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Oh, and she does wrap parties too.  What a shocker.

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Shiloh could get there someday, I agree.

 

I will share this one from the other friend since it is her profile picture –

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[Sashka]

Thanks.  Yeah, the baby (he’s mine) was born in December and our house is shaded and dimly lit even on bright summer days.  Alas.  I did all I could.  🙂  And I just realized that the photos I picked are pretty centered, I promise I don’t always do that.

I’m interested to see if she will ask me more.  I’d like to see her try to improve of course (I’m really not the right person to ask, but I guess I’m less intimidating than a pro or something).  She’s not the only fauxtographer friend I have either.  Since the first one doesn’t have her business page up anymore, I’ll give you this one instead – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shiloh-Flint-Photography/258277934223882

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(To be fair, after some research, cyber-shots come in a wider range of qualities than I thought and I have no idea which one she has.  Doesn’t make her work any better, but I just wanted to acknowledge that.)

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@Bill – Ha!

I did talk to her a little bit about aperture, depth of field, ISO, etc.  I told her that most of the photos she was asking me about were shot with my 50mm f/1.8 lens, which she said she’d “look into” (not with a cybershot you won’t).  I couldn’t think of a polite way to say “but really it’s because you need to learn.  A lot.  And then learn some more. And practice.  A lot.”  I take stuff like this – http://imgur.com/a/FfqkB – semi-competent but unremarkable (some of those are older, that newborn is almost two now and I wish I had had better skills then), and she has no idea how to I do it, and people pay her with actual money.  I just… buh…

 

[Sashka]

I apologize for the confusion – it is I, the non-photographer, that has the Rebel XS.  Just for me, not for business (and I do shoot Manual, often RAW, have learned the features and capabilities over several years, etc., and would love to get a full-frame camera when I have the money to do so, even though it’s just for personal use).  The fauxtographer is using a point-and-shoot Sony Cybershot, and she’s asking me why my photos are good.  I facepalmed.

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