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Four Weeks to Become a Better Photographer: Lesson One
Follow along as Assistant Editor and novice shooter Kathleen Davis challenges herself to take her photography to the next level. First lesson: Techniques of Natural Light Photography taught by Jim Zuckerman.

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Canon's EOS Digital Rebel XTi was the top-selling DSLR in America for the month of June.

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No matter how thrilling it is or isn't, Conde Nast's new business title, Portfolio, has already been relegated to the dustbin of history by New York's media critics.

Pentax K10D (User Review)

A Reader from Bellerose Terrace, NY reviews the Pentax K10D:

What's Hot: Shake reduction, pro features and weather sealing for under $1000.

What's Not: Supplied software didn't perform well on my PC; my work-arounds do better.

Review: From family events, including weddings and grandchildren's birthday parties, to botanical garden, zoo, and vacation photo sessions, to photographing a nearby house fire caused by lightning while heavy rain soaked firefighters and bystanders, the K10D delivered sharp images with accurate colors.

Read the complete review here.

From Sound and Vision magazine Samsung LN-T5265F 52-inch LCD HDTV LCDs -- they're growin' 'em big these days, as witness this impressive 52-incher from Samsung. Find how this 1080p panel performs in Al Griffin's review.

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Some color-enhancing filters are made of didymium, a material more commonly found in the lenses of protective eyewear used by professional glass blowers. It perks up the red tones and subdues the yellows. Its name stems from the fact that it's a mixture of two "rare earth" elements: praseodymium (Pr) and neodymium (Nd).

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