Editorial
We hope you like our steam punk cover shot – it’s our take on a fictional past created using very real, high-end digital technology. In fact, what started out as a simple cover shoot turned into a full-blown multimedia project with a life of its own, and the article on page 86 tells you all about how it took shape.
Back in the present, our piece on home-build studio gear gives you practical tips on how to make your own bespoke equipment – and the results are just as good as expensive pro gear at a fraction of the cost. Have you ever found yourself frustrated by the lack of depth of field in your macro shots? Lens experts tell us that there is no way around the laws of optics, but focus stacking gives you an alternative option and enables you to photograph even the smallest insect in perfect focus from wingtip to wingtip. Check out the article on page 76 for details on how.
And for those of you who long for a little discreet light and shade amongst today’s intense, all-pervasive colors, our black and white workshop is right up your street. We show you how to find and shoot great monochrome subjects and how to use digital camera and processing technology to get the most out of your digital darkroom.
Have fun exploring our corner of the wonderful world of digital imaging!
Jürgen Rink
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Highlights of this issue’s free DVD include a complete eBook, sample images from the articles and tests in the magazine and a special offer discount for a full license of the Helicon Focus software introduced in our focus stacking article. Our additional free software includes a series of FotoTV.com videos on black-and-white photography from the early 20th century right up to today.
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Free DVD, including:
- The Art of Black and White Photography (eBook):
This 272-page book by Torsten Andreas Hoffmann describes how to compose successful monochrome images - Helicon Focus (Full Version):
This powerful program creates one completely focused image from several partially focused images by combining the correctly focused areas from each. - DeblurMyImage (Full version):
A great little tool for adding that extra dose of sharpness to nearly perfect photos. - Black-and-white Photography (Videos):
This set of three videos complements this issue’s black-and-white workshop in a number of fascinating ways.
