Photographer's Forum Review

In Photographer’s Forum Fall 2009 edition, are not only an interesting read, but also visually appealing.

This magazine covers many of the example ideas featured in Cheryl Wray’s book Writing for Magazines.

There are personal experience pieces, descriptive works, how-to articles and also historical reflections.

I think that the historical articles are fascinating. We can learn so much from where we come from.

There is also a personality profile article on a photographer. Which is very beneficial to new photographers, and intriguing to more established photographers, just to peak in on another professionals work. This can lead to inspiration, and knowledge.

There is a section in this magazine where readers can write in and ask questions. I think that sections like this can be very interesting, and can answer a question that we have wondered about for ages, or one that we may have never thought of on our own.

My favorite is a feature article by Claire Sykes Vernacular Photography: Images of the Everyday. This article not only has an interesting subject, but it also brings the viewer and reader back in time. This article also has something that is key when writing, and that is the fact that many different types of readers can relate. We all have everyday snapshots, goofy family photos, and happy accidents that turn into breathtaking images.

There is only one thing I would change about this magazine. There is a section entitled portfolios. I would feature more than one image from each artist. I think that it is hard to get the entire message or style from only a single image of a photographer.