Posts for: Lucian
Apr 12, 2024 10:39:02 #
Is the printing side on a large roll the inside or the outside of the paper roll?
Apr 12, 2024 10:28:36 #
Longshadow wrote:
I did NOT say it was wrong in posting what they post, I stated how I view/admire them.
I understood what he said. But it appears that you did not understand what I said.
And I asked a question....... based on my interpretation of what he wrote, you know, to get it clarified.
I understood what he said. But it appears that you did not understand what I said.
And I asked a question....... based on my interpretation of what he wrote, you know, to get it clarified.
Understood, however, I was commenting on your last sentence to Rick which is here
Quote: "So you're only interested in seeing images where people are looking to advance their photography as an art form? Seems a bit narrow."
I just re-read Ricks post and don't see anywhere, that he is suggesting that he only wants to see people posting images that they want to advance as an art form.
Rick states that he does not like to see poor photography praised with gushing accolades. My understanding is that he has no cares, as what poor rubbish someone may post. It all has to do with gushing praise comments, about such poor photography and I must admit that I agree with his observations.
Apr 12, 2024 09:44:59 #
Longshadow wrote:
Interesting.
I like the Gallery. Seeing pictures of what people shoot.
If I like it, I say so, if it does nothing for me (or I don't happen to see it), I say nothing.
Nothing wrong with saying you like something if you do. But I won't say I like it because it exists.
So you're only interested in seeing images where people are looking to advance their photography as an art form?
Seems a bit narrow.
I like the Gallery. Seeing pictures of what people shoot.
If I like it, I say so, if it does nothing for me (or I don't happen to see it), I say nothing.
Nothing wrong with saying you like something if you do. But I won't say I like it because it exists.
So you're only interested in seeing images where people are looking to advance their photography as an art form?
Seems a bit narrow.
That is not what he said, you don't seem to have understood what was being said. Go back and read the OP again. He is saying there is little point in praising poor photographs, it does nothing to help the posting photographer.
There is nothing wrong with posting such images and that is not the issue here, whether the photographer wants comments or not. What is wrong, is when people say great set or excellent work, when it is obvious to most of us, that this is not the case.
It's at this point, that it is best to say nothing. That would be more fair and kinder to the posting photographer, than telling them they are a good set when they clearly are not.
Apr 12, 2024 09:25:31 #
Having read many, but not all the posted replies here, I feel people are missing what the OP was saying in his original observation. He was stating that it does little good for members to speak up and praise poor photography by others. There is nothing wrong with someone posting poor photography, we all started somewhere, and none of us were instant experts at photography.
We all went through that stage of taking crap photos with all sorts of things wrong with our images, from lighting to poor composition to bad colour, and any number of other things. I consider myself fortunate that other had my best interest in mind and spoke up, pointing out where I was failing. If it were not for those people along the way, I would not have seen the improvement over the years, in my photography. Therefore, I thank these people, looking back on things.
On the other hand, if there are people who are praising poor photography technique, whether it be composition, lighting, focus etc. and knowingly do that for poor photography, these are people who do not have the best interest in mind, of those who are inadvertently posting such images. If they are unknowingly posting praise on poor photography, then of course, these people clearly have no clue as to what goes into the making of a good photograph.
Therefore, we need to take that into consideration, for these responders, are as helpless as those posting the photos and may well be doing it in blissful ignorance. I might add though, that as a foreigner living here, I have noticed that America has more people than any other country that I've lived in, who seem to shower others with false praise for all sorts of things, from bad hair and makeup to poor dress sense and, as mentioned, poor photography, among other things.
It's nauseating to hear such things as.. "Oh I just love your outfit" or "I love what you did with your hair" etc. when anyone with an ounce of common sense, can see that was not the truth at all. So, it is possibly a cultural thing going on here. No disrespect meant to anyone here or there, living or dead.
We all went through that stage of taking crap photos with all sorts of things wrong with our images, from lighting to poor composition to bad colour, and any number of other things. I consider myself fortunate that other had my best interest in mind and spoke up, pointing out where I was failing. If it were not for those people along the way, I would not have seen the improvement over the years, in my photography. Therefore, I thank these people, looking back on things.
On the other hand, if there are people who are praising poor photography technique, whether it be composition, lighting, focus etc. and knowingly do that for poor photography, these are people who do not have the best interest in mind, of those who are inadvertently posting such images. If they are unknowingly posting praise on poor photography, then of course, these people clearly have no clue as to what goes into the making of a good photograph.
Therefore, we need to take that into consideration, for these responders, are as helpless as those posting the photos and may well be doing it in blissful ignorance. I might add though, that as a foreigner living here, I have noticed that America has more people than any other country that I've lived in, who seem to shower others with false praise for all sorts of things, from bad hair and makeup to poor dress sense and, as mentioned, poor photography, among other things.
It's nauseating to hear such things as.. "Oh I just love your outfit" or "I love what you did with your hair" etc. when anyone with an ounce of common sense, can see that was not the truth at all. So, it is possibly a cultural thing going on here. No disrespect meant to anyone here or there, living or dead.
