alfred_schleunes

I have seen these two lenses recommended many times and they are both

in the same price range. Will the faster Tamron outperform the Canon?

What say you?

Many thanks Mr. Zapped for helping a newbie in digital get started.

In attemting to follow your instructions on getting the images to Costco I ran into the following problems.

When I click on "Edit and then color management" I get three choices. No color management, Limited color management or Full Color management.(this one puts it in Adobe RGB when I click on "Save as"

Sorry for being so confused or obtuse about this but I'm almost there

Thank you so much Daniel and Mr. Zapped for your guidance. Please consider me a total newbie when it comes to digital processing.

OK: I have the image the way I want it in Photoship. I have also visited the website and determined that the printer here in Medford Oregon is a Noritsu. So when I put it on a CD to take it to Costco how do I get the correct profile on the Images?

Thanks for you patience.

Now that I have my images corrected in Photoshop, I plan to take them

to Costco on a CD for processing.

Costco tells me that they take JPEG images on a CD

Now: What size should they be on the CD or does it matter?

Do I resize them before burning them on the CD?

I received Photoshop Elements 2 with my new digital Rebel and am just starting to learn it. It's loads of fun but the learning curve is steep. By the time I get the hang of it, I'm afraid my clothes will be out of style. I can't imagine the need for something more complex.

My wife went out with her new Rebel T2 to take some shots in the snow

with the dogs. When she returned the lenses were completely fogged.

How do you handle this?

Elementary, my dear Watson?

If memory serves me correctly,when Nikon first came out many years ago with their world class lenses, the new generation all had bubbles

Remember, I'm a total newbie when it comes to digital so please

forgive the question.

When I plug in the camera to the computer and look at the pictures,

many of them are great. By the time I get them into photoshop and

print them on my Epson Stylus Photo, they seem to have become fuzzy

and soft.

What say you?

Maury: I finally decided to bite the bullet and actually call on them, vistit them in person and show them my work. One day I found my angel and from the moment we met, we hit it off. She was a lovely lady who firmly believed that next to the actual ceremony, the photography was the most important thing at the wedding. She subsequently brought me many many upscale clients. In addition to my own studio, when I didn't have a wedding, I photographed many weddings for the great, award winning photographer, Ron Christopher in Phoenix, Az. Although, most of his weddings had consultants, I finally learned to deal with them. On the other hand, I learned so much from Ron over those years, especially about studio portraiture.

His skill and artistry, were the best I had ever seen.

A chuckle from Alfred:

My last one was like nurse Cratchet in "One flew over the Kokoo's nest" I had a frontal lobotomy shorthly thereafter

The care and feeding of wedding consultants

Now that I'm retired from the business almost ten years ago, I would

love to hear of your experiences dealing with wedding consultants.

It would put a smile on this old man's face to hear of your

experiences.

Please consider this as a correction for the portable studio. Cnsider the on-camera flash as the "main light", the umbrella as the accent light.

In my studio, which I painted white, I would light the whole studio (this was my main light source) with the AC power supplies to give me a reading of F8 at the subject and add the accent lights as necessary with soft boxes and spots to give me the effect I desired. Sometimes with full length bridal portraits, there were a number of these. Add to that a big black Rottweiler or a Hell's Angel in a black leather jacket.

You will find that you will never have enough power for the Rottie.

And oh yes, don't forget the soft focus filters for the old folks

I'm an old dude, just getting my feet wet with my new 300D at

Christmas. Rember this is my first venture into digital SLR.

We did the tree scene with all the presents and focussed using the

blinking on camera flash. I used the kit lens with the EX420 to shoot

the whole room.

The resulting pictures had great color but were not too sharp. Should

I have used manual focus instead?

OK With regard to this portable studio,set up in a room at the reception for the bridal party and families on both sides it helped produce a billing of over $10,000 including the wedding package albums.This was a Jewish wedding in Phoenix Arizona in 1994 The portraiture was so popular they were lined up at the door

Materials needed:

A large window shade, 6ft X 8ft as a suggestion. Any window shade company

will make up one for you. On this shade you will paint your own background

using the aerosol spray can paints. They also have fabric sprays but almost

any matt spray color will do . Before you paint, practice a bit using old

blankets or sheets, whatever.

