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About Barrie Tumbridge
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Expertise
I can answer question on most aspects of photography, conventional film and digital, including Photoshop techniques. I have over 30 years experience in portrait photography, including studio, and digital landscape photography. I teach photography both one on one and on the internet. I am a past President of the Master Photographers Association.

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Portraits and Landscape photography Photoshop

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None

Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Science Degree

Awards and Honors
Several awards for portraiture from Kodak including a Gold Award for excellence

   

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which camera should I buy11/15/2008Bill McCord
  Q: I am very interested in photography. I have done a few senior pics and family group pics with very ...
  A: I am sure the 590 is a good camera, I would hold off though and save for a canon xti, the creative ...
Legality of rendering a photograph11/14/2008Steve Meltzer
  Q: Is it legal or illegal to render a photograph of a living person without asking their permission ...
  A: Jan Here's the deal. You can photograph anyone anywhere. The only problem is not to be picked up by ...
henry ries11/13/2008Steve Meltzer
  Q: I have a photo its about 13 inches across by 17 inch its like a picture of a computer chip or ...
  A: Tammy Not a clue. Never heard of Henry Ries. Try a Google search although if the photo's from 1987 ...
Which single reflex len camera body and lens should I choose11/13/2008Steve Meltzer
  Q: My name is Qian Chen, and I am a Mom of a 15-month-old girl. We have planed to buy a digital single ...
  A: Qian How wonderful to want to capture your daughter's lively action every day. I'd suggest either ...
Blurred Background11/13/2008Lawrence Marshall
  Q: I have seen photos with the main object in focus, and the background blurred, they look very ...
  A: The images you saw were probably made using the Depth of Field preview on the camera. This technique ...
backlights11/10/2008Daniel Colegrove
  Q: I have a question about backlights. I shot a few weddings and couple of them were in restaurants ...
  A: Personally for the most part I use existing light wen shooting events however when I do use flash I ...
equine photography11/9/2008Kent Staubus
  Q: I am an avid photographer, just not professionally! I was interested in becoming an equine ...
  A: Have not done this but have heard of people who do. If you are talking about photos of horses in ...
Cheap Auto Focus SLR?11/8/2008Barry Benjamin
  Q: hey barry, i recently purchased an Olympus Trip 35 from an OP shop, it cost me five dollars! ...
  A: Dai: I am sorry but I really don't know anything specific that meets your criteria. I would suggest ...
Cheap easy to use Auto Focus SLR?11/8/2008Barrie Tumbridge
  Q: hey barrie, i recently purchased an Olympus Trip 35 from an OP shop, it cost me five dollars! ...
  A: As far as I know the Olympus Trip 35 is not an SLR neither is it an auto focus. You say something ...
souvenir of ceylon 24 choice photographic views11/6/2008Steve Meltzer
  Q: These photos were brought by my great-grandfather when was on Ceylon.what price of this thing would ...
  A: Gera To begin with there are no photos attached to your note. Secondly there's really no way to ...
Photo editing software11/5/2008Barrie Tumbridge
  Q: Sir,I am an amateur digital photographer. I am thinking of marketing some of my work and am looking ...
  A: Photoshop elements would certainly be a start, and it will show you what good editing can do for ...
Photo editing software11/5/2008Barrie Tumbridge
  Q: Sir,I am an amateur digital photographer. I am thinking of marketing some of my work and am looking ...
  A: OK, that clears it up a little. If you are amazed by the basic improvements you can make with ...
Photos are getting darker11/4/2008Tim Hrabia
  Q: I'm a police officer in a crime scene unit and we take a lot of pictures. We are using Fuji S2 Pro ...
  A: Good evening Clint. I am sorry about the delay answering, but I have been trying to come up with a ...
How can I take great pictures without editing!!?11/4/2008Akshay Singh Jamwal
  Q: I have been "seriously" into photography for a year I guess. I have a Kodak Z812 IS camera. When I ...
  A: I'm so sorry for the delay in replying, I've been traveling extensively for the past couple of weeks ...
Photo editing software11/2/2008Barrie Tumbridge
  Q: Sir,I am an amateur digital photographer. I am thinking of marketing some of my work and am looking ...
  A: Sorry for the delay but I had already answered this question but for some reason it did not transfer ...
Lenses for actions shots?10/29/2008Barrie Tumbridge
  Q: I'm a huge Hockey fan and an semi-amateur photobug. I just bought a Canon 40d and am curious if you ...
  A: An f2.8 should be enough working with a high ISO. You are going to be needing shutter speeds in the ...
editing software10/29/2008Akshay Singh Jamwal
  Q: Sir,I am an amateur digital photographer. I am thinking of marketing some of my work and am looking ...
  A: I'm sorry for the late reply, I've been out of town for the past couple of days. I'm unsure of what ...
Photo Storage10/28/2008Mark Gluckman
  Q: Can I use sleeves from Office Supply stores that are what they call medium weight sheet protectors ...
  A: Lynn, I've been using the Costco sleeves for years without any problems. I do suggest, if you ...
Lenses for actions shots?10/28/2008Barrie Tumbridge
  Q: I'm a huge Hockey fan and an semi-amateur photobug. I just bought a Canon 40d and am curious if you ...
