Photography Magazines Subscriptions
By taking out a subscription you profit manyfold, among the great benefits you get are:
- You'll never miss an issue, one copy will be sent to you, nobody will pick the last copy away from you at the newsstand
- You are apying substantially less than for single copies bout in a book store or at a newsstand.
... have you thought about making somebody a gift and sending them the subscription? This is a great way to have the person think of you every time the magazine arrives!
Popular Photography & Imaging Magazine
Popular Photography & Imaging
Amazon Price: $14.00 (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $54.00
I have subscribed to Popular Photography for about 5 years. I intend to continue subscribing because it has the most product reveiws of any photo magazine that I have encountered. It allows me to keep up with what's new in the way of equipment. Of particular interest are the lens tests. Pop Photo tests most new lenses for 35 mm cameras, which is more than any other source that I know of. -- mirasreviews (McLean, VA USA)
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Shutterbug Magazine
Shutterbug
Amazon Price: $17.95 (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $59.88
Shutterbug seems to have the meat still there with good articles and information - not necessarily highly technical, but not the National Enquirer of the photo magazines. - J. White "Book lover to the max" (New York)
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Outdoor Photographer Magazine
Outdoor Photographer
Amazon Price: $10.98 (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $65.89
Outdoor Photographer is the essential how-to and where-to magazine for the outdoor photographer. I would recommend it for all levels of photographic skill, although most discussions of technique are suited to intermediate to advanced skill levels. There is only occasional discussion of the most basic techniques, as would benefit beginners. There are, however, so many great ideas on where and what to photograph that I think beginners can get a lot out of the magazine as well. And you won't be a beginner for long. The "outdoor" in the title does not refer exclusively to nature photography. Most of the magazine is dedicated to nature photography,but there are frequent articles on travel, location, and other sorts of outdoor photography, as well.
In Outdoor Photographer you will find how-to articles on lighting, exposure, filters, gear, preparing yourself and your gear for the elements -be they arctic cold or rain forest heat and humidity, along with some advice specifically for digital cameras and the digital darkroom. And you will find this information for everything from close-up to landscape photography. Outdoor photographer focuses primarily on 35 mm and digital photography, with an occasional article on medium format. The discussions of exposure, lighting and locations are applicable to all formats of photography, however. And there is George Lepp's monthly question and answer column for those questions on just about any photographic or digital imaging subject that are not answered elsewhere.
And now for the best part. Outdoor Photographer tells you where to get great outdoor photographs. "Favorite Places" is a one-page feature in every issue that tells you about a great place in the United States to photograph, what there is to see, and what time of the year is best. Be sure to save those in case you ever have the time and means to visit them all. In addition to "Favorite Places" there are featured articles in every issue that detail a place to photograph, how to get there, what to take, what to photograph, etc., frequently written by well-known nature photographers and accompanied by some of their terrific photographs. I counted 3 such articles in the last issue of OP that I received. If you are a photographer or hobbiest who is able to travel a lot, Outdoor Photographer is a terrific bargain just for the locations. And if you don't travel much, it will help you photograph your backyard and local parks and gardens well. -- mirasreviews (McLean, VA USA)
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PCPhoto Magazine
PCPhoto
Amazon Price: $11.97 (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $44.91
This is a respectable magazine in the field of digital photography. It offers solid reviews of new cameras, scanners, software, and other photography-related devices with helpful advice and tips on improving your digital photos. The digital photography field is still fairly new. I expect that, as more people get experienced, that additional techniques will become interesting to learn about -- and that the magazine will continue to mature which will ultimately earn the publication a 5-star rating.
I'd recommend this for someone new to the field who is looking at making decisions on hardware and software to purchase and for someone who is looking to upgrade from their existing gear to something new. It is probably not as valuable to those who have more experience. -- M. Ragen "searagen" (Seattle, WA USA)
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American Photo Magazine
American Photo
Amazon Price: $12.95 (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $29.94
I think its a real good magazine, if I compare with Shutterbug -- Kivanc Ilgar "Pegasus" (OKC, OK USA)
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Digital Photo Pro Magazine
Digital Photo Pro
Amazon Price: $24.97 (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $35.94
After having subscribed to Peterson's Photographic for several years, I'm now hooked on this new magazine and am going to let the old subscription lapse. I've gotten tired of all the articles targeted at beginners. Digital Photo Pro digs into the meat of photography a little deeper. Some examples of articles which I've enjoyed are discussions of how digial imaging sensors work and how ink jet printers work. In the most recent issue is a good article on using the unsharp mask in Photoshop. Also, I've enjoyed the large section on new products in each issue.
One caveat is that there is some nudity. You may or may not find this objectionable (my wife is in the former category :). Also, there is usually an article on glamour photography or glamour photographers in each issue. Even if this isn't your cup of tea, there is still good stuff to learn in those articles.
