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Marty Beaudet
Marty Beaudet is a freelance writer and designer living in Boring, Oregon.
Marty's Camera Bag: Iomega FotoShow Adds Zip to Your Shoots
Reviews: Written by Marty Beaudet on July 23, 2001
The $249 FotoShow from Iomega lets you free your digital camera storage in the field. It also gives you a way to view and manipulate your images away from a computer.
Taking a Menuez Moment
Features: Written by Marty Beaudet on June 25, 2001
Photographer Doug Menuez seeks out true moments, and he's captured a great many, shooting news, sports, fashion, ads, and even the hi-tech elite.
Marty's Camera Bag: Lifeless Software On An Active Disk
Reviews: Written by Marty Beaudet on June 12, 2001
While the concept of a portable, easily exchangeable photo album housed in a Zip disk has merit, it seems that more thought should have been given to the software that makes it work.
Around the World in Pictures
Features: Written by Marty Beaudet on May 8, 2001
Stock photographer Jack Hollingsworth brings five continents to life in exquisite color.
Paint Shop Pro 7.0 Jumps on the Vector, Web Bandwagons
Reviews: Written by Marty Beaudet on December 5, 2000
Years ago, before I got my first digital camera, Jasc Software's Paint Shop Pro was my favorite Windows image-editing application for non- and pre-production work.
Music to His Eyes
Features: Written by Marty Beaudet on November 28, 2000
Stone photographer Mitch Tobias has found way to combine his career with his passion for music.
CompuPic Pro 5.1 Hits the Web
Reviews: Written by Marty Beaudet on November 16, 2000
As an avid digital photographer, I have long lamented that despite the seemingly countless image-management solutions, from shareware to full-blown asset management tools, I have yet to find one that combines all the features I need on a daily basis. Sad to say, Photodex's CompuPic Pro 5.1 doesn't fill the void.
Nikon's Latest Lives Up to its Name
Reviews: Written by Marty Beaudet on November 9, 2000
Features and image quality recommend the Nikon CoolPix 990 to casual and professional photographers alike. I suspect the price is a bit too steep, however, for most amateurs, and it ought to include the case, AC adapter, and above all, a rechargeable battery kit.
Kodak DC3400: Seeing Is Relieving
Reviews: Written by Marty Beaudet on September 27, 2000
If my initial experience with the Kodak DC3400 -- downloading pictures from it to my notebook PC with a serial cable -- had been indicative of its overall performance, I would have paid someone to take this $500, 2X-zoom digital camera off my hands.
Good-Natured Photography
Features: Written by Marty Beaudet on September 26, 2000
Bryan Mullennix describes his interest his interest in photography as a "burning desire to capture images of natural scenes that are often overlooked by the average passerby."
Quick View Plus 6.0: Looking Good
Reviews: Written by Marty Beaudet on September 12, 2000
How many times have you looked at the clock at 4:00 in the afternoon and wondered, "Where has the day gone?" Even the best-managed to-do list often falls victim to those little housekeeping chores that gobble up our time at the computer, such as locating files, identifying poorly catalogued data, and juggling disk space to accommodate a large project.
Seybold: New Fixes for Filmless Foibles
Features: Written by Marty Beaudet on September 1, 2000
While graphic artists crowded cheered the new vector capabilities of Adobe Photoshop 6.0 at Seybold this week, digital photographers found new tools that will make their work easier as well. Add-ons from three companies address important issues photographers must grapple with when processing images from digital cameras.
CorelDRAW's 10th Anniversary R.A.V.E.
Features: Written by Marty Beaudet on August 31, 2000
Though easy to miss amidst the hubbub over the debut of Adobe Photoshop 6.0, another major graphics application suite was also unveiled at Seybold San Francisco this week. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of its flagship product, Corel Corp. announced the imminent release of -- appropriately -- CorelDRAW 10.
Picture-Perfect Printing: The Epson Stylus Photo 870 and 875DC
Reviews: Written by Marty Beaudet on July 28, 2000
Epson's Stylus Photo 875DC printer comes on the heels of the recently released Stylus Photo 870. The printers are identical in all major printing specifications and are essentially narrow-carriage versions of the Epson 1270, but the 875DC adds a PC card slot and an adapter for CompactFlash (CF) memory cards.
A Photographer Who Paints with Light
Features: Written by Marty Beaudet on July 13, 2000
Brad Rickerby had a camera in his hand before he could walk. As a child he traveled the world with his father, a photographer on assignment for Life magazine. From his father Brad learned the craft of photography and inherited a visual aesthetic that would later infuse his own career as a photographer.
Shooting It Like It Is
Features: Written by Marty Beaudet on June 13, 2000
When I shoot something, I simply capture what happens. What I see is what you get. I could have changed the lighting, I could have printed it different, but I don't do that. I'm not going to alter the final product.
Gearing Up to Point and Shoot
Features: Written by Marty Beaudet on June 6, 2000
Reusable storage media, real-time previews, and instant access to photos are just some of the reasons we've fallen in love with digital cameras. But more flexibility means more decisions, and puts the responsibility for the outcome squarely on our shoulders.
A Versatile Pro in Silhouette
Features: Written by Marty Beaudet on June 1, 2000
Mark Edward Harris's photography career has thus far proved so diverse as to defy classification. He has "been there, shot that" across a wide spectrum of subjects and genres.
Olympus D-460 Zoom Closes In on Point and Shooters
Reviews: Written by Marty Beaudet on May 30, 2000
I have admired and recommended many past Olympus consumer models, and the D-460 still bears some of the qualities of that line's erstwhile glory.
Getting -- and Saving -- The Picture
Features: Written by Marty Beaudet on May 19, 2000
If you're looking to buy a digital camera, you'll be faced with a raft of decisions regarding features, resolution, price, and more. But there's one factor in choosing a digital camera that often gets overlooked: the storage media format.