Apr 12, 2024 08:59:19 #
terryMc wrote:
I wonder what the attitude would be toward anyone who took that stance regarding spelling and grammar. If all the grammar, spelling, and syntax mistakes were pointed out, how long would it take for the "grammar nazi" recriminations to start?
But why would that need to be the way to look at things. Why not say... how long would it be before these people with poor grammar, would begin to learn and get better at their grammar when posting. I feel that is the better way of looking at it.
Those with poor grammar on here, even if they say they are happy with their poor spelling or incorrect use of words, way down deep, secretly do wish they were better at grammar, but they are afraid to openly admit that.
Many people around the world, and I have lived in a number of countries and speak several languages, look upon people with poor grammar, as people with a poor education. I don't know anyone who willingly wants others around them, to think that they have a poor education.
Therefore, grammar police or whatever you wish to call them, are doing a service to all those who don't know how to spell or who use the wrong words in their sentences. Quite often, the use of the wrong word can give your sentence a completely different meaning.
Apr 12, 2024 08:34:43 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Rick, your topic is well meaning, not a rant at al... (show quote)
I also co-manage Digital Artistry, where we are open to constructive suggestions and opinions.Although I understand what you are saying here, there is still no point in offering gushing praise on a set of images that are, well, not good photos, in a number of ways. Whether the poster is asking for comments or not.
Now this also may be, because those posting such praise, themselves have no clue as to what makes a good photograph and what does not. Therefore, we effectively have the blind leading the blind and there is no fixing that.
Mar 31, 2024 01:37:10 #
A number of years ago I bought a new laptop. It was a 15.6 inch Lenovo and the screen was a 4K touch screen. From day one when in Photoshop and other programmes, the fonts in the menus and in drop down menus were all very tiny.
I researched everywhere and consulted computer repair shops and the Gurus at Best Buy and the consensus was that there is nothing that can be done to get a larger font to show. The whole problem is because I have a 4K screen and that, for some reason, does not allow the font to be increased. I can choose 150% for example, however, the entire screen content is enlarged that much, not just the font.
I have tried all suggestions that people have put forward, however, not a single thing has worked for me. Yes I can change the screen resolution but why would I degrade the 4K screen this laptop offers. It's like buying a Porsche 911 then getting it home and changing the engine out with a little 1,100 cc VW engine and drive it like that.
I'd love to be able to see those fonts and drop-down menus, like my old non 4K laptop used to show me, nice and large/normal size.
I researched everywhere and consulted computer repair shops and the Gurus at Best Buy and the consensus was that there is nothing that can be done to get a larger font to show. The whole problem is because I have a 4K screen and that, for some reason, does not allow the font to be increased. I can choose 150% for example, however, the entire screen content is enlarged that much, not just the font.
I have tried all suggestions that people have put forward, however, not a single thing has worked for me. Yes I can change the screen resolution but why would I degrade the 4K screen this laptop offers. It's like buying a Porsche 911 then getting it home and changing the engine out with a little 1,100 cc VW engine and drive it like that.
I'd love to be able to see those fonts and drop-down menus, like my old non 4K laptop used to show me, nice and large/normal size.
Mar 31, 2024 01:16:25 #
allan catt wrote:
It must be an American thing,here in the uk were known as Tossers.🤣🇬🇧
That's incorrect. It seems in Kent you refer to tossers but in most other parts of the UK it is a wanker and or tosser as well. However, the UK is not predominantly "Tosser" as you suggest. Maybe you just don't get out much, outside of Kent, that is!
Mar 31, 2024 01:07:45 #
Stunning shot.
It's not often that we are in the right place at the right time, with a camera and the right lens at the right vantage point and the light and storm do that for us and you were looking in that direction and ready to press the shutter button.. Think how fortunate you were.
It's not often that we are in the right place at the right time, with a camera and the right lens at the right vantage point and the light and storm do that for us and you were looking in that direction and ready to press the shutter button.. Think how fortunate you were.
Mar 31, 2024 00:41:43 #
Scruples wrote:
In response to Fredrick from San Francisco Bay Are... (show quote)
I posted this several years ago. Stuff keeps getting brought back up.
Mar 30, 2024 22:21:12 #
I'd suggest number 4
1. is too small of a word for Photography and the camera overpowers your name, which is a bit large anyway.
2. is too busy, as nice as it is.
3. also a nice design but limits you to wildlife photography, in case you chose to branch out into other photography forms at a later time. This number 3 would not owrk for portraits, weddings, family photos etc. Therfore you are limiting yourself from the very start.
4. This is the best because it is simplistic, easy in black on white or white on black or any other colour. The camera is not too large, neither is your name or the word photography. However, that font used for the word Photography is not the best. It is too thin in sections of the letters and can become lost when printed on some things. I would go with the font used for the photography, in your first sample or something extremely close. Then you'll have the best of all worlds in photography logos. That is, until the world sees cameras as a different shape, because then, that camera shape will have dated itself too much.
1. is too small of a word for Photography and the camera overpowers your name, which is a bit large anyway.
