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Before linking you to the site’s latest article, Mike Johnston’s excellent —Understanding SLR Viewfinders— you’ve been diverted here instead so that I can take a moment to tell you about something of importance. If you’re already aVideo Journalsubscriber —and thousands are— thank you, and apologies for the interruption. But if you’re not…

During the past three yearsThe Luminous Landscapehas grown to the point that it now has a half million visitors a month. This site contains more than 1,500 pages of product reviews, tutorials, travel articles and regular columns about the art and technique of photography. This unique site is provided free of charge, without any advertising, pop ups or commercial promotions (other than this one, of course).

But, we do have bills to pay, and the production and maintenance of this site is certainly expensive. Where does the money come from?

The Video Journal

Subscriptions toThe Luminous Landscape Video Journalgenerate the income that we need. Like this site,The Video Journalis strictly non-commercial. Thousands of readers like you are currently subscribers and receive this unique DVD video magazine 4 times a year. It’sThe Luminous Landscapeon TV.

We have now made it easier for you to subscribe..

A one year, 4 issue subscription costs either $99.95 per year

or now just

$9.95 / month

TheVideo Journal DVDs will play onallDVD players — movie players, PC and Mac — anywhere in the world.
The disks do not have regional codes.

"I have learned a great deal from each issue.
What you are doing is totally unique, and a real contribution to both the art and science of photography.
Thanks for the entertaining and informative hours."

Find Out More / Subscribe

Thank you for your attention. I hope that you’re able to become aVideo Journalsubscriber.— Michael

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Why choose us?

Luminous-Landscape is a membership site. Our website contains over 5300 articles on almost every topic, camera, lens and printer you can imagine. Our membership model is simple, just $2 a month ($24.00 USD a year). This $24 gains you access to a wealth of information including all our past and future video tutorials on such topics as Lightroom, Capture One, Printing, file management and dozens of interviews and travel videos.

  • New Articles every few days
  • All original content found nowhere else on the web
  • No Pop Up Google Sense ads – Our advertisers are photo related
  • Download/stream video to any device
  • NEW videos monthly
  • Top well-known photographer contributors
  • Posts from industry leaders
  • Speciality Photography Workshops
  • Mobile device scalable
  • Exclusive video interviews
  • Special vendor offers for members
  • Hands On Product reviews
  • FREE – User Forum. One of the most read user forums on the internet
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Michael Reichmann is the founder of the Luminous Landscape. Michael passed away in May 2016. Since its inception in 1999 LuLa has become the world's largest site devoted to the art, craft, and technology of photography. Each month more than one million people from every country on the globe visit LuLa.
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