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  • RTFM – V2

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    I got a response from a comment I made to a new photographer who asked a really basic question about how to find a menu item in his new camera. I said “read your manual” and my FaceBook friend asked if RTFM (read the furbished manual) was my answer to every question and he’s right…

  • The Preset Problem

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    Everybody it seems is selling presets. There are presets specifically for use in Lightroom by the thousands and there are presets built into some raw editors like Exposure 7 and others. Presets, especially for beginners, can seem like a great idea. After all a preset is merely a small program that adjusts the sliders on…

  • Zoom Lenses

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    This is from a Facebook query. There are two types of zoom lenses. One has a fixed or constant aperture and the other has a variable aperture. The fixed aperture zoom will remain at the aperture you set no matter where you set the zoom. The variable aperture zoom varys the aperture depending on where…

  • Bird Settings

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    There are a couple of ways of setting up your camera to shoot birds in flight. This morning (Feb. 6/25) it was rainy and breezy and for whatever reason our Canada Geese were almost continuously flying overhead. We had about a dozen photographers from the Oakville Camera Club. So how do you set up your…

  • The Bag

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    I’m at nine or maybe it’s 10 camera bags! Why so many and why you’re likely going to end up with at least that number if not more? Every camera, no matter how small or humble, deserves its own camera bag. And this is how it starts. Your first entry camera usually comes with a…

  • The Manual

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    One of the biggest issues with cellphone cameras is they work so well on automatic that there isn’t a manual to read. They are the most advanced point-and-shoot cameras on the planet and they do remarkably well. Even pros have used them to shoot weddings! People get used to thinking they don’t need a manual…

  • The Lens

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    While the camera is a light-tight box and for 99% of most ordinary amateur photographer even ancient manual film cameras can produce images of similar quality to the most modern of gear the same cannot be said for lenses. And while it’s true that in the hands of a photographic artist a pin-hole camera, that…

  • The Camera

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    Your camera – even the camera in your cellphone – is basically just a light-tight box with more or less automation which may or may not be particularly helpful when It comes to shooting an image. What do I mean by that? It’s just this: In the hands of a competent photographer or photographic artist…

  • You’re Better Than You Think

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    Roni Sidhu has a great video on YouTube called: “You Are A Better Photographer Than You Think“. Roni is both a photographer and a photography instructor and he’s obviously lived the photography life and what he has to say here in his video will be immensely helpful if you’re a newcomer to photography. On FaceBook…

  • How To Make $$$

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    First make certain you can deliver what you’re selling. Might consider a small investment in some courses or workshops with a professional instructor. I did this after I retired from 60 years of shooting pro and had a lot of fun learning how to shoot in different ways and how to edit my images. Made…