Two or three portable light stands as lightweight as possible. The

attachments for the background you can find on the web under "photographic

backgrounds" Use these websites also for background color ideas

http://www.dennymfg.com/

I ended up purchasing an expensive hand painted one and the window shade and

attachments came with it. I recovered the whole cost many times over at the

first wedding when I set it up in a spare room at the reception.

The other stand is for your "off camera fill flash" I used a small umbrella

flash

Three flash units: One, on camera, one for the background and one for the

fill:

A light tripod of course for the camera

There are countless variations on this setup, but count the whole thing as a

great deal of fun to fabricate.

When the family and guests come over for the holidays, you will provide them

all with unforgettable portraiture.

Great for pets too! It might even get you started doing weddings.

Sorry my post was so misunderstood and the best of luck to you

Alfred

Alfreds of Carefree Studio near Phoenix Arizona

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I have e mailed those who have written off line and would be happy to post it on the forum. With so much criticism and skepticism, however, it makes me reluctant. I was just trying to help the newbies get started if they were interested

Merry Christmas

The point of the post was just to present to an interested party a contact, off line, if they need information. It was an attempt to prvide information without cluttering up the forum with informaton you experts already know. After a lifetime in the business, just trying to be helpful Merry Christmas

Now that you have that great camera, let me tell you how to make

your own portable studio. It is inexpensive and fun to put together.

I made mine and used at many weddings as well as at home and in my

studio when I didn't want to roll down the big backdrops If you like

photographing people, let me know 2391@earthlink.net

Alfred

In the studio and in the field, I found my spot meter an invaluable tool. In commercial photography the ability to meter small areas of a subject are essential. Sure a good one will set you back close to $800 but it was worth every penny. It is both an ambient light and flash exposure meter. When adusting your lights in the studio it can quickly determine the flash power needed for your background light or lights. You can actually fire the flash with a button on the meter

I am about to purchase a second flash for my D300. The Canon is

harder on the wallet. I already have the Canon 420 EX

I have seen many posts on the Sigma rating it highly.

I just got my kit lens with my 300D and am quite pleased with the results. With the exception of the necessity for low-light conditions

without a flash, it will produce excellent

images. If making photos 4X6 to 8X10's is your goal, you should be happy. On the other hand, if testing lenses is your thing, by all means, remember your "boat" (break out another thousand)

Please consider this a second to the post by Bill Goldman. I was shooting with a Contax and had this happen at least twice. You can order just the part and install it yourself with relatively little mechanical accumen. Just order it from Canon.

I ran into the same deal when pricing out a 10D on the web. When I called and asked, they were very devious about what was included in the purchase. It turned out that it truly was the body only and they wouldn't sell it this way since it has to come with all that the package includes. Cords, software, photo shop etc.

So I asked, "Then what is your price when you sell it?"

It turned out a few bucks higher than B&H

My only experience with digital photography is an Olympus 3040Z P&S

and printing some photos at home on an Epson 870 Stylus Photo. I

don't need help on photographic techniques, having been in the

business most of my life and a studio owner.When it comes to working

with digital images, I 'm a real tenderfoot.

 

I'm just getting started with my new 300D and appreciate your help.

I presently have the Canon 28-105 3.5-4.5 USM lens and the kit lens

that comes with it 18 to 35mm EFS lens.

I'm presently buried in the instruction book. I have the Photoshop

Elements 2.0 which I am finding tough to learn (in school, I failed

clay class). Would appreciate your guidance to get started on the

learning curve. I'm starting with the camera manual, so how should I

proceed? A simple outline of learning sequences would help.

Thanks and Merry Christmas

If your not in the banking business, the Tamron F2.8, 17 to 35mm

seems to be the champ in this range. This gives you ,in digital,

appx. 27mm to 56mm.

Now you want to pick a second zoom from say 28mm (actual coverage) to

(170-200mm) of the same quality which lens is the champ here?

Tamron, Sigma ?

This would seem to cover most of your shooting.

What say you?

Really would enjoy hearing of your experiences with wedding

consultants. When I had my studio in Phoenix, like most of life, they

were either a joy to work with or a nightmare.