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Wedding Photography...

2009-12-15T19:20:48Z

Interesting article by a pro, discussing pro's & con's of different systems. I've x-posted this to a couple other relevant tribes.

Note that he's actually *used* all the stuff he talks about, not just "tested" it -- he doesn't seem to have any "brand loyalty" to speak of: he buys what helps him shoot in the way he wants to shoot (and therefore, his choices may not suit YOU in the way YOU want to shoot... ;-) . If he tries a new system and it helps him more than his old system, he moves to the new system. If it doesn't, he sticks with the old system.

Also, there's the caveat that (now we're shooting digital) cameras change really, REALLY fast; obsolescence (or at least, the frequent addition of new/desirable features) is a fact of life. So today's choices may be different tomorrow.

All of which he owns up-front. It's a good read, very interesting:
http://photo.net/wedding-photography-forum/00V98v

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Sharing my love for moments in nature...

2009-12-04T19:46:32Z

Hey all! Avid Fire dancer here (reason I got into Tribe a few years ago) but never shared my photography with the community so here goes. Been in the field for five years, and fiddling around for over ten. Big fan of Photoshop and Lightroom. Most of my subject is wildlife/nature. Check it out at http://public.fotki.com/gregorarturo. Any criticism is welcome!

-Gregor

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where to print my digital photos?

2009-12-03T02:51:46Z

hello fellow shooters!

photography has always been a hobby of mine, but now that i'm getting better and poorer, i would like to start selling prints of my work. but one problem - i have no knowledge of printing services.

i want to begin my search online - does anyone have any recommendations for websites or online printing services for digital photographs?

i'm looking for something inexpensive (as in, not DeviantArt Print Shop), so that i can sell and profit from my work. i know of snapfish (through flickr), but from what i've seen the options are terribly limited.

your input is greatly appreciated!

dasha

and in case you're bored ... dashatron.deviantart.com/ ;)

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Camera recommendation, NEED help

2009-11-29T21:39:45Z

In need of a serious recommendation for a basic OR NOT digital camera for concert photography, basic because it will be easier to bring into the show.
Tired of taking photographs of great performances and having distortion .. In need of a recommendation for a camera that shoots well WITHOUT a flash in low light. Also if the camera offers a video option that has great sound? A MAJOR bonus!

PLEASE HELP! Thank you~

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open source camera-aka frankencamera

2009-11-29T18:09:59Z

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/august31/levoy-opensource-camera-090109.html

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Recommendation wanted - Film Scanner

2009-11-26T23:58:07Z

Hey Folks,

Looking for a good film scanner. 35 mm. I don't need large format or slides. Quality over ease of use. I've been looking at the Primefilm PF7250U. Costco has it for a pretty good price.

Anyone have experience with the Primefilm scanners? The reviews I've seen are all over the place. I'm not looking at digitizing my entire film collection, but likely a few here and a few there. So while I'd rather have a high end Nikon or Minolta Dimage, those are not cost effective right now. Looking for best quality scans and edits (the PF comes with Digital ICE and I've seen it work - pretty good software). Easy to use would be nice, but I'm pretty adaptable.

I'm running a few OS, so if you've got something else let me know what OS you're running. I can install on XP Pro 64 bit, Vista Home Premium 32 bit and Win7 Pro.

Thanks,

Marc aka UCPhotog

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Is there anything that Aperture can do- that Lightroom can't?

2009-11-26T05:19:44Z

Since i have the rest of the Design Suite from Adobe, my first chioce is to get Lightroom...

But anybody know if Aprtre. can do anything Literm. can't?

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cool website

2009-11-13T01:46:13Z

http://www.zoom-in.com/photography/

interviews of people in the business, check it out..

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release question

2009-11-09T19:01:28Z

I have a day care. I gave a parent notice 2 weeks ago that I would no longer be caring for her children. The mother came that day and in a real scene pulled the child.

gone now 2 weeks all quiet. last night at 10:30pm I get an email from her

"Sandy,
You need to remove my children's pictures from your website. This needs to be taken care of immediately. Thank you."

That is 3 years of picts. AND her children are not alone in many of them, so other parents would be effected. ___AND___ I have a signed and dated release from her to use them.

the release I have

I give Sandra Hall my permission for the above named child to: Apply sunscreen []Yes []No Diaper rash cream []Yes []No
Put candid photo’s of my child on the web page []Yes []No
Put my child’s art work on the web page []Yes []No PARENT SIGNATURE____________ Date_____________

so do I have a leg to stand on?

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Leica M9

2009-11-05T01:22:18Z

http://www.pdngearguide.com/gearguide/content_display/reviews/e3ia88920fc3f92b2e0a0451d0ea251b1d2

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Looking for a new moderator

2009-10-29T10:35:22Z

The moderator of this tribe has been gone for years. This hasn't been much of a problem, but when we got spammed recently there was nobody around to clean it up. I've been appointed temporary moderator of this tribe, and I've removed the spam from last week.

I'm opening the floor for nominations/volunteers to take over the role of moderator. If there's a consensus candidate, I'll turn the tribe over to that person. If we have more than one candidate, I'll run an election.

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Cannon S20IS

2009-10-05T22:38:58Z

Got my S3IS wet about a year ago, and just finally ordered the new S20IS to replace it. Anyone already have one? Are there any surprises (good or bad) I should be expecting? With a 20x optical zoom and 12.1 MP, it will be the nicest digital I have used yet!

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Travel Pictures Country next to Country

2009-08-29T18:38:55Z

Kenya - Belgium February 2009 Travel Pictures Country next to Country

Dear,

This website Kenya-Belgium displays several pages each one containing two comparative (similar, contrastive, ...) photos. Let your thoughts flow freely and enjoy:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_34_en/a_city_view_1_of_the_kenyan_capital_nairobi_and_a_city_view_1_of_the_belgian_capital_brussels.html
Click the "-->"-button on the page opened for the following pictures.

Best regards, BoBi

Annex: overview of the photos:

a City view of Nairobi and a City view of Brussels:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_34_en/a_city_view_1_of_the_kenyan_capital_nairobi_and_a_city_view_1_of_the_belgian_capital_brussels.html
a City view of Nairobi and a City view of Brussels:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_34_en/a_city_view_2_of_the_kenyan_capital_nairobi_and_a_city_view_2_of_the_belgian_capital_brussels.html
a Kenyan Church and a Belgian late-Gothic Church:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_34_en/a_kenyan_church_2_and_a_belgian_church_2.html
the Kenyan Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Belgian Church Kerknet:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_34_en/a_kenyan_church_on_the_internet_and_a_belgian_church_on_the_internet.html
a Kenyan Bike with driver and passenger and Belgian bikes:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_35_en/a_kenyan_bike_and_belgian_bikes.html
a Kenyan Camel with children and a Belgian Horse:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_35_en/a_kenyan_riding_animal_and_a_belgian_riding_animal.html
a Kenyan Petrol station Petro and a Belgian Petrol station Energy:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_35_en/a_kenyan_petrol_station_and_a_belgian_petrol_station.html
Kenyan Matatus and Belgian Cars:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_35_en/kenyan_matatus_and_belgian_cars.html

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Photo shoot of flowers and other nice places?

