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Just Say Please
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One of the most important things I have learned in my travels has been the act of a simple gesture towards the people in the country you are visiting. At minimum, I make an effort to learn a few simpl ... |
| Posted Date: Jan 2, 2012
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Writer:
David Honl
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145 |
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Best Wishes For A Great 2012 From Samy's Camera
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The entire Samy's Camera family extends best wishes for a great 2012 to all of you Sports Shooter readers!
It was an exciting 2011 filled with ups and downs but one thing we can always count on is ... |
| Posted Date: Jan 1, 2012
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Writer:
Louis Feldman
| Issue number:
145 |
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New Year Greetings From Roberts Distributors
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I would like to take this opportunity to extend best wishes for a wonderful new year from everyone at Roberts to the entire Sports Shooter family.
With the difficulties we all faced in 2011 we find ... |
| Posted Date: Jan 1, 2012
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Writer:
Jody Grober
| Issue number:
145 |
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A Tale of Two Covers
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Blake Griffin NBA Preview-December 5, 2011 Issue
When I heard that the NBA lockout had been settled I was happy for all my friends who shoot and assist at NBA games, but I didn't think it would have ... |
| Posted Date: Jan 1, 2012
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Writer:
Peter Read Miller, Sports Illustrated
| Issue number:
145 |
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SPORTS SHOOTER DESTINATIONS
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The call came in on a Tuesday morning in mid May. It was Kevin Connelly, a programs manager at Rustic Pathways, offering me a dream summer job as a documentary photographer and program leader on the c ... |
| Posted Date: Jan 1, 2012
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Writer:
Octavian Cantilli
| Issue number:
145 |
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SPORTS SHOOTER COOL GIG
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A few years ago, I found my favorite sport in the fast-paced, loud world of motorcycle racing.
It was my first year on the job, staffing at the Monterey County Weekly in my hometown and I was shoot ... |
| Posted Date: Jan 1, 2012
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Writer:
Nic Coury, Monterey County Weekly
| Issue number:
145 |
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LIGHTING THE WAY
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Using flash effectively and learning about lighting is often the "final frontier" in a photographer's journey to mastering photography.
This is the last in a five part series on using your detachab ... |
| Posted Date: Jan 1, 2012
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Writer:
James Madelin
| Issue number:
145 |
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Think Tank, liveBooks Sponsor Top Prizes for Sports Shooter Academy IX
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Sports Shooter Academy IX, THE coolest sports photography event of the year, got even cool with the help of several of the leading companies in the photography industry.
The top photographers at SS ... |
| Posted Date: Jan 1, 2012
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Writer:
Robert Hanashiro, Sports Shooter Academy
| Issue number:
145 |
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Turn your Super 8 into Blue Ray Hi Def DVDs!
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Last year I had Scancafe scan my 40-year-old 35mm b/w film and the results were spectacular. It's done on a Nikon 9000ED and they use the wet scan process to lessen grain and just about eliminate scr ... |
| Posted Date: Jan 1, 2012
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Writer:
Brad Shirakawa
| Issue number:
145 |
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The Hulcher 35 and the Hulcher Camera Company
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As part of my tinkering with slit cameras, I purchased a used Hulcher panoramic camera on EBay. The unit was advertised as an early version in need of repair. Because my intention was to modify the ca ... |
| Posted Date: Jan 1, 2012
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Writer:
Tom Dahlin
| Issue number:
145 |
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Forced into Freelance: The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
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It was about 3 years ago that I, then firmly entrenched in my comfy staff job, got a phone call to meet with my newspaper's executive editor and a representative from human resources in the little r ... |
| Posted Date: Jan 1, 2012
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Writer:
Brian Blanco
| Issue number:
145 |
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LEADING OFF
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Ringo Starr is THE coolest Beatle.
(And he told me during an interview I shot for USA TODAY he's a budding digital photographer that likes to "chimp"!)
• You can NEVER have enough b roll.
(Myun ... |
| Posted Date: Jan 1, 2012
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Writer:
Robert Hanashiro, Sports Shooter
| Issue number:
145 |
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Sports Shooter Specials from Samy's Camera
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The NBA strike --- I mean work stoppage--- is over. The Dodgers could be in the hands of a new owner by Spring Training. And UCLA is headed to the first-ever Pac-12 Championship Game.
Life is good ... |
| Posted Date: Dec 12, 2011
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Writer:
Louis Feldman
| Issue number:
144 |
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Sports Shooter News & Notes From Roberts Distributors
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Greetings from Indy.
I was nice to see some of you for the NFL Super Bowl Media Walk Through last week.
Check out our new mobile site: m.robertsimaging.com Roberts at your fingertips.....
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| Posted Date: Dec 12, 2011
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Writer:
Jody Grober
| Issue number:
144 |
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A Time To Give Personal Thanks
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This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for…. Canon announcing the Canon 1DX. Now I might be able to afford the Mark IV. Every Chuck Liddy comment on this forum. It’s usually pure Grade A entertainment each ... |
| Posted Date: Dec 12, 2011
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Writer:
Rafael Augstin Delgado
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IN THE BAG
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Earlier this year I found out about an opportunity for me to shoot a behind-the-scenes video of a celebrity photo shoot of Emmy Award winning actress Sofia Vergara for USA WEEKEND.
I had no clue w ... |
| Posted Date: Dec 12, 2011
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Writer:
Garrett Hubbard, USA TODAY
| Issue number:
144 |
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COOL GIG
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Fall and winter for me involves shooting football. Most of my time this season has been spent covering the Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Gophers, so getting the opportunity to shoot the Winter Fashi ... |
| Posted Date: Dec 12, 2011
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Writer:
Carlos Gonzalez, The Minneapolis Tribune
| Issue number:
144 |
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Personal Reflections On Penn State
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"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever…it remembers little things long after your have forgotten everything." - Aaron Siskind.
I ... |
| Posted Date: Dec 12, 2011
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Writer:
Christy Radecic
| Issue number:
144 |
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What Mistakes Have You Made Lately?
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Recent events have made me oddly wonder: How do I ‘teach’ students to make mistakes, so they can learn more on their own?
I just started teaching again at San Jose State, my old stomping grounds. ... |
| Posted Date: Dec 12, 2011
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Writer:
Brad Shirakawa
| Issue number:
144 |
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And now for something completely different
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Well, sort of.
A few years back several of our shooters were trained to sub on the night photo desk. Layoffs at our newspaper had led to some staff shortages in our department --- not just on the ... |
| Posted Date: Dec 12, 2011
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Writer:
Gerry McCarthy, The Dallas Morning-News
| Issue number:
144 |
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