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<p>You could but it is hardly the best tool for editing. There are far better and easier tools.</p>

<p>Welcome to the 21st century!</p>

<p>Like Fred said, my view is that snapshots have their place and many people use them to communicate and capture a moment. They do have their place and I find myself taking plenty of snapshots myself. These pictures are important only to me or to those around me and I will never share them on a portfolio or with anyone who I don't know. By calling these noise gives it a negative connotation. <br> Where it gets interested are:<br /><br />1. There are some snapshots that are actually very good and I would consider portfolio-worthy. I have a few friends who post on Facebook their everyday snapshots and they are quite talented. Most are not though.<br> 2. On the contrary, many (I would actually say most) people believe that they are a much better photographer than they actually are. I subscribe to a few Facebook landscape groups where some amazing photographers post their work. In these same groups, you get people who post things who know nothing about the basics such as composition, the rules of thirds or lighting and believe that their pictures are just as good. Even though they may even ask for feedback in these groups, very rarely will I be honest with them because they receive so much false" positive praise, that they get upset when I suggest that the horizon line should not be dead center and maybe the horizon should be level.</p>

<p>Make the move to the Macbook. You will not regret it. I was PC user for 20+ years and made the move to a Macbook Pro Retina about 3 years for my photo processing needs and has never regretted it once. It may not be perfect but it does come to close. </p>

<p>I'm keeping my 17-55. There's no real reason to switch (other than NAS) and I do love my 17-55. It is an excellent lens and it never disappoints me. I'm used to the size so that it not an issue and it looks good on my D7100. Makes an amazing pair.</p> <p>Someone mentioned that 85mm f/1.8. I actually used to also own that lens too. I was really superb, until the day that I left it on the benches at a basketball game and forgot about it. Not sure what I was thinking that day as I am never that careless. Dugh!</p>

<p>I actually own a 17-55 and love it but hearing about the new 16-80 had me wondering if I was missing something. I know, NAS can be a dangerous thing. Thanks everyone!</p>

<p>How would you compare the Nikon 17-55 f/2.8 versus the 16-80 f/2.8 lens. Obviously the 17-55 is a bit older, does not have the reach of the 16-80 and cost $500 more but is it optically better?<br> </p>

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<p>Definitely Understanding Exposure like others said. I'm also a big fan of Scott Kelby and recommend his series on Digital Photography (Books #1-5).</p>

<p>There is nothing wrong with buying off-the-shelve PCs. Not sure where you heard that but it is wrong. I am worried for you since you said that you don't know a lot about computers that building one from scratch may be challenging. <br> I am very technical however I would never recommend that someone build a PC from scratch. IMO, I would buy an off-the-shelf PC for $1,000 - $1,500, which includes a warranty for when things go wrong. Just stay with a name brand, e.g., Dell, HP, etc.<br> Wish you the best in whatever you decide.</p>

<p>Not sure if you've seen this but here is a combo monopod/tripod. <br> http://www.robgalbraith.com/content_pagea1c9.html?cid=7-10056-11011</p>

<p>Really good question. There is also a great book called Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson. He does an amazing job at teaching the exact question that you are asking.</p>

<p>If I was forced to use my real name, I would never post here again. I have a private life and a professional life, and I don't want the two to mix. </p>

<p>Or send them an invoice for usage and see how fast the images are taken down!</p>

@Bill - A little strong in your response, eh? People were just giving you sound business advice. The nice thing is that it is up to you to decide what to do and whether you want to change your ways for next time. Regardless there is no need to get defensive and attack anyone. Truly wish you the best.