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| copyright/protecting rights | 10/1/2008 |
Q: Sir, I am working towards marketing some of my photographs. I recently spoke with an established pro ...
A: Steve - A better method would be to upload your photos to Flickr (www.flickr.com), dotphoto.com, ...
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| digital closeups | 6/15/2008 |
Q: Larry - Having been in the jewelry industry for many years, I've had to take photos on a pretty ...
A: Sandy - Thanks for the question. Close-up or macro photography has its own challenges, as you are ...
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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 - The short answer is that it's a $450 gamble. If the camera never breaks you saved $450. If ...
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| disposable cameras | 1/11/2008 |
Q: can disposable cameras produce good prints after months of using the camera like say 5 months?
A: Abbey - You should have no problems getting good prints processed from your disposable camera unless ...
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| RAW and Tiff | 12/19/2007 |
Q: was wondering about this, I'm a newbie. I'm beginning to shoot RAW in my Canon 5D and my Mac tells ...
A: Darrel - I’m on a Mac too and have a Canon 5D, so I’m intimately familiar with your situation. A RAW ...
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| coloring pages | 9/23/2007 |
Q: This is sort of a odd question but do you know how to get the basic lines of a photograph sort of ...
A: Kayti - Most photo editing programs like Photoshop will get you close. Open your photo file in ...
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| picture quality | 8/18/2007 |
Q: How are you? I have a Pentax *ist SLR. All of my pictures have darker spots at certain locations. I ...
A: Tom. Not sure, but it sounds like dust on the sensor. Run the "clean sensor" routine on your ...
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| FILE SAVING | 10/13/2006 |
Q: Being that JPEG is a lossy format, why would I use it? What advantages does it have over other ...
A: The only advantage to JPEG is small file size. JPEG format compresses data to a small size. That's ...
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| polarizer lens | 9/29/2006 |
Q: I have a Nikkon 4500 digital camera & just recently I bought a polarizer lens. I used it for the ...
A: Polarizing lenses are thicker than other lenses, so you are probably getting some vignetting of the ...
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| Camera model recommendation? | 9/23/2006 |
Q: I couldn't tell if this was part of your area of expertise, but if so, I would love your advice. I ...
A: My profile states that I do not make equipment recommendations, but I'll make an exception - this is ...
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| Digital camera lens | 5/22/2006 |
Q: I am a complete middle aged newbie who just purchased a Canon 350D with 18 - 55 mm kit lens. I would ...
A: Steve - Thanks for the question. I think you may be needlessly headed down a dead end road with the ...
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| Need Help...Please! | 7/5/2005 |
Q: I own a Canon AE-1 Program and have been using it off and on for wildlife photographs. I am ...
A: Kyle - Sorry your moose photos are disapponiting. Maybe I can help. I have not seen your photos or ...
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| photo sell | 7/5/2005 |
Q: How can I sell my photos by Internet? I'm a specialist in landscape photography, microphotography ...
A: Alireza - Thanks for the question. Your photo specialty sounds interesting - you should be able to ...
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| Digital Cameras | 6/13/2005 |
Q: My wife is a residential landscape designer and avid gardener. Though she has dabbled in nature ...
A: Michael - Thanks for the interesting question. As a garden writer/photographer myself, I have ...
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| about planning a "system". | 6/4/2005 |
Q: 25 years ago I was heavily into macro/nature photography. I still have my equipment. It is all ...
A: Jasper - Thanks for the question. Before I answer, congrats on jumping into digital. I resisted for ...
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| Did you go to any acadamy... | 6/2/2005 |
Q: Did you go to any acadamy to be a photographer?If so through what preparations did you go through? ...
A: Azucena - This is certainly an interesting question. Though I have had some college training in ...
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| Digital Cameras | 5/16/2005 |
Q: I am getting ready to purchase a digital camera. I have a Toshiba 3.2mp camera now that believe it ...
A: Lou – Thanks for the question. In my opinion, the best landscape and scenic shots are the ones that ...
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| jpeg compression | 4/27/2005 |
Q: Larry, I have a question about jpeg and compression. If you take an image (jpeg) from digital camera ...
A: Chris - Thanks for the interesting question. The short answer is that opening and resaving a jpeg ...
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| photography equipment | 9/18/2004 |
Q: I am just starting up trying to build up my photography equipment and am about to buy a new slr ...
A: Lynsey – Glad to hear you are interested in digital SLRs. But there is no longer any reason to hold ...
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| beginner digital photography | 9/11/2004 |
Q: I am currently taking a photography class. We currently have 5 35 mm cameras to for 165 students, so ...
A: Noah – Thanks for the interesting question, and sorry for the delay in getting to you. I have had ...