2009-08-06T03:10:08Z

In Sanfrancisco and close by e.g. Fremont ,are there any parks or places to go out with 11-12 yr old kids for photoshoot? some flowers, plants etc is what I am interested in But any other suggested objects will help also.

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Webshots

2009-07-28T03:56:12Z

Just picked up my Canon 100mm/F2.8 macro...awsome lens

I'm on webshots now so if you are too add me on there.

http://community.webshots.com/user/Rdrvr

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Akkana Peck talk on GIMP July 15th, in Cupertino, CA

2009-06-30T19:21:32Z

(cross-posted on DSLR Tribe) For those of you in SF/BA, this may be of interest...

GIMP
Presented by: Akkana Peck, author and freelance programmer
Date: Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 6:30 PM
Location: Hewlett Packard (see directions),
Bldg. 48, Oak Room
Pruneridge and Wolfe, Cupertino, CA
Cost: Free and open to all who wish to attend, but membership is only $20/year.
Note: Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional will be available for sale before and after the meeting.
Topic

Akkana Peck will demonstrate tips, tricks, and techniques for using GIMP to improve your digital photographs and turn them into art. She'll also cover more advanced details like how to use layer modes, layer masks, and (if time and interest permit) gradient maps and writing GIMP scripts and plug-ins.
About the Speaker

Akkana Peck is a freelance programmer and the author of the book, Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional. She has worked for a diverse collection of companies that include Netscape, Silicon Graphics, Sun, HP, and Apple, and has contributed to numerous open source projects such as GIMP and Mozilla.

Akkana will be speaking at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) 2009 in San Jose, CA on July 22. Her website can be found at http://shallowsky.com.

http://www.sfbayacm.org/events/2009-07-15.php

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Introduction

2009-06-13T12:45:39Z

Hey Y'all. My name's Colby and I am studying the art of photography. I am new to the art, though I have a history of drawing, music, and poetry so I have the heart of a true artist and am yearing to learn as much as I can through photography. I am in the Navy and will be seperating in a month. I am starting school in Oct. at the Art Institute of Houston to pursue my degree in photography. I want to eventually have my own studio and I want to work National Geographic someday. I especially love nature and landscape photography. I look forward to sharing ideas and some of my work with everyone here and hope I can get some expert advise!

Here are some of my photo's I took while on leave from the navy. They were all taken with my sister's Rebel Xt. I now have my Rebel Xsi and will be posting some more pics (asa I get a hold of photoshop again) online for everyone to view. Comments are welcome please!

http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt52/C2LB87/

Thanks!

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Literary magazine seeks black & white character-driven photography

2009-05-02T22:09:10Z

Conclave: A Journal of Character is once again open for submissions for the second issue of our annual print journal.

We seek character-focused photos of pristine composition and revelatory content, black and white photographs that evoke personality, an unforgettable story, a compelling emotion, the decisive moment.

The photographs chosen for our first issue appeared in our magazine and are now available to be viewed on our website:
http://www.conclavejournal.com/multimedia/Issue1Photos/Issue1Photos.html

This year we have also added the Conclave Character Prize in Photography, as well as a new photography submission category for 2009. For 2009, we will select one non-news picture story or photo essay on a single theme.

* The story is limited to 8-10 photographs, and must be in black and white with a character-focus.
* We will accept submissions through our online submissions manager, as well as through our flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/conclave2008

From more information, please check our submissions guidelines:
www.conclavejournal.com/submissions/submissions.html

We look forward to seeing your photographs!

Thank you!

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Prom

2009-04-28T03:55:13Z

I have been asked to take prom pictures in the neighborhood.
I have Canon XT Rebel also have an external flash.
Wanted to know what other gadgets do I need, flters? Umbrella (I have seen flash photo graphy might need it)? A regular zoom lense Vs fixed focal lense?
Will setting camera at 'P', in program mode or manual mode? I hear that they have meters to record lights from flash then set same settings in manual mode etc etc...
Pictures will be taken in May so it might not be cloudy in SF. If its bright and sunny then what are do's and don't?
Any tips might be helpful.

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SmugMug

2009-04-21T11:30:59Z

Hey everyone! I just got myself setup with a SmugMug pro account and I wanted to get some feedback on my first few galleries.

Also, are there possibly some experienced SmugMug users out there that could offer any tips or suggestions on cool ways to do things on that site?

My galleries are located here: http://rodmphoto.smugmug.com/

Thanks in advance!

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Photos Mats for Digital Proportions

2009-03-05T05:00:35Z

I feel that I'm in the dark on this one. To the best of my knowledge the world is still on a 35mm ratio standard. So when I have print made of a digital photo and don't have it cropped then I have 2 horizontal white borders. That's fine, but is there a place where photo mats are made for digital images where the ratio of the opening matches the image itself?

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Software to texure your photo like oil painting

2009-03-02T04:27:57Z

I used a SW long time back. It would take a picture and make it look like as if it is an oil painting with some other effects.

Can someone suggest SW like that, i am sure there must be better ones these days.

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Matching Photo Buyers with Photographers

2009-02-23T22:37:13Z

In consideration of members here, I'll only post this once. Not interested in spamming you guys. Here's the pitch...

I own a "matchmaking" service for photo buyers and photographers (www.stockphotorequest.com). Quite simply, I recruit photographers who pay me a yearly subscription fee which gives them access to my service.

How does StockPhotoRequest.com work?

As a subscriber, you receive emails with image requests from advertising and editorial Photo Buyers.

You can go to the site to upload images to one common light table per request. (Each uploaded image has links to your contact info next to it, so even if they don't use your image, you are advertising your work to your specific target market. You can see what other photographers are submitting as well and what the photo buyer has saved or deleted.)

Photo buyers contact you directly to license images. You pay NO commissions on sales.

You have your own Photographer Profile Page on the site, with a bio and portfolio of images. When we market our service to photo buyers we also market individual photographers.

Subscribers can upload, manage, and edit their personal images in our Searchable Image Collection (searchable by keywords you assign).

Photo buyers are able to search through images and license them directly from you. As with all your work at StockPhotoRequest.com, you keep 100% of your sales.

The standard annual subscription fee for individual photographers is $400.

That's it in a nutshell. Some of my registered buyers include: National Geographic Adventure Magazine, People Magazine, Islands Magazine, Orion Magazine, Backpacker magazine and many others. Presently I have 800+ buyers, and I'm recruiting new buyers all the time (they use my service for free).

Have a look at the site: www.stockphotorequest.com

You can also check out this SPR video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbAu1EvnG4s

I'm happy to answer any questions.

Thanks,

Clay Garrett

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Noise reduction software

2009-02-18T02:35:58Z

Greetings!

I've done some searching on various Tribes regarding what noise reduction software people are using to help clean up high-ISO photos, but have only found a few references.

I've seen a variety of software packages out there ranging from Photoshop plug-ins to full stand-alone programs. So when you have to crank up the ISO, what do you use to fix the noise? Noise Ninja, DXO, others? What are the pros and cons of these (and other) programs/plug-ins? What's the best bang for the buck when you can't lower the ISO?

