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, I am trying to plan a motor cycle trip around South America and am looking for some recommendations on any goo

d blogs you are aware of!! Chee

<p>As much as I love Nikon, I have to admit I am so sick and tired of the weight and size of my Nikon camera. I find t

he camera is limiting my ability to get candid travel/ documentary images and when shooting candid portraits on t

he road, sometimes the size of this camera can put strangers off. I am meant to upgrade to the D700 as I will not p

ay an extra $2000 for features I do not need with the D

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. However, I have stumbled across the Leica M8 today and apart from the price and the tiny image sensor I am almos

t sold

. - M8 is lighter in weight (huge plus for me, who enjoys travelling a lot

) - M8 is smaller overall in size (This is great as it allows me to get documentary style images a lot easier

–Nikons are massive, and sticking these in strangers faces can at times make them a little uncomfo

rtable) - No fuss over features I don’t need

in a camera. These to me seem extremely important factors when considering a camera for the work I enj

oy shooting. The only downside I see is the chip is even smaller than I thought it would be. This may limit the type o

f jobs I can shoot with this camera – depending on the clients and what they will use th

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<p>Hi Abby,<br>

I don't think I can give you anymore advice,<br>

but competitions and word of mouth can be really powerful tools.<br>

You have some great shots on your website,<br>

nic :-)</p>

Hi,

In regards to the digitally removing them - I was hoping there was something I could do before I pressed the shutter.

And Steve - we must use fill flash, thats part of the brief :-)

Thanks anyway guys! Any other tips?

nic

Hiya,

Need some help, we have an assignment where I need to shoot a product

outdoors, six different shots, six different locations etc,

What I need help on, is I want to shoot Sunglasses, but am affraid I am going

to have terrible reflections of the flash

Is there anything I can try to minimise this reflection of the fill flash as

much as possible?

Thanks heaps for any advice - much appreciated!

nicole :-)

Hey Ed,

Thanks for the manual it had what I was looking for :-) Looking forward to rushing home and trying it out for the first time.

Nic :-)

Hi,

There is no cable for this one - it is a remote control,

Can't find any info.

Nicky :-)

Hi All,

I was given this guys site as advice on Travel Photography and found the advice on the business aspects on photography very valuable. I certainly believe and have seen so many people end up destroying there hobby of photography by trying to make money out of it, I think you really have to figure out if your trying to enter the industry to make money or you want to remain a keen hobbyist.

DanHeller.com.au

The fine Art industry in my opinion is one of the most difficult industries to make a living from, best of luck to you anyway.

nic :-)

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone has used the remote control Cable release with

external flash SB800 with Nikon D70s?

I can't figure out how to use it yet - lost my manual in a recent move.

Cheers,

Nicky :-)

I just wanted to thank you again for letting me know about Dan Heller's website. I found it as useful as you said I would. I liked the fact that he was so generous with his information, so many people enrol in courses for months to gain this information. I liked his information so much I am going to try and find his two books this weekend. He was so right about how it is so difficult to find any information on the business side of things in Photography and not many who have done it are willing to share this information as it may be a HUGE secret or something. The only thing I must say that I found interesting was the website design. I just thought if he has been so successful how come the site isn't presented in sophisticated manner?? I found that strange, although I must admit I love Photographer Steve Mcurry and I don't find his site that flash either, and another National Geographic Photographer I love, Jodie Cobb, well she doesn't even have an official website so I guess I can't 'judge a book by it's cover' so to speak.

And thankyou for the above information on the guides contacting the photographers - that is a fantastic idea :-)

nic :-)

Hi Guys,

Many thanks for all comments. It has been good to see all the different opinions we all have in this area, one thing which stood out was 'don't give up your day job' - I wouldn't worry about that guys :-) I guess the sort of information I was looking for, was what companies and travel corporate are out there? What standard should I be pushing myself towards? It's always good to have a goal to work towards and in the photography travel industry I find this very difficult to 'research' - and coming from an organisation nerd - this can be frustrating at times. The best information on the web I have found to date has probably come from Lonely Planet Photographers.

Thanks Heaps,

nic :-)

Hello,

Any advice on getting into this industry? I have searched the Internet for

months and found a few great sites - although the best advice usually comes

from these forums.

Nic :-)

Hi Jason,

I am not a wedding photographer, but I couldn't agree more with your advice. I don't believe you are saying people that shoot RAW are lazy and can fix all the mistakes after. RAW should be left to people who are aware on HOW to use it. If you are unsure of the format, it can create many extra problems and create a longer time process, which they may not be aware of. When I first starting shooting digital I used Jpeg and was consantly told by a few, that this was wrong and I was wasting my time, I learn't a great deal from listening to this advice and it caused many unexpected problems.

nic :-)

Hello,

Just wondering how am I able to change the photos which appear when someone

clicks on my profile - before moving to the portfolio?

I orginally thought images shown here are always the last up loaded, although

have put new ones on today, and the images on my profile page haven't changed.

Are we able to select any for this page?

Thanks Guys,

Nicky :-)

Hi Bryan,

I'm no expert but I guess it completely depends on what type of images you are trying to sell.

Everything these days seems to be going to stock libraries on the internet and they seem to be getting really good aswell.

Try a search on stock agencies around you.

nic :-)

Hello,

Sorry if the comment was misinterpreted that way. I don't think there are any rules Large or Shallow DOF landscapes. I was mearly trying to suggest that I didn't enjoy the images as they all seemed to be the same ie Large DOF etc - after seeing the work in person I have changed my mind. Geez sometimes we are too quick to attack.

nic :-)