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Facebook is the fodder for much of the content of this site. If you’re saving the image directly from Facebook, or even getting the JPG originals from her, I’m sure you already know that successive edits to JPG files degrade the image every time. If she wants you to do more, charge her a fee for your time—how much you charge is dependent on the level of the friendship and whether or not you want to deter her from asking for more edits (or you could simply tell her no). Of course, if you like doing that kind of stuff, she could very well refer you to her friends and you could make some extra money over and above your current means. It doesn’t have to be digital files, either, there are those who would pay a lot to have old family photographs restored from cracked and faded originals.

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CC, the link was direct to her homepage where I thought it would be just as easy to click on the Services and Portfolio links. I didn’t think it was too much given the length of the day, but like nesgran, I had some issues with her galleries and was just curious what others thought of her photos that would justify her prices.

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Opinions on a $3900 wedding package?

http://www.ekateriniphotography.com

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Thanks for clarifying, ebi. I clearly didn’t see it as the joke it was meant to be. I suppose my reaction stems from seeing and hearing the abuse members of my immediate and extended family have taken from so-called friends because of their own physical limitations. Just a few weeks ago, I had to go see a teacher about something she said to my son in front of the entire class and apparently it had happened to other students as well. So I said enough was enough and she was in tears by the time I had my say in a meeting with her and the principal. I was ready to go to the provincial board of education demanding she be terminated had it not been for the principal ensuring strategies would be put in place so that it wouldn’t happen again. Everything has been good so far.

I don’t want to be treated with kid gloves or come off as a BWACeither, but I can see how it may be interpreted from the F**K YOU attitude the last statement in my previous post conveyed. I’d like to think I’m not that way at all except for reasons I mentioned above. So I apologize, too, for not seeing your comments for their intended meaning while cassie and emf did.

I see now that an on-camera monitor isn’t really a good solution for me. I can almost see it snapping off if I was to trip over a gopher hole or branch. I do like the idea of a tethered tablet that is easily stored in the bag or inside front pocket. I don’t have a tablet of any type yet, but I was thinking of getting one for purposes other than tethering. If it can tether as well, so much the better. It’ll give me something to think about and research. I’m not even aware of any tablet tethering options, but it seems that in this day and age “there’s an app for that” for everything! 🙂 In the meantime, zoom and scroll it is, at least while I’m out enjoying nature. Not today though, -33C (-27F) before wind chill!

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Well, I have to say I’m disappointed in you, ebi. For you to say I need glasses and an eye exam is rather presumptuous, especially when you don’t know me at all, wouldn’t you say? For the record, eyesight has never been an issue as I’ve had it recently measured at 20/25.

Obviously, you’ve missed the point of the thread. Focus isn’t really the issue. You should know as well as I do that images that look sharp on a 3 inch camera LCD could look like crap when viewed on large monitors while in post. Even with the advances in DSLR auto-focus, there are times when the camera doesn’t get it right. Maybe you should constrict your Photoshop/Lightroom/whatever program use screen to 300 x 200 pixels and try editing at that size for a while.

I have shot tethered and I think it’s great when it works. I’m still not sure why my fully updated Windows 8 laptop with Lightroom 5.2 says my D800 can’t be detected in a bedroom/studio, but my desktop finds it with no problem and I shoot a test shot of my home office. The IT person in me will need to research that a little more, but in the meantime if anyone has any suggestions or solutions, let me know. And don’t say convert to a Mac either.

A tethered solution certainly isn’t ideal in an outside situation when you may be moving around a lot. My intent for a larger screen was to check all the aspects of a photo before committing to settings in a particular shooting location, and doing so without having to resort to zooming and scrolling. I got the idea from someone from who I bought a used walk-around lens that I could use while out and about in city parks or on hikes with my family. I don’t know if he had eyesight issues and it didn’t occur to me to ask and even if I did think to ask, I think it would have insensitive of me to do so. I was simply intrigued by the prospect of seeing larger images in a location where tethering wasn’t a viable option. I had also looked into the Hoodman loupe and may give that a try. I was simply weighing some options and wanted to get some input on the idea.

