How to (No Kidding) Read Your Camera Manual
by Barry Tanenbaum

Your camera manual - it's not a novel, so don't try reading it cover to cover.

The Long Run

Mitchell Funk, patient, persistent master of the color image.

Out of the Fog

If bad weather is good weather for photography, fog is the best of the worst. Or something like that.

Commercial Street

Al Satterwhite pursues the standout image

Modern Art

For commerical photographer Jill Enfield the photograph is just the beginning.

The Tiles

She began with a straight-forward, black and white image. But, true to her artistry, Jill Enfield's final product was unique.

John Huet: Get Set

Find out how quick this veteran photographer needed to be to capture sprinters competing in the track-and-field at the Barcelona Olympics.

Balance

For this shooter, there's no reinvention, no chasing of trends, styles or fashions. The pictures are either effective and expressive, or they're not in his portfolio.

Sandro: Bigger than Life

How do you shoot one of the most prominent and recognizable faces in baseball? For this veteran commercial shooter, it meant getting good lighting and a gritty film.

Joe McNally: Light on the Subject

When the subject is flash, pro and amateur photographers turn to a master of lighting to demystify the lighting process.

Reed Hoffmann: Down Under

Find out what it takes to photograph the EcoChallenge in Australia.

Doug Menuez: Rorschach Test

For this shooter, a successful picture is one that lends itself to many interpretations.

Joanna McCarthy: Q&A

For this veteran shooter, it was a mysterious and elegant image that helped start her career.

Barbara Kinney: Coffee Break

A veteran pro recalls the one instance when her subject showed up 10 minutes...early!

Lou Jones: Improvisation

This legendary photographer recalls photographing jazz legend, Miles Davis, and what it took to get the shot.

Chip Simons: Dog Days

Want to be top dog in photography? Sometimes it’s best to go with your instincts.

David Mendelsohn: The Power of Light

Learn how this shooter painted some light on a power transformer to create a more exciting image.

Jody Dole: Outside the Lines

To come up with a unique way to photograph the American flag, this commercial photographer might have asked any childhood artist.

Arthur Meyerson: Angle of View

Sure, it's the vision and skill of the photographer that makes the image work, but there are lots of photos that simply wouldn't work as well, if at all, if the right lens hadn't been chosen.

Pete Turner: Primary Colors

Pete Turner is a master of color, but he's also a master of content and mystery.

Nancy Brown: Easy Does It

"You don't always need professional models when you take pictures of children," says this commercial photographer. Find out how Nancy made this picture work.

Vincent Versace: No Limits

The last thing Hollywood photographer Vincent Versace is going to tell a portrait subject is to stand still. Here's why.

Nancy Brown: The Beauty Part

See how this photographer turned a 20-year modeling career in front of the camera to a successful career behind the lens.

In his career, Arthur has photographed for annual reports, corporate brochures, national advertising campaigns and editorial illustration
as well as for stock sales and assignments for, among others, National Geographic and
The New York Times.