Issue 8 / Spring 2007

The contents of the Spring issue of Olympus User magazine are shown below. Click on the available links to download PDF versions of sample articles. To open the PDF format you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free of charge from the Adobe website.

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Inside
Photography news including the results from the 2006 RSPCA Young Photographer of the Year Awards and 2006 British Professional Photography Awards.

Lovely landscapes
Photography lecturer Derek Forss gives advice and techniques to help you make the most of those magical landscapes

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Frozen in time
How to make still life one of the most rewarding areas of photography.

Snow time in May
Switzerland may be famous for winter sports, fondue and snow, but after the skiers have gone home there is still plenty to photograph, as Richard Lane explains.

Wildlife on your doorstep
The garden and parks will be full of life this spring and, with a little help, you can create some exciting photographic opportunities.

Shutter secrets
Helen Harris gives us tips and information on how to use shutter speeds to maximum creative effect, to deliberately blur or freeze motion.

Sign of the times
Olympus User talks to Stephen Bradley about the evolution of his career as an international photographer

In the lab: calibration
In this issue, we focus on the importance of calibration for your monitor and printer

Menu for change
Olympus expert Perry Lewis takes a look at the options available on your camera for modifying images after they've been taken.

Innovation: E-story
Olympus’ E-System revolutionised Digital SLRs. We meet the designers who continue to develop and expand the capabilities of this innovative system.

Diary: flight recorder
Beauty above and below at the exciting Red Bull Air Race 2006 in Budapest

Readers’ gallery
See what Olympus Use readers have been up to with their cameras.

Productwatch
The world’s first camera with an 18x zoom lens, plus, new models in the FE range and more stylish and rugged additions to the μ [Mju:] line-up

Competition
Olympus User readers are a talented lot – take a look at the winning entries in our mouth watering food competition.

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Photofacts and letters
Letters from our readers, plus we can unravel the mysteries of why the backgrounds in many flash photos are too dark and what can be done to overcome this.