  A: H Jack, I would suggest theCanon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens. It is image stabilized and an ...
Wedding Dress Photography10/24/2008John Wilson
  Q: A friend is getting married in a few weeks. I shot some bridal portraits for her but in most of the ...
  A: During bridal shoots outdoors when I'm concerned about capturing the details in a wedding dress the ...
Differences between photos10/21/2008Barrie Tumbridge
  Q: I am hoping you can shed some light on why people can look terrible in some photos and OK in others. ...
  A: Well, you have virtually answered your own question... The majority of images you see of yourself ...
Wide angle lens10/20/2008John and Chris
  Q: I have an Olympus E-500 DSLR camera. I was wondering if you could give me some advice on wide angle ...
  A: Oops. Sorry about the abrupt answer. Tried answering before I went to work. Any clip on lens will ...
Wide angle lens10/20/2008Joe Appel
  Q: I have an Olympus E-500 DSLR camera. I was wondering if you could give me some advice on wide angle ...
  A: You're always going to have better results using a true wide angle lens rather than attaching ...
Fillauer Lake House Photography and Video10/16/2008John Wilson
  Q: I see that you offer both wedding photography and video of weddings. Your photography is very ...
  A: I have a simple video demo shot at Fillauer Lake House you may view at ...
Quick Question10/8/2008Peter Kennett
  Q: I'm so sorry to bug you but, I have another question. On my lenses, it's a "Canon" 28 to 135 mm ...
  A: It is not easy, and requires you to tear the whole camera apart. You can often find help online, ...
Quick Question10/8/2008Peter Kennett
  Q: I'm so sorry to bug you but, I have another question. On my lenses, it's a "Canon" 28 to 135 mm ...
  A: The settings are used to help you adjust the focus from what you see visually to what is really ...
Quick Question10/8/2008David Barry
  Q: I'm so sorry to bug you but, I have another question. On my lenses, it's a "Canon" 28 to 135 mm ...
  A: I believe the white numbers 1 to 10 is the scale of focusing distances in meters, while the green 4 ...
Quick Question10/8/2008Akshay Singh Jamwal
  Q: I'm so sorry to bug you but, I have another question. On my lenses, it's a "Canon" 28 to 135 mm ...
  A: It's no bother at all, so don't worry about asking as many questions as you like. I do know what ...
Quick Question10/8/2008Barrie Tumbridge
  Q: I'm so sorry to bug you but, I have another question. On my lenses, it's a "Canon" 28 to 135 mm ...
  A: The different dials can be a little confusing. Starting with the ones nearest the camera: The ...
Quick Question10/8/2008Barry Benjamin
  Q: I'm so sorry to bug you but, I have another question. On my lenses, it's a "Canon" 28 to 135 mm ...
  A: These are guides having to do with making sure the subject and surrounding objects are in focus. I ...
Quick Question10/8/2008Kent Staubus
  Q: I'm so sorry to bug you but, I have another question. On my lenses, it's a "Canon" 28 to 135 mm ...
  A: 1. The white numbers are likely a distance scale, measured in Meters. Look for something that says ...
Quick Question10/8/2008Martin Seymour
  Q: I'm so sorry to bug you but, I have another question. On my lenses, it's a "Canon" 28 to 135 mm ...
  A: HY Skyler My apolagies to you for taking so long to answer but i am having problems with my PC and ...
Selling candid shots10/7/2008Lawrence Marshall
  Q: Can I legally sell photos (5x7, 8x10 framed) of candid shots that include people, without their ...
  A: The short answer is that legally selling pictures of people without their consent is governed by the ...
Quick Question10/6/2008John and Chris
  Q: I am a beginning Photographer, and I have a couple questions. I just purchased a "Canon EOS ...
  A: Color space has to do with how the image will be printed. If you were going to send the picture to ...
Quick Question10/6/2008Steve Meltzer
  Q: As you know I am a beginning Photographer, and I have a couple questions. I just purchased a "Canon ...
  A: Skyler Color space means how your sensor interprets color. If you aregoing to work the photos in ...
Quick Question10/6/2008Steve Pearson
  Q: As you know I am a beginning Photographer, and I have a couple questions. I just purchased a "Canon ...
  A: Set your Colour Space to sRGB. The sutter speeds are whole numbers - the denominators of fractions. ...
Quick Question10/6/2008Bill McCord
  Q: As you know I am a beginning Photographer, and I have a couple questions. I just purchased a "Canon ...
  A: The color space issue can go miles deep, I would start with matching color space with what you use ...
Quick Question10/6/2008Kent Staubus
  Q: As you know I am a beginning Photographer, and I have a couple questions. I just purchased a "Canon ...
  A: 1. Color Space. This is something I don't go into very much because there are so many other better ...
Quick Question10/6/2008Mark Gluckman
  Q: As you know I am a beginning Photographer, and I have a couple questions. I just purchased a "Canon ...
  A: sRGB is pretty much the standard so stick with that. No, fractions are no longer used. So 125 ...
Quick Question10/6/2008Martin Seymour
  Q: As you know I am a beginning Photographer, and I have a couple questions. I just purchased a "Canon ...
  A: srgb-rgb not sure but could refer to the format that the image is set to depending on the software ...

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John and ChrisJoe AppelAkshay Singh Jamwal
Malcolm DickinsonMartin SeymourBill McCord
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Steve MeltzerMikael BarnardDave Nyce
Daniel ColegroveSara BellaPeter Kennett
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