Photography magazine (Page 7): I read that as a very offhand remark, but in my overthinking it, Id say that much of the content in the pop zines was a substitute or equivalent of...

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CHG_CANON wrote:

Just fondle your camera instead.

I read that as a very offhand remark, but in my overthinking it, Id say that much of the content in the pop zines was a substitute or equivalent of fondling your camera.

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CHG_CANON wrote:

Nothing is better than FREE!!

Well, theres getting paid to do what other folks do for free. THAT is definitely better.

Carl1024 Loc: Kaneohe, HI 96744

boomboom wrote:

Greetings, I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a photography magazine that would be worth subscribing to. In my area, there seems to be definitely a lack of photo magazines in stores. I'm looking for something that has some quality information and is not 90% advertising. I know that's a lot to ask for, but that's my goal. I appreciate your thoughts and Happy New Year to all my "HOG" friends.

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Muzzlehatch wrote:

...And the Tasmanian Tiger too.

Thank tou.

Spirit Vision Photography Loc: Behind a Camera.

CHG_CANON wrote:

Print media has gone the way of the Dodo bird ....

Not the way of the DSLR?

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flyboy61 wrote:

Yes, but...you need to pick your "experts" carefully!

I wont bother with some "expert" whose expertise is clearly less than mine. So, what can I learn from my own equal ? My equal may be thinking thoughts I hadnt thunk, or has ideas that hadnt occurred to me.

spaceytracey Loc: East Glacier Park, MT

E.L.. Shapiro wrote:

If any of y'all are yearning or pining for the photographic publications of the past- bad news (in my opinion)! Even if the publishers found resurrecting some of those now-defunct magazines to be financially viable, they would have to seriously revamp the content that was apparent in the last years of their circulation.

If you want to go retro back to the 1960s and 60s - here's my argument. I too started as a kid interested in photography by reading Popular Photograhy, Modern Photograhy, U.S. Camer and others of that era. As I aged and progressed I went on to Petersons and professional photographers' trade publications. I read into Shuttebug and The Photo District News.

All of these older mags had better and more diverse content. The were lots of DIY projects featuring homemade and improvised equipment (great for kids), and lots of behind-the-scenes insight into the work of famous and successful photographers. Many of the writers, editors, and columnists were working photographers, prolific teachers, and technical writers. Of course, there were many reviews and arca on gear but the was a good balance of other subjects. The was plenty of advertising but again, the was more of a balance. There were many regular advertisers- camera stores, dealers, suppliers, lab services and major distributors and manufacturers. This was good- the competition was good!

As time went on the Magazines became thinner and thinner and in many cases, the gear and advertig became dominant and how-tos and in-depth articles diminished. Many of the editors and columnists retired or passed away. The professional journals were originally designed to inform and help photograhers improve their businesses- they too have suffered the same fate as their consumer counterparts.

Nostalgia-wise, I do miss READING the magazines. Relaxing in a chair with a good article was fun. After a whole day of editing on screens, bookkeeping on screens, and being tethered to screens, I don't look for more screen time at home. Every time I switch on the TV screen there is violence, chaos, and murder, and that's the news- the dramatic programs are much the same. And...right now, as we communicate, I am looking at a SCREEN! I just paid for new reading glasses- do I need them anymore?

If any of y'all are yearning or pining for the pho... (show quote)

All true. I do is those early magazines. They helped form me as a photographer. sadly, screens are & w/continue to be a major mart of our lives. As for your glasses, you still need them to read content on the screens.

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alphadog wrote:

and what do you advise Michael Kenna to do?

given he still uses Hasselblad 500
c, Film, darkroom and makes VERY EXPENSIVE AND SOUGHT AFTER B&W prints which measure 8" x 8" ???

Obviously someone of sufficient talent who has handled his politics rather well and has gotten a break or two. Good for him.

You asked what Id advise him (or someone like him) ? "Keep on keeping on, but watch your back".

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

maxlieberman wrote:

That is non-responsive. Some people still like paper magazines, that you can flip through the pages, and go back and forth, without having to click hyperlinks, or tote a screen around. I am one of them. I would never trade my paper magazines, photo or otherwise, for a purely digital version.

Don't get me wrong; I am not anti-digital. I like having digital versions available when I don't have access to the paper ones, but the paper ones are my preference.

I took 27 AV industry, IT, and photo industry magazines in the 1980s to early 2000s, because I needed them in my roles at work. Around 2003, they started disappearing like beer at a frat party. Some of them went online. Most died. I found everything I wanted — and more — online.

What we prefer or preferred is a moot point. Asking for something that no longer exists is fruitless.

Erp1938

I have Nature Photographer, what I like about magazine is they publish photos that photographers take and a story about the photo and what they used, they have been around 34yrs worth checking out.

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burkphoto wrote:

I took 27 AV industry, IT, and photo industry magazines in the 1980s to early 2000s, because I needed them in my roles at work. Around 2003, they started disappearing like beer at a frat party. Some of them went online. Most died. I found everything I wanted — and more — online.

What we prefer or preferred is a moot point. Asking for something that no longer exists is fruitless.

They still exist. The news of their demise is not completely accurate. Many of the magazines that I enjoyed in the past such as modern photography, popular photography, outdoor photography, and shutterbug, our long gone, but others still exist in flourish. Just not necessarily in this country.

mikee

I have learned a bunch from watching YouTube videos, especially those with multiple sessions on a topic.

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mikee wrote:

I have learned a bunch from watching YouTube videos, especially those with multiple sessions on a topic.

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

I have also learned a lot on specific Topics by watching YouTube, but sometimes I like to pick up a magazine and leaf through it or read an article at leisure, or study it in a way you just can't do with a video.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

maxlieberman wrote:

They still exist. The news of their demise is not completely accurate. Many of the magazines that I enjoyed in the past such as modern photography, popular photography, outdoor photography, and shutterbug, our long gone, but others still exist in flourish. Just not necessarily in this country.

Correct. We saw newsstands in Barcelona, Spain, Aix-en-Provence, France, and Rome, Italy, in 2022. We were sort of amazed.

I do miss many of the great magazines of the past, especially Life, GEO, and the ones you mentioned. There are some ghost sales sites on the web that will still take your money for some of them that died long ago, so be careful!