stormchaser

The solution is no flash. Maybe I'm prejudiced, but I think that flash should be avoided at all costs, at all times, for all reasons.

Owned by middle age. Owned with a capital P.

Nah. Philosophy itself is kind of niche; psychology would get a thread every two weeks.

For indoor portraiture, a good, cheap, 50mm 1.8 lens will give you all you need: sharpness, shutter speed, usually AF, and economy.

For still-life and studio, you won't really need zoom, so probably just a straight 50mm 1.8 lens. Those, I've heard, are about as sharp as you can get.

How could you make a chart like that? It's all dependent on the light. There are times when 1.8 will only get you 1/30, and when 22 will get you 125.

Yeah, that really bugs me. In fact, one of the reasons I switched from film to a DSLR is the ISO sensitivity. I was hoping it would go down to 50, but it only goes to 100.

That could be hard. My best suggestion is to find a point where they're moving not closer or further form you, but sideways. Then you should just be able to pan.

 

By the way, many famous photographers use AF. There's no shame in the easy way out. Now shame, that's in using a point-and-shoot.

I have another camera, so it's unlikely they'll be using this one in the near future. Oops, I did try to manually move the shutter. Yes, there's a battery and I tried it on B and M90.

Well, I was looking inside my EM, and I wondered what was behind the mirror, so

I lifted it up. I saw nothing interesting. Now, however, the shutter won't fire

and the film won't advance! I can only do anything by flipping the little dealie

at the front that makes the mirror move. What can I do to get he shutter to work

again? If my parents find out, I am dead. Like mega-dead.

Olympus Evolt E-500 has a lot of cool gadgets. I love mine. It's, as far as DSLRs go, dirt cheap, too.

Most likely, drug store is lower quality. I've never had mine developed professionally, but at London Drugs I've gotten orange spots, green streaks, double images...

Absolutely it does. In fact, they're some of the most popular. My photos, in particular, can always do with a good levels adjustment.

Does it make a click sound when it goes in? One of my lenses for my Olympus E-500 takes a little fiddling to be properly connected - it'll stay in, but won't be received by the computer. If it's connected properly, can't help you.

Are you using built in flash? They are usually weak and make foreground subjects overbright and background ones too dark. If you must use flash, for macro a ring flash in a necessary. If not, overexpose 'em a bit and see how that does. If all else fails, photoshop is your friend.

Flash? Outdoors and with rain? In my opinion, that would kill the mood completely. Then again, don't take my word for it because I've had baaad experiences with flash, and to me now it's the enemy no matter what.

 

Why no umbrella? That seems the best solution.

Well, lenses for portraiture don't really need anything special. You should be good with a good old 50mm prime lens. These normally open to f/1.8, are small, and are inexpensive. If you're thinking outdoor portraiture or portraiture without a backdrop, though, a medium-length telephoto(call it 70, maybe 100mm) will throw the background out of focus nicely.

Yeah, I'd bust it open and sell the components.

You know what I use and love? The GIMP. It's basically a free version of photoshop with nearly all the same capabilities. Go to www.gimp.org. Really, it's phenomenal for freeware.

The answer is pretty obviously the artist. Cameras can't compose, don't know what exposure will look best, don't know what lighting looks aesthetically good.

It shouldn't, no.

Most AFs allow MF anyway, so just go for one of them. Besides, since they focus so precisely, I find they give sharper images than MF.

If you're old enough to be a dad you should know how to spell and capitalize. Internet speak is not cool.

 

If you want a new lens tell us why. Saying you don't like your old one is no help because we don't know what you're looking for.

With the sound, no, but in the case of beauty, yes, since it's in the eye of the beholder.

I think that instead of the "rate recent photos" option, it should be a "critique recent photos". Ratings are next to useless, whereas critiques can tell you what's goo or bad about your photograph.