(FYI: I currently use Photoshop CS3 to process pictures from my Canon 20D.)

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Pocketwizard for Canon, Nikon models will be coming soon.

2009-02-17T00:04:13Z

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/02/pocketwizard-flextt5-and-minitt1-full.html

check it out:

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Fruit of Life

2009-02-13T19:02:08Z

Hello to you all.

I've started a personal photo project.
Its called "Fruit of Life"

Basically every week I will be posting up to 4 photos (sometimes there will be less depending on the Fruit) of fruit in a creative way from A-Z. Every Friday the weeks set will be unraveled for all to see.

I won't be posting these on tribe anywhere with tribes dependability and constant "donuts" notices.... so if you care to take a gander... please do.
You can check out the photos on Flickr as well as at my Fruit of Life site.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/krystal-klear/

Fruit of Life: www.klearfotos.net

Flickr is usually updated with the photos before the site, being as the site takes longer! :)

Don't be a stranger, feel free to comment, befriend, or just simply say Hi!

Thank you kindly for your time!

~ Happy Snapping and many thanks.

K

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using manual lenses on new cameras

2009-02-07T07:16:39Z

soo i was very excited to find that my old ass lenses for my nikon f2 (from the 70s) fit on my d90. and i know all nikon lenses fit on all nikon cameras regardless of age.

BUT but but but... is it ok to USE these manual lenses on a digital camera? the camera body has - what are they called - sensors that are made to connect to sensors on an af lens, and manual lenses don't have these. i'm worried that the manual lenses might scratch up or otherwise destroy the sensors on the camera body during attachment and removal. does anyone have insight into this?

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Photographers can make money?

2009-02-06T13:30:57Z

I am thinking about taking a course in photography being offerred at community college. course is about how to make money in photography. Is it really true that making money in this profesion is easy? I am aware of wedding photography, but what else? Can someone make money while working for magazines?

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Questions regarding a cactus wireless trigger and my D40

2009-02-03T22:50:11Z

Hello all,
Own a D40 and love it. Recently was given a vivitar 285 HV flash and want to set it up off camera on a umbrella/lightstand. I have a cactus trigger but have not tried it yet on my D40. So my question is will it work w/out damaging camera or flash?

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Low light shooting tips...?

2009-02-03T00:23:35Z

Whatever u got that u wanna share that works for u.....

Its seeming that im gonna b doing alot of it with my new XSi... i so far only got the kit 85-125 lens...

Plan is too get a lens for portraiture and a good (Tele?) zoom... (whats the dif tween the 2, btw?).. and a auto pole/background, and box lighting set-up for the portraits i do at my place.....

What other suggestions?

Have only been consistently disappointed by my shots in low light situations...... How do i improve them...?
What kind of flash, etc.... ?

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infrared in digital

2009-01-30T19:21:46Z

some questions about how to go about going about that, in general:

does anyone know if you can do infrared on nikon dlsrs? particularly, the d90?

i know nothing about the techno. aspects of IR photography, but really want to do some of it. i was reading a bit on it and apparently, even though digital sensors are by default sensitive to infrared light, many manufacturers put an infrared blocker in front of the sensor (IR penetrates through clothing..). i read this in the confusing Wiki article, which mentions CCD sensors..i wasn't sure if this applies to CMOS sensors as well, which is what nikon has (please pardon my overall ignorances about sensors and camera technology in general).

so my question here is, does nikon block IR, and if so, how can i remove the blocker?

and of course, how do i go about IR photography at all? what i gather, is first i have to make sure that the sensor is able to receive IR (removing blocker if needed). after that, i need to put an IR filter on my lens. am i ready to go or did i forget something?

please share any known issues. i know that film cameras/older lenses focus on IR differently than visible light, but according to same Wiki article, newer lenses can use AF or visible light focusing because they are better equipped to focus on near-IR wavelengths. is this true? or do i have to keep something in mind while focusing?

any other suggestions or comments on the issue? thanks so much!

here's the wiki article i'm referring to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_photography

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ISOs

2009-01-30T03:16:38Z

Interesting article on camera's ISOs

http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?article=020109&op=academy_new

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safely transferring from card to computer

2009-01-27T17:44:50Z

i have a SD card reader in my laptop, but for some reason i'm under the impression that it is safer to plug the camera in through a USB and transfer the pictures that way, instead of removing the card from the camera and putting it in my laptop.

what do you have to say about this? is this accurate or otherwise? thanks.

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Photo transfer

2009-01-25T20:50:14Z

Does anybody know anything about the new device that connects to computer via usb cable that allows you to transfer
35mm slides and negatives to digital, Radio Shack (The Source) sells one made by ION, I am considering buying one, any advice?

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Travel Pictures Country next to Country

2009-01-25T16:56:29Z

Kenya-Belgium June 2008 Travel Pictures Country next to Country

Hi,

This Kenya-Belgium website displays several pages each one containing two comparative (similar, contrastive, ...) photos. Let your thoughts flow freely and enjoy:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_22_en/a_kenyan_house_1_and_a_belgian_house_1.html
Click the "-->"-button on the page opened for the following new pictures.

Best regards, BoBi

Annex: overview of the new photos:

a Kenyan House - Indian style and the Belgian Cooremetershuys - Flemish renaissance style:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_22_en/a_kenyan_house_1_and_a_belgian_house_1.html
a Kenyan House - English style and the Belgian unfree skipper Guildhall:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_22_en/a_kenyan_house_2_and_a_belgian_house_2.html
the Kenyan Government square and the Belgian Sint-Veerle Square:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_22_en/a_kenyan_square_and_a_belgian_square.html
a Kenyan Mosque and a Belgian Church:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_22_en/a_kenyan_mosque_and_a_belgian_church.html
Kenyan children play and Belgian children play:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_23_en/kenyan_children_play_and_belgian_children_play.html
a Kenyan Baobab and a Belgian Gnome tree:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_23_en/a_kenyan_baobab_and_a_belgian_gnome_tree.html
a Kenyan Spider and a Belgian Spider:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_23_en/a_kenyan_spider_and_a_belgian_spider.html
a Kenyan Sunset behind Trees and a Belgian Sunset behind Trees:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_23_en/a_kenyan_sunset_behind_trees_and_a_belgian_sunset_behind_trees.html

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Any good software to make slide show of pictures and video with transitions effects and adding text to describe pictures

2009-01-20T02:59:33Z

I am looking for:
Any good software to make slide show of pictures and video with transitions effects and adding text to describe pictures.

Any suggestions?

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Canon XT Rebel Vs Nikon D40

2009-01-18T05:01:14Z

I had been using Canon XT Rebel for over 43 years and quite happy with day light photography. I have trouble getting good results in the night with flash photography. Results are not bright enough. Another problem i see when there are mirrors on all the walls and an artist is performing in the middle of the room because of flash reflection pictures get darker when i take on auto or "P" setting. Where as Nikon D40, my friend was using in the same room gave pretty good result. I was told by him that Canon are known to have some sync problem and hence doesn't give good result in night. Is it true? Or I am not enabling any feature provided in Canon for night?

I will appreciate a reponse.

Thanks for answering question on my other thread.

