Marc- fotografz:
That's one of the fairest and most supportive responses that I've read in quite a while to this general question.
Having quite a number of wedding commissions under my belt, as well as a number in the pipeline for this year, reading your response produced all the feelings of what it is like, which is useful as a reminder that each occasion has it's own challenges.
Lovely set of images (via the link). The image into the sun where everyone is standing on the bridge/jetty - was that balance with a speedlight?
Any prospect of using auto-ISO?
There are many instances when I like to restore edited, cropped images back to their native out-of-camera size (on the long side) at a resolution of 300ppi.
Using an iMac OS 10.6.8 and now 10.9 I batch export images from LR4 to Perfect Resize 7.5, now updated to 7.5.1. With all the versions of OS and software I often encounter Perfect Resize issues where by it either:
- crashes and dumps unresized images into the trash;
- 'processes' the images and places them into the correct destination folder, but actually unresized;
either way this is driving me to distraction!
OnOne say they have never heard of this problem, although during an email exchange with them they encountered the issue once on one of their own computers.
I have reloaded the software, increased RAM availability....and neither OnOne nor I have a clue what the cause of the issue is and, therefore, have found no solution.
The issue is intermittent, but when it does happen, it is never at a good time!!
A. anyone have any experience of this;
B. suggestions for a reliable alternative software (i'm not interested in free software, unless it is the absolute dog's proverbials)
Thanks
Anyone upgraded to Apple's latest, £free, OS X MAverick?
If so, anything to celebrate (other than the price); anything to warn about?
For reasons of device syncing via iCloud I'm thinking of upgrading from Snow Leopard 10.6.8 to either Mountain Lion or Maverick (becusae it's free) but have been counselled to check first that my software - Elements, LR4, Nik suite, Perfect Photo suite - is compatible.
Any early intel?
[quote=SharpShooter]Lassy, why do you need to justify it, except to yourself?
$100,000 Porsche.........It gets the groceries the same way my old beater does.
Haha, you must be on a diet - have you ever tried getting groceries into a Porsche! ;)
I prefer smaller cards partly to reduce the 'eggs in one basket' risk; for me, they're perfectly adequate in my workflow; I have to upload the files regularly, which is good, I think. Works for me, whereas I think having overly large capacity cards might have an adverse impact - they're expensive; review times are longer; eggs in one basket; might change the habit of uploading images 'immediately' to my computer.....there's a balance somewhere.
My most demanding shoots for memory card storage are weddings and I find my D700 and a couple of 4Gb CF cards will see me through the whole day shooting RAW (spares carried, of course). Even then, I could be more discerning about the shots I take, when you consider that not so long ago an adequate number of images could be captured using 3 or 4 rolls of film!
Although I'm using 4Gbs, I'd probably consider an 8Gb card next purchase to make things a tad easier, although there's no compelling need. More important to me would be a reliable brand and good write speed.
Were I to shoot sport, video or start using e.g. D800, then the cards would need to be of a greater capacity and speed, but even then I would still aim for a comparable, relative match as with my D700 and 4Gbs.
IMHO filling a couple of 8 or 16Gb cards at a wedding and you've practically got a video! ;)
Good luck!
It will be happy and fun, for sure......and by the evening simply dispense with the tape and keep the Scotch. You'll have earnt it :)
Haha....wonderful opinions and comments, and absolutely no rocks and cans coming over your wall from my direction!
Ultimately what matters is the image that you make when you're done with processing, whatever the means to get there. ( I've seen some pretty impressive iPhone images most, I'm sure, unintended ;) )
Knowing 'your technical stuff' helps you 'see' opportunities better, expedites the process, gives you greater confidence, increases your scope.....and yet none of this is really going to help you with composition, anticipating the 'moment'.....but only in the execution of the capture and your expectations for the finished image.
Like Chuck 893, I (believe) I pretty much know the fundamentals inside out, but will use automation where it assists as the right tool for the job - for me, often, that's at weddings where, for many shots, I like to keep a consistent look and feel to the suite of images, so I'm on 'A' mode for much of the 'daylight' time.
A quick analysis of my MO: 'A' most of the time; then 'S'; then 'M'; I've yet to use 'P' - maybe I'll try it today :)
If you're having point-and-shoot fun.....great, why not. IMHO if you want to progress and a photographer then mandatory training in 'M' with blanked-out LCD will be your friend and inform you well.
It'll be interesting to see where technology takes us. If you're driving your Range Rover - we've all got one, haven't we? ;) - and making the ascent or descent from hell, then hands-off, total automation is your friend. However, should that fail and you can't drive manual, understand gearing, traction, etc then you're probably in deep doo doo.
As a pro and wedding photographer I'm interested to see what responses you get. In it's bleakest form it's about mitigating risk to ensure you get the images you want at a price you can afford in order to get value for money.
Here's a couple of pennies' worth.......
You can't beat a recommendation that you are able to validate.
My clients first look at my work and style.
If they like what they see we meet/skype, discuss outline terms and budget.
If they like me and we have established a rapport (that makes things abundantly easier and more relaxed on the day) I then follow up with a full proposal, which generally is accepted straight off.
Experience is essential.
See examples of a photograoher's work that are actually taken on a weeding day - so many will wow you with fantastic, artistic, creative images that were impossible to capture on the day itself - that's another gig altogether!
Check insurance, just in case. Even the best are not immune to a mishap, but are less likely to have them through their own fault.
Generally you get what you pay for. Go cheap and the guy will want to be away asap. Go expensive and you're paying for brand and luxury. That middle ground is generally 'safe'. Some offer more for theoir money. Some photographers are very precise about pricing - as well as charging every pound extra for straying a minute over their quoted time! Others, like me, are much more relaxed and understanding - if you pay for a 'full day' that's what you get, whether things end at 8pm or 2am the next day. I will have signed up to be a temporary member of my client's team, and we have fun together.
An experienced photographer will be able to produce good images working within the contraints of the environment or restrictions of any house rules imposed by the establishments you'll be using for the ceremony and/or recoetion e.g. access, movement in and around a church, use of flash, etc.
There's tons more and you can make a complete science out of comparing - or at least trying to - compare like for like. Evidence and gut feeling still go a long way!
Haha, there's always me :) I do travel!
All the best and a happy future!
Andrew
www.andrewwilkinsonphotography.com
Thanks....I'll keep that in mind for a while.
I don't think I need to retro fix anything at this time and, now that the re-installs and re-sets seemed to have sorted things out, l'll see how things pan out going forward.
You did, and I should have thanked you for the link.
I've never come across it before, but looks great software and poses on the first page the exact issue - not necessarily the cause - that I have been facing.
Cheers!
It's a workflow efficiency issue.
If, say, I have taken 800 images at an event using two cameras, I want those images to be in the order that they were taken so they tell the story in the order in which I recorded it. It also helps with making initial selections to have all the images of a particular part of the event (taken with both cameras) to be located together for comparison. Without this I'm having to jump between the two camera batched sequences.
Indeed, I can manually put the images back in order - a bit like meshing them zip fastener style, but that is most time consuming.
Anyway, the good news is that having reloaded software, rebotted cameras and formatted cards, sort by Time Capture appears to be working .
Hi guys...really appreciate the responses and support from the forum :)
Yeah..... a reload of software, reboots and resets of cameras, purged and reformmated cards seems to have sorted the issue.
Might have been a little buggish problem, or might have been a setting change that crept in somewhere.
Thanks