| Subject | Date Asked |
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| public | 6/14/2008 |
Q: I have googled my brains out trying to find out if taking photos of someone on a public street with ...
A: While you're within your rights to take photos of people and places on and from public property, ...
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| going digital | 5/15/2008 |
Q: i have been taking pictures for about 4 years already with my good Nikon N80 but I think it is time ...
A: Yep, the D3 is a digital SLR with a full-frame sensor. It's also a little short of $5,000. I've ...
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| going digital | 5/14/2008 |
Q: i have been taking pictures for about 4 years already with my good Nikon N80 but I think it is time ...
A: Vinicio, Sounds like you're well on your way to a very nice system. About the only thing you might ...
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| hello | 5/6/2008 |
Q: I'm a senior at Leilehua High School and I'm doing a senior project on photography i was wondering ...
A: Wow, that's a huge question. I'll try to answer as much of it as I can. I'm a professional ...
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| cameras | 4/13/2008 |
Q: please can you give me some pointers re what to upgrade to from a Canon 30D...I am lookiing at the ...
A: Jane, I'm a Nikon guy, and have been for years. The new D300 is an extremely good camera. Like ...
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| Photos of Real Estate for Research | 3/4/2008 |
Q: I realize that legal advice may not be your forte, but I thought this comes closest to ...
A: As long as you are not on private property you are within your rights. People may not like you ...
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| Too Good to be True | 1/12/2008 |
Q: I'm a newbie to cameras and could use your help. My local camera shop will charge me $450 more ...
A: Mike, You're right, it's likely a gray market camera. Since you get no warranty if anything goes ...
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| New Camera | 12/21/2007 |
Q: I'm about to invest in my first good camera. The main use for this will be to photograph my kids in ...
A: I've heard good things about the Rebel, and have a high respect for Canon products in general. I ...
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| Digital Photography Outside | 12/15/2007 |
Q: I have been stuck with taking digital photos only indoors for a while now. Whenever I take a ...
A: Floyd, Given the sparse details I'll have to guess at what your problem is. Without knowing what ...
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| taking still pics for ebay, website | 9/18/2007 |
Q: I have a website, colourtherapyspa.com, which you might look at if you don't get what I'm trying to ...
A: Lisa, Since you're taking photos of little things, I think your task is made more simple. What you ...
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| hi | 7/13/2007 |
Q: how long does it take for 35 milimiter negatives of 4x6 photos to fade? when pix fade do they do so ...
A: Yom, The short answer is "it depends." Properly stored in archival sleeves in a cool, dark, dry ...
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| Quick Question | 7/4/2007 |
Q: I am a new student to photography and I was curious if, after you focus a zoom lens, can it remain ...
A: Skyler, A good zoom lens won't change focus when you change focal lengths, but many of the less ...
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| Coloured hue on B&W prints | 6/8/2007 |
Q: Joe, I scanned a B&W photograph into my PC and printed it on my EpsonStylus Photo RX6409 printer. ...
A: Eric, Yeah, it's definitely a printer issue. You might try using your advanced printer settings ...
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| Moving prints to digital | 6/7/2007 |
Q: Good evening, I have some old prints that I would like to put into a digital photo album. Can you ...
A: Ted, Scanning prints is tedious, but it is the best way to digitize them. It would be better if ...
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| Information on photo restoration | 5/25/2007 |
Q: I recently brought a new scanner and new printer to assit me with photo restoration. My question is ...
A: I've not had much experience calibrating screens. I don't see any reason why you couldn't calibrate ...
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| white balance | 4/28/2007 |
Q: Canon Rebel XT. My question regards white balance. I have a number of insect eggs and plan on ...
A: Pete, I think you're on the right track. What I'd do is set the camera's white balance each time ...
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| b/w Photo. | 3/11/2007 |
Q: I like to start taking blk /wht photographs in landscaping and portraits. Which is the best camera ...
A: You may want to consider bypassing film cameras altogether and purchasing a digital SLR along with a ...
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| Photographing Swing Dancers. | 12/20/2006 |
Q: I'm interested in taking photos of social dancers, Swing, Salsa, Tango, etc. Most of these venues ...