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JPG magazine goes out of business

2009-01-18T04:13:42Z

JPG today posted notice that they could no longer afford to stay in business, and that they will be closing their website down. Sad to see yet another photo based magazine gone. I have to say that I particularly liked the way they picked shots for the mag, from viewers submissions, and voted on by members. They didn't always get what I thought was the best pick, but there was always room for thought in their choices.

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Shameless self promo.....

2008-12-23T01:23:20Z

Need 2 waste sometime.....??

http://brooklenz.blogspot.com/

Just started up.... DEF like feedback, comments, cash or sex.......

Um...., well........ the 1st two anyway.....

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Call for interest: photography workshop

2008-12-21T09:47:56Z

I'm contemplating doing a hands-on workshop of photography exercises in the SF Bay area, probably in January 2009. It would be nearly-free since I'm trying out the concept, and would consist of technical exercises to improve specific skills.

More details are here: http://stopshootingauto.com/2008/12/02/call-for-interest-photography-exercises-workshop/

Let me know if you'd be interested.

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photographers being harrassed by police

2008-12-05T20:15:23Z

This is a growing trend across the country, be aware:

Runnin' Scared
The NYPD Harasses a Photographer at Coney Island
www.villagevoice.com/news/08...5,2.html

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Runnin' Scared
The NYPD Harasses a Photographer at Coney Island
It's not the first case of illegal censorship by a department that says "shoot first, hand over film later"
by Sean Gardiner
June 10th, 2008 12:00 AM

Manhattan commercial photographer Simon Lund loves Coney Island so much that he treks out there 10 to 20 times each summer to take pictures. But it was only on his latest venture that Lund encountered something he'd never experienced in all his trips there over the years: an unwanted photo editor from the NYPD.

As if he were in a police state, Lund was intimidated by a cop into giving up his film, even though he was doing nothing wrong and wasn't formally accused of anything.

The upshot is that "the police had no right to get involved—none," says Todd Maisel, vice president of the New York Press Photographers Association.

Under the law, Lund was allowed to take a photo of anyone in public. If he intended to use the picture commercially, he'd have to get a signed release.

Maisel, a shooter for the Daily News, says news photogs get into occasional scrapes with police, but most know never to give up their film. However, he says he can see how a commercial photographer might be more easily intimidated by the NYPD.

NYPD officials declined to comment for this story, but several allegations of the cops' heavy-handed behavior toward photographers have been documented. The NYCLU has filed several lawsuits against the NYPD, accusing them of violating First Amendment rights in its harassment of photographers. One of the suits, Sharma v. NYPD, was filed in January 2006, when Indian filmmaker Rakesh Sharma, who was shooting taxis in midtown, was stopped by police and detained for several hours, during which he was quizzed about "terrorist" activities. That August, the suit was expanded at the NYCLU's request to include a slew of photographers.

"Photographers and filmmakers have been unlawfully detained, searched, and threatened with arrest if they would not disclose or destroy their film," the Sharma suit contends, adding that the harassment, ominously, doesn't always end there. "Photographers have also been subjected to a second round of questioning by members of the NYPD's Intelligence Division," the suit alleges.

The department also may be keeping close track of which photographers it harasses. The suit accuses the NYPD of maintaining a database that includes the identities of everyone "investigated for photography . . . regardless of the outcome of the investigation."

If that's the case, then Simon Lund is on the list.

His troubles started when he was with his wife, Jano, clicking away at Coney Island on Memorial Day. A woman approached him and accused him of taking pictures of her young son. Lund says that if he did, he was unaware of it; he recalls that he was shooting the rides. In any event, Lund knew that it's legal to take pictures of people, even kids, in public. (For later commercial use, photographers have to get releases from the children's parents.)

The woman told him to accompany her while she found a cop. She insisted that Lund erase the picture, but Lund was using a film camera, not a digital one, and thus couldn't erase individual shots. Nevertheless, he says, he willingly followed her over to a group of police officers congregating on the boardwalk. "I just wanted to sort it out, because I knew it was fine to take pictures in public," he says.

A cop whom Lund couldn't fully identify, however, didn't see it that way. Lund says the cop asked him and his wife if they had children. When they said no, the officer said: "If you did, you'd understand why she is so upset." The woman was joined by other family members, and soon they were all yelling at the police to make Lund hand over his film.

"It was starting to get uglier and uglier," says Lund. "The mother of the child was getting really hostile: 'Why isn't he destroying it? How can he take pictures of my child?' "

Lund says the cop then leaned over to him and said: "You should destroy your film right now, or give it to her. You've got to give up your film, or things are going to get much worse for you."

"I knew at that point I could fight it," says Lund. "I knew I was right." But he recalls that he didn't want to find out what the cop meant by things getting "much worse for you."

So he gave the film and a business card to a friend of the woman's. "The cop didn't exactly say, 'I'm going to take you to jail,' " says Lund, "but basically, he didn't leave me any other choice."

Lund asked that the woman develop the photos, remove any pictures of her son, and please return the rest of the photographs to him. He hasn't heard from her since. He says he plans to file a complaint with the Civilian Complaint Review Board.

"We're quite confident that the NYPD has told its police officers, in one way or another, that they should be paying very, very close attention to photographers," says Christopher Dunn, the NYCLU's associate legal director. "But they haven't been given clear directions on the limits in which they have to conduct those investigations. Police officers are not allowed to look at images without consent of the photographer, and they have no authority to order someone to let them look at their pictures or to confiscate their film. And it happens all the time."

Officials at the CCRB and the NYCLU say that complaints about the police approaching people taking pictures and either demanding to see their photos or seizing and destroying them have been on the rise ever since 9/11.

Dunn says this particular case offers the "wrinkle" of Lund willingly approaching the cops instead of the cops approaching him. "But the outcome is the same," he adds: "Someone's film is disappearing."

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negative scanner

2008-11-13T22:40:42Z

Hi...I am looking to buy an affordable negative scanner.
35mm.....if it also has 120/ medium format capacity that would be lovely.
Any personal recommendations?
ps: I am using a Mac powerbook pro, so the software has to work with that.
Thanks!

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how can i restore damaged jpegs?

2008-10-14T23:55:06Z

i just spent the past 5 weeks in ecuador and the galapagos, came back with tons of photos, transfered them to my computer, and now see that about 600 of them are corrupt, and there is no image to be shown. from what i remember, i could review them all perfectly on the camera before sticking the transcend sdhc card into my pc. when i try to preview it says that the file type is not supported, even though it's still a jpeg. also, the file still takes up the same amount of space as though it were intact, so i'm led to believe that there is no actual data loss; the format just got messed up somehow.

does anyone know of any program/way i can restore my corrupt jpegs? i've searched online but all i can find is programs to restore deleted files, and this is not what i'm looking for.

thanks for your help!

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Istanbul Photo Contest

2008-10-02T17:06:01Z

Istanbul Photo Contest
Check out !
http://www.istanbulphotocontest.com
Also
http://www.istanbulphotocontest.com/blog.php
ID

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Where else?

