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    Your work

    in Business of Photography

    Posted

    <p>A slightly different aspect of this issue: People see me working with a view camera on a tripod and come over to see what I am doing. They want to take a "pretty picture" too. I will point out the best view or suggest a framing. If I am Just beginning to set-up, I will let them stand where I will put the tripod and wait for them to take their own pictures. We talk about photography and I give them my card.</p>

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    Your work

    in Business of Photography

    Posted

    <p>I look on these encounters as a selling oppertunity.</p>

    <p>When I am at a National Park or other tourist venue people often ask about my camera and what I do. I tell them. Then they me to take their picture . . .and hold out their own camera. I suggest how they should ppose and then frame the shot to include an attractive background.</p>

    <p>This only takes a few seconds, it IS their camera and everyone is happy. Most wouldn't pay what I charge anyway. I do give them my card with my website and explain that my images may be purchased online. It is a soft sell. sometimes it works out.</p>

     

    Image vs Photograph

    in The History & Philosophy of Photography

    Posted

    <p>I would say that the term"image" would refer to any graphical representation presented in any medium while the term "photograph" refers to an image that is formed by capturing any pattern of light on a light sensative recording medium.</p>

    <p>I am sure that these distinctions may be blured at the edges by cherry-picking examples, but this is how I organize my world.</p>

    <p> </p>

    Close up with a view camera

    in Large Format

    Posted

    <p>All good stuff here.</p>

    <p>Also consider using auxillery close-uplenses. These are +diopters that screw into the front filter ring . . .like a filter. There is no exposure adjustment for them. They allow you to uas a closer subject to lense distance for the same bellows extension ( and so, more magnification).</p>

    <p>Drawbacks are: Additional air-glass surfaces.<br>

    Possible distortion at edges.</p>

    <p>I have a 77mm set that are much larger than the 67mm front threads of my lenses, so edge distortion is minimised.<br>

    Subjects with a central area of interest (flowers etc) wwill also minimise any concern in that regard.</p>

    <p>They are light, compact and easy to use, and can be screwed onto nay lens with the right step-up rings.</p>

    <p>Just another option in your quest for Macro.</p>

    TX/T-4 Adapter question

    in Classic Manual Film Cameras

    Posted

    <p>I have just picked up a verry nicely preserved "Auto vivitar Telephoto" 400mm/6.3 in Minolta mount. The lens mount comes off with a twist of a knurled ring aty the rear of the lens barrel.</p>

    <p>Is this a TX mount or a T-4 mount?<br>

    Where may I get a mount to change this lens to either canon or Nikon DSLR?</p>

    Auto Vivitar Telephoto 400/6.3: Minolta to Nikon DSLR?

    in Nikon

    Posted

    <p>Ok, now I have had a more thorough look at the whole lens:</p>

    <p>Twisted a knutrled ring at the most rear portion of the lens barrel and the while Minolta mount fell out! Put it back and removed it several times . . .so its adaptable to other camera systems.</p>

    <p>What is this Vivitar adapter system called, and can I get mounts for Nikon or Canon?</p>

    Ads linked within posts?

    in PhotoNet Site Help

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    <p>Herllo,</p>

    <p>I am a regular reader and often post to this site. I appreciate the real-world requirements for generating income, pop-ups and banners etc.</p>

    <p>Today I noticed that some words within the text of a post were linked to ads for products and services . . .some not remotly related to photogaphy. This feels like an intrusion into my contribution to the community. I do not endorse these products or services, yet my name and opinions are associated with them.</p>

    <p>Please reconsider this aspect of photo.net.</p>

    <p>

    <b> [signature and Website Link Removed. Violation of Photo.net Guidelines]</b>

    inexpensive digital view camera back.

    in Large Format

    Posted

    <p>Also check the Large Format Photography (dot com) forum: I thinhk this topic has come up there several times.</p>

    <p>I recall that the concensus was that; while it may be fun to play around with a DigiCam on the LF, it is not really a good solution.<br>

    Read the threads and see what you think.</p>

    <p>Best wishes in this.</p>

    Want 8x10 cheapest

    in Large Format

    Posted

    <p>Several Smart @$$ remarks come to mind, both refer to sailboats or yachts:<br>

    "<em>If you have to ask the cost, you caqn't afford it"</em> is one.<br>

    <em>"A yacht is a hole in the waer into which one pours money."</em> is another.</p>