The magazine is beautifully published with very high quality paper and printing. It's also nice and big. -- Jay Williams (Tacoma, WA United States)
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Photo Techniques Magazine
Photo Techniques
Amazon Price: $27.99 (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $41.93
This is the best photo mag for those of us passionate about photography. It has long in debth articles on technique and equipment. Moreover it features "how to" examples from some of the best fine art photographers of our time. It is thus quite different from other magazines that feature some no name staff writer pretending to be Paul Strand. This does make this magazine perhaps less than ideal for the first time casual shutterbug trying out his/her first pocketcam. But for all of us striving to do good photography this magazine has no peer. It is not a glossy magazine and its print quality is rather low. It is a far cry from Phototechnik International or Spoon, but it is about the creating of rather then the displaying of photographs. Having read every photomagazine in the english and german speaking worlds in the last 15 years this is the best. -- Nicolaus of Cusa "der-krell" (Stamford, CT United States)
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Jpg Magazine
Lenswork Magazine
Lenswork
Amazon Price: $39.00 (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $59.70
Lenswork is a gem. I adore the three layer black and white printing process used to display this art photograph. The tones and details are so rich and vibrant. A unique joy just for the photos. All in black and white so if you are intrested in color you won't find any here.
There is plenty of new and retrospective photograpy sections. There are three to four photographers work in each issue. Always something very new and something wonderful from the past.
The magaizine has great interviews of photograpers and essays on art and photograpy. There is not real techincal ideas about photography, but many ideas and philospophical challenges to jump start your photographic imagination. It is an inspiring work.
Also it is not subsidized by advertising. Only advertisment you will see is print sales from the magazine itself and a subscription application. So it is selling it own ideas not some slotch that drives you to by a product. -- Ernest Boehm (Des Plaines, IL United States)
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Photo District News Magazine
Photo District News
Amazon Price: $65.00 (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $95.88
I recently started receiving PDN. This magazine is best suited for the people really interested in professional side of photography, but enthusiasts will find the mag's regular competitions very inspiring, although most of them can be seen on the PDN website for free. Subscription gives you access to exclusive online content, which is a nice bonus. -- Mesmerizer (GT, CA)
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B&W: Black & White Magazine
B&W: Black & White Magazine
Amazon Price: $35.00 (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $63.60
This past summer I picked up two issues of this magazine and they sat on my shelf for a few months before I finally got around to reading them. I was impressed. The quality of this magazine is higher than any other photographic magazine I've seen. The image quality, the paper, all top notch. This is a fine arts magazine and doesn't (at least from what I saw) spend time with articles about the technical side of the art. Rather, it focuses on individual artists and shows samples of their work. There are more great photographs in here than in any other photo magazine I've read. I intend on subscribing. -- adead_poet@... (Austin, tx USA)
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Photo - France Magazine
Photo - France
Amazon Price: $58.00 (as of 07/13/2009)
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Yes - there are tons of great shots in the mag; great articles ( in French only ) , contests---very chic....HOWEVER---- customer service will treat you like the redheaded stepchild when you ask them " WHY HAVE YOU NOT SENT ME THE LATEST ISSUE OF PHOTO?? "....and you know it WILL HAPPEN. They only send you sporadic issues when THEY feel like it ( or so it would seem )... Most issues are available on the stand WEEKS before you get yours delivered via mail ( should it be the other way around??? ) And they wont give you a courtesy letter/postcard telling you when your subscription is up...that's for you to figure out. SO if you can deal with the lame french hold music when you call Photo's Cutomers Service CONSTANTLY, this is a great magazine..... cough...cough...vive la France!! -- J. Lash "J.Lash" (New York)
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Natures Best Magazine
View Camera - the Journal of Large Format Photography
Nikon World Magazine
Outdoor Photography Magazine
Outdoor Photography
Amazon Price: $112.23 (as of 07/13/2009)
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This magagine is full of great aritcals and photos. I have learned a lot from every issues I have bought. I like to keep the issues I buy to use as a referance to use again in future. [...] Although the price is high for each issues I think the magazine is well worth it becuase this magazine is not filled with 2/3rds full of advertisemnts and photo equipment store. if I want to buy equipmnent to do so on line. with other popular photo magazines we all see on every magazine stand every day if you are luck maybe get ONE good artical you can maybe learn form. Treat you self, buy an issue of Outdoor Photograpy (Not to be confused with Outdoor Photophpher although I like that magazine also, but that is a differnt magazine). If you enjoy learning new techiques and see great photos you won't be sorry you bought and issue of Outdoor Photograpy, you'll probably buy more issues like I did. I enjoy it so much I decided to buy a subscription to Outdoor Photograpy. Happy photo taking! -- M. Beaulieu "Photography Hobbiest" (NewEngland)
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Aperture Magazine
Aperture
Amazon Price: $40.00 (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $59.80
Aperture has one of the most outstanding reputations for bringing its readers the best in artistic photography. I own several editions of the publication which are put up in areas where they will be kept cool and dry because the magazine is so highly collectible. Some editions on auction have netted hundreds of dollars. And Aperture covers a wide array of subjects, from mailboxes out on country roads, to architecture, from rare plants, to bizarre special effects, Aperture brings you photography you'll want to look at again and again and again. You'll get photographs from some of the world's most renowned photographers, and you'll get them on pages so pristine, you'd think you were viewing them at a gallery. If you want a magazine that gives you "The All" in photography, Aperture has it. Oh, and one more note, from time to time Aperture offers its customers the opportunity to purchase rare collectibles, many of which are autographed by the photographers. -- carl womack (north carolina)
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