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    Free Editing Software (like Photo Mechanic) for clients

    in Wedding & Event

    Posted

    <p>Does anyone have recommendations for some free software I can distribute or recommend to wedding clients for sorting through the DVD of jpgs I send? Not for image processing, just sorting and selecting, a la Photo Mechanic. Something a little more functional than just using the Finder/Preview on MacOS (or whatever people with Windows have by default). </p>

    <p>Many thanks,</p>

    <p>Rob Strong</p>

    Kodak Readyload - Help for impoverished artists?

    in Large Format

    Posted

    Thanks Bruce.

     

    Between the cost and hassle of assembling a makeshift dark changing room, buying a changing bag, buying film holders, changing film in the field, packaging exposed negatives to send them to the lab for processing, keeping track of what's in which holders, and so on, I'm happy to pay the extra dollar per exposure for packet film. It would be different, maybe, if I shot black and white and processed my own film, and shot mainly in a studio. I shoot color on the road, so Readyloads are worth the premium to me. I guess I'll see what I can do with Fuji now.

    Kodak Readyload - Help for impoverished artists?

    in Large Format

    Posted

    Yeah, I realize that they're not going to make them anymore; I was just hoping that there might be a way for folks to appeal to Kodak for whatever remaining supply might be hanging around when they shut down the machines; particularly folks who aren't about to drop $30,000 on a medium format digital back, and who use Readyloads in the pursuit of their art.

    Kodak Readyload - Help for impoverished artists?

    in Large Format

    Posted

    With the impending discontinuance of Readload film, I was hoping there might be an opportunity for artists who

    rely on the film packets (but can't afford to buy & freeze 10 boxes) to prevail upon the good nature of Kodak for

    some end-of-the-line philanthropy. Or perhaps a pro-services department to which one could propose a sponsorship

    arrangement?

     

     

    I've looked around the Kodak website from time to time to see who I should contact about this, but no luck.

    Anybody have any ideas?

     

     

    Sincerely, and with great fondness for Portra 160,

     

     

    Rob Strong

    Fell in the Ocean - Repair Possibilities?

    in Canon EOS Mount

    Posted

    I completely agree with you! I was surprised myself that they didn't want to see the gear, at least to make sure it was really broken to begin with. I guess they have bigger fish to fry, as far as insurance claims go.

     

    The whole experience was like being on antiques road show, sort of. I had no idea what the stuff was worth, but some people out there seem to have a pretty good idea; after all, at the end of any auction, at least _two_ people had to be willing to bid at least as much as the final price.

     

    I came real close to turning all that salty gear into a brand new 5D last night, but was just able to restrain myself.

     

    Rob

    Fell in the Ocean - Repair Possibilities?

    in Canon EOS Mount

    Posted

    I was very specific in describing and photographing the state of the gear, so I'm not worried that anyone's been mislead. I think people are interested in the residual value of the glass as spare parts for lenses whose electronics are fine but whose optics have suffered a collision or something.

    Fell in the Ocean - Repair Possibilities?

    in Canon EOS Mount

    Posted

    Yeah, Ebay's the best! The assembled parts have absolutely no usefulness to me, but obviously someone out there wants them. Strangely, the 16-35 is only at $12.50, but I have a feeling it's much closer to being workable than the 70-200 (there are 53 people "watching" it, according to Ebay, though, so I'm looking forward to a price spike when the auction completes on Friday.) Even the 50mm (at $15) is bid up higher than the 16-35! And I can't see anything visually wrong with the two batteries, but not one bid on them yet.

     

    Rob

    Fell in the Ocean - Repair Possibilities?

    in Canon EOS Mount

    Posted

    Hooray for insurance!

     

    The big-ticket items (20D and 2 L-series) have been 100% replaced by my Valuable Personal Property insurance

    floater with USAA. The other things, since they weren't itemized, weren't covered by my renter's insurance

    (falling in the ocean is not a "Named Peril", evidently), but the Valuable Personal Items has got my back for

    basically anything short of an Act of War ("Discharge of a nuclear weapon shall be deemed a warlike act even if

    accidental." -- good to know).

