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| Online Photography Training Videos | 9/22/2009 |
Q: Are there any websites you can recommend where I may view very good photography training videos? I ...
A: There are actually a good number of websites where you may find photography training videos. YouTube ...
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| Raw Photo Processing Wedding Photography | 9/6/2009 |
Q: I would never send my raw files to a lab for processing by someone else. One of the biggest ...
A: Actually, I must agree with you that for some photographers doing your own raw processing is the way ...
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| Flash Color Correction in Wedding Photography | 9/5/2009 |
Q: I was trained in film photography and worked part time shooting weddings until health issues ...
A: I think that is a very good question because I've seen the work of a LOT of wedding photographers ...
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| Color Dithering | 9/4/2009 |
Q: I'm a fairly competent photographer, but I've noticed in some photos of mine that there appears to ...
A: I'm sorry but since I can't see any of your images, I can't be for sure what the problem is. ...
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| Wedding Photography Chattanooga Tennessee | 9/1/2009 |
Q: I see you've been doing wedding photography for over 27 years. Just wondering if you can share some ...
A: I've not had many really bad situations. The first things which come to my mind are just a few ...
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| Wedding Photography White Balance Correction | 8/16/2009 |
Q: I was reading your response to a question about the yellow in the images because of poor management ...
A: As I answer your questions I would also like to add a little other information for the possible ...
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| Wedding Photography Questions and Answers | 8/7/2009 |
Q: When you are going to shoot the entire wedding day, when do you usually start shooting? Do you ...
A: I recommend we start shooting about 3 hours for most weddings. Unusually larger weddings, I would ...
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| Selective White Balance Image Corrections | 7/28/2009 |
Q: I happened to find your Gallery 24 at http://www.weddingphotographics.net/gallery24.htm which shows ...
A: I know it's very disappointing that many photographers including certified pro photographers do not ...
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| Future of photography | 7/19/2009 |
Q: You know I have seen photography evolve we are getting m ore technology but am just wondering what ...
A: During the next couple of years we are going to see more merging of photography & video and more ...
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| Full Frame Wedding Photos | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I don't know if this is the appropriate forum, but perhaps you could help me none the less. I ...
A: Full frame photos are photographic prints which show the entire image contained on the film ...
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| Marketing Photo Retouch Services | 6/22/2009 |
Q: how are you? My question actually pertains to your years of experience working with people. I ...
A: The biggest users of photoshop editing services are professional photographers and portrait studios. ...
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| Wedding Planners Chattanooga Tennessee | 6/9/2009 |
Q: Do you recommend brides use wedding planners? I have found several different books which help brides ...
A: I must emphatically and highly recommend brides use the services of a professional wedding planner. ...
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| Tin Types | 5/23/2009 |
Q: Im not sure if you will be able to advise me on this but here goes.... My Mother has a lot of old ...
A: I love tin types. I know there are tin type collectors around the world. I would recommend checking ...
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| Chattanooga Business Directory Advertising Listings | 5/18/2009 |
Q: I started a small business in Chattanooga Tennessee in January 2007. At least twice a week I receive ...
A: I think you are right on for not listing with those spammers and telemarketers. Many of my friends ...
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| Basic Photography Lighting | 4/27/2009 |
Q: I am getting started in wedding photography, so I shoot mostly outdoors with available lighting or ...
A: For both a small indoor shoot and basic lighting as you asked, I would recommend simply using two or ...
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| Blu-Ray Wedding Videos Chattanooga Tennessee | 4/21/2009 |
Q: Do you provide wedding videos to your customers in the blu-ray format? What video equipment do you ...
A: Yes, we do shoot high definition video and provide our customers the option of having their high ...
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| Salary Earnings for Photographers | 3/21/2009 |
Q: what is the standard beginnig wage for this job? what is the maximum salary you can expect? what ...
A: Answer to Question 1: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the median annual earnings of ...
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| How to make sure your photographer gets the shots you want? | 3/2/2009 |
Q: We found a reasonable wedding photographer who's portfolio looks very good (she seems to be a hidden ...
A: Hopefully the photographer you will be meeting already has a well developed routine for getting ...
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| Wedding Photography Retouching | 3/1/2009 |
Q: I just read your article about calculating wedding photograhy prices and the retouching and ...
A: In my opinion professional digital wedding photography should include at minimum various image ...
