Canoe50d

I wonder to myself as I sit reading my monthly Outdoor Photographer magazine, how many of you/us subscribe to photo mags and if so , what name?? If you don't mind sharing, what do you read ,? Do you recieve it at the house or go out and buy? Do you find it helpful.?? The reason I ask is, I find more help and better photos I can relate to here on this site and others like this. Nice to have a magazine next to the toilet, but the articles aren't all that helpful, the places they travel to seem out of reach. Wonder if others feel the same way or????

john blue Loc: Lowndesboro, Al

yes, unless the mag. has some PP tech. that I want to try I don't buy them. Learn more from the people here and other sites as well.

Nikon_DonB Loc: Chicago

Digital Photo magazine.

kphigh Loc: Grove City, OH

Shutterbug..

judy 2011 Loc: Northern Utah

I subscribe to it too.
It's such a tease; so many awesome stuff beyond my reach.
I feel the same as you....I like it here cuz I can relate better.

I do enjoy the magazine though.

forbescat

I'm letting my subscriptions lapse. The amount of ads is beyond my willingness to put up with. Before I had pretty much settled on my equipment, I was anxious to read the reviews of cameras and lenses. With retirement coming up soon, I don't want to pay for magazines and I don't need any more equipment. I can probably get any information I need from this forum and on the internet.

DennisK Loc: Pickle City,Illinois

Popular Photography & Outdoor Photography.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Actually, everything I post here is just regurgitated from magazine articles.

Bazinga.

julesreyesmarko Loc: Los Angeles

Popular Photography. There are hit and misses, but overall can be helpful and give good ideas for photo ops. Also, good info on the gear that comes out and that's around.

Danilo Loc: Las Vegas

I've been a "magazine person" all my life. Then I worked for some and got to know the publishers, editors, etc.
A magazine exists for the purpose of generating advertising revenue. Your subscription, or cover price, does NOT pay for all the editorial content and production costs...not even close.
If they can go to an advertiser and prove their readership buys more crap than the readers of the next mag, they will sell space and someday be able to raise their rates. Bingo.
Sure, they have to teach you something once in awhile, but that is not what they're focused on.
And you may notice that every 13 months they repeat the articles because it's cheaper.
I personally wish them the best! I just know they can do it without me!

CC-EBBETS Loc: abit west of the Atlantic

I often buy when I see an article or two that catch my interest.
"c't Digital Photography" and "Digital PhotoPro" are most commonly purchased. My kids got me a subscription to "Shutterbug", and for the price, it is alright. "Digital Photographer" comes out with some good articles, well explained & illustrated, as does "Practical Photography".
I'll usually have a mag or two along when flying or waiting for a flight.

tomfr Loc: Brevard N.C.

I will, no longer, pay to read ads. Has anyone ever read a review, in any of the photography magazines, that was real critical? Is it a coincidence that a big spread, ad wise, often appears in the same edition as a review.There is more ad space, than real content.


tomfr

johnr9999 Loc: Carlton, OR

Shutterbug, Photo Techniques and View Camera

Roger Hicks Loc: Aquitaine

This is not entirely fair or accurate. A GOOD magazine (run by an editor, not the advertising department) uses the advertising to subsidize the articles: would anyone pay $9.95 an issue for an advertising-free magazine, when they can get a year for $9.95 because of the ads? Such magazines are ever rarer, but they do exist.

Second, how is it cheaper to repeat articles? No sane magazine reprints identical articles, and it costs the same to commission an article on a new subject as on an old one. Yes, issues are 'themed', and not always wisely or well, but again, that's to sell advertising.

Third, 'thirteen months'? I've never written for a magazine that does that, and I've written for a LOT of magazines.

One of the most enthusiastic magazines I know is Amateur Photographer in the UK. Everyone who works on it is a keen photographer, and it's full of useful information and reader pictures. The big drawback from an American point of view is that the postage is alarming, because it's a WEEKLY (and has been for about 130 years). But there's an online version too.

Yes, I write for them. And I consider it something of an honour to do so. One of their earlier contributors was George Bernard Shaw...

Cheers,

R.

Roger Hicks Loc: Aquitaine

Sort of, but not exactly. The ad is sold after the review. You're right that critical reviews seldom appear, but this is not just to keep the advertisers sweet: you'd be amazed at how many readers whine and howl if there's the faintest criticism of something they've bought (or even want) because it impugns their judgement.

There have been times, to be sure, when I have returned a product without reviewing it, saying something like, "I do not think I can review this favourably, because..." A list of faults/problems then follows. In other words, if you see a good review that I've written, it's sincere, and I try to point up the faults as well as the advantages of a product.

It's also true that something I'd not touch with a ten-foot pole, someone else will love, so it's worth bearing that in mind too.

Cheers,

R.