     

    The lesson is this: while regular renter's insurance covers theft and fire and a few other sundries, only the

    Valuable Personal Property covers boneheadedness worldwide. And it was only like $20 per thousand dollars of

    coverage per year! So if you travel a lot or clamber around near the ocean with your gear, I implore you to ask

    your homeowners/renters insurance people about getting a floater for your camera.

     

    I think I'm going to list the salt-damaged stuff as-is on Ebay; I'll post a link here when/if I do (is that

    allowed, posting a link to Ebay?).

     

    thanks all for the advice and commiseration,

     

    Rob

    Fell in the Ocean - Repair Possibilities?

    in Canon EOS Mount

    Posted

    You know what's amazing, WT? I wound up at Best Buy because I was displeased with the quality of service at

    Circuit City. Hey, at least they both had a 40D in stock.

     

    I should add that I really appreciate the current Photo.net ad campaign, which features a body-boarder riding a

    gnarly ocean wave, reflected in a Canon L-series lens. Good luck with that!

     

    Rob

    Fell in the Ocean - Repair Possibilities?

    in Canon EOS Mount

    Posted

    Long story short, I fell in the damn Atlantic Ocean with my digital kit. Everything described below was briefly

    immersed in seawater, with some sand for good measure. In increasing order of how much hope I have for

    resurrecting them, I soaked:

     

    20D

     

    BG-E2 Battery Grip

     

    50mm f1.8 lens

     

    70-200 f2.8 L IS lens

     

    16-35 f2.8 L lens

     

    2 BP 511 batteries

     

     

    All the lenses appear to have salt water in between the internal elements. Other than take the caps and filters

    off of everything and let them sit for a while, I haven't done anything (the fall was on Friday night). I think

    I'm going to be covered by my insurance for the loss, but what chances to y'all think these pieces have for

    recovery at this point?

     

    Many thanks,

     

    Rob

     

    (P.S. Big shout-out to the Sandisk corporation for not losing any of the day's pictures that were on the card in

    the camera, or incurring any damage to the other 2 cards in my camera bag!)

    Exposure: A Photography Competition

    in Large Format

    Posted

    I wish there were a way to view other people's portfolios without a direct link to them, because I agree with you, Robert, the featured artists aren't blowing me away. What keeps me optimistic about the competition as a whole are the judges (including a Times picture editor and a gallerist that I've heard of) and the sponsors (Photoshelter, JPG magazine, and so on). It just doesn't feel like a fly-by-night operation to me. And there's only one way to raise the level of the entries, and that's to submit.

    Exposure: A Photography Competition

    in Large Format

    Posted

    Hey everyone, there's a competition that I recently entered that you might want

    to know about, at www.artistswanted.org. They seem pretty legitimate, the site

    is well made, and it's $25 to enter.

     

    I also realized that the most hits I've ever gotten at my own website were from

    Photo.net, so I thought we might share some Large Format solidarity here and

    fairly rate each others entries (evidently, the judging process incorporates

    public ratings). For what they're worth, my four offerings (all 4x5), are

    viewable here:

     

    http://www.artistswanted.org/robstrong

     

    Others who have entered the contest, feel free to hijack this thread with links

    to your own portfolios, and let's spread the LF love.

     

     

    Cheers,

     

    Rob Strong

    Proofing/Processing Website for England - Resources wanted

    in Wedding & Event

    Posted

    Hello,

     

    I'm shooting my cousin's wedding in London next month. I'm curious if there is a

    Printroom-like website which will make online proofing and print-ordering easy

    and economical for UK shipping addresses. Since I'm just shooting the one

    wedding, I don't want to pay any fees up front, and I also don't need to make

    any money off of the event.

     

    Any suggestions?

     

     

     

    Many thanks,

     

    Rob Strong

    My brand new website of LF photography

    in Large Format

    Posted

    Mobile devices? Pish-posh! I won't have people scaling down my 4x5 inch negatives to fit on their damn Nokias and Blackberries. It was a sad enough sight just to see them reduced to standard browser size.

     

    Keith-- no matter how long ago, you must have had JB Colson. He's still there, and his History and Criticism class was one of the best! Thanks for the feedback.

     

    -Rob

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