Background Check: Spring Cleanup

Techniques for clear concepts in your compositions

By George Lepp

Published February 23, 2016
Updated July 27, 2016

It’s a reality that all photographers face: No single storage solution is immune to data loss.

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One of North America’s best-known contemporary outdoor and nature photographers and a leader in the field of digital imaging and photographic education, Lepp is the author of many books and the field editor of Outdoor Photographer magazine. One of Canon’s original Explorers of Light, Lepp finds inspiration in advancing technology that fuels creative innovation and expression of his life-long fascination with the natural world.

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