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Stephen,

 

Who was the seller?

 

Are you sure it was Canon paper? I'm almost positive that Canon DOES NOT MAKE any 17x22 sheets of any kind at all!

 

Ramon

Nick,

 

Why don't you give the Canon Photo Paper Plus a try?

 

It comes in 5x7. You can pick up a 20 sheet pack at amazon.com

 

It's high gloss, a nice thickness (10.5 mil) and a 92 brightness.

 

Give it a try. You might be surprised.

 

Ramon

Here you go Jack:

 

http://www.digitalfoci.com/picture_porter_elite.html

Melinda,

I own a smaller version of this Tamrac bag. the comparments are easy to adjust to your liking; the strap and buckles are all high quality; the outer case is made of strong material. I've had this bag for a number of years - not one broken buckle - not one tear anywhere in or out. Looks just as if a bought it yesterday. Search around for other styles and companies; but I think you would be happy with this model.

Check this out. Great bag from Tamrac!

 

http://www.tamrac.com/5612.htm

Amy, Amy, Amy. I feel for you. ?...You are not ready to shoot weddings. So shoot portraits or cars...? Can you imagine that?

 

?...Truth is all digital shooters shoot RAW...? What! That is absolutely false!

 

Amy, as I mentioned to someone else on another thread a while ago, don?t let a bunch of pompous wind-bags on this forum get you down. You have weddings to shoot: Good! Go ahead and shoot them! Book?... and shoot... as many as you can. You will only get better and better.

 

?Levity?? ?Let me inject a bit of levity? too. ?Here are a few to think about?:

 

What kind of a person goes to the chiropractor complaining of a stiff neck every Monday morning? Ans: A ?professional? wedding photographer who is always bending down looking at his/her LCD screen after every single shot in order to see how the results are.

 

What do you call a professional wedding photographer who earns a six figure income, but whose photos look like they were taken by an 8 year old with a an ?instamatic??

Ans: a professional s-a-l-e-s-m-a-n!

 

What do you call a photographer who always shoots in RAW; but since he/she shoots in RAW, always takes 8-10 shots of the exact same subject and of the exact same pose; thinking to themselves: ?well, since I?m shooting in RAW, hopefully, at least 1 out of the 8 or 10 shots of this pose that I just took, I will be able to salvage in PP. Ans:

A ?professional? photographer ???????????????????????????????????????????????

Katie,

Why didn't you print or watermark your name or have a copyright symbol or studio name on all photographs.

 

Don't any of you photographers put these markings on all of your photos; yes - even the final ones given to the B & G?

Yes. Such a contraption does exist. I use this one for my D200 and D70. Works great!http://www.alzodigital.com/online_store/digital_camera_flip_flash_bracket.htm

Check this out. I personally think it's great.

 

 

http://www.alzodigital.com/online_store/digital_camera_flip_flash_bracket.htm

This question comes up often. I responded to it a few weeks back on this forum. A couple of days ago, I responded to it on the "business" section of the forum. Let me copy and pastse what I said and make a few corrections: "This DVD slideshow/music copyright issue can be very confusing at times. I make wedding DVD slideshows all the time, and all the time I include "popular music". A while back, I contacted an "entertainment lawyer". This is the kind of lawyer that is connected with this issue. He said, technically you are not supposed to make any copy of a copyrighted song. But he said, "....for your purposes, I would not worry about it...." The big name music companies (SONY, ZOMBA, BMG, etc.) are not concerned with people like you. They are concerned with the "pirates" who make ....sometimes into the hundreds of thousands of copies. That's who the music companies are concerned about. They are not after the wedding photographer who adds a Frank Sinatra or Kenny Rodgers track to their video or DVD, and then re-sells it! And as to using "royalty-free" music instead, forget about it! Who wants to listen to some bozo playing the harmonica as "the bride and groom are cutting the cake". That's absurd. Like I said, I make these DVD's all of the time, and so do many others. (I'm not saying that therefore it is OK or to think.......well, everyone else is doing it, so I might as well too). You have to be careful. There are two choices. The customer can either send to you their legally purchased CD with the selected song(s)that will be tranferred on to your DVD or, you yourself can purchase the music for them and have it included on the DVD. The purchased music is used legally and does not violate copyright laws as the DVD slideshow is intended for personal use, rather than public use. Not only that, but the use of a legally purchased CD or download is covered under a customers "Fair Use Rights" of ownership. Purchased music is licensed for personal use and therefore it is legal for you to include them in your DVD slideshow. If any copyrighted music is used in your DVD slideshow, the only stipulation that applies is that your customer cannot sell or publish any copies of the DVD that you make for them. The DVD slideshow that you make for the customer is meant for personal viewing only. This will be the ONLY intended use of your services (I assume?). So other than that, any use of your DVD slideshow other than the customers personal use ought to be prohibited. As the last poster said, your charge is for the photos and the time involved for the production (all of which is yours), NOT for the music, which is THEIRS to use at a personal level. Also, a good point to put into your contract: "Any use of your DVD Slideshow other than the consumers personal use is expressly prohibited. By having XYZ Photographers create for you your DVD Slideshow, you agree to use your DVD for personal use only and not for public display with the intent for re-selling or charging admission to its viewing. In these instances of violation, XYZ Photographers will not be held responsible for your actions". I hope this helps.

