use solutions we’ve seen yet.