How to Select Photography Magazines
There are any number of magazines, both in print and electronic format, but most of the print magazines, have an Internet site that you can read.
There are also electronic magazines, available, they tend to be more interactive with forums and help lines as well as useful tips. Ephotomagazine is packed with articles on technique and cameras, as well as having an active forum, and book reviews. It also tackles the thorny issue of copyright in a very comprehensive way.
Apogee is the oldest online photography magazine on the Internet. It is free and has something to offer all levels; it also has extra features such as photo competitions. It has plenty of information on how to improve your photography, as well as a free newsletter you can sign up for.
Ace photography is an International Photographic magazine. As well as articles, they also have the archives available, and an active forum. All the contributors are International photographers.
Photo Techniques, is a magazine dedicated to the needs of the professional photographer. You can subscribe on line for the print issues, as well as buy the archival articles that interest you. The price does differ within the amount of time you subscribe for, as well as the fact that it is more expensive outside of the U.S.A. However they do offer a free sample issue for you to assess its benefit to you before you buy.
Foto District Online, concentrates on the needs of the professional photographer. They offer a section on product news, a forum, and an independent network of photographers. Their articles cover the changing trends in the market place as they occur, as well as new technologies. They offer print edition, as well as online, and both combined, they have three subscription rates, for America, Canada, and International.
The Aperture is a magazine, which covers the Art of Fine Art Photography; it is a print magazine, which offers their subscription online to the professional photographer. They offer a one-rate subscription across the globe either for 1 or 2 years. The price for one year is $40.00 and for two years it is $66.00.
Shutterbug (my favourite) is a magazine which can be bought as a print issue at your local newsstand, but they do offer substantial savings to purchase the magazine online. The annual newsstand price of $47.88 and onsite they offer a price of a one year subscription, which consists of twelve issues, at $17.95, which represents a saving 62%. The two-year subscription offer saves you 65% with 24 issues. Not only do they offer a very comprehensive magazine, but they also have an extensive web site with a large resource database. Amongst other things, they offer free articles, Forums Photo Contests, Exhibitions, Workshops, and Photo Clubs. Past issues, are available online free of charge, A Digital Convert Tells All About, The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Switching. The site covers the buying of equipment as well; it’s definitely a site to bookmark for all serious photographers.
The Professional Photographer allows you to subscribe online. You have the option of buying single back copies, as well as three subscription rates, for the U.S.A. Canada or International. This offers no further resources it is merely a subscription site.
Rangefinder is a Californian based print magazine, published monthly; it offers certain individuals free subscription. . Its articles are mostly on technical know how.
There are also some camera magazines that are for the SLR digital user, only. Digital Camera Magazine, this is a British magazine that offers thirteen issues a year. It is possible to subscribe online as an international user. Digicamera offers reviews as well as technical know how. The review centre is an interactive website that allows you to compare different styles of photographic magazines. The digital camera buyer’s review also has reviews on digital photography magazines. The Outdoor Photographer caters for the advanced digital photographer, and it allows you to receive two free issues. The subsription is available online, and it is not limited to the landscape photographer, but is also of interest to the sports and travel photographer, as outdoor is used in its broadest sense. Links are also available for other publications, which deal with outdoor photography. The American photographer is a magazine designed for the professional digital photographer with a difference. It has the usual know how sections, which tell you how to achieve a particular technique, but its main focus is in the photographer behind the image.
The National Geographic offers several magazines, which are standard reference for the photographer. As well as their standard magazine, they offer the Traveller, and the Adventurer. They may not be magazines that you wish to subscribe to, but they do set a photographic standard, which is worth looking at, check your local library for editions. They do have offers for their subscriptions, which substantially reduces the price.
There are a number of quality magazines, that on the surface have nothing to do with photography, but they cover some aspects of imaging. PC World is one; they cover aspects of using your digital camera. They cover an excellent article on editing snow, you can also refer to our article on how to maximise the whiteness of snow in our Nature Photography.