errolyoung

Does it work in the camera. Try to download via USB.

 

Errol

I am using Edit/transform to correct minor perspective issues. Also crop can do it if you check the little box on the tool bar.

 

errol

Raw is better but not as convenient. You have more control over most things because of bit depth. Problem is that you get fewer on a card and they add a step to the workflow.

 

Most customers don't care what you shoot in. You have to be more accurate in JPG.

 

Errol

 

Errol

If it is a D70 look into the slot for a bent pin. I got a camera repair shop to fix mine.

 

Errol

I keep it on Matrix. What I do change is my shooting style depending on the light and the histogram.

 

I usually know if the scene will be under or over given the situation. EG. Sunny day in the shade shooting into the sun I measure the grass or sidewalk and lock the exposure to blow the sky but have details in faces.

 

Errol

You never made the photo in the camera. You only did part of it. The photo processor did you colour balancing, exposure correction and sharpening.

 

In other words, digital gives the control of that back to you just like the days when we locked ourselves in the darkroom, adjusted the exposure, and the contrast.

 

Welcome back.

 

Errol

There is no rule on what lens you use for each situation.

The start of every photo is your mind and your eye.

Try looking at each shot or set of shots as an illustration of a story or idea answering the questions, who what when where and why.

Then, once you decide all that, chose the lens. Wide for your camera is less than 20 and tele around more than 50. Long compresses the view while wide can really divide the foreground from the background.

 

 

Not all portraits need narrow DOF and not all landscapes need everything in focus. learn the rules and then when to break them.

 

 

Saw a guy with a D80 and the 70-200 VR. great combo but I will bet I can do better than him with my D70 and 18-70 on most shots because he did not know what he was doing.

 

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Just saw on "Lab with Leo" that th Mack handles Colour matching better than PC. I am happy with my XP

 

errol

Photoshop is big. Huge. A lot of it you will never use.

I used website tutorials to answer my questions.

Start by looking at Levels then move on to curves.

Most digital files need some sharpening.

Then there is colour balance.

 

I have been using layer masks lately.

 

errol

This has come up here before. First of all, they know what they look like and while I would use all the stuff above, I would also shoot some 'normal' shots to give them a choice.

 

Some people are realistic about how they appear.

 

Errol

I just shot indoors with a bright window so I switched to manual. While the

shutter and F stop stayed constant, the ISO ramped up to compensate because the

ISO Auto was on. It did not change on over exposures though.

 

Errol

I have hated my glasses since I was six years old. I always wore them to shoot and even when i was shooting 35mm and had a good viewfinder, the restricted my view. Now with my D70's I do not look for details in the view finder much. I look for POV, foregound/background etc. but details no.

 

Lasik - maybe.

 

errol

I just handled a Nikon 70-200 VR and was very impressed by it. The owner knew

nothing about it or photography for that matter but he paid $2,000 CND for it.

 

My first impression was that it was a sturdy beast, heavy and long. Real metal.

I put it on my D70 and shot some fast portraits.

 

I usually shoot with a 18-70 kit which does a very good job. But this thing

produced great looking files. I wonder if it is the VR or is there something

special about expensive glass.

 

I will not be going out to buy it since I don't not shoot in that range enough.

 

This starts me wondering about the 17-35.

 

Errol

I sometimes put my old MF Nikkor O F2 on my D70. The F ring is filed down to fit the little tab on the body and i have to shoot M but that is no problem. I have yet to use it on a job but it is a great lens.

Here is what I would do if it is not a photo. go to a copy store and reduce it. Or see if the copiers can scan it.

 

If it is a photo, light it and photograph it.

 

both cases there will be a loss in quality but it just might be good enough for what you want.

 

errol

Isn't there a three year warranty on the 200?

The ink or paper on the card might flouresse (sp?) Try underexposing the shot and then Mask the cards using a levels adjustment layer.

 

errol

I was not being litigious about the act of god thing. Should have used a smiley :)

They know what happened. Your photos should have covered the event so that should satisfy them. If not, it was an act of God.

 

Errol

I just shot a chance dance company. They were on a stage with stage lighting. I shot with my Nikon D70, sb800 on iTTL-BL to pick up some stage lighting. No diffuser since the flash needed all the power it could put out.

 

If you don't have a ceiling that you can use, the diffuser might not help much.

 

Try to get the costume moving. On some try your rear curtain flash. Have fun.

 

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I used to use the P setting but now use A 95% of the time. P mode gives you a constant EV as you adjust it so you can change F stops and shutter speed.

 

I realized that I was more concerned about the F stop than anything else and I was adjusting the P setting to get the stop that I wanted. For what I do, the F stop affects the look of a shot more than the shutter speed. No sports if I can help it.

 

I want to control the depth of field.

 

Errol

I found this tool bag in a department store $15 on sale. I place an old padded camera bag in it. In it are some garbage bags for rain. It even has wheels. Forgot the caption.

 

Errol

The 3 images and the background will all be on different levels. Use Save As to save as JPG.

 

Errol

I have the D70 and D70s. While the D70 is rated at 37 and the D70s at 10, I do not notice any practical difference.

 

Looks like a lot of info but little use.

 

Errol

I am having trouble cleaning my lens filters. I have always used a filter to

protect my lenses and I have some nice 35 year old glass. but the filters take a

beating. I notice grease patterns. Using Henry's lens cleaner and lens paper did

not help. Recently I used the glasses cleaner that came with my new glasses. It

worked, for now.

 

What do you do?

 

Errol