2008-09-29T03:14:16Z

So, as Tribe is looking increasingly problematic
(frankly, I worry that one of these days (or nights)
Tribe will become unavailable... permanently and
without notable warning to that effect) does anyone
have any suggestions about a similar-ish sort of
community/resource for photographic types?

Do any of y'all hang out and get good input/info/etc
(and offer same!) elsewhere online?

- Steve

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Photo Plus at Javits center Oct 23-25, 2008 in NYC

2008-09-12T22:54:54Z

http://www.photoplusexpo.com/ppe/index.jsp

Sign on before Oct 3, for free registration.

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small, inexpensive SLR

2008-08-25T23:41:26Z

I am looking for an inexpensive, preferably small SLR with a good-sized viewfinder that won't push up against my eyelashes and annoy me. I work as a magazine journalist and occasionally freelance (and am asked for photos), so it would be good to have something that produces high-res quality images suitable for printing.

Any suggestions?

posted in Digital Photography - 24 replies

Photo recovery software NEEDED!!!!

2008-08-24T04:14:39Z

A bunch of photos got deleted by accident on my Canon Rebel XTi and I am looking for info on a free photo recovery software that might exist to get them back. The card that they got deleted from is a SanDisk Ultra II, Compact Flash. Please let me know if you know of a software that works and is hopefully free.

Thanks,

Maria

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really stupid question I have no idea who to ask

2008-08-22T07:00:12Z

A close friend just had a baby C-section. her husband shot 20 pictures of the birth. They are amazing and very well done. He gave me copies to burn a slide show for him to share. Well as you would expect there are some naked pictures of the baby freshly born. Can I get in trouble for this type of naked baby picture. not sure how far the child protection laws go.

thanks

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Changing photo resolution in batches

2008-08-22T00:44:42Z

Does anyone know of a program that can do this?

Can it be done with photoshop?

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Recommend a P&S for low light indoors?

2008-08-12T17:00:42Z

Hi,

I need to pick up a P&S for indoor low light snap shot stuff. I really want a wide angle otherwise I'll get a Canon G9. Any recommendations? The Panasonic TZZ5 isn't supposed to focus very well in these conditions and the Canon SD870 has terrible wide angle distortion.

Thanks a lot,
Olivia

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Absolute, rock-bottom newbie question

2008-07-29T21:39:19Z

Hello all. I am a newbie very interested in digital photography, but with no experience or knowledge at this point other than a few lucky shots. I recently passed a photography exhibit at a local art festival and saw the most stunningly vibrant digital photographs I have ever encountered. The photographer was being swarmed by other photographers who wanted to know all about her techniques, filters, and lenses. She told them she didn't know about any of that, but had merely borrowed her boyfriend's D2X, taken some pictures, and digitally enhanced the color for more effect. I was stunned that such beautiful work could come from someone who knew so little about equipment and technique. Does anyone have a comment about this or about the D2X? Can a beginner use this camera?

posted in Digital Photography - 9 replies

SB 900

2008-07-26T23:24:22Z

fyi:

Nikon got a new SB 900 their new hotshoe won't fit some mounts tho..

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2008/07/review-nikon-sb-900-speedlight.html

http://www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/discuss/72157606368129813/

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Buying cameras from Ebay...

2008-06-29T19:30:15Z

Has anyone had a problem with this?

I used to do photography for a small weekly newspaper, and I've been wanting to get my own set up for a while now. More for my own enjoyment than anything.

I already know what I want. A Canon Rebel. Now I'm just trying to find the best price.

I figured a new camera with two decent lenses, an 18-55 and 75-300, decent flash, 8 gig memory card, and an extra battery would cost me around $1,500. But I went on Ebay and found a set-up for $900.

The flash looks kinda cheap, but everything else seems good.

The package is here: http://cgi.ebay.com/CANON-EOS-Digital-Rebel-XTi-400D-3-LENS-8GB-FREE-SHIP_W0QQitemZ110258426743QQihZ001QQcategoryZ147173QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262

Anyone care to take a quick look and let me know what they think?

I'd also like to hear from anyone who's used Ebay for this. I've bought a few things off Ebay, but I'm a bit leery to purchase an expensive SLR off of it. Maybe it's just nerves though, my girlfriend's dad bought a mustang on the Internet and it's in great condition.

posted in Digital Photography - 17 replies

Stupid elements question

2008-06-20T22:04:40Z

I had a picture I wanted to use for an LJ icon, which has a 100x100 pixel limit. Cropping it was easy enough, but I couldn't figure out how to re-size the larger image down to 100x100. The menu marked resize never gave me a pixel option, and never affected the image as it appeared on the screen - I suspect it was only referring to the printed image.

I finally went back to the Photoshop 5 LE that I still have, and resized it in approximately 3 seconds.

In any case, was this a case of the 3am stupids? Or is what I'm trying to do either not possible in Elements - or just hidden well?

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John Carroll's manual

2008-06-06T21:10:15Z

There is this home-business photography program that has been around for a while. Essentially it's about getting photo assignments from insurance companies and such. It sounds reasonable to me, but I am wondering whether anyone here has actually tried it and has gotten any assignments...

posted in Digital Photography - 9 replies

What are people's opinion on Adobe Lightroom compared to Capture One for Mac

2008-05-30T03:13:19Z

I have seen Capture One on Apple compared to Canon's Digital Professional tethered to a laptop it was impressive.

Who has used both Adobe Lightroom and Capture One on Apple from Canon 5D?

I am not interested in hearing opinions about PC, or Nikon users cause that is not the gear I'm using so it would not apply to me.

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New Travel Pictures Country next to Country

2008-05-20T03:15:44Z

Kenya - Belgium New November 2007 Travel Pictures side by side

Hi,

This Kenya-Belgium website displays several pages each one containing two comparative (similar, contrastive, ...) photos. Let your thoughts flow freely and enjoy:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_16_en/the_mighty_us_and_mighty_dollars.html
Click the "-->"-button on the page opened for the following new pictures.

Best regards, BoBi

Annex: overview of the new photos:

the Kenyan Matatu Mighty US and a Keytrade advertising panel with Mighty Dollars:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_16_en/the_mighty_us_and_mighty_dollars.html
the Kenya Commercial Bank and the Keytrade Bank:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_16_en/a_kenyan_bank_on_the_internet_and_a_bank_on_the_belgian_internet.html
a Kenyan Forest and a Belgian Woodland:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_16_en/a_kenyan_forest_and_a_belgian_woodland.html
a Kenyan Bird and a Belgian Gull:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_16_en/a_kenyan_bird_and_a_gull_in_belgium.html
a Crowd of Kenyan matatus and a Crowd of Belgian cars:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_17_en/a_crowd_of_kenyan_matatus_and_a_crowd_of_belgian_cars.html
the Kenyan Harbour of Mombasa and the Belgian Harbour of Zeebrugge:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_17_en/the_kenyan_harbour_of_mombasa_and_the_belgian_harbour_of_zeebrugge.html
a Kenyan boat and a Belgian Patrol boat:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_17_en/a_kenyan_boat_and_a_belgian_patrol_boat.html
the Kenyan National Vegetable Sukuma wiki and the Belgian National Vegetable Chicory:
http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_17_en/the_kenyan_national_vegetable_sukuma_wiki_and_the_belgian_national_vegetable_chicory.html

posted in Digital Photography - 9 replies

Do I need a model release if I take pictures to be sold?

