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I'm a software developer and photography enthusiast.
I've developed Giraffe Upload ( http://www.giraffeupload.com ) a photo backup system and my photography blog is at http://UsefulPhotoTips.com
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May 21 |
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How many “MegaPixels” can the human eye see? @Emiel - not exactly the center - around the exact center, in exactly the center we have a conveniently located blind spot |
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May 21 |
answered | How many “MegaPixels” can the human eye see? |
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May 20 |
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Does Earth's latitude affect the color of light? @AJHenderson - you are right, the color of the sun doesn't change, but the color of light reaching the ground is also effected by the weather and the surrounding landscape and those are very different in the tropics and the poles |
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May 20 |
answered | Does Earth's latitude affect the color of light? |
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May 14 |
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Licensing for wedding photos, to protect photographer, but allow freedom to clients? ... also, I feel even more strongly that photographers who treat payed work like portfolio building exercises are just plain unprofessional -- the modification I want are "not your style"? fine, nobody is forcing you to take credit, it's just how I want to display one of the most important days in my life you know (oh, how I feel about the most important event in my life conflicts with your branding? sure we'll do it your way, wouldn't want you to feel I disrespect you as an artist because of a small thing like my wedding I payed for) |
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May 14 |
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Licensing for wedding photos, to protect photographer, but allow freedom to clients? @StanRogers - sorry if my last comment is a bit to harsh, but I feel very strongly that if I pay for your time and expenses to create irreplaceable work me and my family will treasure for many years I want to be in control of that work (no it's not the same as "itinerant trademan" I trust you to create art, that doesn't mean I want to be held hostage by the licensing terms if we ever have a disagreement in the future)... |
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May 14 |
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Licensing for wedding photos, to protect photographer, but allow freedom to clients? @StanRogers - If a musician composes some music he is free to license it anyway he wants, If I pay to have music composed I dictate the licensing terms. If someone writes some software he can license it with restrictive terms, if I pay for software to be written no way I'll accept a no modifications license. same for writers, graphic designers and just about any other creative profession - But for wedding photography I pay for your time and expenses yet you treat me like it's art you created on your own and I should consider myself lucky you are willing to sell me prints? |
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May 14 |
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Licensing for wedding photos, to protect photographer, but allow freedom to clients? @thomasrutter - there's a delicate balance here, I think "screw worrying about your professional image" is going a little bit too far, however, I do feel that the common attitude of wedding photographers is going way too far in the other direction. |
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May 13 |
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Licensing for wedding photos, to protect photographer, but allow freedom to clients? @AJHenderson - I've looked your answer (and upvoted) and I'm glad to see I'm not alone in this opinion |
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May 13 |
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Licensing for wedding photos, to protect photographer, but allow freedom to clients? ... and 2. It's my wedding and I want to be able to do whatever I want with the photos - that are good because the photographer is an artist and did a good job - but it's my wedding and my memories I want them to belong to me (and for my wedding I negotiated those terms with the photographer, I didn't take advantage of him, everything was agreed on in advance and fully payed for and we both were happy with the deal we made, he even got additional work because of my recommendation without me having to "give credit" every time I use the image) |
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May 13 |
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Licensing for wedding photos, to protect photographer, but allow freedom to clients? I'm not saying wedding photographers are snapshooters or that the contribution is "ready, aim, fire" (proof: for my wedding I selected the photographer who took pictures I liked not the cheapest), what I'm saying that 1. the business model shooting a wedding for what is a significant sum of money for the customer then making money off prints is bad (you are a photographer not a printer, you should be insulted your work is priced by the piece of paper) ... |
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May 13 |
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Licensing for wedding photos, to protect photographer, but allow freedom to clients? I think (as a businessman) that, for a work where someone payed full price - the idea that "the artist vision" is more important than "what the customer want" is ridicules. I also think that the standard business model and contract terms in wedding photography where the service provider branding and credit is more important than the couple's rights to use the image (they paid good money for!!!) of one of the most important days of their life is completely backward. |
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May 13 |
answered | What settings are ignored while shooting RAW |
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May 13 |
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Licensing for wedding photos, to protect photographer, but allow freedom to clients? added 271 characters in body |
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May 13 |
answered | Licensing for wedding photos, to protect photographer, but allow freedom to clients? |
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May 12 |
answered | What level of water/dust protection will a silicone case provide? |
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May 9 |
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What are the pros and cons of using a watermark? @dpollitt - you are right, a landscape image with a watermark on some of the image details is bad, but a sallow DOF portrait where the watermark is completely over the out of focus background - not so bad (maybe not good but it's an acceptable tradeoff to go for "not so bad" if it helps feed the kids, at least in my opinion) |
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May 9 |
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What are the pros and cons of using a watermark? added 143 characters in body |
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May 9 |
answered | What are the pros and cons of using a watermark? |
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May 8 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