Thanks for responding Ben. It is a "touchy" subject. As you know, many photographers, including myself, incorporate these kinds of popular songs into their DVD slideshows. (I'm not suggesting that this is OK or that "...well everyone else is doing it, I might as well too....."). You still have to be very careful. Like I said, the big music companies are after the "pirates" who make ten's of thousands of copies with the intent for re-sale. They are not after the wedding photographer who includes a Frank Sinatra or Barry Manilow track into their video or DVD.

Nevertheless, you still need to conduct your business in wisdom.

May I suggest something like this to be icluded in your contract:

 

"Any use of your DVD Slideshow other than the consumers personal use is expressly prohibited. By having Infinity Celebrations create for you your DVD Slideshow, you agree to use your DVD for personal use only and not for public display with the intent for reselling or charging admission to its viewing. In these instances of violation, Infinity Celebrations will not be held responsible for your actions".

Hope this helps.

One other point. Viewing the link that Michael just gave reminded me of the old Polaroid "Swinger" model that I also have. Boy, I remember using that camera almost 45 years ago. You had to rotate and squeeze the knob on top until you see the red boxed word "YES" in the viewfinder. Does anyone remember that? In fact, your're not going to believe this but the other day I took the camera out, looked through the viewfinder, rotated and squeezed the knob on top, and still the word "YES" lights up bright and strong and comes in crystal clear. The same 2 AA batteries that I put in there in 1964 (that have never been changed)are still working strong as ever!!!!!!! I guess they don't make batteries like they used to.

I have the old Polaroid Model 95a. I believe it's from the 50's. It has the works: nice attache' type case, manual, flashes, meters, etc. I don't know what to do with it. Any suggestions?

Ben,

I responded to this question on the "Wedding & Social event Photography" section. Scroll down under the heading: "DVD Slideshow software by Bill Conley (2007-01-01). You should have known. You responded to that particular question twice. My response was the 13th or 14th down; not to far from yours. Don't you check the replies? Check mine out. Let me know if you agree or disagree.

Of course, you can search around the web for licenses, and rights, and the like. You'll be lucky if #1) you find the right person to contact; #2) if anybody will even listen to you; & #3) if your are sucessful with #1 & #2, be prepared to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for the "right" to include ONE song in your DVD.

First wedding! Absolutely outstanding! Keep up the great work!

Don't let a few of the wind-bags on this forum get you down. You've done great. Go ahead. Book your weddings! Book as many as you can.

Keep on shootin. You'll only get better and better.

No Conrad. Your suggestion is NOT off the wall. It is absolutely excellent! There is nothing else in the world that Rick can do, but to follow your suggestion and he will only be the better for it.

I'm seeing a lot of snide "digs" on this issue, and I'm asking myself, "....I wonder why?...." I myself shoot JPEG all the time, and have been doing so for quite a while. I believe Forrest said it right when he said, "RAW is great. But nothing beats a perfect exposure on the spot". I shoot JPEG because I have LEARNED to get the right exposure instantly. Isn't that what a "pro" is? Isn't that what a pro" does? Now I too admit that I'm no photoshop master, but then again, I don't want to be; I don't have to be; I don't need to be! For over 40 years I've be taking photos and I've learned to get it right the first time. Sure, if you want to tweak a little here and a little there, that's fine. I can do that with JPEG's. I don't need RAW! I'm tired of seeing these so-called "pro's" at weddings setting up their subjects and begin to take shot after shot, sometimes 8, 9, or 10 shots, all of the same subject, all of the same pose, hoping to get it right. This is professional? This is a "Pro"? Give me a break. A real "pro" takes one shot, perhaps two,.....THAT'S IT!

