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Featured Student:

Sam Fleishman

With his eye on a career in editorial
photography, this Texas A&M-Commerce
student uses the lens to explore big
questions and illuminate the character
of people and places through his
environmental portraiture.

\ VIEW HIS PORTFOLIO IN THE GALLERY

Selected Images from the National Geographic Image Collection

National Geographic Illustrations Editor Adrian Coakley tells us why they're among his favorites.

►Read his commentary and view the images.
►Win a trip to visit the Image Collection
in Washington D.C.

Upcoming Interview:
Vincent Dixon

The award-winning commercial
photographer will be our next
interview guest. Visit the Auditorium
to view a selection of his work
and send us questions you'd like
us to ask him. \ GO TO THE AUDITORIUM

The National Geographic Image Collection

Image Collection Director Maura Mulvihill talks about the 11.5-million-image archive with Leah Bendavid-Val, editor of the Society's new book that includes 450 photographs from the collection, many never before published.

►Read the interview.
►See photographs from the book.
►Win a trip to visit the Image Collection
in Washington D.C.

Welcome to the New
MAC-On-Campus!

We've added lots of new tools, articles,
videos, product discounts, and resources.
Register for a free account to get full access
and make yourself at home on the new MOC.
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Video Contest

► Make a video.

► Upload to YouTube.

► Win Up to $6000
in Cash and Prizes!

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Histograms and Light Meters: How They Work Together
Hone your exposure control through an understanding of histograms and light meter readings.
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LEARNING CENTER

How To: Write an Invoice
You've done the shoot, your client is happy, and you're sure your photographs have broken new ground in the history of image making. But now it's time to pay the rent. Learn how to write a professional invoice for your services.
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Color IQ Test
Think you have a knack for distinguishing subtle differences in hue? Take this simple online test to find out just how keen your eye for color really is.
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LEARNING CENTER

MOC—National Geographic Drawing Winners
Congratulations to the winners of our weekly drawing for a copy of the new National Geographic Image Collection book and a $100 MAC Group gift certificate! Check out their portfolios and learn how you can get a chance at a weekly prize—or the grand prize trip to the National Geographic archives.
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LEARNING CENTER

White-Line and Black-Line Lighting
Dr. Glenn Rand demonstrates how to use lights, reflectors, flags, and mirrors to create precisely controlled shots of glass objects.
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LEARNING CENTER

How To: Work the Wardrobe
Whether you're handling the wardrobe for your own shoot or working on someone else's, raiding your friends' closets the night before probably won't cut it. Find out how to acquire, manage, and return all the fancy threads you'll need from this Resource Magazine article.
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LEARNING CENTER

Tutorial: How to Better Communicate Between Advertising Creatives and Photographers
How do ad agency creative directors and art buyers select and work with photographers? Two members of the creative team at Young & Rubicam in New York offer their insights to aspiring advertising photographers.
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CAREER CENTER

Text, Printed, and Publicity Materials
Shirley Read explains how to write effective text, titles, and artist's statements to accompany images in an exhibition.
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LEARNING CENTER

MOC Multimedia

Webinar: Color Workflow for the Photographer

This hour-long webinar featuring the new X-Rite ColorMunki shows you how to put a color workflow in place, from image capture all the way through image editing and printer output. \ MORE VIDEO

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