A: Well Chris, there's a couple of ways you can go. You can bite the bullet and use a flash. It can ...
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| Picture size | 12/1/2006 |
Q: I have Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 and Lexmark printer.I never had problems printing pictures until ...
A: My first guess is that your printer settings have been changed somehow. I don't think that ...
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| Software | 11/21/2006 |
Q: I am trying to get started in photography. I was wanting to know what software would be best for ...
A: Stacy, Without knowing what kind of computer you're using or more about your workflow, I can't ...
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| Orange pictures | 11/10/2006 |
Q: I have a 3 y/o Sony Cyber Shot 3.2 mega pixel camera. For the past year or so almost all of the ...
A: Jane, I'll answer your questions in the order you asked them. 1-I suspect the problem with the ...
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| Cannon Digital SLR Rebel | 10/24/2006 |
Q: I have a digital cannon rebel and I do amateur free lance photography as a side business for family ...
A: Sophie, When I shoot a wedding I use a combination of a 17-35mm and an 80-200mm lenses. The wide ...
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| School in FL | 10/20/2006 |
Q: Would you be able to recommend a photography school in Miami, FL? Thank you in advance, Larry
A: Larry, I went to the Southeast Center for Photographic Studies in Daytona Beach, FL. It's part of ...
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| jewellery photography | 10/18/2006 |
Q: I have a canon powershot S3 digital camera.(6.0 mega pixels). I want to take photographs of ...
A: I'm not familiar with your specific camera. However, most new cameras have a macro (or micro) ...
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| Digital Camera but have 35mm lens | 10/11/2006 |
Q: I bought a 35mm camera(pentax ZX-50) and a 75-300 Tamron lens to go with that camera. Now I want to ...
A: I suppose that would depend on the make and model of camera you buy. You might be able to have a ...
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| photography school | 9/11/2006 |
Q: Sorry if this my be boring or too long but i need help on a decision on school. I Graduated ...
A: Shelley, You're looking to get into photography as a freelancer instead of as an employee, right? ...
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| airshow prints | 9/2/2006 |
Q: Hey Joe I hope you can help me on this one. I recently captured a great shot of a trick plane doing ...
A: I'm not a lawyer. I can't imagine why you couldn't do that, though. It was a public event, he's a ...
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| report on photography businesss | 7/10/2006 |
Q: I'm a college student taking a business class this summer. Our teacher assigned us businesses to ...
A: Danielle, I'll try to answer your questions, but a lot of them don't apply to my situation. I work ...
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| Low Key camera work | 6/12/2006 |
Q: Hey Joe, I really like street photography and the element of taking photos when I am traveling to ...
A: Nope, you are what you are. I have found that as long as I am polite, sincere, and respectful ...
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| selling photos of popular locations | 6/9/2006 |
Q: Can i legally sell photos of locations like restaurants, homes, raceways, or amusement parks?
A: Kyle, For the most part, yes you can sell photos of places. As you might imagine there are a ...
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| Film or Digital? | 5/31/2006 |
Q: Joe, I am trying to get into photography. However, I'm not sure what camera I should get. I'm ...
A: Brennan, I really believe that film is dead. At least for the things you want to do. What you ...
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| best camera for beginners? | 5/6/2006 |
Q: I'm taking up photography classes as an absolute novice/beginner, I have no idea what camera brand ...
A: The nice thing about 35mm cameras is that since digital took over they're relatively cheap. If I ...
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| Canon EOS Rebel digital | 3/23/2006 |
Q: If you cannot answer this question could you put me in touch with someone who can. You seem to be ...
A: Jean, I use Nikons, but I played around with an EOS a few months ago and I think I know what you ...
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| going digital | 3/1/2006 |
Q: i have about 200 rolls of films (regular 35 MM) halh are color and half B&W. What would be the best ...
A: Short of taking the rolls of film to lab that does this sort of thing I think you're going to have ...
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| digital portraiture | 2/15/2006 |
Q: hey Joe I recently bought a Nikon D-200 pro digital camera after years of using SLR's. I'm having ...
A: Jacqueline, I've not yet had a chance to use that particular camera. What I do is pay close ...
