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Jul 31, 2014 22:43:53   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
SHOOTING A COUPLE
greenbayray wrote:
CAN ANYONE OUT THERE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE ?
A FRIEND JUST TEXTED ME WITH HE ,AND HIS GIRLFRIEND WOULD
LIKE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TWO OF THEM . I SAID" YES I DO !" NOT DOING IT THAT OFTEN,BUT NO PROBLEM DOING IT.MY ISSUE IS WHAT SHOULD I CHARGE THEM ?
THANK YOU,
GREENBAYRAY
CAN ANYONE OUT THERE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE ? br... (show quote)




Why not just charge what you customarily charge your friends.
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Jul 26, 2014 22:21:16   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Lightroom question?
The simplest thing to do is just reset your export window to JPEG and re export the same images from LightRoom. Why bother to re-import them and and then and have duplicates in LightRoom?

Things do get accidentally changed.
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Jul 13, 2014 13:24:35   #
(Photo Analysis)
How to get rid of pink/magenta skin tones
CaptainC wrote:
Oh please. You are obviously not a portrait photographer having to deal with people with sunburn, bloodshot skin, ruddy complexions, etc.

What we can get in-camera is the correct color - but the correct color is often awful.


You are right. I have no interest in being a portrait photographer. I have no interest in photographing "people with sunburn, bloodshot skin, ruddy complexions, etc." In this case we are looking at a single image where none of those things directly apply. We are looking at an image of a baby who is a little rosey. You may dig into your bag of photoshop tricks, but one does not have to over complicate such a simple correction.

And I raise you another "oh please.
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Jul 10, 2014 20:11:46   #
(Photo Analysis)
How to get rid of pink/magenta skin tones
rpavich wrote:
In camera?

Shoot a custom white balance before you start to make sure some of your issue isn't that.

Beyond that, sometimes skin is just "red"..and needs to be adjusted in post to look it's best.

Photoshop.


To me this seems like rpavich provided the best choice. Do it right in camera.

In my attempt, I loaded the image into LightRoom. I used the eyedropper in the basic panel - color. I sampled the fur blanket and I was brought very close. I thought it was overexposed, but it worked well.


I followed this with the sliders for temp and tint.

The result was a baby with a perfect complexion. There was no need to go to the HSL sliders. Things are not usually so simple. Actual working time was only a few seconds.
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Jul 8, 2014 11:03:06   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Why should I or anyone buy the new Nikon 810?
amehta wrote:
Comedy is always welcome! :lol:


Yes, but after a while it just becomes tedius, redundant and absurd. I could go on and on, but it will become more tedius, redundant and absurd.
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Jul 7, 2014 10:52:52   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Repair Scam - Bait and Switch?
lesdmd wrote:
Precision Camera (in Connecticut) offers an on-line flat repair rate estimate; but will not provide a range of potential (higher) cost, although they acknowledge that is a definite possibility because they need to have a technician look at the unit before establishing a final price.
A customer must incur mailing and insurance costs before having a realistic idea of what the repair charge will be. I understand the need for a "hands-on" evaluation before establishing the final price, but why does their policy prohibit providing a high and low range, or at least a flat price with a ceiling? Beware!
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Considering the number of differing cameras they may be called on to repair and the estimates from non repairable to the replacement of a sensor, it sounds like good and honest business principles to me.
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Jul 6, 2014 22:58:04   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Hoya Filters
robertjerl wrote:
Light loss is real with them, esp if you stack them. Not nearly as much as say a teleconverter, but it is there. Even air blocks and reduces light, so why wouldn't glass?



This is a comment that can easily be researched on multiple, reliable web sites. Whether bright or dim, the answer is there.
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Jul 6, 2014 22:38:48   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Hoya Filters
RWR wrote:
The Canon 52mm 500D is a single element lens.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/87487-REG/Canon_2821A001_52mm_500D_Close_up_Lens.html



Sorry, I put the d in the wrong place.

To quote B and H:

"The close-up lens is screwed on to the front of a lens like a filter. Close-up lenses 500D has two achromatic elements (the 250D lens also) to correct chromatic aberrations. It does not degrade the high optical performance of EF lenses. Close-up lens 500 has only one element. The 500D is optimized for lenses of 70-300mm."


The 500 is a single element; the 500D has "two achromatic elements".

It is fine to correct someone, but you should make sure your facts are correct.
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Jul 6, 2014 21:52:26   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Hoya Filters
robertjerl wrote:
Yes close up filters, #s indicate power, basically they magnify the image to simulate a macro lens I have a couple of sets in different sizes lying around from long ago. They do cut down light transmission and degrade the IQ. But for once in a while they are cheaper than a dedicated macro lens. especially the macro for the medium format Bronica ETRSi I purchased them for.



I am not sure your information is correct. Light loss with these diopters tends to be negligible.

Image degradation is correct, but it is a problem with single lens filters, not much with the double glass lenses such as the d500 from Canon.
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Jun 26, 2014 15:29:26   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Get a 1 degree spot meter with your digital camera
Kuzano wrote:
Best tip I found for today...

If you want to use your camera and get a 1 degree spot meter reading, put a 200 mm lens on the camer, or rack your zoom out to 200 or more.

The resultant reading will be approximately 1 degree. You may want to change the lens to another, but you will have achieved a 1 degree spot reading you can record and manually expose on the finish lens.

This courtesy of Joe Brady and Sekonic Webinars, which I have been watching regularly for two years or more.
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I think there may be an error here.

Canon lists their EF 200 mm lenses with the following viewing angles: Horizontal at 10 degrees; Diagonal at 12 degrees; Vertical at 7 degrees. None of those numbers would qualify for a 1 degree spot metering. It is a nice idea, but you would need a much longer lens.

Check here for an angle of view calculator:http://www.tawbaware.com/maxlyons/calc.htm
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Jun 20, 2014 16:42:32   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
printing quality issues
If you are shooting JPG, have you checked the camera settings?

If you are shooting raw, have you processed or at least utilized presets?

First thing to consider is the human element.
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Jun 20, 2014 16:14:39   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Green colour cast
northsidejoe wrote:
This information is spot on correct from my personal experiences. Saying hello from Pittsburgh.



I guess that there are now two of us who think this way. In my side of the Steeler Country, that is enough for a majority.
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Jun 19, 2014 10:24:36   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Green colour cast
At times, when shooting a great deal of greenery, there is a great deal of reflected light. This shows up as a tint in the image and is normal. It can easily be adjusted - as with the tint slider in LightRoom.

This is also common when photographing snow where the blue sky is reflected and a cool cast can result. In this case, you would simply move the color temp slider to make it a little warmer.
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Jun 19, 2014 09:49:39   #
(Photo Contests, Challenges, Periodicals)
WPC - Entry Update Poll
"as is"


New is limiting - you must remember that there is a large group of elderly people and there may be real limitations to providing something new in a weeks time.

Accepting exceptions is a slippery slope and is difficult to enforce.

I question why an image should be rejected because it doesn't smell from a new bottle of developer.
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Jun 18, 2014 14:47:27   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
How many have a Flickr or other web site?
chelesphotography wrote:
Wow your pictures are beautiful. What kind of camera and lens do you have?


And all along I thought it was the person behind the camera that was so very important.
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