When you first showed up on YANAP, I and many others thought you were quite obnoxious. I gained new respect for you when you toned things down and began offering advice, although still critical, in a much friendlier manner. I had thought that if and when I felt I was ready to get a critique, I would value input from some more than others. I thought one of those people might be you and another might be CameraClicker. That’s not to say I wouldn’t consider and possibly use the thoughts from everyone who contributes on here because everyone has their own opinions, especially on the artistic side of photography. It would be safe to assume that many readers here would be close in agreement on the technical aspects. But I have to wonder when I see comments from you on eye sight and exams if perhaps you think less of me as you seem to do of others. Was your thought process when I asked to see some of your work that I would burst into tears if you didn’t? As I mentioned before, I’m not here to stroke your ego. You are not God’s gift to photography. That honour belongs to me. 🙂

Yes, I’m kidding about that last statement! I know I have lots to learn, but family and work commitments make getting out to shoot more difficult than I would like it to be. Believe me, if I won the lottery, I would consider hiring a couple full-time teachers to help with my kids’ schooling while going on a worldwide photo trek for a couple years, like those featured in Nikon’s Mentor Series. You and others may think that would be selfish of me to think of my own photographic aspirations before considering my family but I can assure you the whole idea would be nixed if my family wasn’t keen on the idea.

That’s all I have to say. If you feel the need to reply, feel free to do so, as condescending or compassionate as you chose to be. (I’m bracing myself for the former.) To any others reading this, I, like BEG, just need to vent our frustrations once in a while about others wielding a camera who think they know it all. If you think any less of me for doing so, then so be it.

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I shoot Nikon, so I can’t speak for the Canon 24-105 other than to say I see a lot of them on the local online auction boards. If the lens is intended for video, it stands to reason that the sellers are more interested in stills with their 5D IIIs and they feel the 24-105 isn’t up to the job.

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Thanks so much for your input. I usually zoom to check focus and use the histograms. I thought it might be easier to see a larger image immediately, but I suppose the few seconds to check that stuff isn’t worth the hundreds of dollars spent on a monitor. I’ve rarely shot video on a DSLR because I’ve always been of the mentality that if I want video, I’ll shoot with a dedicated video camera and I wasn’t rally impressed with the results. Maybe I should try video again now that the technology has apparently improved and see if it’s what it’s hyped up to be, but for the time being, I’m content practising with stills.

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WCS / OldClicks: here kitty, kitty. hissssss! pffffffft!

 

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CC, I have the same problem with FB. It’s a hit and miss thing on FB, mostly miss as of late because I can’t access the page either I think it’s a case of FB privacy settings that don’t allow showing pages to IP addresses in a different country, but I could be wrong about that.

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Joe & Jow’s petty 3-year-old bickering continues…updates at 11.

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What little I do print, it’s for personal use. I have a binder of close to 200 8 x 10s, most of which I’ve printed on an Epson Stylus Pro 3880 with Epson’s Premium Glossy photo paper. I’ve learned through experience that’s what’s on screen prints a little darker than what I’d like the actual colours to be, so I intentionally adjust the exposure by +2/3 stop or so before printing. Then the printer gives me a darker version of that lighter image that is pretty close to how it should be in the first place. It’s not perfect, but it works for me.

If I get to the point where I have actual clients, I’ll look more into outsourcing my print jobs, but until then I’m content with how I do things now.

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@alarnold, No need to feel embarrassed. I just hope I’m not coming off as bragging to anyone here. It’s not the equipment—it’s what you do with it. I recently watched a YouTube clip about some creative still life photography that was taken with a D7000 and the shots were pretty cool (at least to me). I also mentioned in another thread about my disappointment over some recent landscape photos I took, even after metering with a Sekonic meter and using a CP on my D800 with 17-35 2.8. As I mentioned, I’ve acquired it all over the course of 6.5 years since I first got into Nikon with the D300. I was always of the mentality that it’s better to invest first in better lenses that will help me produce better imagery than consumer grade kit lenses. I’m still learning to use them to their full potential, but I’m getting there, slowly and surely, as family commitments will allow.

I mentioned the Yongnuo flashes to Jones a couple days ago. What are your thoughts on them?

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I’ve seen several miniaturization shots and thought I’d like to try that one day. Just something more to add to my ongoing quest for photographic excellence! 🙂

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I mentioned being partial to landscape photography in a couple other threads, so my nominees are Ansel Adams and Darwin Wiggett. I also concur with Jones on Joe McNally and Scott Kelby, having met both of them at workshops and reading several of their books.

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Thank you, ebi. You certainly know how to shoot. I hope you’ll share more.

I’ll think about putting up some shots to a throw-away Flickr page, but it may take a few days to get there.

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