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 OK worth the price | |
| I think for the editors choice issues and equipment reviews this is worth $13 a year. I was pleased with all my purchases base on equipment review in this magazine. The is a mostly about glomore photos and photo journalism. If you are not intrested in this area of photograpy than this is not the magizine for you. Lots of ideas about interior photograpy, and model photography. A lot of writing about the buzz in the photo world. Also quite a bit about photographes bios or resume, not a lot about there technique. Yet it is only 13 dollars a year and I see an image in each issue worth paying 13 dollars to see in each issue. There are a lot of ads, but good ads which are quite entertaining. Not a techincal or method guide in any way. | |
| Better titled "American Fashion Photography" | |
| I subscribed to this magazine hoping for a good, general overview of the field in this country, with product reviews, tips, etc. The product reviews and tidbits are helpful, but I've become increasingly tired of the fashion photography focus and more particularly with the glamour shots on every issue's cover. I'm not sure if they're trying to compete with Vogue, but there's a lot more to photography than yet another shot of a model or an actress. How about some landscape, portraiture, abstract, historical, architectural, aerial, or underwater photography? Please? They seem to have forgotten who their audience is, and frankly, the helpful and informative bits are outweighed by the narrow focus on fashion media and photography. | |
| Hackneyed | |
| American Photo began as a magazine devoted more to photography than to gear, as an alternative to the gear obsessed magazines like Pop Photo and Photographic. It has evolved into a magazine that divides its pages between equipment obsession and cheesy "glamour" photography that tries for art and delivers soft core porn. No stars. |
