kiro

Hi All,

I need to get a TTL flash for some upcoming stuff and all the gadgetry has me

cross-eyed. I'm used to using studio flash systems which I find a lot more

intuitive than this stuff... anyways, here's my question: The feature I'm most

interested in is the ability to set the flash to be, for example, -1/3 or -1/2

stop from exposure, and then, whenever I change my camera's fstop and shutter,

the flash auto adjusts to always be the same adjustment from exposure. Does the

430EX have this capability? The 580EX does, right?

 

I need the flash because I'm going to be doing some indoor human interest

documentary stuff, and also want to be able to do the high speed sync. It seems

that the 430EX will meet my needs if I'm understanding everything correctly.

Are there any features that are in the 580EX but not the 430EX that you think I

might be overlooking?

 

Thanks!

that's what godaddy told me when i registered my domain name... of course they have an interest in me spending more, but they've been honest with me in my other dealings with them, so i don't doubt the advice

los angeles is a tough search criteria to compete for... it'll take a lot of work to get on the

first couple pages of search results. what i would do is do a google search for the kinds of

terms that your customers will be searching for, and on every photography site that lists

photographers that comes up, get your site on them. also, if you haven't already, lengthen

your domain name registration for 3 or 5 years, as google takes that into account when

ranking search results. outside of that, you can increase your google popularity by having

popular sites link to you. this post is one way to do that, another way would be to do

some things that are newsworthy, or have a los angeles newspaper do a write-up on you...

it goes on and on... oh, and go to the google webmaster tools and do a sitemap. but

again, LA is going to have a lot of competition for those top pages - it may be worth hiring

a search expert to consult you...

Imagine my surprise as I flipped through my new June 2007 issue of National Geographic, when I came

across this photo (<a href="http://www.photo.net/photo/5267965" target="_blank">link

here</a>) in the Your Shot section on page 10. I knew I recognized it from the home page of PNet here...

exciting stuff... congrats Dean!

go pick up Photoshop CS2 for Photographers by Martin Evening. Pay attention to the section

on layer masking

doh! sry... forgot to hit the html format...

site looks good...<br><br>

<i>am I too cheap selling a 16? x 12? framed print at ?25 ?</i><br>

LOL - uh, yeah.. have you checked what other people sell them for? I haven't seen a self-

respecting photographer sell in that size for less than $75USD. your 8X12 is ridiculously

cheap - that comes out to what, $5USD after conversion? You said that you wanted to make

some money... so make some money. Check some other photog's sites for comparables...

in any industry, including photography, one important factor that seperates professionals

from hacks is the strength to say no to a situation that you know won't work. I've dealt with a

lot of industries in my non-photography roles, and i've found that to be a universal quality

amongst the most successful people.

the photographer you're referencing used a 4X5 (300X375 pixels) aspect ratio. so either he

used a 4X5 viewcamera (doubtful) or he just cropped the image (more likely) after capture. if

you want more head, just crop after the fact - that's what he did.

OK - I apologize if this is the wrong category for this question, but couldn't think of a more appropriate

one. anyways, my son wants to decoupage some photos on some of his bookshelves and stuff. I know

this couldn't be done with an inkjet print, but I'm thinking frontier prints would probably hold up (right?).

My biggest question is: how long would photo prints last under a decoupage treatment? My wife and I are

thinking of turning this into some sort of heritage item, where we could paste some current pics on the

bookshelf, and then add on as the years go by. But that of course will all go to pot if the decoupage

treatment ruins the prints in 2 or 3 years. I know this is off the wall - any suggestions? Are there any

formulas that would work better than others? Should I skip the decoupage and varnish in some other way?

