photo technique (1-year auto-renewal)

In many ways, this magazine is a refreshing change from all the "Popular " line of publications out there (Popular Science, photography, mechanics, etc). About 50% of these magazines are filled with ads and then about 25% more with stealth-ads (you know, the ones that pose as legitimate articles but are actually ads for a product). The remaining 25% is sometimes OK and usually too amateur or regurgitation of tips/tricks from last year's editions. Then along comes "photo technique". This has very few ads and ALL of the articles are real, bona fide essays on topics in photography. The problem for me was that everything is in the form of an essay and there aren't many of them in the publication. Topics have ranged from things I find interesting to having the entire magazine filled with things I don't. What don't I find interesting? I don't really care about the latest techniques in black and white developing in a dark room (who uses a dark room anymore?), I don't care about selecting the perfect "film" (who uses film anymore?), I don't care about some abstract artist who dedicated her entire life to taking pictures of flower arrangements. All of those things just seem far too specialized and in-depth to keep my attention long-term. Mind you, each one of these topics takes up about 1/5th of the whole magazine, so if you are bored by a few articles, then you're almost at the end! Past articles on RAW conversion, HDR processing, screen color calibrations and more, have been very interesting to me and well-done. So the publication is informative and of high quality, but for the relatively high price and low frequency (6/yr), I can sometimes literally flip through the whole thing and yawn the entire time...only to have to wait 2 more months for the next one to arrive. Other times it has been well-worth it. But when I consider the pros/cons and the high cost, I have decided to pass on this renewal.

Nothing to write home about here. The name of the magazine "photo technique" would suggest that there's something new and exciting to learn here. The magazine simply doesn't deliver. It's about 50 pages long, which are filled with fluff and sponsored articles. By fluff I mean rehashed information that's borderline common knowledge. Such as a whole article that talks about how if you increase your shutter speed by one stop, you would want to do the same for your ISO. I've never seen a magazine that had so little to offer. At $30 for six issues it doesn't even come close in value to many great photography books that would teach you 100 times as much for the price of a 1-year subscription.

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I've read this magazine for years, as a kid in my grandpa's darkroom, then growing up as it transitioned with the photo world into the digital age. Photo Technique has consistently been the best photo magazine, bar none, if you care about aesthetics, detailed technique, and timelessly beautiful photography. Not necessarily the source for detailed reviews of every single latest camera. Absolutely not a source for breathless articles about faddish imaging filters, etc. Not heavy with ads -to the contrary, almost every page is worth reading and rereading.

If you want a consistently serious, detailed, and incredible place to learn the art and craft of photography, just open the latest issue of Photo Technique.

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This is a great magazine for photographers or anyone interested in taking your photos to the next level. I would highly recommend it.

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