While I'm at it, a few of you mentioned the LCD screen. I laugh at weddings, seeing "pro's" always with their heads bent down looking over their LCD screens after EVERY SINGLE photo that they take, evaluating the results that they are looking at. No wonder many "pro's" go home with "stiff necks". If you know what you are doing, you don't need to be looking at your LCD screen after every single shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should already know the results beforehand. THAT IS A PRO (in my opinion).

While I'm at it again, one last point. Look. After you blow all the smoke away; after you stop all of the excusing; the reason you shoot RAW is to correct your mistakes! Is that a "professional?" I don't care if you have a lot of work and earn a six figure income. I've seen photos from "six figure" income photographers, and after seeing them, I want to puke. They are not successful, professional photographers. They are successful, professional S-A-L-E-S-M-E-N!

So, your're a "pro"? Then act like it! Don't be acting like a bunch of clowns, going home with "stiff necks" on the one hand, or on the other hand, taking 5 - 10 shot of the same pose, hoping at least one of them will be correct. Hey. What the heck. "Even if all 10 are not nice, since I took them in RAW, I'll spend the next day or two trying to correct my mistakes and arrive at a reasonable photo".

How can anyone, suggesting to call this "professional" is beyond bizarre!

I had to put my 2 cents in here, but Ni Gentry took my thunder.

Who wants a shot of the table with food hanging out of people's mouths, fingers up the nose, people turning the other way, four or five empty seats with guests missing, etc., etc., etc. Communication with the guests at the table is almost impossible with all of the commotion and noise going on. I don't take photos of tables and I tell the B & G beforehand! I DO tell them though that MANY, MANY photos of the guests WILL be taken, but in other situations, (entering, exiting, the dance floor, etc. etc.), and upon hearing that, the B & G are very happy.

Never heard of it either. Not sure of this, but perhaps she meant the word "collage". Perhaps she was saying, "Can you put together a "wedding collage"?

I don't know about the 8600f, but I have the Canon 9950f and it's terrific. It has separate film guides for 35mm strips/slides, for 120 (for both strips and single frame), and for 4 x 5 film.

All of the guides are well built and yes, "allow for film flatness".

Even if you have some extra "curled" 120's, a special "retainer sheet" is supplied to provide the extra flattening.

I would highly recommend it. You won't be sorry. The scanner is huge though, so plan for extra space when setting up.

Yes. This DVD slideshow/music copyright issue can be very confusing at times. I make wedding DVD slideshows all the time, and all the time I include "popular music". A while back, I contacted an "entertainment lawyer". This is the kind of lawyer that is connected with this issue. He said, technically you are not supposed to make any copy of a copyrighted song. But he said, "....for your purposes, I would not worry about it...." The big name music companies (SONY, ZOMBA, BMG, etc.) are not concerned with people like you. They are concerned with the "pirates" who make ....sometimes into the hundreds of thousands of copies. That's who the music companies are concerned about. They are not after the wedding photographer who adds a Frank Sinatra or Kenny Rodgers track to their video or DVD, and then re-sells it!

And as to using "royalty-free" music instead, forget about it! Who wants to listen to some bozo playing the harmonica as "the bride and groom are cutting the cake". That's absurd"

Like I said, I make these DVD's all of the time, and so I investigated even further. Here's what I came up with, and by the way, what many others do: There are two choices. The customer can either send to you their legally purchased CD with the selected

song(s)that will be tranferred on to your DVD or, you yourself can purchase the music for them and have it included on the DVD. The purchased music is used legally and does not violate copyright laws as the DVD slideshow is intended for personal use, rather than public use. Not only that, but the use of a legally purchased CD or download is covered under a customers "Fair Use Rights" of ownership. Purchased music is licensed for personal use and therefore it is legal for you to include them in your DVD slideshow.

If any copyrighted music is used in your DVD slideshow, the only stipulation that applies is that your customer cannot sell or publish any copies of the DVD that you make for them. The DVD slideshow that you make for the customer is meant for personal viewing only. This will be the ONLY intended use of your services

(I assume?). So other than that, any use of your DVD slideshow other than the customers personal use ought to be prohibited. As the last poster said, your charge is for the photos and the time involved for the production (all of which is yours), NOT for the music, which is THEIRS to use at a personal level.

I hope this helps.