2008-05-07T22:57:15Z

I am taking pictures (no pay just volunteer) for a car show in a couple of weeks. I offered to burn them to a slide show with music for the club. They are now talking about selling them as a fund raiser for the non profit they are going to donate to.

so I am wondering since they now have a price, do I need to get releases form the people I photograph to use their image?

admission is free they do have to pay a registration fee to enter their car.

posted in Digital Photography - 11 replies

Free courses for the Month of May offered at B&H

2008-05-02T21:01:14Z

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/EventSpace.jsp

posted in Digital Photography - 0 replies

group shots

2008-04-30T04:06:04Z

I am trying to learn how to make a family pose NICE! :) Like details how!
I learnt that the arms shouldn't let just down vertically but blend it lil bit!
Anybody has any good website for dummies?
Thank you:)

posted in Digital Photography - 0 replies

Photostitch.

2008-04-29T01:28:29Z

I want to create some big panorama files using maybe 10 3meg pictures, but I'm using Photostitch and the end file is only about 7megs. Is there a better application to create these big files?

posted in Digital Photography - 14 replies

Kodak Z8612 IS. . .

2008-04-16T06:12:37Z

Does anyone have one? I have yet to see a review, but the specs look good. . .

posted in Digital Photography - 0 replies

Objectification – Closing!

2008-04-14T16:57:33Z

A photographic exhibit by Chris English in association with Citadel, (http://sfcitadel.org).

After being extended an extra four months there will be a Wrap Party for the exhibit on Thursday April 17th, 2008 from 7:00 PM- 10:00 PM at SF Citadel, 1277 Mission (near 9th) San Francisco, CA 94103

There is no admission fee for this event, however the venue is 18 and over only. The Wrap Party is the only event in the space from 7PM-10PM.

For more information please call 650-328-6941 or visit the artist website at http://teamnoir.name

This may be the last opportunity to see all of the pieces in this exhibit together. I encourage everyone to come join us, and please feel free to extend this invitation where you like.

If you've been looking for a chance to check out The Citadel, this is an excellent opportunity.

posted in Digital Photography - 0 replies

Kodak Z1085 IS Review. . .

2008-04-12T05:09:21Z

This is the low light capable camera I have been waiting for. Still hope to see more reviews, this is the first I have found.

http://www.thinkcamera.com/news/article.asp?UAN=723&v=1

posted in Digital Photography - 4 replies

RGB pro printing in SF?

2008-04-12T01:19:24Z

or everything is in CMYK????
is it possible that my photo looks good in RGB print and ugly in CMYK?
I need glossy postcards!
tnx

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Kodak Low Light Breakthrough. . .

2008-04-05T06:25:40Z

Last year Kodak announced a breakthrough technology that would allow improved low light photography.

The technology is now beginning to emerge in their Z1085 IS camera, which can shoot at ISO 8000, with pictures shot at 6400 and above only at 3megapixels. But to be able to shoot ISO 3200 at 10 megapixels is awesome.

I have not been able to find any reviews of the camera yet. Does anyone have any knowledge about this camera??

posted in Digital Photography - 5 replies

Adobe Raw converter available for download

2008-03-27T21:46:51Z

Latest download:

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3895

posted in Digital Photography - 0 replies

Posing Your Human Subjects

2008-03-12T06:54:36Z

I'm just going to leave this question pretty wide open, so answer it the way you read it.

What are your views / suggestions on posing your subjects: do you, how do you, what works / doesn't work; good experiences / bad experiences ...

I think this is a pretty important item for discussion and I welcome your lengthy illumination (I know lots of talented people are here - look forward to hearing from lots of folks).

(thanks in advance)

posted in Digital Photography - 2 replies

HD Time lapse video

2008-03-10T07:01:32Z

I just put up my first HD time lapse video site - http://hd-sf.com - it's done with a netcam - has anybody here trues using a regular digicam to do time lapse? I suspect I'd get better quality images for less $$ (the netcam cost over a grand).

posted in Digital Photography - 3 replies

CNet article about the next things in DP

2008-03-04T02:09:40Z

http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9882019-39.html

posted in Digital Photography - 2 replies

iMac Glossy Monitors?

2008-02-25T04:58:16Z

I'm thinking about buying a new 24" iMac, but am worried about the glossy screen. Specifically, while the new glossy monitors display beautiful, vibrant colors; I'm worried that when I send out my pics to the lab they will be much less vibrant. I had one kid at the Apple store tell me that yes, my prints would be 'duller/darker' than the glossy screen. But the another kid working there said that the matte screens make the pics look duller, and therefore the prints would come out 'brighter'. Anyone have any first had experience using Photoshop and printing from these glossy monitors?

posted in Digital Photography - 4 replies

using camera on my diet

2008-02-23T17:09:38Z

http://diet.sandyland.net/core/Site/CORE.html

posted in Digital Photography - 0 replies

stupid Photoshop CS2 question

2008-02-18T23:35:44Z

I'm hoping one of you has figured this out, since all of my scouring the internet and the help is coming up blank.

at work, I recently got a very large monitor. I don't have Photoshop filling the entire screen, and I like moving the window around. However, when I try to move the program to a different part of the screen, the Palettes stay where they are,

Is there a way to "lock" the palettes to the workspace, so that when I move the program around, the palettes go with it?

posted in Digital Photography - 4 replies

The Picture People

2008-02-15T20:27:35Z

http://www.picturepeople.com/products/color.asp?m_1=1&m_2=2&m_3=0&f=

How can we(pros) compete against this? please come up with a reason why one could explain to the general public why your services is better.

I think this cheapens the pro-portrait photography business and makes custom pro work a MaC Donaldizied corporate one type style fits all approach.

posted in Digital Photography - 4 replies

Cool tribe to join, check it out!

2008-02-13T23:38:50Z

http://tribes.tribe.net/jlcimages

posted in Digital Photography - 0 replies

Camera strap safe?

2008-02-09T19:06:31Z

Hi, got my new, 1st digital camera. And I finally found the on button. Thanks for all the guidance y'all gave me. Now a question. My old Olympus had a standard leather strap, and I also would use a chest harness. I was supremely confident that it was safe. Never dropped it. The new cam has a single strap mount on the side, and the strap is a nylon chord with a tinier little loop that goes thru the mount. Makes me nervous. Just how safe is this kind of strap-mount? Is there something that I can do, to make it safer? Thanks, Marc.

posted in Digital Photography - 3 replies

Software for batch-editing color/bright/contrast

2008-02-09T02:49:06Z

Greetings!

I'm looking for software suggestions to do basic color/brightness/contrast editing of a lot of photos a at once. I have Photoshop 7 whch is great, but I'm looking for something else. I do club/event photogography and generate 1100-1500 photos in a night, so batch processing is a must. I just found Gary Fong's Bullzey 4 software and it seems like the ticket, but I would like more info. Is there any other software packages out there that do the basics? Anybody have experience with Bullzey?

Thanks in advance!

posted in Digital Photography - 3 replies

Cell Phone Pix.

