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<p>Hello,<br>

I have a commercial shoot coming up. Can anyone tell me how I can rig up my camera to my laptop so my client can see an image and can make product placement adjustments if necessary on the spot?<br>

I have a Canon 5D2 and HP laptop with HD monitor input.</p>

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<p>What is your MO and rules for your second shooters and their use of their images on Facebook? Do you allow them to post?? If so, at what time? Do you allow communication if the client contacts THEM?<br>

Below is what my current second shooter contract states:</p>

<p><em>Above named contractor agrees not to solicit any customer past or present of xxx Photography, or any guest with whom they have contact during their course of the event date stated above. The contractor will NOT distribute any type of advertising or information (website, email address, phone number, etc) for themselves or other businesses except for xxx Photography to any attendee or other vendor at the wedding. Nor will the contractor attempt to contact the clients, guests or other vendors from the event via writing, email, phone or social networks (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc).</em><br>

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<em>All images taken during the wedding on the above date will be property of xxx Photography and will remain so indefinitely. Images taken by the contracted second shooter may be used for their own business in print form immediately after the event and will only be allowed to be shown on the web (website, blog, or social media) after xxx Photography has posted final images from the event (approximately 1 month after the date of the wedding). Absolutely no tagging of clients on Facebook. Any images displayed online by the contractor must have the distinction that they were created while second shooting for xxx Photography.</em></p>

<p><em>Any violation of these terms will result in the return to xxx Photography any compensation paid to the contractor as well as forfeiture to the rights to use ANY images from the contracted event for ANY purpose.</em></p>

<p>I am very interested to know how you handle the social networking aspect of this issue.</p>

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<p>Hi Nadine, Sorry about that link. I've been a little under the weather and in conjunction with too many windows open at once I must have pasted the incorrect link. I do have a light meter than I haven't gotten comfortable using although it's super easy I know. My husband is a videographer and recommended it to me. It's a Sekonic L758DR. The target was a minimal cost so I'm sure I'll get some use out of it. </p>

<p>Everyone, I appreciate all the thoughtfulness and time you've put into your responses. The questions that I post about image issues seem too complicated (to me) for online help. I really need someone local but have yet to find a more advanced photographer I can ask these types of questions to. I have reviewed all the answers here and will study and do my best to apply correct principles to future shoots. I'm really just trying to improve and do things "right."</p>

<p>Nadine, I know you're in the bay area and I've asked before, but if there's ever an opportunity I can tag along with you I would love it.</p>

<p>Thanks again everyone.</p>

<p>I do have Photoshop, but like I said in my original posting, this image has NOT been edited. I'm looking for the technical issue behind the "grainy" look. From what I understand it is improper lighting. While I appreciate the tips on composition, I'm really trying to nail down what I did incorrectly regarding the exposure.</p>

<p>I just ordered this target from B&H</p>

<p>Nadine, you asked for the 100% crop. Here it is of the groom and bride...</p><div></div>

<p>John, I leave my camera in spot metering almost always. Should I be using another form of metering?</p>

<p>No, it was not calibrated against a true 18% gray card.</p>

<p>Also, regarding a comment to be as close to 50mm as possible. Is this to account for the adjustment with my cropped sensor? I have a 50mm 1.8, should I use this as my portrait lens? </p>

<p>Should I never take full-length portraits unless it's one with a bride and groom? Only waist-up? I agree, they aren't the best looking, but I thought it was more of a standard.</p>

<p>Hi Nadine, I'm not sure I know how to provide a "100% crop" of this image. Please forgive me. I'm sure it's simple... would you please instruct me?</p>

<p>All others, I appreciate your time, and it's the exposure end of my image issue that I'm seeking clarification to. I realize the crop isn't good. I took both vertical and waist up horizontal shots of each pose for variation for the client. I was approximately 15 feet away from the subjects. I did not bounce my flash - it was pointed directly at the clients.</p>

<p>I'm interested to learn more about the Zone System.</p>

<p>1. I need a more powerful flash. 2. Use a gray card or bump up exposure on Caucasian skin. 3. ??</p>

<p>And, per Bob's comment, if there's greenery in any portrait session, should I meter off of it? </p>

<p>I do admit I need experience in the lighting department. I shot on manual and was correctly exposed in the camera. Should I use exposure compensation? When the image looks fine in my display and histogram where do I go from there?</p>

