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<p>Kaylee - I'm an engineer, but I work at a design company. The people at my company, who do photography, do it as a part of a larger career. They're all graduates of Art or Design schools (Parsons, Art Institute, Mass Art and RISD keep coming up), sometimes with a Masters' in something else. Photography is always a part of the curriculum, but there is much more.<br /> I would suggest that you keep enjoying photography, but you'll most likely find it very difficult to make a living as a photographer. Look into a broader field, like Graphic Design, Architecture or Product Design. Photography will be a part of it, for sure, but you'll have a wider range of expertise and thus be much more marketable.<br /> As to taking a course, I have a couple of friends who are very talented photographers (much more so than I) who have taken several night courses here in Boston. They are doing quite well building their portfolios, one guy even sold a photo to the news media, but all of them have "day jobs" which don't involve photography.</p> <p>For editing, I like Lightroom. The book "Light: Science and Magic" is very useful in understanding how to get good lighting on your pictures, and some Googling will get you numerous pages with information on how bets to light portraits.</p>

<p>Uhhh...check the power switch around the shutter release, make sure the red dot is showing?</p> <p>I once spent about 5 minutes, panicked, because I had forgotten I had turned it off.<br> [there, I've admitted it]</p>

<p>The polarization of the sky varies. Maximum effect is at right angles to the path of the sun. So, wide angle lenses and polarizers will give you an uneven effect.<br> If you're shooting foliage against a blue sky, polarizer works well to increase the contrast and deepen the sky color. Likewise with snow shots. Since it's also ND, you can use it to get a wider aperture with high ISO film than without the polarizer. And, of course, to reduce reflections. I always have one with me, they come in quite handy.</p>

<p>I'm a fan of the Gossen SBC, because of the 9V battery.</p> <p>But a light meter app for my cellphone is much more convenient, and almost as accurate (you just have to figure out a correction factor)<br> I like "Pocket Light Meter", because it's like a spot meter. There's also "Photometer", which has a "Gossen-like" interface called "Classic".</p> <p>To get yourself up and running fast, just go with the cellphone and "sunny 16" -- should get you through your first roll OK.</p>

<p>Have used them for light painting, they're quite bright and very effective.<br> HOWEVER -- I would recommend using extreme caution with those rechargeable batteries and charger, for two reasons:<br> 1. You don't know how well the batteries are made. Even if they have the name of a major battery manufacturer on them (Sony, Panasonic, etc), they may be counterfeits. Better safe than sorry. Battery manufacturing defects are one reason lithium batteries can explode during charge. Suggest you make your first few charges on a concrete floor, away from flammable materials.<br> 2. Those flashlights use the case as a heatsink for the LED. As the manufacturers keep trying to boost the output, they use higher and higher power LEDs. The housing on the latest flashlights we bought for work (marked Ultrafire WF-502B) get uncomfortably hot after a few minutes of use. The lithium batteries inside are exposed to these high temperatures, and another cause of lithium battery explosions, is being operated at high temperatures, causing thermal runaway.</p>

<p>http://www.nikonusa.com/fileuploads/pdfs/EP_CompChart.pdf<br /> The chart indicates that p/n 2925 is a "replacement":<br /> https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/37450-REG/Nikon_2925_Finder_Eyepiece_for_FM.html<br> If you want a rubber eyecup as well, that's available here:<br> https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-DK-3-Rubber-Eyecup-FM-2/dp/B00007EDYD</p>

<p>Thursday sunrise at the train station</p><div></div>

<p>I have inherited some half-frame negatives and positive filmstrips from my grandfather. Vintage, about 1930, judging from the ages of the (now dead) aunts, uncles and my mom. He was educated in Germany, then returned to the US and went to Harvard. I think he used an Ansco Memo -- I sort of remember seeing it. </p><div></div>

Jose, another vote for buying your lens from KEH. They have an excellent return policy and I have always found their prices reasonable. Their BGN grade has always provided me with the best quality/price trade-off. Go for the 50/1.4 and shoot some B&W!

Before you make the decision to pull the trigger on an F2, please borrow and try an F3. I have both, and use the F3 more. It's lighter, more compact and a heck of a camera for all around work. You should try it. It's also more available and cheaper from my experience. Good ones run $150 to $250.

My son just got married so I've been through this recently. We paid a lot more, and I think this bride got a great deal. If I were the photog, I would answer with only one email, stating essentially that the goods have been delivered as promised, and you consider the contract fulfilled. The bride is trying to get her photos for nothing, and I would suggest you refuse to deal with her. I'll bet you hear nothing more from her, except perhaps, for a bad review which will stick out like a sore thumb,and which you can rebut

If you are a snorkeler, the reefs off Cozumel are not to be missed. A Canon p&s in one of their waterproof housings will get you some great fish and coral photos.

Another vote for the old manual focus 105/2.8. I never understood AF in macro work...you're usually on a tripod, doing finicky positioning and DOF adjustments, seems like AF would just get in the way. I also have a 55mm I use with my PB-4 for slide and neg copying. I'm very happy with both.

<p>Heh. I know exactly what it was used for: making filmstrips. Remember those?</p>

<p>We used to call the Library in our high school, the IMC - which stood for "Instructional Media Center"<br /> The Title IV B is probably a reference to the funding mechanism used for the purchase. Copy stand camera?</p> <p>From Google:<br> The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (Title IV, Part B) program supports the creation of opportunities for academic enrichment during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program helps students meet state and local standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and mathematics; offers students enrichment activities that complement regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.</p>