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| Taking pictures | 1/31/2006 |
Q: I have a Sony DSC-P92 Cyber-Shot Digital camera and I put up lots of auctions on eBay, so I am ...
A: Seth, You're using a couple of lamps with incandescent bulbs. This gives off a yellowish-orange ...
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| Creating Slides | 1/25/2006 |
Q: I am applying for a government grant for art education and need to provide slides mounted from 35mm ...
A: Evan, Back in the old days we photographers used to shoot with film. Some of that film was ...
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| picture alteration | 12/24/2005 |
Q: i'm not sure if you can help me, but i have some photos on my computer that i would wish to print ...
A: Jamie, There ought to be a way to switch the orientation in whatever program you use to crop, tone, ...
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| General Questions for a photographer | 12/19/2005 |
Q: my name is Linda and I am a student at Northeast High School in Philadelphia, PA. I was wondering if ...
A: Whoa, Linda that's a lot of stuff to ask. Sorry if my answers are short, but here goes: 1. What is ...
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| Sports photography | 12/14/2005 |
Q: I'm an aspiring sports photographer, and looking at some of the clients in your profile I thought ...
A: Natasha, Are you familiar with the Joseph Heller book, Catch 22? The illogical nature of starting ...
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| Filters for digital camera | 12/2/2005 |
Q: I have a set of filters [polaroid, sky and fluorescent] for my Olympus C-720 camera, and have ...
A: Henry, You're right, it makes no difference at all whether the filter is on the front of the lens ...
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| Hi, how are you?
I am writing... | 10/23/2005 |
Q: how are you? I am writing because I am an amateur photographer and I use a lot my SRL camera, but ...
A: Alex, You'll have better luck if you scan the photos in at as high a resolution as you can. I ...
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| Overexposure on Digital Camera | 10/13/2005 |
Q: I have a Canon PowerShot S1 IS (digital camera) and my question regards trying to "force" a blurry ...
A: Merilee, Yeah, you're trying to do something that seems to be beyond the capabilities of your ...
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| background colour | 9/26/2005 |
Q: I have a Canon EOS 20D camera and have been trying to take pictures of jewellery placed in a cocoon ...
A: Sal, You might try moving the lights a bit to add a little more light to the background. You also ...
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| buying a camera | 9/13/2005 |
Q: If you had to pick either of these two cameras, Olympus Ultra Zoom C-770 or the Kodak Easy Share ...
A: I think that both cameras are quite nice. The Kodak is a bit cheaper. I doubt that there's a rapid ...
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| File size with digital cameras | 8/27/2005 |
Q: I have a new digital camera and am confused about the file size of my pictures. I took birthday ...
A: Without more information all I can do is guess. I've observed that some pictures have higher file ...
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| digital SLR | 8/24/2005 |
Q: I want clean crisp photos, I have been looking at the Canon Rebel digital XT or one of the Nikon ...
A: Beth, Either one of the cameras you've named would be a good choice. I use the D70 on a daily ...
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| astrophotography | 8/19/2005 |
Q: i want buy a digital camera for astrophotography but my budget is limited, is it suitable to buy ...
A: Alireza, I don't do much time-lapse photography. I do think that it would be desireable to have a ...
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| digital vs. film | 8/7/2005 |
Q: Beyond just the darkroom vs. a computer, how do digital cameras and film cameras really contrast?
A: Melissa, Darkroom vs. a computer is a big contrast. The convenience, the power to manipulate ...
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| digital cameras & strobe | 7/18/2005 |
Q: I have been using a decent quality Sony digital for about a year...expecting to turn to Canon or ...
A: Max, One of my biggest gripes about switching to digital SLR's was the impossibility of using the ...
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| photography subject law | 6/22/2005 |
Q: I do not know if this is going to be simple or not. I was wondering, what is the protocol/law for ...
A: Sheri, Generally speaking you can take photos of anybody or anything in a public place. That ...
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| Selling my first photo | 4/27/2005 |
Q: I've recently been contacted by a professional racing team interested in seeing a set of photos I ...
A: Mike, It's impossible to say what an average street price for selling photos is. There just isn't ...
