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Readers' Index Guide: Use this system to help you quickly find articles and topics of interest to you.

General interest

Beginning photographers

Intermediate photographers

Advanced amateurs and pros

Fresh Eye: Aimed at Jr/Sr High School Readers

Short Exposures: Aimed at youngsters

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Tales from Around the World: A Continuous Quest
Share your talents in creative writing & photography with the world - take us all on a photo journey.

Here you will find the past 4 months articles.

Photo Book Reviews by Elizabeth Powis

Reality at a Rookery: A Bird Photographers Dream
Join Andy Long at a very productive Egret rookery--of all places, near a hospital in Dallas, Texas.

See who won the "Tracks" Contest.

Photo Impressionism Using Photoshop - Part 1
Learn from Lindsay Adler how to create an impressionistic montage using Photoshop tools--it's easy--it's fun.

Athens & the Greek Islands:
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Michael Fulks travels with his college's campus photo club. So many photo opportunities...why and for what reason are so many shots taken?

Master Photoshop Class: Bridge Over Troubled Copyright
Learn from Jim Austin how to add a copyright to your photos while downloading from your camera using Photoshop CS4 and Adobe Bridge.

The Photo List: Your Personal Bucket List of Places or Subjects to Photograph
What locations or shots do you want to add to your photographic files? Andy Long tells us how to create a list in order to reach your goals.

Portraits: 7 Tips on Approaching Strangers for Photographs
Learn from Lindsay Adler how to get those great portrait photos of strangers.

Photofinishing with Photoshop:
Curves Adjustment Layer - Part 2
Continue with John Watts and learn how to adjust the brightness, contrast and color of your photos by using Curves.

Travel Adventures - Part 4: Moscow
We've come to the end of this photographic journey with Noella Ballenger--take a tour of Moscow.

The Road to Pahayokee:
Taking Photos with the Rising Sun
Take an early morning photo journey with Cliff Kolber to Everglades National Park in South Florida.

Master Class: Where's Your Focus - Steps to Empower Your Imagination
Jim Austin teaches you how to keep your imagination in FOCUSS!

Tales from Around the World: A Continuous Quest
Join us to read two more tales:
"Sit and Talk with a Tree"--a collaborative endeavor by Marla Meier & Michael Lynch and "Fiesta de Saguaro" by Audrey Kanekoa-Madrid.

Photo Book Reviews by Elizabeth Powis

Fashion: Making Fashion Fantasy a Reality with Photoshop
In the fashion photography world, not all photos end as they started! Learn the power of Photoshop with Lindsay Adler.

See who won the "Spinning Wheels" Contest.

Photofinishing with Photoshop:
Curves Adjustment Layer - Part I
Learn from John Watts how to control the color and contrast in your photos by using Curves.

Simplicity: A Distinctive Photographic Form of Art
Focus in--keep it simple! Learn from Andy Long how to create eye catching photos by using good compositional techniques.

Travel Adventures - Part 3:
Cruising the Russian Waterways
Continue your photographic travels with Noella Ballenger--cruise along from St. Petersburg to Moscow.

Photo Product Reviews by Michael Fulks
Learn about the GoodSync file software, Verbatim's PhotoSave DVD storage system and Etre Touchy Gloves.

Fashion: Three Advanced Lighting Techniques
Want to make those portraits "sing"? Lindsay Adler will teach you how to use diffused sunlight, backlighting and backlighting using reflectors.

Photofinishing with Photoshop:
Introduction to Contrast & Color
Learn from John Watts how to refine the contrast & color in your photos by using Photoshop "tools".

Tales from Around the World: A Continuous Quest
Travel with us to read two tales from lands that are nearly 4000 miles apart.
"An Okinawan Bullfight" by Michael Lynch
"The Bald Eagles of Alaska" by Mike Criss