I have noticed that things are getting mighty testy on UHH of late. Instead of being helpful when one has a question (or even when one makes a general comment), it seem there are those just waiting to pounce, have some derogatory response with an attack on the character and intelligence of the person making the post. Perhaps it is because the Hog has become overly saturated with professional photogs, or those who envision themselves as pros, they find the posts so mundane and juvenile. When I first joined quite a few years ago, this site was a much more friendly and welcoming site, now, it seems often it is a site to belittle, chastise, and show one's dominance and superior photographic skills over others. Understand, I am not using a broad brush in making this statement, there are still many good, helpful members on the Hog, I am just dismayed at the increasing "put down" responses I am seeing, as opposed to helpful responses. Also, understand, this is just my personal opinion, I am by no means trying to pass this post on as being based on facts, but you can decide for yourself if there is any fact in what I say. Wishing all Hoggers a safe and happy shooting day, God Bless!

The bottom half of the “quality and media” section is grayed out including a greyed out checked button for black and white.

I’m using the latest version of Lightroom on a 2015 MacBook Pro. I have not converted to Catalina. My printer is a Canon Pixma Pro 100. I was printing a B&W on 5 x 10 Entrada greeting card stock. I was at Hunt’s working with one of their techs and using a Pixma Pro 100 there.

We wound up calling Canon tech support. During the course of the call, we reinstalled the print driver. Josh, our tech, couldn’t have been more patient as we tried to work through the problem for about 45 minutes. Alas, to no avail. We wound up using one of Hunt’s souped up printers to get the job done. P.S. If I print directly from LR, the prints are dingy, hence, Print Studio. I am not a computer savvy person. Any ideas?

I am rather embarassed to ask, but have no choice. My wife wants to give this photo framed as a gift to the dog trainer (amateur and friend) that trained these dogs, and took this picture. I wanted to blur the background, but can not get the desired result in Luminar 4, and have mostly forgotten how to use the latest copy I have of PS v. 5. If anyone can blur the background and repost this, I would be eternally grateful! I read here every day, but my days of standing in the cold/rain/wind/sun/heat are mostly behind me, so I don't post my pictures of the view out the stateroom window all that much.

Thanks to all. I really like the comments and you all provide me with much entertainment and training.

Dick

I'm just beginning to lean into learning Photoshop. Up to no I have done what I can using LR. However I have noticed that there are many who use a combo of LR and PS to produce their final image.

I'm trying to determine at what point in the process do I take an image from LR to PS.

So lets assume I have a ok image but I want to make changes that LR can not. say I'm going to darken or blur a background and I do not want to have a band of pixels between my subject and the background.
What is the , considered, normal process through importing my RAW file into LR, doing what there, then moving into PS.

Should I do all that I can in LR and THEN move to PS for fine tuning?

Sorry if this sounds vague but I'm just not beginning to form questions based on what I am learning not only from PS but LR as well.

I can't advise on Canon cameras (since I shoot Nikon) but I would think that most modern full frame Canon camera's would stand up to the cold without any problem (at least that is true of every Nikon cameras I have used in the cold). The biggest problem I have seen is that people bringing in their freezing cold cameras and lenses frost up and the moisture can get in to cameras and lenses, preventing them from working. So be sure to get a camera and lens which is weather sealed. I too have wondered if a mirrorless might be better since there would be less vibration when shooting. I used a 7 second delay shooting with a DSLR so that the vibrations introduced by pushing the shutter would not effect the shot but an electronic trigger would be even better. There are many good ebooks that help prepare for shooting the Northern lights but the one thing I would strongly recommend is practice shooting at night in the dark before you go. Depending on who you are going with, they may have people to help you when you are there, but in the freezing cold you may find that your brain freezes up (at least mind did). Have fun and good luck!

While sitting bored looking at all my photo gear I thought do I really need it .
What's it all for ?
My ego tells me yes your worth it . But then I see some Image in a glossy mag that is not just perfect, but of the eye-stinging blown mind type.
Right to the bin with this lot . Im never going to be any good with it anyway.
Whats a photo,image,picture,shapshot,portrait,print,shot anyway.
The dark side insidiously has fallen among us no one was left untouched.

DIGITAL small word but oh so vast a concept .. Why when people like Bert Monroy, can conjure up from the ethereal cosmos Times square. Without pressing a button .
Who am I to think I can portray some vision of a sunset .
Photoshop will take over the world
We are all doomed I tell ee.
That should put the feline in with the feathered friends.
jak