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| bio | website | properspective.com |
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| location | Minneapolis | |
| age | 28 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years |
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Photographer, tech head, and extreme sport enthusiast.
I'm an amateur who likes to shoot everything from portraits to landscapes. My favorite venues are half way up a 14k mountain, Ontario in Fall, and the Mediterranean at sunset.
I love talking technology, new equipment, and Canon lenses.
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May 7 |
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Is there a reason for raw over jpeg if you have your lighting figured out? @MichaelKjörling - The price of a memory card might be a non issue, but the storage, archival, and processing needs of that extra data can be an issue. If you shoot for fun as an amateur, RAW+JPEG might be great. For a professional, it needs to make business sense and that is not always the case. |
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May 7 |
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How can this image be created? This website is about photography. This is a graphic design question. You might want to try graphicdesign.stackexchange.com |
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May 6 |
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Is there a reason for raw over jpeg if you have your lighting figured out? More like the loss of revenue from no print sales. "Creative control" might have a price, but print sales certainly do! |
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May 6 |
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Is there a reason for raw over jpeg if you have your lighting figured out? Take a look at the portfolio of the photographer you are considering hiring. If they produce consistent results in similar conditions that please you, then asking what file type they should in should be disregarded anyways. It is the same as asking what camera or lens they have, it is nonsense in my opinion. Asking if they have backups is a different story though. With that said, it is very common for higher to high volume event photographers to shoot JPEG. It becomes almost a necessity to shoot JPEG and it is certainly practical. |
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May 6 |
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What's the difference between Canon's silent and non-silent shooting? @D3C4FF - Searching Google for "Canon 5D mkIII manual" is pretty easy. You can download it right from Canon, or many many other resources. I'm not suggesting that this question should be closed, as now the answers have elaborated much more than the manual. But for a basic understanding(which isn't shown in the original question), the manual clearly provides that. |
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May 6 |
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What's the difference between Canon's silent and non-silent shooting? You try to be quiet when shooting a golf swing as the token spectator yells "ITS IN THE HOLE!"? :P |
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May 6 |
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What's the difference between Canon's silent and non-silent shooting? You know, you could read the manual for a basic understanding of the silent modes... |
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May 6 |
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How to choose a screen protector? I agree 100%, I will say, I was quite angry when 2 days after I bought my newest DSLR I scratched it pretty good! Oh well :) |
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May 6 |
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What is the most effective Photoshop technique to remove people from photos? @JohnCavan - That is not a post production technique. In my example shots I already had a 10 stop ND filter plus a grad. If my exposure got any longer I would have started to miss some of the sunset as well. |
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May 6 |
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How do I remove random people from my photos? I don't know if you have actually used this, but it is far from perfect. It is great, I use it all the time, but it isn't "too easy". The demo's that Adobe provides of course makes it seem that way so you are enticed to buy the product they are selling. |
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May 6 |
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How to choose a screen protector? The best screen protector is the one already installed from the factory. You mentioned that you have a Canon DSLR, and at least with the 5D mkII Canon puts an exterior lexan like layer that protects the actual LCD screen. If you ever scratch this, or it cracks, you can order up a new one from Canon and replace it yourself. Third party vendors also sell versions of it for a very small amount of money. Adding on additional layers is unnecessary in my experience, and just degrades the experience. |
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May 6 |
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How to choose a screen protector? I agree. I used to put on on my DSLRs, but figured out replacing the built in screen protector on Canon DSLRs is very cost effective if you really need to do it after a year or two of abuse. The big gain comes in the clearest possible display without an extra layer of junk between you and the LCD. |
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May 5 |
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How to recover raw files from formatted SD card? The answer isn't any different for RAW files, or really any other file type. Many of the "photo" recovery tools work the same regardless of filetype or in some cases even file system. See How can I recover deleted photos from an SD Card? |
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May 4 |
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If I want soft focus, should I get the Canon 135mm soft focus lens or do it in Photoshop? @GregThompson - I think it really all comes down to how often you want this effect. I personally do it very seldom, so creating it in post is not a burden. If I was going to shoot soft focus 5% of the time or greater, than it would make sense. Right now I probably use it for something like .05% of shots. I also think the effect created in post is good enough to the same effect created in camera, but that is a personal taste opinion, yours may differ. You already have a 135mm lens, the time it would cost you to try it in post is near zero - so try that first before spending more money! |
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May 4 |
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Converting videos taken by D5100 for a Youtube upload This is a photography website not a videography website. Please see our FAQ for more information - photo.stackexchange.com/faq Better options would be avp stack exchange or superuser. |
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May 3 |
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Would it be better to use a 35mm prime instead of a 50mm prime on a cropped sensor body? You are best off testing both out and determining which works better for your style and usage. If you already have a kit lens, you already have what you need to test out both focal lengths. If you don't have any lenses, you can rent, or buy the $100 50mm and just give it a try. |
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May 3 |
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Why does harsh light give darker shadows? Shadow does not always mean darkness, it can be partial darkness. |
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May 3 |
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Will there be a need for cameras at all once we have 4k video? In the note about "micro expressions", it makes it sound like it would be simple to pull the best frame out of 4k video. I can't image looking at a 30 second clip and trying to pull the best frame out, I have enough trouble when I'm in burst mode on my DSLR and get 5fps! |
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May 3 |
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Why is there a black bar at the bottom of my photos when using an external flash? Well, the issue here is slightly different based on the existing question. This is actually the opposite, as the user said "shutter above 1/125th", so your issue here is simply - you have gone beyond the max shutter speed sync. Try HSS, and read this - photo.stackexchange.com/questions/836/… |
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May 3 |
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Will there be a need for cameras at all once we have 4k video? We already have 4k video, and yes cameras are still needed. |