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| Can Forensic Images be thought of as Fine Art? | 3/21/2005 |
Q: I am working on my BFA in photography and a minor in Criminal Justice. I am working towards a ...
A: Lexie, I'm no artist, but I think I can see what you're going for. Although I've no idea what a ...
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| Photographing artwork | 3/15/2005 |
Q: I need some help in photographing my watercolor paintings. I have my favorite, Olympus OM1 and a new ...
A: Laurie, You might try manually setting the white balance to match your light source. It also ...
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| inside lighting | 3/14/2005 |
Q: I have a Nikon D70 w/ 18-70 zoom. Problem, I could not for the life of me get any decent shots of a ...
A: John, That's a tough one. The situation is really quite common for a newspaper photographer. You ...
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| enlargment paper | 3/12/2005 |
Q: Will Kodak polycontrast rc 4 enlargement paper (glossy) produce the same results as a 2 or 3 when ...
A: Stephen, It's been a long time since I printed b&w. If memory serves, it is the same developer ...
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| Camera quality | 3/1/2005 |
Q: My question is dealing with the quality of my camera and the application I may or may not be able to ...
A: Austin, While I'm not familiar with your particular camera, it seems that the file sizes would be ...
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| Film | 2/10/2005 |
Q: I've recently purchased an AF SLR camera for which I intend to use on various arts projects. I'm ...
A: Stuart, I really don't know what you're talking about. Sorry. I can tell you that film from ...
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| Digital Wedding Photography | 2/7/2005 |
Q: I have just bought a Canon 300d Rebel, and I have a couple of weddings coming up. I have a couple of ...
A: Nicola, I think that the setting for the highest quality jpeg will serve your needs. You're going ...
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| Indoor people groups | 2/4/2005 |
Q: I recently took a picture of a group of people in a large office. A white object in the centre of ...
A: Tony, If it's an important shot then it never hurts to bracket. Sounds like your problem is mostly ...
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| Warm and arty pictures | 1/20/2005 |
Q: Appel, I am a metal sculptor with a very basic knowledge of photography. I am creating my own ...
A: Alfredo, Starting from the end - Photoshop is a great program but one of the things it can't do is ...
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| Beginning a Photography Business | 1/6/2005 |
Q: Appel, My name is Faith Morrill, and I have worked as a photographer for the past four years. I've ...
A: Faith, Like any business you're probably going to have some lean times at the beginning until you ...
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| Cameras | 12/22/2004 |
Q: What type of camera would take high quality photos, both night and day...of generally anything or ...
A: Michael, Without knowing whether you want a digital camera or not I'll try to offer a few ...
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| USM? | 12/5/2004 |
Q: What is USM as it pertains to lenses? I have seen many lenses that say they are "USM" lenses, but I ...
A: Paul, Canon uses an ultrasonic motor (USM) in their autofocus lenses. It refers to a silent ...
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| Flash | 12/4/2004 |
Q: I just bought a Canon EOS Digital Rebel. Previous camera was a Canon T70. I have been a very amateur ...
A: Jack, I've always had the best luck using a flash made by the same company that made the camera. ...
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| film ISO and studio flashes | 11/26/2004 |
Q: I recently purchased three studio photo flash units rated @a maximum of 320 w/s each. I also have ...
A: Mark, There ought to be a number on your shutter speed dial that is red or even a little flash ...
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| lens doubler | 11/21/2004 |
Q: I have a nikon D100 and 28-200 lens which is great. i would like to obtain another longer lens . ...
A: Martin, The main disadvantage of a lens focal length doubler is that you lose two stops. In other ...
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| Cannon PowerShot A75 digital | 11/20/2004 |
Q: I recently bought this camera and took about 38 photos that was what fit in the memory card. I ...
A: Richard, Your Canon A75 is a 3.2 megapixel camera. That means that the file sizes are probably ...
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| hi rez to lo rez | 11/12/2004 |
Q: I have a 4.0 megapixel camera. Pictures taken with high resolution tend to be very large (i.e around ...
A: Selim, I use Adobe Photoshop to lower the resolution of photos for e-mail or to sell an item on ...
