This is a young lady who is a little older then her opponent. He had a rough day. I know these are not good pictures but I love the subjects .

I am new to digital photography and have never owned a film camera. I only crop for affect. I do not worry about losing part of my pictures when I print. If my paper is to small I change the size to fit so it wont clip. If I need a picture printed large I call a pro shop and find out how large they can print and set the size accordingly. I use a Canon 7D. It is rated at 18 mega pixals and if I print to its max size the picture is larger then most people would ever need. If I need something larger I have a program that can make it as large as I need {barn wall size}. My camera will change aspect ratio size and provide Photoshop with that in formation. It dose not save the picture in that ratio; the editing software does it when it loads the picture. I must be missing something in this disscussion. I dont understand what people are talking about.

In pacasa right click on the picture. I think works well.

I would like to thank every one for their input. The discussion has helped me alot. I want to thank CaptainC for all is input here and on other topics on this board.

William

THANK YOU

I use A 7D. or a 60d. Iam just starting to use raw. I had to get a bigger hard drive. I am a new bee to photogphy,about 6 months now, so I am on a steep learning curve

I have never used a white balance card and needed some hand holding to get started. What software works best? do you need special plugins?

I need some help using a white Balance card. Could a couple of you more experianced guys give some help?

Another Photoshop like program is Serif, Photoplus X5; easy to use and great company support. They also have free trail versions that you can use as long as you like. Then there is a program called Zoner Photo studio 14. It
has a very good user interface. They also have a free version.

If you need a quick and easy Photoeditor try Picasa by Google. It does both jpg and raw. It will straighten a picture faster then any program around. I collect imaging software. At one time or another I have used them all. Picasa is the only program that I have not taken of the computer. One of the best features is that it is free and so is another of my favorites Gimp.

Have you tried a different memory card?

Thank you for answering this individual. Everyone has to start somewhere. My son is doing sports photography for the first time this year. The pros try to run him of the sidelines but his reputation for the shots he gets has gotten him in with the coaches and the school administrations. In our state, only certain appointed pros get to sell photos of state play of games but the coaches let him in the press box because he sell his work framed for half what the so called pros are tring to get. And everyone says he is the best around. One of his favorite lens is his Sigma 50-500mm until the night gets to dark then he uses his120mm-300mm f2.8. My son has only been a photographer for six monthes, but he spends at least 8 hours per day in the books. He is now the team photographer for 5 teams. Yea he is not a an ap guy but the local paper does not mind using his work