Best photo magazines

epicwelshman · Jun 7, 2007, 03:42 PM

I'm looking to occasionally purchase a photo magazine. However Chapters here in Canada has a fair selection of UK photo magazines... but they're around $15. I don't want to spend that much for a crap magazine. I also don't want a magazine with too much news or reviews etc... I can get that online. Basically I guess I want a Photoshop magazine for photographers, rather than geared towards graphic artists. Any suggestions?

jlcharles · Jun 7, 2007, 03:59 PM

Try Photoshop User.

compuwar · Jun 7, 2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by epicwelshman

I'm looking to occasionally purchase a photo magazine. However Chapters here in Canada has a fair selection of UK photo magazines... but they're around $15. I don't want to spend that much for a crap magazine. I also don't want a magazine with too much news or reviews etc... I can get that online. Basically I guess I want a Photoshop magazine for photographers, rather than geared towards graphic artists. Any suggestions?

Get the Kelby books and don't worry about periodicals, the techniques only change when PS changes and adds a new feature or easier way to do it.

jlcharles · Jun 7, 2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by compuwar

Get the Kelby books and don't worry about periodicals, the techniques only change when PS changes and adds a new feature or easier way to do it.

Kelby is the editor of Photoshop User.

epicwelshman · Jun 7, 2007, 05:07 PM

Thanks guys. I may go with Photoshop user. I don't really want a "how to" book (i.e., to learn photoshop) but I do want tips I guess, and post-processing ideas that I would never have thought of.

Buschmaster · Jun 7, 2007, 08:55 PM

I have a few issues of Shutterbug and I like it.

failsafe1 · Jun 7, 2007, 09:12 PM

For the cost of a few $15 magazines you can join NAPP. It is a nice organization. You get the magazine and access to all of the stuff on the web site. I think it is $99 a year.

peejer · Jun 7, 2007, 09:25 PM

Check out digital camera magazine. It is from the UK. It is expensive, but I find that it combines photography and photoshop very well. This is my second year as a subscriber and I will probably continue it one more year. You can also check out their website. Just google digital camera magazine.

The suggestion to join the NAPP is also a good one. I am thinking of doing the same thing myself.

Hope this helps.

compuwar · Jun 8, 2007, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by jlcharles

Kelby is the editor of Photoshop User.

I'm well aware of that, however you'll find things in his Photoshop books that aren't covered in the magazine, and they pretty-much cover what a photographer needs to know for post-processing. In particular, Photoshop for Digital Photographers and the Killer Tips books seem to have all the stuff most folks wlll need to successfully PP photos.

Lovesong · Jun 8, 2007, 02:56 AM

If you're looking for a good periodical on photoshop alone, get Photoshop User, as others have suggested. If you're looking for a good photography magazine, as the thread title suggests, then check out Practical Photography http://www.photographymags.co.uk/

Abstract · Jun 8, 2007, 02:58 AM

I really don't get the point of spending so much for these photography magazines. The tips they give you never change. They probably just rehash the same tips every 3 years.

Get a photography book.

For reviews and such, read reviews off the net.

Want to look at photos? Go to a place like Fred Miranda, or even National Geographic, and look at those photos.

Kamera RAWr · Jun 8, 2007, 03:51 AM

Photoshop User looks to be good

. My gripe is that MOST of the photography magazines are filled 80% with ads.. am I alone in hating that?

BTW, any of you out there like Lenswork magazine?

shieldyoureyes · Jun 8, 2007, 12:50 PM

Any photographer should check out JPG Magazine. It doesn't have too much to do with photoshop, but it does have some amazing photographs.

Plus, it is all user submitted material and articles, and everyone gets to vote on what gets in.

princealfie · Feb 12, 2008, 02:40 PM

My favorite photo mags are APERTURE and JPGMAG!

