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Photo District News
List price: $95.88
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You save: $30.88 (32%)
Binding: Magazine
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10weeks
Format(s): Magazine Subscription
Issues Per Year: 12
Label: Nielsen Company
Language(s): English Published
List Price: $95.88
Magazine Type: Trade magazine
Manufacturer: Nielsen Company
Number Of Issues: 12
Product Group: Magazine
Publisher: Nielsen Company
Studio: Nielsen Company
Subscription Length: 365days
Editorial Reviews
Product Description:
An in-depth monthly magazine designed for the professional photographer. PDN is packed with information from business and marketing advise, to legal developments, new products and technologies, lighting and other photographic techniques.
Customer Reviews Average rating - 4.5
Rating - 5 Date: 2007-07-03
Content: Need I say more. This is a must have for those in the business of photography or those hoping to be. Every issue is full of great tidbits that you won't get anywhere else.
Summary: In the biz? Gotta Have it.
Rating - 4 Date: 2007-05-25
Content: pdn is the most important photography based magazine for industry professionals to date. pdn is where many photo editors, creative directors and professional photographers go to find new talent and keep on top of industry news, changes and innovations. Any professional working photographer or photo editor should have a subscription to pdn.
Summary: an industry standard
Rating - 5 Date: 2007-02-22
Content: I recently started receiving PDN, despite problems I had with subscription service (and still do, read at the end). This magazine is best suited for the people really interested in professional side of photography, but enthusiasts will find the mag's regular competitions very inspiring, although most of them can be seen on the PDN website for free. Subscription gives you access to exclusive online content, which is a nice bonus.
About the subscription problems:
I subscribed to four magazines at once through Amazon, than about three weeks later I had to quickly change my (US) mailing address. I have asked Amazon subscription service to update the adress for all the subscriptions, which they acknowledged as done the next day. Three weeks later, I contacted each magazine individually to check if the new address was on file. NONE of them had the data updated and one magazine never even received the order (still got charged for it)! So two magazines changed the address, but PDN refused to do so since the subscription was purchased through one Ebsco company. I have contacted both Amazon and Ebsco about this and I'm still waiting for any results.
In the meantime, any edition sent to my old address will be lost, plus many magazines take about 8 weeks to update their mailing labels, so after the first issue I received, I won't see more PDN editions for quite a while... Quite a mess, I shop a lot at Amazon and find this kind of customer service unaceptable.
Summary: Top professional publication
Rating - 5 Date: 2006-12-12
Content: PDN aims its coverage squarely at both aspiring and accomplished professional photographers, and is without peer. Over the year it spotlights a seemingly endless variety of photographic specialties. Each issue carries a how-it's-done feature explaining one photographer's approach to a particular lighting challenge, complete with diagrams. Equipment reviews are impartial, and it appears that the reviewers are under no obligation to either promote or go easy on any products, including those made by the magazine's advertisers. In addition to equipment and techniques, the magazine explores the business side of photography. Photography today is about cameras, computers, and code--all three arenas get covered well. Writing is clear and succinct. Unlike other photo magazines, there are no puff pieces.
Summary: Complete, No-nonsense Coverage of Contemporary Professional Photography
Rating - 3 Date: 2002-11-06
Content: Photo District News is the best general photography trade magazine currently being published. I like how they feature the work of up and coming photographers as well as interviewing key players in the advertising and design communities. It gives a wide view of the industry, outside of the usual technical reviews of equipment, which I find refreshing. The staff hasn't changed much over the years so I do wonder how fresh of a perspective the Sr. Staff has of the industry - but they have added some new columns to the magazine recently which gives me hope that the editorial team is not getting stale. My main criticism of the magazine is that the industry news they present is frequently outdated when it lands in my mailbox. I'd recommend using their website to get more up to date information if you are worried about timeliness.
Summary: best general photo trade mag out there
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