Best Photography Magazine?

was trying to come up with a christmas list for myself and wouldn't mind getting a subscription to a photography mag. Just wondering what you guys currently have and if there is a "king" of magazines for photogs.

I'm interesting in LEARNING about photography from these magazines, so I don't want them to be just about all the newest/upcoming gadgets that I can't afford

thanks for any tips

I just got Shutterbug since it is cheap with 20$ a year. Not bad. But I prefer to go to B&N and buy the british mags since they come with disks and tutorials. They do cost between 9$ - 15$ each though.

I just found this website, would anyone agree with their rankings of the listed mags?

http://cameras.about.c​om …101/tp/photomag​azines.htm

I'm a big fan of PDN and Aperture.

To me, Popular Photography is the best. But that's only because I got my subscription for free.

Seriously, I do really like the magazine. I'll be interested to see what others say about the magazines out there.

Photo Techniques is a very nuts and bolts magazine and covers both film and digital. One of my favorites, filled with articles and not advertising.
Outdoor Photographer is also very good, but the back half of the mag is advertising.
I prefer PC Photo to Shutterbug, mainly for the tutorials on PP.
Hope that helps

I'll throw another vote out there for PC Photo. I subscribed about a year ago and find it very informative and many useful PP tutorials are in each issue.

Playboy.

Digital Photo Pro is another nice one.

I LOVE the UK based Practical Photography magazine. I've learned a lot of stuff that I actually use from it, everything from techniques for different shooting styles, gear, shoot ideas, to Photoshop techniques.

great comments so far thanks

keep'em comin

Rangefinder hands down. It helps that its free for pros, but never have I seen a magazine with better content and less ADitorials. Most US mags are junk, just paid advertisements about gear or shoots the avg person will never have the opportunity to do.

I don't know if you know of the magazine "Digital Camera" but they had a special on Vital Photography Skills. I copied the link to the special edidtion magazine and it turns out that the entire book is online too!

Digital Camera Magazine - Vital Skills
http://www.dcmag.co.uk​/Vital_Skills.aN_XJz4.​html

Her is a list of the skills that are listed on this site:

How to...
How to master handholding
How to paint with light
How to shoot well in low light conditions
How to shoot spider webs
How to create zoom bursts
How to create toy camera effects
How to create the perfect exposure
How to remove unwanted objects
How to print panoramic landscapes
How to capture the fast action moments
More How to...>>

Composition techniques
Lines & shapes
The rule of thirds
Focal point
Fill the frame
Change perspective
Cut the clutter
Composition -Top 10 tips

Exposure techniques
Adjusting exposure
When things get tricky
Background problems
Controlling the dynamic range

Colour techniques
Colour temperature
White balance
Complementary Colours
Clashing colours
Shooting colour at night
Photoshop techniques
Colour Techniques-Top 10 tips
Types of flash unit

Light techniques
Fill-in with flash
Dealing with low light
Shoot water
Light Techniques - Top 10 tips

Black and white techniques
Colour to mono
Controlling contrast: levels and curves
Controlling contrast: channel mixing
Controlling contrast: adjustment layers
Darkroom techniques: dodging and burning
Darkroom techniques: toning
Black & White Techniques-Top 10 tips

Flash techniques
Understanding flash
Flash exposure
Manual flash
Automatic flash
Close-up flash

Photoshop made easy
Your Photoshop options
Photoshop tools
Deciding on a workflow
Calibrating your monitor
Fixing underexposed shots
Fixing overexposed shots

Focus on
The art of motion blur


Nope, not affiliated, just passing on a good thing and maybe someone can benefit from it.

Outdoor Photographer is the only one I subscribe to. I pick up Shutterbug and Prp Digital Imaging when I can find them.

phsv, Nice link thanks for sharing.

Been getting Outdoor Photographer for a number of years. Great magazine and almost always some good stuff in there every month.
I also subscribe to Photo Techniques and it's also a very good magazine. Only comes out bi monthly and it's a little thin but always very helpful with "Photo Techniques"!

Occasionally pick up some others at the bookstore but nothing I want to subscribe to.