Jun 7, 2007, 03:42 PM	#1
epicwelshman macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nassau, Bahamas	Best photo magazines I'm looking to occasionally purchase a photo magazine. However Chapters here in Canada has a fair selection of UK photo magazines... but they're around $15. I don't want to spend that much for a crap magazine. I also don't want a magazine with too much news or reviews etc... I can get that online. Basically I guess I want a Photoshop magazine for photographers, rather than geared towards graphic artists. Any suggestions? __________________ ashhenderson.com, flickr 15" MBP \| iPhone 4S D700, 50mm f1.8, 24-70mm f2.8, 70-200mm f2.8
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Jun 7, 2007, 03:59 PM	#2
jlcharles macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wenonah, NJ	Try Photoshop User. __________________ ---Jim--- People are stealing my photos. If you see one of my photos and it says I steal, let me know what thread it's in so I can correct it.
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epicwelshman Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nassau, Bahamas	Thanks guys. I may go with Photoshop user. I don't really want a "how to" book (i.e., to learn photoshop) but I do want tips I guess, and post-processing ideas that I would never have thought of. __________________ ashhenderson.com, flickr 15" MBP \| iPhone 4S D700, 50mm f1.8, 24-70mm f2.8, 70-200mm f2.8
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Buschmaster macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minnesota	I have a few issues of Shutterbug and I like it. __________________ Mint Apps: Apps with beauty and simplicity: www.mintapps.com
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Jun 7, 2007, 09:12 PM	#7
failsafe1 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2003	For the cost of a few $15 magazines you can join NAPP. It is a nice organization. You get the magazine and access to all of the stuff on the web site. I think it is $99 a year. __________________ "What's that Bandit? Jonny fell where?"
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Jun 7, 2007, 09:25 PM	#8
peejer macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: TN	Check out digital camera magazine. It is from the UK. It is expensive, but I find that it combines photography and photoshop very well. This is my second year as a subscriber and I will probably continue it one more year. You can also check out their website. Just google digital camera magazine. The suggestion to join the NAPP is also a good one. I am thinking of doing the same thing myself. Hope this helps.
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Jun 8, 2007, 02:56 AM	#10
Lovesong macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck beween a rock and a hard place	If you're looking for a good periodical on photoshop alone, get Photoshop User, as others have suggested. If you're looking for a good photography magazine, as the thread title suggests, then check out Practical Photography http://www.photographymags.co.uk/ __________________ The Horror...The Horror.... I will not drunk post I will not drunk post I will not drunk post....
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Jun 8, 2007, 02:58 AM	#11
Abstract macrumors G3 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Location Location	I really don't get the point of spending so much for these photography magazines. The tips they give you never change. They probably just rehash the same tips every 3 years. Get a photography book. For reviews and such, read reviews off the net. Want to look at photos? Go to a place like Fred Miranda, or even National Geographic, and look at those photos. __________________ "Hard? It's supposed to be hard. Hard is what makes it great!" - Tom Hanks.
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Jun 8, 2007, 03:51 AM	#12
Kamera RAWr macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2007 Location: On tour with Tap	Photoshop User looks to be good . My gripe is that MOST of the photography magazines are filled 80% with ads.. am I alone in hating that? BTW, any of you out there like Lenswork magazine? __________________ ha? ég veit ekki! Does my camera take pictures or photos?
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Jun 8, 2007, 12:50 PM	#13
shieldyoureyes macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Uppsala, Sweden	Any photographer should check out JPG Magazine. It doesn't have too much to do with photoshop, but it does have some amazing photographs. Plus, it is all user submitted material and articles, and everyone gets to vote on what gets in. __________________ iFlickr
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Feb 12, 2008, 02:40 PM	#14
princealfie macrumors 68030 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Salt Lake City UT	My favorite photo mags are APERTURE and JPGMAG! __________________ albertfallickwang.artcat.com late 2006 iMac 17" (Intel Core Duo 2) with 4 GB and 4 TB internal hard drive; Mac OS X 10.6, iPhone 3GS on T-Mobile + a few Android phones (HTC Amaze, etc.)
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