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| Calculating Wedding Photography Pricing | 2/12/2009 |
Q: John, I'm getting married in a few months and have been shopping around for a wedding photographer. ...
A: As a wedding photographer myself I feel the best "bang" you can get for the buck is finding a ...
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| Creating Photo Collages / Composites | 1/31/2009 |
Q: I am have recently started a photography business, and I am looking for some software that I can use ...
A: Photoshop is still a very powerful program to use and when a photographer gets experienced using it, ...
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| Mountain Oaks Wedding Chapel | 1/30/2009 |
Q: Have you photographed any weddings at Mountain Oaks wedding chapel in Ooltewah Tennessee? If so, ...
A: I have shot many weddings at Mountain Oaks. Beautiful location with lots of photo opportunities for ...
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| SONY UP-CR10L SNAP LAB DIGITAL PHOTO PRINTER | 1/18/2009 |
Q: I am wondering if you have a suggestion for a printer to use for a Valentines Ball Event. We would ...
A: While I specialize exclusively in wedding photography, I do use printers in my wedding studio and ...
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| Equipment | 1/10/2009 |
Q: I am considering the Fujifilm S5 Pro. It would be used for weddings and portraiture. In my ...
A: While it is true this camera may have a slower write speed than many other camera bodies in the $900 ...
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| Sales Agents Jobs | 1/8/2009 |
Q: Do you have sales agents in your studio? What recommendations can you make about using sales agents? ...
A: It really just depends on how big and steady the studio operation is as to whether having sales ...
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| SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION | 1/4/2009 |
Q: Wilson, I have a photography website which is attractively designed but it does not do well in ...
A: You didn't give me the URL of your website so I could check it out. But I can cover some usual ...
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| Canon 5D Mark II and Lenses | 12/28/2008 |
Q: I am about to purchase a Cannon 5D mark 2. I already have a Nikon D70s with an 18-70mm lens. I want ...
A: I recommend the 55-200mm for the range since you have the 18-70mm lens. The 55-200mm I referred to ...
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| Canon 5D Mark II and Lenses | 12/26/2008 |
Q: I am about to purchase a Cannon 5D mark 2. I already have a Nikon D70s with an 18-70mm lens. I want ...
A: Since you already have an 18-70mm lens and as long as you are satisfied with its performance, I ...
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| Photography Clubs Chattanooga Tennessee | 12/22/2008 |
Q: I live in Chattanooga Tennessee and wanted to ask you if there are any photography or camera clubs ...
A: Yes, there are a few photography clubs here. They do not specialize in any particular field of ...
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| wedding photography disasters | 12/12/2008 |
Q: Can you provide any advice to help brides and other photographers to avoid wedding photography ...
A: To help ensure smooth flowing photography on the wedding day, here are a few suggestions and ideas ...
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| Photography questions | 12/9/2008 |
Q: 1. Do you need a certain camera to take a certain type of picture? 2. Do you need to take speial ...
A: 1. Do you need a certain camera to take a certain type of picture? Sometimes you DO need a certain ...
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| FX - full frame cameras | 11/25/2008 |
Q: So I was wondering, I believe canon and nikon came out with full-frame cameras last year, can I ...
A: An old film lens cannot be attached to a new full-frame digital camera. When you talk about old film ...
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| Wedding Dress Photography | 10/24/2008 |
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 ...
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| Fillauer Lake House Photography and Video | 10/16/2008 |
Q: I see that you offer both wedding photography and video of weddings. Your photography is very ...
A: Concerning wedding video services I have found a growing number of videographers who are now ...
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| photo treatments | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I'm trying to achieve a certain 'look' in my photography and don't know how to accomplish it. In ...
A: Post-production processing of images especially when aquiring the skills of changing backgrounds ...
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| flash outside | 5/3/2008 |
Q: im wanting to take my photography to the next level and use exterior flash units. Im wanting to ...
A: What I have been referring to are Canon 580EX flashes which have built-in wireless infra-red system ...
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| flash outside | 5/2/2008 |
Q: im wanting to take my photography to the next level and use exterior flash units. Im wanting to ...
A: Just push the shutter button on the camera. You have to make sure the slaved flash "receiver" is ...
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| flash outside | 5/2/2008 |
Q: im wanting to take my photography to the next level and use exterior flash units. Im wanting to ...
A: You're wondering what portable equipment you would need without a main electric supply. This depends ...