2. is too busy, as nice as it is.
3. also a nice design but limits you to wildlife photography, in case you chose to branch out into other photography forms at a later time. This number 3 would not owrk for portraits, weddings, family photos etc. Therfore you are limiting yourself from the very start.
4. This is the best because it is simplistic, easy in black on white or white on black or any other colour. The camera is not too large, neither is your name or the word photography. However, that font used for the word Photography is not the best. It is too thin in sections of the letters and can become lost when printed on some things. I would go with the font used for the photography, in your first sample or something extremely close. Then you'll have the best of all worlds in photography logos. That is, until the world sees cameras as a different shape, because then, that camera shape will have dated itself too much.
Mar 27, 2024 03:22:47 #
You never get the daily spot rate. When you send pounds here, you get the selling pounds rate, when you buy dollars with pounds you have here, you get the buying rate. The pound and all currencies can change daily. Last week the pound moved 3 cents in two days. Other times it stays the same for weeks. If you were changing 30,000 pounds and it changed 3 cents, that would have meant a loss or gain of $900 over those few days and that is a lot.
Just an example but not accurate, so you understand the way currencies work plus you have different bank charges from different banks. If the daily spot rate is $1.28 for a pound and you want to buy pounds with your dollars, the bank will sell you those pounds at a rate of $1.35 so you never get the spot rate. If you wanted to sell your pounds to buy dollars, the bank would give you a rate of $1.15 for each of your pounds.
There is a selling rate and a buying rate for a daily spot rate, and those two rates are vastly different. It makes little difference if you are buy a few pounds or selling a few dollars but when it is in the thousands, there is a big loss to you and the banks always win.
On top of that some banks also charge a foreign currency transaction which is often about 1.5 percent, so they charge you that percent of the value of the exchange. Then some banks even charge you a handling fee on top of the currency exchange fee. All these fees add up to a lot of money loss when exchanging large sums of money. Check with several banks to see what they charging policy is. Another fee that banks charge and varies greatly is a wire transfer fee.
One on my banks charges $15 and the other charges $65 for every wire transfer that comes in. Further to this, the bank outside of the USA charges a sending fee for wire transfer and the USA bank will charge you a receiving fee, for accepting your money. It's a con really and there is not much that can be done about it, you will pay out a lot every time money moves between countries.
Just an example but not accurate, so you understand the way currencies work plus you have different bank charges from different banks. If the daily spot rate is $1.28 for a pound and you want to buy pounds with your dollars, the bank will sell you those pounds at a rate of $1.35 so you never get the spot rate. If you wanted to sell your pounds to buy dollars, the bank would give you a rate of $1.15 for each of your pounds.
There is a selling rate and a buying rate for a daily spot rate, and those two rates are vastly different. It makes little difference if you are buy a few pounds or selling a few dollars but when it is in the thousands, there is a big loss to you and the banks always win.
On top of that some banks also charge a foreign currency transaction which is often about 1.5 percent, so they charge you that percent of the value of the exchange. Then some banks even charge you a handling fee on top of the currency exchange fee. All these fees add up to a lot of money loss when exchanging large sums of money. Check with several banks to see what they charging policy is. Another fee that banks charge and varies greatly is a wire transfer fee.
One on my banks charges $15 and the other charges $65 for every wire transfer that comes in. Further to this, the bank outside of the USA charges a sending fee for wire transfer and the USA bank will charge you a receiving fee, for accepting your money. It's a con really and there is not much that can be done about it, you will pay out a lot every time money moves between countries.
Mar 27, 2024 02:38:28 #
Mar 27, 2024 02:33:11 #
Looking back at the group shots again, I just noticed that the group is not looking at you. Therefore, I now realize that you were not the wedding photographer, nor the one who set up the group. You were attending the wedding and just took the photo that the official wedding photographer was taking. Therefore, it was that official photographer who was the one that made those mistakes, so apologies for suggesting it was you. This just goes to show that even the official photographer was not getting the shot the best it could be, because of their lack of attention to details. His report card is, must try harder.
Mar 27, 2024 02:25:59 #
dhelix33 wrote:
A young man and woman that were married last weeke... (show quote)
A little tip for you when setting up the standard wedding party shot. You did well, if you did in fact, tell the guys to put their hands in the trouser pockets. However, it is best to also have them close their jackets as well because you can often get all sorts of white gaps showing when opened. This is disturbing to the viewer, even if the viewer does not notice it.
The next mistake was that you put the guys in line with their hands, if you did that, rather than them doing it themselves without being told to, but you neglected the girls. What you must remember to do is to set the brides flower height and then tell the girls you will be coming down the line with your hand at a set height and they must all have their flowers up to the point of the height of your hand. Not lower, not higher, but at exactly at the height you tell them to be at.
Flowers all at the same height would have greatly improved the quite good photo you produced. There is so much that goes into very good wedding photography, that most people and photographers never even thought about. That attention to such details in each photo that can be staged/setup, is what makes the difference between a photographer shooting a wedding and a very good wedding photographer. Great job on the exposure, by the way. Remember that flower height in future.