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    Basic usage of light meter when shooting portraits

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    Seeking advice on studio lighting set-up for jewelry photos

    in Lighting Equipment

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    Ms. Henderson, you had a concern about gloves for the hot lamps.

    A pair of gloves from a welding supply shop used for stick welding would suffice any hot lighting requirement that you might have. They are typically about $12/pair for the heavy leather insulated gloves. If you do any centrifuge casting of your jewelry, they could seve you there as well.

     

    Even if the bulbs are cool or cold, DO NOT touch them with your bare fingers, the oils from your fingers/ hands will leave a deposit and the heat will concentrate on that area and reduce the life of the bulb, just like any hi-intensity lamp.

    will f4.5 telephoto work for night sports?

    in Sports

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    Don't waste your film at a night venue with a slow lens. A f2.8 lens is quite often MARGINAL even push processing film to asa 1600 and at times 3200. Leaving the shutter open for 1/4 sec will give you blurred unusable shots. The teleconverter will make matters worse.

    I'd suggest getting a used 'shorter'(affordable) lens that is much faster like the 85 f1.7, although you'd have to wait for the shots to appear at your side of the field and the crop will be much wider than you might like, at least you won't be pitching the entire roll in the trash after you get them back. Even with this lens, use some 1600 speed film and if possible, borrow a spot meter and meter on the players skin/faces for accurate light metering so your on camera meter isn't 'fooled' by the out of the ordinary lighting conditions.

    good luck dude!

     

    check here for used lenses- http://www.keh.com/shop/product.cfm?bid=MI&cid=06&sid=newused&crid=10644611

    Canon 400mm DO f4 back-order?

    in Canon EOS Mount

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    i think i remember seeing one at the local Wolf Camera on Harry Hines Blvd. in Dallas, area code 972 or possibly 214, try the 972 first.They were discounting it to get it out of their inventory as they don't have that type of clientele. You could call and ask for Bob S. if I remember correctly.. If they have it, get a price and then put your bid price in and see if they bite. I know they wanted it out of there...

    Shooting team candids...

    in Sports

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    If you do get one of the organizations to pick up the tab (that will take some work on your part), are you prepared to make a list of ALL the players and be sure to get shots of ALL of them , not just the main offense scorers. Alot of the kids are support for the team and aren't necessarily in the lime-light at these events. Their parents still want shots of them..

     

    Do you have a file cabinet or some way to catalog all these shots that you will end up with?

     

    When i shot film for these things, i set up a different colored looseleaf binder for each of the schools that i was doing the volunteer work for and bought those archival sleeves for the negatives to be slid in to. I had the lab cut the negs in 6's for these sleeves. I had a contact print in each binder as well. A seperate binder for each sport. A seperate binder for each season..

    There's alot of time involved in this stuff...

    Shooting team candids...

    in Sports

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    Do you do this for a living?

     

    Is there a Dads Club or Sports Booster Club at the school that can pick up the direct operating expenses?

     

    Can you shoot digital(a modern SLR without the shutter lag of the point and shoots) and do away with the film, processing, traveling to the lab time, etc...

     

    Do you actually want to get tied down to a computer for DAYS burning copies onto disc?

     

    FORGET about handing out negatives, they'll get scratched up and or lost..

     

    What type of sports are you talking about?

     

    If you can shoot digital or if needed film and have the local 'pro lab' burn them to CD's you can upload them to one of the web hosting sites like SNAPFISH and then the parents can either download the shots from there or pay SNAPFISH to print them (which is their business for being on the web and hosting )and you'd be done with it, other than collecting the direct operating expenses from the above mentioned organizations.

     

    I don't think the parents had in mind for another parent to make a living from this type of thing, its a community service type of thing, you know, giving back to the community..

     

    Is there a PTA at the school that will take care of the expenses?

     

    These shots can also be used for the yearbook, and to promote the school.

     

    www.bwc.net can print them on anything, your backside if you want to pay enough..

     

    lots of things to think about, not to mention the equipment that you have to possibly do this project..

     

    oh yeah, don't expect a big hug or barely a thanks... people..

    Back-up drive on site

    in Mirrorless Digital Cameras

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    haven't heard of the image tanks til now, but i do remember sitting in my truck in a university parking lot off loading 1 gig cards to my laptop, missing many events at a big state wide track meet. it really sucked! seems like it took about 15 minutes per card plus having to move the cursor around every so often so it wouldn't go into the 'sleep' mode. That function could probably be disabled but battery life was also an issue, just sitting there sweating whether it was going to last. The 1 gig cards aren't cheap here, about $150 but neither is missing the events. Guess its more cards for now..
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