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Summary: Disappointed
Comment: I was receiving Peterson's PHOTOgraphic which I loved. I thought the layout was well organized and the info very informative. Unfortunatley, PHOTOgraphic was recently discontinued and without asking me they automatically switched my subscription to Shutterbug. I can't stand it, the layout is messy, and it's hard to find any real valuable info amongst all those ads. I have to say I'm VERY disappointed and I wish that it was Shutterbug that was discontined. Needless to say, I will not be renewing my subscription...
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Summary: Best Photo Magazine out there!!
Comment: Hello. I love this magazine. I've tried all the rest and now I found the best. Many of these reviews have talked about ads and in truth all magazines (Whether they are photo, computer, knitting, etc...) feature ads. Whether they are one or many they exist. Without it the magazines would cost too much money for anyone to want to read it. With that said I have found a magazine that appeals to the novice to the professional. It gets into more than the rest. If you need to invest in one to find out what you like in photography (Film & Digital), then please subscribe. I'm sure you'll be just as happy as me. What I like it that even I who can learn something new. Take care and thank you for choosing this review!!!!
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Summary: the standard photo magazine
Comment: Now it has been a few years since I have had a subscription to the magazine, but I've been recently rereading a bunch of my older issues, and I am reminded again why Shutterbug is the leading photography magazine. Sure there are a lot of ads, more than in any other magazine (but this is a bigger magazine than most of the other photo magazines), but that is to be expected (though I wish they were more like American Photo and put them all together at the end rather than spread them throught the magazine). This is a mostly technical magazine with tips and product reports. It's pretty much a must for the photographer at all levels of skill. Read a few issues and you'll see why it is generally considered the best in its field.
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Summary: Not for point and shoot
Comment: Shutterbug is not an 'art' photography magazine. It's focused more on gear and commercial techniques than on artistic photography. (If you want artistic, check out Lenswork or a similar publication.)For me, one of the more interesting features is Joe Farace's column that reviews photography websites -- looking for both great photos as well as good web design. As I keep my photos online (http://www.theragens.com/photos), this is a column that I look to for interesting ideas. Other columns are also interesting.
Still, I give this three stars. I read it every month but I look for inspiration to Popular Imaging for basic techniques and to Outdoor Photographer (UK magazine) or Outdoor Photography (US magazine) for topics that are more of interest.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Junk
Comment: I am cross posting this most of these photo magazines are published by the same company under a different name. I have read them ALL!First, 77%+ of this magazine is advertisements. That leaves under 25% of material. The material that does remain is bare minimum informational and tends to just show "pretty photos". Coverage on camera gear appears skewed since EVERYTHING is GREAT. This leads me to believe advertisers sway them.
In short, this is an advertising pamphlet with a cover price. If you need information, typing "photography" in any search engine will give you more information in 30 seconds then a 10 year subscription.
I wrote the main company about the 77% issue and they stated that they are aware of the amount of advertisement and quoted a percentage higher then I stated. That this was necessary to continue producing a magazine of this quality.
Quality? OK, if this is quality then I don't know what to say other then the semi professional magazines are free of charge from the publishers, contain actual subjective information, and are produced on high quality paper with fewer than 30% advertising.
