Site of the Day for Thursday, August 2, 2012 Shutterbug: Master Class Today's site, from the popular Shutterbug publication, offers a collection of engagingly written articles on taking better photos. Gentle Subscribers will find tips, tricks and savvy advice from this photography master class. "I really never know what to expect when I'm taking one of my classes on a field trip. I do know that I will be using the same portrait techniques outdoors that I use when I'm in a studio environment. I also know that the outdoor settings offer many more challenges ..." - from the website Written by the late, award-winning photographer Monte Zucker, this collection of lively essays serves up a generous portion of useful and clever photography techniques, honed by Mr. Zucker over a lifetime as a professional photographer. Since his specialty was wedding and portrait photography there is an emphasis on those particular branches, from how to frame a shot to best advantage, to the drama of portraiture in black and white. Shooting in exotic locations has not been neglected, however, with articles providing an informative look at images snapped around the world, their composition and the details which make them first class photos. Click over to the site for a noteworthy resource on photographic techniques at: http://www.shutterbug.com/category/master-class A.M. Holm Comments? Suggestions? <amholm@xxxxxxxxxxx> Manage your subscription and view the List archives on the web at: <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=sotd> and <//www.freelists.org/archives/sotd> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to sotd-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field.