Yeah, I know, hokey and crafty, but that's the breaks sometimes as a parent :)

i tend to shoot too tight. 1. it doesn't lend well to standard print size cropping and 2. i

always do it. i'm not sure if i should just accept this as my "style", or try to correct it though,

because every time i make a conscious decision to back out, i don't like the result. i think i

need to just get a good macro (e.g. canon 100mm/f2 macro), and either make it my

permanent way, or let it run out of my system

try using humor to offset it some... understand that if you look too young to trust with such

an important day, the initial appearance could be a setback to some... so when meeting in

person, perhaps try making a joke about how young you look, but keep it mature, so that it

expresses "yeah, I know I look too young for the part, but there's nothing to worry about."

sometimes discrimination is genuine, but just as many (and hopefully more) times, it's about

visual or perceptual expectations vs. reality.

it's been my experience that once you get the print behind glass, the blown out areas (e.g.

ink free) no longer are a factor... i agree though with J - it looks like you have an almost total

loss of detail on the left side... i calibrated my monitor about a week ago, BUT it's a small

jpg...

personally, the best experience I've had has been to go to someone local. i tried a few

places, but all in all, finding a mom and pop type place that I use now has been the most

beneficial because of the relationship established and the ability to go in and point to

different areas of a print and see how it can be improved to match their print setup. it's like

doing my own printing, without the expense of my own printer.

do you realize that the term "work made for hire" means that they get the copyright? i'm not a seasoned corporate shooter (yet), but everything i've read and heard has given very good arguments for never accepting work made for hire

Hello all - I'm based in northeast Ohio and I'm looking to see if any of you

wedding photographers around here have a need for a second shooter. It's been a

looooong time since I've shot a wedding, but you can see my other work at my

website http://www.kierselinsky.com

 

My contact info is on my site, or you can email me through PNet if you'd like to

talk further.

 

thanks!

i don't have a lot of experience in that market, but hope to have more soon. based on

everything i've heard and read, that's waaaay cheap. i would suggest picking up a book

called "Best Business Practices for Photographers" by john harrington and also getting

photoquote, so that you have industry standard pricing. it takes the guesswork out of

useage and all the questions you're asking here.

thanks robert - but it concerns me because the only option it gives me is to edit with LR changes, the other two options are grayed out.

I'm on a G4 mac and have had no problems whatsoever with about 10,000 images in the

library. One thing that does make me nervous is that when i want to edit in CS, i'm prompted

and it says i can edit a copy with LR changes. Now, at that point i haven't done anything to

the image in LR, but it just makes me concerned that it's doing something "automatic" as a

"feature" that is permanently in the image at that point... i'm probably just paranoid - so

many years on MS stuff that just does whatever it wants to stuff without asking you.

thanks godfrey... also, people keep mentioning the ink costs as a factor, and i'm trying to

compare apples to apples here... i see the 3800 cartridges are $55 for 80ml, and that 2400

cartridges are $14, but I can't find a size on the 2400 cartridges (even on epson's site)...

based on the price, are they 15ml? 20ml?

thanks all... i'm also wondering - is there any real difference in the final print quality between

the R2400, 3800, and 7800? there's obvious differences in the format handling and ink

capacity and such... but if you held up an 8X10 from each, would you be able to see the

difference? i also saw someone comment on a review board that when the printed on lustre

paper on the 3800, they could see the paper feeder gear marks - is that an anomaly to that

person or regularly experienced?

For those of you who have gotten an Epson R2400, I'm wondering how easy they are to use. I currently

have a pretty good pro-printer that I'm working with, but the lag time is eating me up. When I want to

reprint something, or print dupes of something, I want to do it now and be done with it, not wait 2 or 3

days to get it back. On the other hand, I don't want to get an R2400 and trade the frustrations of waiting

for the frustrations of quirky workflows, etc. Sooo... Let me hear it - how easy is it to use the R2400?

thanks everyone - at this point i've got the outgassing going with the sheets of paper on them. however, is it OK to flatten all at once with the prints stacked one on top of the other? again, i'm super paranoid with inkjet prints, so just let me know if i'm over analyzing it... thanks!

thanks barry - once they're dry, can i flatten them all at once in one stack or am i gonna have

16X20's all over the house covering every flat surface i can muster?

OK - I just got a batch of 4 16X20 prints made on an epson with k3 inks on epson lustre paper, and have

8 more coming tomorrow. they look fantastic... i think i may be in the market for an epson soon... but i

digress. i'm super-paranoid about inkjet prints so i have a couple questions.

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First, is it OK to stack these prints on top of each other as I put about 50 pounds of books on them to

flatten for a couple days? Any risk of damage there?

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Second, do I need to give them time to outgas first? they won't be framed anytime soon, but will be

wrapped in plastic for sale next week... do i still use the tissue paper method for these like you do for

other inks?

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thanks all...<p>

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