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Thank you Rob. :)

I just bought an Agfa Shur Shot camera at a garage sale. It seems to be in good

condition, but this is my first foray into classic cameras, so I don't really

know. I was wondering if anyone has information/tips on actually using it. Like

where to find film and if you can develop it normally (as in taking to a local

store) or if you have to have a darkroom. It takes the 116 film and I've seen

some instructions to convert to 120, but I've never used 120 film either and I

don't have the spools. I can't afford to spend a lot (the camera was $5, lol)

but any info will be helpful. If not, it still looks nifty on the mantel. ^_^

 

Thanks!

Thanks Todd! :)

"You're thinking of the 'biprism' or 'split screen' focus screen type. If you're shooting with a Canon or a Nikon, you can probably get a replacement focus screen with this feature fairly easily."

 

Sorry if it's a stupid question, but how can you get one? Is it something you can get at a local camera store, or do you need to install it yourself, and if so - how?

 

Thanks!

Yes Matt, I sharpen as the last step and I usually do it at "view - actual pixel" size. I only compress at 10-11 on the jpeg, just to keep the size small enough for web use. I'll post a link later, since I'm not currently at my home computer right now, though looking at most of my images in my page here I think they look soft compared to what the psd files look like.

 

Ellis, I will have to check, but I don't think so. When I save them as psd files, they look fine, it's just when I save to jpeg.

 

I feel like I'm missing something that will make me go "doh" when I figure it out, but can't put my finger on it.

Hi all, I have a weird question and I didn't see quite what I'm looking for by

searching.

 

When I'm working on a raw image in photoshop I do my adjustments and apply my

sharpening last. When I then save that image as a jpeg and view it online (or in

windows picture viewer) the sharpening seems to disappear. My images seem soft,

when the original (after ps or in DPP) was not. I shoot with a Canon 30D. Any

hints what I'm doing wrong? Thanks for any help!

Thank you. :)

Photosig looks neat, I'll check it out.

Does anyone have a good online hosting site for their nude images?

 

I have been using photobucket for my general images, but when I uploaded a

recent art nude of mine it got flagged and removed. (You can see the image on my

profile here - it's the last critique I asked for.) Many of the other sites I

have been looking at have clauses in their terms of service forbidding nudes or

obscene material. Who decides? I certainly don't think it's obscene, but my

grandmother might. So I'm wondering if there is a hosting site that caters more

to the photographer and less to general public.

 

Thanks for any info you can give. Sorry if this was already covered and I missed it.

Hi Csaba, I'm no expert, but here's what I do.

 

Once the raw file is opened in CS3, I duplicate the layer. Then I convert the duplicate layer into a smart object (under the layers palette). Then you can add a filter or adjustment to the smart object and it will create a masking channel. Select the mask channel and paint on it with either black or white using the paintbrush tool. One will hide the adjustments, the other will reveal the adjustments. If you decide you want to change the smart object itself, you can click on the icon in the layer palette and it will open the object as a new window. Make your changes and then chose save. The changes will be updated to the smart object. If you need to change the adjustments, click on the other icon and you can change that too.

 

I hope that helps! Message me if that doesn't make sense. ;)

I have white muslin and I think seamless paper would have been a better investment. I have a hard time getting rid of the wrinkles in the muslin, so if you're looking for a perfectly white background you might want to look into either seamless or I think someone recommended vinyl.

Also, make sure you leave plenty of time per appointment. I've done some glamour type work and it usually takes the client a little while to relax and feel comfortable, especially since they are doing something so "daring." And we all know the best images come from relaxed and confident subjects. I'm olny saying this because youpost sounds like you're planning a marathon shoot. ;)

Not sure, but check your settings in the Photoshop print menu. It may be set to plain paper, or draft mode or something weird? Youwill probablyhave to use the advanced setting to get the best prints.

"We've come a long way since separation of church and state, haven't we?"

 

Gee I hope not! I LIKE my church and state to be seperate, thank you very much. Unfortunately, things to seem to be sliding downhill here in the US...

 

And I think if more B&G knew beforehand about these no photo policies then they might just take their business elsewhere. At least, I know I would.

I am a newbie(ish) photographer, and a woman, and I have been shooting a lot of female nudes lately. Mostly from women who come to me looking for an image that will capture their own natural beauty. Some say they want something to look at and remember when they are 80. Some are proud of the way they look, or others want me to make them "look" beautiful, even for a frozen instant. Of course, they want these image kept private, so I would never post them without permission. But I think there is much more to a lovely nude image than pornography. It can be that, or it can be so much more...in these days of anorexia and social pressure it's nice to see women affirming their own sense of beauty and self worth.

Thank you!

It sounds to me like Holly is worried that when the new employees are "photoshopped" into the image it may make the whole image look tacky and unprofessional. At that point she may not want her name to still be associated with it. Aren't you allowed some quality control? I think adding/subtracting whole people is different than cropping or color balance, imho.

I've noticed some contests and magazines require that the image you submit

be "unpublished." Is an online post considered to be "published?" As in, if I

post an image in my photo.net gallery or a personal blog, does that count as

being "published?" Just wondering....

 

Thanks!

Thanks all!

I did see the lithium picknic story, which was one of the reasons I was kinda wondering. How do you give them the images? Let the model contract with them, and give her the rights?

Well, when I looked at their modeling contract it seemed a bit hefty. I have no idea what the photography contract looks like, since they seem to deal mostly with girls who are photographing themselves. But it does state that you give up all rights, forever, to the images and they cannot appear anywhere else on the net. I'm concerned that if I take a killer image I would no longer be able to use it on my own website. Also - there's a lawsuit going on where SG is suing a photographer for taking pictures of his wife (a former SG) for her personal website. I know people are really on top of photographer's rights here, so I was wondering about that aspect especially...

I'm wondering if anyone here has done work for the Suicide Girls website. I'm

asking because I've had a few ladies ask me to photograph them so they could

apply to the site. After looking into it, I'm not so sure it's a good idea. So

I'm wondering if anyone here has had an experience, good or bad, with the

Suicide Girls. Thank you for any help with this. Cheers!

I live in Michigan, but I'm not a pro, so I'm afraid I don't know...I'd be interested in seeing what you find out though.

try using this to find the golden hour

 

http://www.glamour1.com/forums/view.php?pg=goldenhour

Yes - I do it with my laptop and the Canon software that came with the camera. It's kinda slow, but I do mostly portraits so I can wait. And it could be my ancient laptop that's slowing it down. ;-)

I agree that this sounds like a legal issue and should be dealt with as such. I also believe our civil liberites are important and must be defended. I like the comparison made to smoking in public. Is it obnoxious - perhaps, illegal-no. If we got rid of all the uncivilized people there would be very few of us left behind. And I agree that since this happened in America it is not necessary to include the social mores of other countries in this discussion.

 

As a side note:

Personally I wonder how many of these complaining parents are the same ones that in a few years will let their 13 year old kids dress like total sluts at school? After all, if they're that worried about other people's morals, you think they'd do a better job teaching them at home.