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| MPEG Movies?? | 10/26/2004 |
Q: Thinking of buying a digital camera. Notice that some specify that can record movies in MPEG ...
A: Kat, Digital cameras are great. I've got a Canon Elph 4 megapixel model that takes wonderful ...
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| Old cameras | 10/20/2004 |
Q: 1 - Minolta Maxxum 300si SLR body with 2 - Vivitar 28-210. 72mm Autofocus 1:35 - 5.6 ...
A: Marian, You might try to find the manuals on eBay. You might also try S & G Photographic Equipment ...
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| Choices | 10/3/2004 |
Q: I am a beginner in photography. I have a choice between a Nikon coolpix 8700 or D70. Is the coolpix ...
A: It depends on what you want to do with photography, how far you want to take it. If you're going to ...
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| car ad photography | 9/28/2004 |
Q: I need to know the purpose of the photographing of different angles of a car in a car ad, such as ...
A: Marie, Just like when I sell something on eBay you want as many views of an item as possible. ...
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| digital camera | 9/24/2004 |
Q: How are you? A friend of mine purchased a digital camera (Fuji Finepix S7000). To his big surprize ...
A: Eric, According to the review I read at www.dpreview.com the camera has a 10-step aperature range ...
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| Portrait quality printer??? | 9/13/2004 |
Q: Joe, My bf and I are hoping to purchase a portrait quality printer for his dad this christmas. ...
A: Becky, The printer you're talking about does indeed sound like a good machine. I've not had any ...
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| circ polarizing filter | 7/23/2004 |
Q: How are you? I am thinking of buying a circular polarizer filter for my camera. I am an amateur ...
A: Eric, It makes sense to get the larger one and purchase an adaptor. I think you'd be happy with ...
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| How To | 7/12/2004 |
Q: Mr. Appel: I have a Canon A1 that I haven't used in about 10 years. I used to take a lot of ...
A: Buck, You're going to want to get the National Geographic Photography Field Guide. Get it at: ...
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| D70 RAW and Submissions | 7/8/2004 |
Q: I am wanting to submit some of my shots to a photo library - a new one which opens in about october ...
A: Andrew, The D70 won't meet these criteria. The image size of a D70 at 300 dpi is 254mmx169mm. ...
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| scanner | 6/19/2004 |
Q: I am thinking to buy a film scanner, Ive looking on the net and I saw that the Nikon coolscan looks ...
A: Marco, Sorry for the delay. My e-mail was unavailable to me for several days due to some sort of ...
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| Newbie - few questions | 6/14/2004 |
Q: I currently getting more and more into digital photography and have just ordered my first SLR ...
A: Andrew, "do I need to multiply by 1.5 (the conversion factor for that camera) to know the effect I ...
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| Digital Photo Printing | 4/27/2004 |
Q: Joe, I have an HP 932c inkject printer hooked up to my computer at home. I plan on getting a new ...
A: If you're happy with the results you've been getting with the printer then stick with it. As a ...
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| Dark room | 3/23/2004 |
Q: Joe, I need 4 plastic trays that hold up to 16 x 20 prints for my dark room. Do you know where I can ...
A: Leo, Sorry for the delay in answering this, but I never received the question. It was forwarded to ...
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| photo | 3/2/2004 |
Q: Followup To Question - hi i have just purchased a canon a60 digital camera. Is has several modes, ...
A: The things that I've told you about are general rules of photography and camera craft. For anything ...
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| photo | 3/2/2004 |
Q: i have just purchased a canon a60 digital camera. Is has several modes, such as aperture priority ...
A: Most likely the -2 to +2 setting has to do with exposure compensation. If the camera is making ...
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| Digital Vs. Film Cameras | 12/15/2003 |
Q: I'm looking to get a new camera and I'm willing to spend around $1000. I was wondering what your ...
A: Karen, More than the future of photography I think that digital is the current state of the art. ...
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| Digital camera & printing | 12/12/2003 |
Q: I have a Sony F505v diital camera (3.3 MP). I have been able to print nice 8x10 photos on my Epson ...
A: Freddie, 3.3 megapixels is a good size for acceptable 11x14 prints. If you're not too discerning ...
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