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| memory cards | 3/30/2008 |
Q: John....I have been in digital photography for 4 years now and have photoshop as well. I bought a ...
A: The Sandisk Extreme cards (which I use myself and favor over all others with my Canon cameras) ...
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| Wedding Photography | 3/14/2008 |
Q: I have always been interested in photography and have my camera out on every occasion. A little ...
A: It sounds like you are very excited, flattered and probably feel honored they would ask you to ...
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| dpi | 3/11/2008 |
Q: What does dpi stand for and is more better? I'm trying to buy not the best but close to the best ...
A: DPI stands for "dots per inch". For photographic quality reproduction 300 dpi is the standard. ...
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| photography | 3/7/2008 |
Q: my name is Becky, I am interested in setting up a portrait studio in my home. My mother-in-law has a ...
A: Yes you can use the same lighting with a prosumer digital camera. For more detail specifications ...
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| Photographer Blog | 1/26/2008 |
Q: I'm considering using a blog to improve my business. I know of many photographers who have blogs and ...
A: I don't use a blog. I doubt I ever will. I will try to cut through the chase and boil it down to ...
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| wedding side shots | 9/24/2007 |
Q: a bro-in-law will be wed soon and I am not doing the wedding photography..not wise to try this off ...
A: The best position of the lighsphere depends on distance of subject from flash, whether there is a ...
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| wedding albums | 9/20/2007 |
Q: Are there any photographers who sell their pictures on cd and let brides worry about printing? ...
A: You do have several options. There are more and more wedding photographers who do provide their ...
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| photography | 9/12/2007 |
Q: i would like to possible pursue a career in photography. what credentials are needed to become a ...
A: Without knowing a lot of other details, here is the best advice I can offer. Knowing nothing else ...
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| ISO settings. | 9/5/2007 |
Q: i have recently bought an OM 1 and I am interested in learning proper photography tips. What effect ...
A: Hey Steven, Thank you for your photography question. It has been awhile since I've shot films, but ...
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| Photography Prices | 8/31/2007 |
Q: I recently got engaged and have been looking at a lot of photographers websites. It looks like a lot ...
A: I guess the first thing to realize about wedding photography is that it is "art". For this reason, ...
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| filters? | 8/29/2007 |
Q: John, I need a little help...A friend of mine is getting married on Saturday. She asked me to take ...
A: The situation you describe with the location lighting is becoming more frequent these days. ...
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| Photography business?? | 8/8/2007 |
Q: I am a 19 year old Amateur photographer,just starting out on my own.I will be taking photography in ...
A: Without knowing a lot of other details, here is the best advice I can offer. You describe yourself ...
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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: To answer your first question, it doesn't matter if you have 4x6, 5x7 or any other size photo made ...
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| lighting | 7/6/2007 |
Q: Is fill light necessary for all outdoor photography? I know it helps to fill in shadows but what if ...
A: Fill light is not necessary for all outdoor photography. But it is best most of the time to provide ...
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| My first wedding.....lots of questions!!!! | 6/29/2007 |
Q: my name is Jennifer, I am 21 yrs old and have been interested in photography since I was 15,when I ...
A: My website www.weddingphotographics.net has a lot of information about wedding photography as it is ...
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| White Balance and Lighting for Weddings | 6/7/2007 |
Q: Good evening, My wife and I have are interested in shooting weddings. My wife shot one a few weeks ...
A: Your first question I want to put the emphasis on "any lighting situation". You asked what is the ...
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| Travel Wedding Photography | 5/9/2007 |
Q: John, I'm a photographer/videographer who recently got into weddings last year. I've shot about ...
A: Fact is you are probably more qualified as an "expert" than I am to develop a strategy for striking ...
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| Lenses | 5/4/2007 |
Q: ..Im just getting into professional wedding photography on a small budget. I am planning on buying a ...
A: To answer your question which essentially is which lenses are best for close-up and distant shots on ...
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| shutter speed in the digital age | 4/18/2007 |
Q: my low-end digital camera finally died an unnatural death recently. In my search for a replacement ...
A: You are looking for a camera with variable shutter speeds. For your astronomy you would like a ...
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| best wedding camera lenses | 4/15/2007 |
Q: I am a new wedding photog and have a Nikon D70s as well as D200. They both came with 18-70 lenses. ...
A: I would first like to recommend purchasing professional series lenses. Find Nikon or other ...
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