<p>I spot metered off the brides face (always).</p>

<p>Hello, would you please help me with this image?<br>

It was shot with a Canon 50D, ISO 400 f/4.0, 1/250sec, 24mm (24-105mm f4L). I've only bumped up the exposure a tad in Lightroom, no other edits. (their faces look more pink here than on my desktop) <strong>My issue: Am I seeing grain in this image?</strong> Their faces seem a little "noisy" to me. I was using on camera flash (430EX) ETTL. One, I am overcrtical of everythign I do and, Two, I hate noise. If this is a technical issue, would you please give me instruction? If it's a camera issue, well, that will have to wait. I will be upgrading my camera in the next year to either the 5DmII or Nikon equivalent.<br>

Thanks so much.<br>

<img src="http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss318/focus28photo/IMG_5077.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Hello, I have Lightroom 2. I have a question about what catalog files I can delete.</p>

<p>I have download backups whose file names look like this "Imported on Tuesday, June 15, 2010" and backup file names that look like this "2010-06-20 2109" that I have set to be created each time I open LR.</p>

<p>I set up LR to automatically download both these backups to my internal hard drive and then I transfer them to a backed-up external drive. To save space on my internal hard drive, which of those LR backups do I absolutely need to keep and which can I toss?</p>

<p>I assume I would need the most recent of both. I have plenty of room on my external drives but I'm the kind of person that would rather delete if I don't need them. I hate clutter. The download back-ups are larger files and I would be happy to get rid of all that I don't need.</p>

<p><strong>Also</strong>, My Lightroom 2 Catalog Previews.lrdata file is 3.53 GB. What does this file do for me? Do I need it? What about my Lightroom 2 Catalog.lrcat (111 MB)? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>First, let me say that I will contact my tax guy tomorrow for more information. Since it's evening, I'm really anxious and looking for a quick answer to my question.<br>

<br /> I'm unsure what to charge my customer for sales tax on prints. We live in two different counties with different tax rates. Do I charge her MY rate or HERs?<br>

<br /> Also, I've been reading that everything wedding related should be taxed as well, including the service. Say my client chooses a package of mine that costs $3000, would they need to pay my county's 8.25% tax rate on top of that.<br>

<br /> Thank you!</p>

<p>Hi Chas, sorry it's been a couple busy days.<br>

It does occur in all workspace views and my rotate buttons don't work :(<br>

What's up with this?</p>

<p>I'm using Lightroom 2 and Photoshop CS4. I have Windows Vista.</p>

<p>I just downloaded Dfine and Viveza (Nik Software) as plug-ins for Lightroom. Images are opening fine in those programs.</p>

<p>But now when I try to edit in PS, I get an "open as" folder - PS wants me to select the file to open. Why is this occuring? My file used to automatically open as a TIFF in PS and I could edit away. All my file-handling preferences within Lightroom are still the same.</p>

<p>Why is this happening? Help!</p>

<p>Hi Chas, Thanks for your response. Assigning from the label menu does the same thing. <br>

Two things I've since noticed:<br>

1. When I re-opened the program this am, the previews and thumbnails were in their correct orientation.<br />2. Only images with portrait orientation are affected - not landscape.</p>

<p>If 400 will do, try leatheralbumdesigns.com, item # PAQ40066 <br /><br>

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<p>Hello,<br>

I'm normally a Lightroom user but am playing around with Bridge on some recent images. The last time I used Bridge was the CS2 version. When I give an image a star-rating the image instantly rotates 90 degrees. When I remove the rating, the image does not rotate back and a google search won't give me a reason why. Does anyone know why this is happening? Can you help me with a fix?<br>

Thanks!</p>

<p>Brooke, thank you for the link and suggestions :)<br>

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Kevin, I will try to be more clear next time.</p>

<p>Hi Adrienne,<br>

I personally think your images look just great from my end! I'm on an HP laptop at the moment and the images look pretty clear. I always export my finished images from Lightroom, sharpening a little extra for web in the process. Others may make suggestions, but from my eyes things look great.<br>

I'm curious too what others may think (I may use their suggestions too!)</p>

<p>I would like to see if there are any established, successful wedding photographers out there that would be willing to offer a mentoring session to me, either by phone or webcam. I am newer to the industry and would like to hear what you feel my strengths and weaknesses are regarding my business. <br>

I am located in Northern CA so someone in my general vicinity would be great, but information is good regardless where it comes from.<br>

Please let me know your rate. I'm looking forward to hearing from you.</p>