ellis_vener_photography

Is having a logo in the image against the contest rules?

Ironically, I just encountered this message for the first time yesterday! This came after upgrading to Lightroom CC 2015.8 andit is clearly an Adobe generated warning. When you click procced the program proceeds with creating a back up of the catalog which I assume is uncompressed. I haven't needed to restore Lr from a backup so am in a double Heisenberg uncertainty state here about the status of the backup. Is it compressed or not? And whether compressed or uncompressed, is it corrupt or not?

As far as lighting goes, think in terms of very large light source, such as a bank of floor to ceiling windows or artificial lighting that emulates that such as multiple powerful flashes firing into umbrellas diffused a second time by 8x8, 12x12, or 12x20 scrims. On the opposite side from the lighting and around the front of the set - big reflector panels If a large bank of windows is not available at the space you've chosen, and that scale of lighting is outside of your budget and current skill level and you are committed to this kind of lighting, find a more suitable location. If that is not possible rethink your idea and work with the space you have available.

The new Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8E VR II

"The soul of a scene" as you put it is a reflection of your soul. Sometimes we get lucky but to really understand a place you've to spend enough time there that it soaks into you and you into it and then you need to be able to stand back and say you with your photos "this is what I see and I want you to see it too."

Never seen that message before and my catalog is nearly 300GB.

Angles of reflections equals angles of in Incidence. This can get complicated with complexly curved objects. But in general: 1) Minimize reflections of the light source along the sides by lighting from the top and directly above and not from the sides. 2) use both white and black reflector cards along the sides and in front of the object. Use these as close as you can to the object. These will: A) help give shape to the object. B) block other objects from reflecting on the object.

I'd put another zero to the left of the decimal point on each of those line items.

Last Friday.

Product photography is all about the lighting. The quality of lighting is determined by how well the light interacts with the object(s) and creates a sense of their haptic as well as visual qualities.

The state of the art is to use a high resolution camera (36mp and up, i use a 50mp Canon EOS 5DS, the stock agency I am represented by is using a specialized PhaseOne camera system) and a high quality lens rather than a flatbed scanner.

I on the other hand, suspect your sync cord. Specifically the tip, it might be very slightly out of round and not a snug enough fit for that lens. Try another sync cord (I always keep three with me) or use a rubber band to hold it in place. Sync cables are the weakest link in the proverbial chain .

Well done. For dust busting and scratch repair check out LaserSoft Imaging's new SRDx plug-in for Photoshop.

Is that a dye or pigment printer?

This is why you get 50% of your fee when they book and the other 50% at the wedding.

Look up ESTO : Ezra Stoller was the leading architectural photographer in that era, at least for USA based architects.

I am no prude but even when I was in my late teens and early twenties (late 70s and early 80s) and regularly looking at magazines like Penthouse where his work was sometimes featured...I thought his work was creepy faux porn - porn with dishonest pretentions of art that lacked the honest straightforwardness of real porn. The rape allegations don't surprise me. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

I do not know that specific Canon printer but have preety much exclusively used Canon printers for the past ten years. Mostly for fine art and portfolio work on b&w and color. The print quality, color, and monochrome tonality is excellent (as with any printer you need high quality profiles for the papers you choose to use), and they have been inexpensive to operate.

Listen to Andrew.

My father was an Army PFC AND used an Argus C-3 on Guadalcanal. He also made a crude enlarger out c-ration cans and the lens from binocular optics, and processing trays out of whatever he could find. Mixed his processing chemistry from dry components. Were the images of Leica, Contax quality? No, but I am glad I have a few of the small prints that survived.

The more publications pick them up the more licenscing fees you can collect. Make sure you register your copyright in the images so you have legal hammer to collect licenscing fees from those who choose to run the essay without asking you. In the USA registering your ownership of the copyright to the set of images will take all of maybe fifteen minutes filling out an online form, attaching thumbnails, and paying a $40.00 fee (for the entire set, not per image). The publishers think your work has value to their business, you should Think the same way too.

I don't know but I have two exactly like it , my late uncle bought one at a PX in Germany in 1952-54, for my slightly later father. The second one he bought sometime in the '70s or '80s.

A Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 or 50mm f/1.8 are fine choices. If you have some range in your budget consider the Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F/1.4 ZF.2 or 50mm f2 Makro as they are optically and mechanically excellent but do not have autofocus. The Sigma 50 mm f/1.4 Art is outstanding, bettered but only slightly and only when wide open, by the $4000.00 Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 OTUS. Unless you are sure you absolutely the 1/3rd of a stop greater speed of an f/1.2 lens don't waste your money on one.

I'd look at one of the models of Thinktank Photo Airport rolling cases. There are cheaper makes but virtually every working professional I know (and I know dozens) uses Thinktanlk bags, backpacks or rolling cases for a reason: they hold up extremely well and are very practical. Unless you like being a mule carrying all of that on your back or on your shoulder gets old really fast and isn't good for your body or your concentration.

I prefer the screw-on type of mon-graduated ND filters as the screw mount eliminates the possibility of flare caused by light leaks around the seals. As to brand, i have switched from om B+W and Heliopan to Vü and breakthrough.photography as the latter brands 0.6ND (2-stop) and 3.0 ND (10-stop) versions are farmore neutral and the others have issues with hard to correct infrared wavelength color contamination.