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| Digital Photography | 8/22/2004 |
Q: I would like to know what is a different between jpeg image, tiff image and raw image. Thankyou ...
A: Jerson – Thank you for the great question. I wish more people understood the differences in these ...
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| Catalog or Index photographs | 8/13/2004 |
Q: I work for a college and we have in the past couple years switched to all digital photography, my ...
A: Jen – Thanks for the interesting question. Many digital photographers and organizations find ...
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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 – That's a lot of questions in one, but I'll give it a shot (or as you might say, give it a ...
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| digital or scanner | 7/1/2004 |
Q: I have been asking you so many questions, thank you very much for your help. Although I have another ...
A: Marco – I'm glad my answers have been helpful. This question you may have to answer for yourself, ...
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| going digital | 6/25/2004 |
Q: i want to buy a new digital camera and am looking at the cannon EOS 300D. What I need to know is ...
A: Lynsey – Thanks for the interesting question. The short answer is yes, you can. One of the ...
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| printer | 6/21/2004 |
Q: I asked you few day ago your opinion about the Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED, thank you very much for ...
A: Martco - I'm glad my answer was helpful. Getting the colors right on your prints will require some ...
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| scanning | 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 - Thanks for the interesting question. First of all, I think it is a very good idea, for ...
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| velvia iso 50 | 6/11/2004 |
Q: I am starting to play and shoot with the fujichrome velvia iso 50. I´ve read in several books that ...
A: Vinny – Thanks for the interesting questions. First, the 18 degrees refers to Centigrade (or ...
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| Selling photography | 5/24/2004 |
Q: so I had a few questions on copyright print numbers etc. I recently sold my first photos in an art ...
A: Koight – Thanks for the interesting question. And congrats on your sales! It's always reaffirming ...
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| DIGITAL ENHANCEMENT | 5/23/2004 |
Q: Whats the best way to enhance or increase the pixel quality of a digital file. I understand taking ...
A: Joe - OK -- knowing what you are trying to do I can answer directly to your need -- this is now ...
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| DIGITAL ENHANCEMENT | 5/22/2004 |
Q: Whats the best way to enhance or increase the pixel quality of a digital file. I understand taking ...
A: Joe Lee - In order to answer your question regarding your specific problem, can you give me a little ...
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| Back lighting with flash | 5/13/2004 |
Q: I have a Nikon F-100 and an SB-28 w/ SC 17 cord. Question I would like to take a macro shot of a ...
A: Jerry – Thanks for the interesting question. I have previously owned and used your exact outfit, so ...
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| Printing | 3/27/2004 |
Q: I have just started getting serious about photography and would like to get some prints made for a ...
A: Kora - Thanks for the clarification. I think you are on the right track. You can shoot film and scan ...
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| Printing | 3/25/2004 |
Q: I have just started getting serious about photography and would like to get some prints made for a ...
A: Kora - First, sorry for the delay in answering -- I have been out of town on business. A couple of ...
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| selling pictures | 3/23/2004 |
Q: I am a quite serious amateur photographer. I think I have lots of technical and compositional ...
A: Sebastian – Thank you for the interesting question. I'll be glad to give you some suggestions. ...
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| damaged film | 3/22/2004 |
Q: I recently took my predeveloped film to Walgreens to have them digitalize the pictures. I got my ...
A: I'm sorry you have this problem with your negatives, but I'm glad you discovered the fingerprints ...
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| Scanning images | 3/17/2004 |
Q: ..I am a photographer who is just getting started with stock images. I have had many exhibitions ...
A: Kevin - Thanks for the questions. By the way, I have an EOS10D and I love mine too. You mentioned ...
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| Focus | 3/5/2004 |
Q: I am having a debate with someone.When focusing on an object that is close to you will objects be ...
A: Ron - Thanks for the question. The short answer is, that depends. The issue you are talking about ...
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| Scanning negatives | 2/10/2004 |
Q: I have some 35mm negatives that I would like to scan, then reverse the image and print on my ...
A: Frank – Thanks for the interesting question. I cannot tell you exactly what your problem is, but I ...
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| metering | 1/22/2004 |
Q: is center-weighted metering better to use when doing portraits than evaluative metering? thank ...
A: Mike - Thanks for the interesting question. Portrait photography is a very subjective type of ...
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| northern lights | 1/15/2004 |
Q: . I will be in finland in a few weeks and wonder how I should shoot the northern lights...hmmmmm I ...
A: Kevin – Thanks for the interesting question. It sounds like a great trip, and you already have a ...
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| sizing photos | 12/3/2003 |
Q: (using a canon powershot A60) The camera offers settings of 1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, and 640 x 480. ...
A: Hey, Cowboy - Thanks for the interesting question. I presume you are using a PC as is most of the ...
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