Posted by Paul DeCesare on March 19, 2008 at 8:46 PM
Maybe I missed this earlier in the forum somewhere, but the latest Popular Photography issue just landed in my mailbox today, and I think Pop Photo made a printing mistake. Instead of calling it the April 2008 issue, it should read the Marc Adamus Special Edition. The Banff sunrise is on the cover, Olympia on the next page, and a multi-page article smack dab in the middle. Who knows what else I missed! Appropriate that the 1Ds MK III is reviewed in the issue too... should have used Marc's latest work as examples.
Congratulations Marc... many folks appreciate your work, and what's even better, that you care about the landscape you shoot.
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on March 20, 2008 at 3:17 AM
Whoa - this is one copy I'll have to pick up at the store !! Massive congrats, Marc. Glad the word is getting out
Posted by John Williams on March 20, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Ditto!!!
Posted by Cliff Dodge on March 20, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Ditto too Marc!!
Posted by Marc Adamus on March 20, 2008 at 10:56 AM
Thanks, guys. I haven't seen it yet. I know they did a good deal of editing to the questions they asked of me in the how-to section, but hopefully it still reads OK (editors rarely know photography). I'm glad they used all the images they did and it would be nice if the CYMK and magazine paper didn't make a total mess of them I'll have to check it out. Thanks.
Posted by Geoff Shapiro on March 20, 2008 at 11:03 AM
Congrats, Marc! The honor is well deserved and may you have even more success in the future!
Just took a peak a few minutse ago...those shots come out fantastic! Congrats Marc
Posted by Paul DeCesare on March 20, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Marc, the images came out quite acceptable (for CMYK/magazine), I don't think you'll be disappointed. I remember the Crater Lake image in PopPhoto, got really washed out (at least in my copy). Not this time, the Banff sunrise on the cover looks quite good, as do the article's images.
One thing though, if I read it right, only the subscribers' copies have that cover, the store cover is a photo of the bunch of cameras they review. Hopefully I'm wrong.
The text was concise but didn't feel edited. I learned something from you there, to keep the foreground one stop darker than the sky... no wonder my skies have been feeling unbalanced. Looking forward to trying that!
You are not wrong regarding the cover Paul/. here in Canada at least it's a pretty non-descript cover with stupid cameras...which is why it took me a while to locate the darn copy of popphoto.
Posted by Marc Adamus on March 20, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Yes, Popphoto always does that with the covers. I don't understand why they want to blend in with all the other mags on the shelf.
Paul, thanks. Keep it a stop darker than your sky for most situations. There are exceptions to every rule of course. People do generally have a tendency to over-brighten their foregrounds when using grads for some reason.
Posted by Zack Schnepf on March 20, 2008 at 6:38 PM
Congratulations Marc! That is awesome! No one deserves it more than you my friend, I can't wait to pick up a copy.
Posted by Paul DeCesare on March 20, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Popphoto always does that with the covers.
My goodness, you would think PP would use an image like your Banff sunrise or like what Zack used in his thumbnail to get an issue to scream on that shelf, not blend in like you said. I guess marketing folks know better?
Funny you mention about people with foregrounds too bright... I chuckled because once I discovered an ND Grad, I COULD brighten a foreground finally! What a discovery! So us newbies tend to over compensate I s'pose, until we mature and tone it down.
Posted by Tom Kloster on March 23, 2008 at 1:10 PM
Congrats, Marc - I was baffled by the cover, too, but quickly found the "centerfold". Plus it features one of my favorites of yours (Gorton Creek) from the year or so that I've been reading your posts. Very nice!
I'd still like the coffee table book, though. Marc, have you seen the "small" version of Peter Marbach's "Mount Hood" book? It's published as a mass market product (about $15), but is one of the best I've seen and a great way to get fine photography into the hands of a broader audience. I could definitely see your photos in something like this.
Tom
Posted by Edward Nunez on March 25, 2008 at 1:46 AM
Congrats Marc, you're really an inspiration, and it's great to see your work showcased, and being appreciated. Keep them coming!
Yes Congrats Marc, I picked up a copy around Sunday, again with the "cameras" on the front, and looked through it, flipped right past your section and thought, nice shots, a couple look kind of familar, but never looked for a name... DOH I can be a little bit dumb sometimes (for a smart guy)
Congrats, some nice shots, and looked like a nice how to, I read some of it prior to knowing it was yours
Posted by Mark Hudon on March 25, 2008 at 10:46 AM
"Marc Adamus stuffed in My Mailbox".
I know he's tough but is he okay?
Posted by Paul DeCesare on March 25, 2008 at 11:20 AM
LOL! Anybody that can sleep in 10 degree weather 150+ days of the year and still manage to hold a Singh-Ray grad over a lens for almost 5 minutes without a neck cramp can easily survive my mailbox.
Discussion
20 repliesCongratulations Marc... many folks appreciate your work, and what's even better, that you care about the landscape you shoot.
Paul
Galen would be proud.
JG
David M. Cobb
One thing though, if I read it right, only the subscribers' copies have that cover, the store cover is a photo of the bunch of cameras they review. Hopefully I'm wrong.
The text was concise but didn't feel edited. I learned something from you there, to keep the foreground one stop darker than the sky... no wonder my skies have been feeling unbalanced. Looking forward to trying that!
Paul, thanks. Keep it a stop darker than your sky for most situations. There are exceptions to every rule of course. People do generally have a tendency to over-brighten their foregrounds when using grads for some reason.
My goodness, you would think PP would use an image like your Banff sunrise or like what Zack used in his thumbnail to get an issue to scream on that shelf, not blend in like you said. I guess marketing folks know better?
Funny you mention about people with foregrounds too bright... I chuckled because once I discovered an ND Grad, I COULD brighten a foreground finally! What a discovery! So us newbies tend to over compensate I s'pose, until we mature and tone it down.
I'd still like the coffee table book, though. Marc, have you seen the "small" version of Peter Marbach's "Mount Hood" book? It's published as a mass market product (about $15), but is one of the best I've seen and a great way to get fine photography into the hands of a broader audience. I could definitely see your photos in something like this.
Tom
Congrats, some nice shots, and looked like a nice how to, I read some of it prior to knowing it was yours
I know he's tough but is he okay?