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Steve McCurry (bo February 24, 1950) is an American photographer that has worked in photojoualism and editorial. He is best known for his 1984 photograph "Afghan Girl" which originally appeared in National Geographic magazine. McCurry is a member of Magnum Photos. McCurry is the recipient of numerous awards, including Magazine Photographer of the Year, awarded by the National Press Photographers Association; the Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal;  and  two first-place prizes in the World Press Photo contest  between1985 and 1992 McCurry in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2012 Bo February 24, 1950 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Status Active Occupation Photographer Agent Magnum Photos Notable credit(s) Leica Hall of Fame Award, Hasselblad Master Robert Capa Gold Medal for Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad Website www.stevemccurry.com     photography...ادامه مطلب

A banquet camera is a type of the large format camera used in the early 20th century for photographying large groups of people in formal occasions. Large formal refers to any imaging format of 4×5 (102×127) or larger Large format is larger than "medium format", the 6×6 cm (2¼×2¼ inch) or 6×9 cm (2¼×3½ inch) size of Hasselblad, Rollei, Kowa and Pentax cameras (using 120-and 220-roll fillm), and mach larger than the 24×36 mm (~ 1.0 ×1.5 inch) frame of 25 mm format. The main advanteges of large format, film ot=r digital, is higher resolution at the same pixels or grain. A 4×5 inch image has about 16 times the area, and thus 16× the total resolution of a 35 mm frame Large format cameras were some of the earliest photographic devices, and before enlargers were common, it was normal to just make 1:1 contact prints from a 4×5, 5×7, or 8×10-inch negative Old studio camera   Lens and mounting of a large-format camera   Comparison of 35mm, medium format, and large format photography...ادامه مطلب