    <p>To a lesser extent this is true of LF photography. Probably the cheapest way to slide into 8x10 format is one of the pinhole cameras offered on e-bay. The next step up would be an older used camera, Burk & James, Ansco or a Kodak 2D. </p>

    <p>Best wishes in this.</p>

     

    large format versus 10MP dslr at web sizes

    in Large Format

    Posted

    <p>A friend of mine does comercial and portrate work with a Nikon D800. He shoots jpegs at whatever pixel count that camera gets, pretty big I understand. The advantage to him in his work, is that he can view each member of a group shot as an indevidual headand shoulders portrate to check for closed eyes and so on. I have seen him swaping eyeballs to get an overall great group image (no, its not ART).</p>

    <p>Don't know if I could scan a 4x5 transparency to that resolution and manipulate it like that, but then I don't want to and don't do that kind of work.</p>

    3 Lenses

    in Large Format

    Posted

    <p>Hello Nikos,<br>

    Welcome to the large format world.<br>

    The leica system is constrained by the available frame lines in the viewfinder. My M-3 makes provision for 50mm, 90mm and 135mm. Later models show frames for wider lenses. I know that a dedicated Leica aficionado can take exception to this summery—please let me make my point. The range of lenses offered is defined by the frame lines designed into the camera body.<br>

    In LF photography, lens selection and usage is more flexible and is to some extent is up to the photographer.. An extreme view (mine) is that anything you can mount on the front that doesn't break the front standard is OK to use. The trick is to get a focused image onto the ground glass—and the ground glass is truth.<br>

    I once made a few interesting shots of the sun rising behind an agricultural windmill using a Bausch & Lomb "Discoverer" spotting scope . . .using a cap for a shutter. Currently I use a 210mm and a 150mm on my 8x10 Kodak 2-D.<br>

    Do not feel that you will ever have the "best" set of lenses for your camera. Lens selection and usage is an on-going work-in-progress for any photographer. For me, photography is an evolving experience that will never be complete.</p>

    <p>Cheers</p>

    <p> </p>

    Polish or Do Not Polish Brass Petzval lens ?

    in Large Format

    Posted

    <p>Art Major:</p>

    <p>Glass and brass artifacts have been recovered at archiological sites that ar thousands of years old. Remember that this antique has already existed for at least one human lifetime, maybe two depending on how you look at it. Made from glass and brass, this object has the potential to last for a thousand years or more.</p>

    <p>We are not merely inheritors and owners of these antique or vintage cameras and lenses. However we acquire these photographic heirlooms, we are merely custodians, curators and stewards who care for and hold them for the next generation to appreciate and use.</p>

    <p>To polish or not? I’d say clean it up some if you choose, but keep restoration to a minimum. </p>

    <p>Whatever you do in that regard, make images with this lens andshare them with other large format photographers.</p>

    <p>Cheers.</p>

    Polish or Do Not Polish Brass Petzval lens ?

    in Large Format

    Posted

    <p>DO NOT POLISH<br>

    Watch the Antique Road Show or one of the pawn-shop “reality” shows a few times and you will hear that original finish is very important to maintain the desirability (value) of many types of collectables from guns to toys and about anything else. Even aggressive cleaning can be detrimental to the collectability of an item.</p>

    <p>I have cleaned up my Kodak 2-D some, maybe a little too much, but did not a total strip-down-and-refinish: No chemicals and nothing abrasive.</p>

     

    VAA opens 30th annual Member's Exhibition Oct 19th

    in Member's Photo News

    Posted

    <p>Hello All,<br /><br />The Visual Arts Alliance of Houston has selected one of my images for inclusion in the 30th Annual Member's Exhibition 2012. This is a juried exhibition open to artists in many mediums, including painting sculpture and photography. <br /><br />This year over 150 artists submitted 350 pieces of work for consideration. I am one of only 47 artists chosen to exhibit their work. This is important to me as it is a significant art event sponsored by a main-stream organization that is well respected in the Houston art community.<br /><br /><br />A reception, open to the public, will be held on October 19th from 6-8 PM in the Heritage Plaza in downtown Houston (11111 Bagby St, Houston Tx 77002). Light food and BEVERAGES will be offered. <br /><br />I would like to invite you to attend this reception, see the art, have some wine and say Hi. Please forward this invitation to anyone else who might be interested.<br /><br />Regards to all,<br /><br /><br />Drew Bedo<br /><a href="http://www.quietlightphoto.com" target="_blank">www.quietlightphoto.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.artsyhome.com" target="_blank">www.artsyhome.com</a></p>
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