2008-02-08T20:41:47Z

http://web.mac.com/paynie/iWeb/Cell%20Phone%20Pix/Cell%20Phone%20Pix.html

An interesting "art-form".

posted in Digital Photography - 0 replies

anything better than the canon 870 IS?

2008-02-07T17:08:51Z

I'm looking for a pocket size camera with image stabilization and real time LCD as a backup for my canon 5d.
Does anyone have recommendations that would be better than the canon 870 IS?

Thanks

posted in Digital Photography - 4 replies

2008 Las Vegas PMA product debut

2008-02-03T20:04:32Z

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2008/#newproducts

posted in Digital Photography - 5 replies

Bad Printer.

2008-02-03T00:50:03Z

Canon MP460

The first few images were great, but since then, I've never gotten good results. And ..... the ink cartridges are stupid expensive.

posted in Digital Photography - 10 replies

Sigma 200-500 f2.8 zoom

2008-02-02T01:07:42Z

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08013101sigma250500.asp

I wonder what the street price of this will be..

posted in Digital Photography - 2 replies

First Digital Camera

2008-01-30T09:11:09Z

Hi all. I'm looking for my 1st digtal camera. My film SLR is an Olympus OM1. Small and compact, good for backpacking. Doesn't do much but take good pictures. Has extreme macro, and a wide aperture.

In the digital, my 1st importance would be (I believe it's called) "aperture priority." I'm not ready to spend $800-$1000 on an SLR, but I want to be able to take good pics. I could start right now up to $300-$400, though I wouldn't object to paying less. I'm about to hit a few stores to get some hands on, and it would help if I new what to look for. Thanks, Way.

posted in Digital Photography - 15 replies

Working in Afghanistan, looking for an online photography course..

2008-01-19T05:36:11Z

Hi everyone, any tips on good online courses for digital photography?? I work in human rights in Kabul and would love to improve my photography while working in this amazingly interesting environment. I looked at the Academy of Art online, anyone used them before?

posted in Digital Photography - 0 replies

Art in action book check it out

2008-01-17T07:39:54Z

Hi everyone,
My work is featured in this awesome book, Buy yours today $45 +tax SH from www.joemangrum.com and get a signed copy (personalized if you include your name etc. Its a very timely topic , climate change, funny how nobody is asking about it to our presidential hopefuls??
lets get the word out on climate change!

heres the details

In the environmental realm, science and art are inextricably linked. While science determines how we measure the health of our planet, art allows us to visualize our relationship to the natural world. Art in Action collects creative interpretations of the state of out planet in word and image by seventy-nine artists. These varied pieces express a profound appreciation for all species and landscapes, explore our natural world lost, despaired and reconstructed and describe the fantasy of paradises anew and gone awry.

From the expansive vision of Christo to the enlightened power of Olafur Eliasson, the art speaks to us in as many ways as there are artists. Each chapter asks us to celebrate, reflect, interact, protect and act, demonstrating the vast and rich web of life and the interconnectedness of it all. No book can change the natural world. But these stories and photographs can build awareness, the first critical step in changing our collective story from one that exploits and destroys nature for the benefit of humankind to one that nurtures and values the natural world.

Mia Hanak is the Founding Executive Director of the Natural World Museum, an organization committed to inspiring sustainable culture through the arts in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). She leads the team that produces the innovative Art for the Environment global exhibition series. She has been nominated by the American Association of Museums as a ?Museum Leader for the Next Generation.? She currently resides in San Francisco.

Randy Rosenberg is an artist and has also curated many art collections for international organizations including The World Bank, the International Finance Corporation and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her traveling exhibitions include: The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama and Envisioning Change; Attitudinal and Climate.

For more information, visit the Natural World Museum at artintoaction.org

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Bush Admin Plan to Require Fees to Photograph National Parks

2008-01-07T09:16:10Z

PHOTOGRAPHERS--STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS!

READ THIS:
Fees proposed for photographing public lands:
www.seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/...3.html

AND THEN READ THIS:

Photographers did nothing while, local and state beaches, and cities, decided
to write new ordinances that made photographers cash-cows to the government.
I suggest photographers do something now, before it's too late.

Problem:
Define "commercial". By letting local landmanagers be responsible for implementation and enforcement, there will
be mistakes, over-zelous rangers citing people when they probably shouldn’t–it happens. I liken this to what
happend at local state and city beaches, if the rangers or officers catch someone with a really nice camera they
will probably ask you to leave or cite you. They just can’t tell who is who when it comes to photography. With the
advent of cheap digital SLRs, just about everyone looks like a professional. What really sucks is the fees, they
will be straight across the board expensive, and have insurance requirements too. So wether you are a newbie
wanting to take a picture to sell a few postcards at the local gift shop or wanting to do stock photography (with
no guarantee of income), it will COST YOU…. Even if it’s personal, you will get hassled, because you look
“professional.”

The photo-journalist are worried about how it affects their news reporting of non-breaking news. I think that
freelance photographers and advanced hobbyists should be the ones really worrried–they are the biggest cash cow,
because there are more of them.

I would suggest everyone that has a camera voice out against permit requirements for photography. It simply does
not require the large crews that the film industry requires and all the strings attached to it. Photography permits
are just a cash cow to the government, and it’s time ALL photographers voice out against being victimized by our
government. We are NOT wallets to be tapped at whim. Some suggest we be taxed reasonably like fisherman or hunters.
But even that is soooo ridiculous, we are being taxed for photographing nature, without exhausting its resources.
It is a sad, sad day when we are nothing more than wallets to our government.

Voice out, you can write to the department of interior individually or as a group…
www.doi.gov/contact.html

DO SOMETHING…

Fact:
Anyone who enters a national park is already paying an entrance fee.

City beaches already have photography permit requirements in the tripple digits, as well as
insurace requirements in the million dollar category. The same thing can be expected to happen now at National
parks unless photographers unite and do something.

This basically walls out small and independent shooters from
even attempting anything entrepreneurial. (commentary: I guess only rich people can have their portraits taken at
the beach by rich photographers--so much for equality).

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Color or B&W in digital photography

2008-01-05T02:56:38Z

I noticed something in the past 4+ years that I've been exclusively digital; I get better black and white with digital photography, especially combined with image editing software, than I feel I did when I shot traditional B&W, but here's the thing- Being able to have both a color and Black and white file of the same image and comparing them side by side, even with better B&W, I seem to prefer the color over the black and white, maybe because I feel the digital color is better than or at least different from film. What I've been finding is that my one-time prefence for monochrome over color has completely shifted with digital. Do others on here also find the same thing? That digital color has added so much that the desire for Black and white images have faded? Have you noticed the same thing happening to you?

posted in Digital Photography - 11 replies

Is this a memory card problem?

2008-01-02T11:18:52Z

I have a Canon Powershot A640 and my memory card is a sandisk ultra 2 1gb. Sometimes when im snapping away and then i go to scroll through my pics it says "unidentified image" with this annoying yellow ? . its really driving my crazy because i see the pic in the 2 sec review and im stoked that i got a good shot and then oh wait no you didnt!!! it does it with a fresh batteries, and sometimes the card only has a few pics on it.
i have the setting on continuous shooting. It does it inside, outside, in brightness, in darkness i really cant pinpoint the problem.

