brian_walsh7

just wondering how anyone else here might supplement their income from weddings

in the 'off-season'? do you take on other photography related tasks? what else

is out there in the field that we can generate a little income from? schools?,

sports?

curious as to what others do??

thanks...

does anyone know if ShowIT web 'effects' can work without cs/2? i have ps 7.0

and am trying to avoid upgrading to cs/2 or cs/3 for the purpose of using the

effects module of ShowIT. can this program be used as a standalone? thanks.

can someone explain how they effectively use the 'flagging' in lightroom to

sort their images? are you using it to mark images that are keepers and images

that are trash?? wouldn't it be easier to just delete the trash images instead

of marking them? does flagging sort into groups?

thanks.

can anyone define and explain flash sync speed in laymen's terms. it seems to

me one of the more complicated topics. mainly: why can't my d80 use a faster

shutter speed than 1/200 when my flash is active? the flash bursts lasts only

like 1/10,000 of a sec. , so why can't my shutter fire faster than 1/200?

especially outside in the sun, i'd like to use my 2.8 aperture for the shallow

dof, but can't because the shutter can't go faster than 1/200 and everything

would be blown.

can anyone shed some light about the basics of the flash sync so a 'dummy' can

grasp it???

quick question...

i was over at strobist.com and looking for clarification on what an

actually 'strobe' is?? is it just another name for an sb800 or canon 550ex?? a

hot shoe mounted flash??? thanks.

does anyone know if you can embed slideshows in blogspot using proshow gold? i

know with showitweb this is possible....how about with proshow gold?? thanks

all...

Jeff,

newbie question...when you mention looking for the 'good lighting', this refers to quality of light (hard, soft)and angle of light?? any resources out there you can personally recommend on the subject besides practice??

how many here use Manual focus all day vs. Auto focus all day? benefits for

each?

and how if any way does this affect depth of field in regards to your focus

point in the frame? if for example you're shooting 2.8 for a nice blurred

background and you've got two people walking by you, obviously the person

closest to you is closer to the camera and the other person is further away

from the camera. however, you want both in focus. if you focus only on the

furthest one the closest subject is out of focus due to the 2.8. and vice

versa if you focus on the closest subject. how do you get both people in focus

that are on a slightly different plane and keep the 2.8 for the nice

background??

anybody have good advice for doing the dreaded table shots??? before or after

dinner? any help here or tips to get everyone to comply and be happy would be

appreciated..

is it worth the extra $30 to buy the uv/haze filter for my 17-55mm 2.8 G lens

or just buy the clear uv filter? does the 'haze' filter have any effect on the

images?? recommendations?? this is for wedding photography.

assumption:

ceremony and reception at same location.

you shoot the bride at her home and head to location an hour before the

ceremony starts.

ok,

how many here barge right into the reception hall to get some images of the

room and all the little details?

or do you find someone in there, tell them who you are, introduce yourself,

ASK PERMISSION and then start shooting?

what is etiquette here?

thanks.

this might be a long one..

i'm aware that many people starting in the business set their initial prices

low and raise them gradually every year or six months or whatever. however my

question from a marketing standpoint is that would it possibly be better to

just initially set your prices at the level of your demographic and business

plan. for example if you're ultimately targeting the 2000-2500$ price range,

instead of breaking into the game at $1200-1400, should you just set them at

$2000-2500 and go from there?? Why waste time starting low and gradually

raising when you can establish yourself and start in your desired range? make

sense to anyone else or is the stagger step method preferred?

i think that even though how much experience people have they for some reason

think that just because they are a new business they have to start low.

thoughts??

does adobe lightroom take the place of a program like photomechanic and offer

an ease of quick browsing and deleting of images? also can it be used to open

raw files, edit them, convert to jpg and print.??

anyone have or use a dvd writer with lightscribe technology to print right on

the disc? if not how do you label your dvds?

how does everybody go about filing state sales tax? do you need a state tax id

#? and then just mail them your total sales taxes quarterly from all the

weddings you get? and then just file federal income tax once at the end of the

year? is this another honesty policy, as they can't really determine the number

of jobs you get?

p.s. and i know a lot will say 'get an accountant'. but i'm small enough now

where i want to do this myself and know how it all works.

I just ordered a dvd writer from amazon and had a few questions about them.

1. do you copy images to the dvd's the same way you would copy images to

normal cd-r's? if so, when delivered to the client, will those discs read in

their normal cd drives when they want to view the prints?

2. can they view the images off the dvd disc in their dvd player?

3. so the main benefit is that they can store more images? about how many

jpg's will they hold?

thanks y'all.

can anyone tell me for sure if it is 100% legal to conduct business meetings

and collect money in a public restaurant/cafe/coffee shop such as a starbucks

and a borders??? i always assumed it was until questioned by a client and its

got me thinking? anyone know for sure?

also has anyone ever dealt with clients who wanted to pay cash and bypass

paying taxes for their wedding? whats the 'professional way' to handle this

when someone asks? what would you do?

here's to hoping someone is in the mood for a beginner question and that i'm

not interrupting 'american idol'. 1.) i've read previous posts and lessons

from nadine ohara and kari d. and they've mentioned as other people have of

metering off the subject (maybe a person) instead of the background or

metering for the background instead of the foreground. does this imply 'spot

metering' as opposed to 'matrix metering'? my camera is set in matrix and i

wouldn't know how to tell it to meter for this rather than that.

and 2.) i'm assuming that 'metering for the ambient' is simply using manual

metering to gain a correct exposure reading on your meter without taking flash

into account? just a normal manual meter reading??

thanks all.

can anyone out there give me some help on using the sb-800 for manual flash

setting? i've got it strapped to a d80 and was hoping someone could make it a

little easier to explain than the manual. (guide numbers, sensitivity factors,

etc...)

i shoot manual mode on the camera now, but with this new sb-800 how can i

easily set the right amount of flash in M mode? thanks...

can anyone out there give me some help on using the sb-800 for manual flash

setting? i've got it strapped to a d80 and was hoping someone could make it a

little easier to explain than the manual. (guide numbers, sensitivity factors,

etc...)

i shoot manual mode on the camera outdoors now, but with this new sb-800 how

can i easily set the right amount of flash in M mode? thanks...

anybody ever buy anything off of bwayphoto.com?? their prices seem a little

too good to be true. especially on a new d200 for $1166.00 when a 'refurb' is

$1150.00. why would anyone buy a refurb for $1150.00 when they could have a

new for $16 more? something seems fishy. anybody vouch for 'em????

anybody here have any luck with bridal shows? what are generally the prices

for getting a booth at a bridal show? is this a pricey endeavour or can it

really pay off. what do you bring, set up or do? seems like a good way to get

your name out to a lot of people in one day. thoughts???

hey y'all i need an album primer and i know this was posted a while back but i

can't find it anywhere. can someone either point me to the past post that

included the album faq or describe the differences between albums and page

types. flush mounted, matted, page types, different styles etc...

thanks all.