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  Natural Light
Should I use a flash or not when I shoot photos in natural light? Should the light always come from a west window or what?? Does it depend on the time of day with what window you should use? I w...
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February 11, 2004
 
  Vivid Portrait Photography
Mark Seliger (markseliger.com), uses many photos were the sky is a rich deep blue, and the person is nicely illuminated. How is this accomplised. Polirising filter? What flash set-up (watts) tungst...
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February 11, 2004
 
  Photomicroscopy ans Tungsten Lighting
[Photomicroscopy] Is a 6V 20 watt halogen bulb considered tungsten lighting? Using daylight balanced film I get fairly good color rendition. I was wondering if tungsten film would make a differenc...
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February 19, 2004
 
  What is a good portrait/wedding lens?
I currently have a minolta but will eventually be purchasing a 35mm Canon. I am looking for a lens that would be interchangable between the two and one that would be excellent for portrait and wed...
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February 12, 2004
 
  film for indoor wedding photography
I will be photographing an indoor wedding this spring and will be shooting color and black&white. I have never used the Portra films but would like to for this occasion. What film speed should I ...
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February 15, 2004
 
  How to shoot distant citiscapes
How could I shoot a portrait and a distant citiscape with enough light on the subject's face and the citiscape with detail, not washed/burned out. I rarely use a flash for portraiture, using m...
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February 11, 2004
 
  How to shoot distant citiscapes
How could I shoot a portrait and a distant citiscape with enough light on the subject's face and the citiscape with detail, not washed/burned out. I rarely use a flash for portraiture, using m...
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February 10, 2004
 
  How to shoot distant citiscapes
How could I shoot a portrait and a distant citiscape with enough light on the subject's face and the citiscape with detail, not washed/burned out. I rarely use a flash for portraiture, using m...
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February 10, 2004
 
  What is Nikon N90S made up of?
I would like to know whether the body of Nikon N90S AF slr camera is built up of a metal alloy and then it is covered with polycarbon material. Pls enlighten me....
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February 10, 2004
 
  Storing Exposed Film in the Freezer
I live in Belize where it is hot 11 months out of the year and there is no air condioning. I have just learned about storing new film in the fridge or freezer, which I am going to begin doing imme...
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August 18, 2007
 
  Shooting a Portrait Against a Bright Citiscape?
As I portrait photographer, I had a photo shoot photographing a Mom and her baby against a distant citiscape. I tried to compromise on her face by having it a bit darker (not silhouette) to get so...
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February 10, 2004
 
  Gossen Luna Pro Scale vs Lense Scale
Couple days ago I asked a question about scale of intermediate values on Gossen Luna Pro.... What if lense on my camera dont have such number.. like 6.3 or 13...What I have to do if I have a readin...
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February 10, 2004
 
  Help! How do I set up for pictures on a stage with
With no experience with lighting how do I set up to take pictures on a stage. Should I try renting lights? What camera would be best for this? I like to take pictures with natural sunlight but, got...
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February 09, 2004
 
  EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM Lens compatible with Canon
I am interested in buying a more professional lens to take portrait/weddings/kids/sports photos. Is the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM Lens compatible with Canon Eos Rebel G & do you think this...
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February 10, 2004
 
  help help somebody anybody
I'm looking for a slr that has aperature & shutter priority plus spot metering.I have looked in a buyers guide& on ebay. The options are dizzying.The abbrieviations are confusing.All I ...
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March 04, 2004
 
  What is meant by stop-down metering?
I have recently purchased a digital SLR. I have an extensive array of manual focus lenses from a different manufacturer which, I have recently learned, can be used on my new digicam with an adapte...
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February 09, 2004
 
  How to shoot fast moving dance in dark place
I have tried n tried to take photos of my daughter dancing with 800 speed film and there are few pics that come out in the 24 pictures. There is little light most the time in these places also. Wha...
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February 19, 2004
 
  Preparing photo for sale
I have a few good shots that I would like to enlarge and frame. Does anyone have any info on someplace maybe on line that would take my negative and enlarge, and frame in one shot and send me the ...
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February 11, 2004
 
  Sports Photos/Flash
I love taking sports photos of my daughter's friends... I see pros taking continuous shots and the flash fires with each shot.I have a Canon EOS Rebel 2000 and a Cannon 420ex Flash. How do I do...
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February 08, 2004
 
  How to read scale on Gossen Luna Pro
I have Gossen Luna Pro light meter.It works fine and I know how to read "fl" and "time"... but on the scale between the fl it is two dots...like "5.6..8..11..16.." How do I read this two dots???Tha...
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February 07, 2004