Any suggestions?

Is this an appropriate card for this camera?

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Looking for feedback ......

2008-01-02T10:52:58Z

...on my newly updated photo site

http://stefographer.zenfolio.com/

Thanks all....

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Fav Photos of 2007 and happy new year!

2007-12-30T10:30:35Z

I want to take time to share with you some of my favorite photography
that I have done over the past year.

Click on this link to view the full gallery.
www.loscocco.net/images/2007photography

Its so hard to choose the best ones when i have tens of thousand of photos
to choose from but I would love to hear your comments on them
Hope you enjoy them!

If you know anyone who need photos taken please let me know as i am looking to get more experience.

Happy 2008!!!!
I hope its a good one for you.
:)
Sincerely
Erin

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Holiday photo contest...

2007-12-08T05:37:50Z

Hello... I'm Plaid, and I'm shiny new to this group (though I've been lurking for awhile)... a recovering photo journalist who's still adjusting to this whole digital (camera) thing (photoshop is already my friend).

Anyway... we have a photo contest at work (AVN, Adult Video News magazine), and (without sounding too spam-y) I thought some of you might be interested in it. It's a holiday "hottie" contest, so we're looking for sexy Santas... though sexy can mean whatever you want it to mean...

http://www.avncontest.com

Let me know if you have any questions, know of a more appropriate way to let people know about this thing, or think I'm crazy to want Canon to make the A-1 again... but digital (all these new bells and whistles are taking some getting used to).

:) Plaid

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another photo contest to enter

2007-12-01T08:19:10Z

kind of crappy setup, it is vh1 after all, but if you are a contest junkie check it out. You should watch the show too. It is comical to say the least.

http://theshotspot.com/photos/browse/1444

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Pictures taken at night hours

2007-11-25T20:24:11Z

I have taken few pictures using Cannon powershot digital camera from the top of CN tower in Canada during the evening time around 8:00PM by then it was almost dark but the city itself was looking beautiful lit up with all lights. I took the picture of the city but it didn't come out well. I am wondering if anyone knows how to take a night time picture of a city using digital camera.

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Butter fly conservatory - Niagara Falls Canada

2007-11-10T19:55:49Z

Butter fly conservatory in Canada is a cool place to visit. If you have children then it is a must place to visit. You get to see diffrent types of butter flies with so many color types. You see them flying all around you and sitting on your shoulders, hands etc. My kids enjoyed a lot and I had a hard time getting them out of that place. I tried to upload the picture from Butter fly conservatory but I got the error message "The maximum size for a photo is 500KB." I am not sure how to cut down the size of the picture that I am trying to upload. Any help is appreciated.

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Portable photo studio

2007-11-07T23:58:23Z

One of the things I'm going to want after I get my digital SLR (and sorta want right now with my Lumix TZ-3) is a way of offloading pictures from the card, and burning them to a CD or DVD. Also possibly editing them, although I'll admit, if I didn't get the picture right in the camera, I'm likely not going to especially want to bother.

Anyway, I'm not specifically looking for a laptop recommendation, except that I totally am. More reasonably I'm wondering what elements you'd look for in a laptop, what software and what OS y'all are using.

I mean, besides some variant of Mac. Not that I have anything against Apple, but they tend to be at the higher end of the price spectrum, and I'm not sure if I need all that it comes with. I don't really want to duplicate (or exceed) my home system; I'm looking for a tool, more than anything else.

So...suggestions welcomed. Thanks.

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Prints?

2007-11-06T05:06:24Z

Hello
Tell me where you go and how you get prints.
Online? Store?
Do you size them first?

Mostly I print my digital photos at work, $65,000 laser printer...
but I want to get some real photographs this time.
I want to get some large size prints as well.

How does it work?
Can you recommend a good place?

What's the deal with sizing for prints?
Is the rule never go bigger than the size the original photo was taken in?
My camera saves everything in 72 dpi, can I switch it 300 dpi and go smaller for a print?

Hey experts, tell me stuff.
Thanks!

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8 mp vs 12 mp

2007-10-28T17:14:42Z

okay

i really like the canon powershot S5 IS
for a lot of good reasons ..
but it is only 8mp

where as i am also looking at the canon powershot A650 IS
which has a few trade offs
but is a 12 mp ..

should i care ?

i do want to have great large prints ..

but the S5 IS
has stereo
o cm macro
& a better built casing
etc .. etc ..
i would buy it in a sec if i wasn't wondering about megapixels

i had a 7.1 before
& had hoped to max out mp capacities in new camera ..

any suggestions besides ?
(tho it has to have a vari-angle lcd screen !)

posted in Digital Photography - 13 replies

giving away rights to your pictures

2007-10-28T13:37:39Z

I think I made a BIG mistake. I went to Wallgreens to get one of my pictures printed. I had it on CD. It went very well they did an excellent job. However when I got home I thought hmmm I think I will get dca123 printed too and the machine said you could upload from home and pick up so I went into their site and read the disclaimer. Ok here is my mess up at the store the young clerk was helping us with the machine and hit I accept before I even looked at it. I know all routine to him... at home I read what I accept ment and now am going ohhh no. what do you think?

basically Walgreens.com Terms and Conditions of Use

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK INFORMATION

Copyright ©2007 Walgreen Co., 200 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015. All rights reserved. We or our content providers own all of the content on our web site, including text, customized graphics, photographs, music, data, images, audio and video clips and software. This property is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. In addition, the manner in which we have compiled, arranged and assembled our content is protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions.

Hypertext linking to this web site is permitted. However, Walgreen Co. reserves the right to disable any link to any site Walgreen Co. believes contains scandalous, offensive, obscene, scurrilous or inappropriate content or that, in the sole opinion of Walgreen Co., adversely affects the goodwill of Walgreens or any trademark or service mark of Walgreen Co. or its subsidiaries. Walgreen Co. expressly reserves all available legal rights and remedies for any cause predicated on hypertext linking of this site from any other site. "Framing" or any other use of this site that serves to affect the identity of this site or the source of the content of this site is prohibited.

You may use the content on our web site only for your own personal, non-commercial shopping and information purposes. Copying, publishing, broadcasting, modification, distribution, or transmission in any way without the prior written consent of Walgreens is strictly prohibited. Walgreens reserves title and full intellectual property rights for materials downloaded or otherwise received from this web site. We hereby grant you permission to download, print and store selected portions of our content (as defined below). However the copies must be for your own personal and non-commercial use, you cannot copy or post the content on any network computer or broadcast it in any media, and you cannot alter or modify the content in any manner. You also may not delete or change any copyright or trademark notices.

if you want to read the rest
http://www.walgreens.com/common/termsofuse.jsp

so how do I get my pictures printed and keep them MINE?

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New work up--Critiques please

2007-10-24T17:52:51Z

Just posted a bunch of my new work up my tribe blog. Check it out and let me know what you think.

http://people.tribe.net/be1cda61-4bfb-4c4e-83c7-ecbd7bbce01d

~Jeff

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