tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46119017537189396162024-03-05T06:40:16.402-08:00Keith Lewis PhotographyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-88004671820190342472014-05-19T15:38:00.001-07:002014-05-19T15:38:20.576-07:00Real Estate photos? Yes you can.<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Can you really take your own real estate photos? Yes. Can they look really good? Maybe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A big portion of my business is shooting houses, condos and commercial property for sales listings. I definitely believe that professional photos of your property is some of the best money you can spend when you're trying to sell or rent. Just think about some of the bad photos you've seen. If you have bought, or at least shopped for a house recently then you know that the internet is king. I remember the days when you went down to your real estate agent's office and thumbed through the big Multiple Listing Service book. Now you can search thousands of properties and actually look at hundreds in a day via the world wide web.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What can possibly distinguish one property from another? Once you have narrowed it down to exactly what you want in a new home, I would venture to say that the photos are the thing about the listing that interests potential buyers the most. Why would you even consider posting badly lit and composed, dark and grainy cell phone photos of any property that you were trying to sell?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I've got nothing against cell phone photos and have seen some great ones, but they are always better with more light on the subject. Dark rooms just don't look good in cell phone pictures. Also usually the focal length is too long to get the entire room in the picture. I'm not just picking on cell phone photos. There is always somebody that went to Costco and bought a "good camera" to take photos of their listings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are a few actual photos from actual listings in the actual MLS.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Is it just my eyes or is this one fuzzy? Make sure your shot is in focus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This was from a house selling for over half a million dollars. Focus please. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The bad lighting is bad enough, but the homeowner is in the picture too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After you've stopped laughing, check out the tips below. I've added a few of my own recent real estate photos.</span><br />
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<li>M<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">ake sure there are no pets or people in the photo.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Turn on all the lights and partially close the blinds.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Check the angles, make sure you can't see yourself in the mirror.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Keep your camera level, and steady. Use a tripod if you have one.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wide angle lenses are your friend. Shooting out of a small room makes it feel bigger.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Post processing can fix problems or enhance good points.</span></li>
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<li> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Don't forget, it's the front shot of the house that everyone will see first in the listing, make it count</span>.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pay attention and practice and you too can take good photos of your property for sale or rent. And if you don't think you can handle it...hire a professional.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Tripad is a well designed piece of lightweight carbon fiber reinforced plastic that slips down over the top of your tripod and makes a perfect height work desk. It holds 10 pounds, goes together and installs on your tripod in literally 2 seconds. Heck, it even has a cup-holder that slides out and holds a Starbucks Venti Latte perfectly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Professionally I shoot a lot of products. As I said earlier, I usually shoot tethered. The Hoodloupe is a small loupe that comes in a neat little padded case and hangs on a cord around your neck. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It allows you to see very clearly, a magnified view of the photo you just took. It is designed to be used on the LCD screen on the back of your camera and works equally well for shooting video. You can see exactly how sharp your photos are and if the focus is on the right part of the photo. It is totally diopter adjustable so even if you wear reading glasses like me, you can dial it in perfectly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I use it on the screen of my laptop when shooting tethered as well as the LCD camera screen when I am shooting without my laptop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is the type of thing that you don't really need, but I will say that I would miss it if I didn't have it. Cost is about $80 new for the Hoodman brand, but you can find knock-offs for a lot less. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-53173334958690503572014-02-02T13:31:00.002-08:002014-02-02T13:31:30.947-08:00You can do it.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm a do-it-yourself kind of guy. Always have been. Back when I was 10 years old I wanted a holster for my Gene Autry cap pistol. It was a beauty, all silver and heavy with those classic fake pearl plastic grips. But I didn't have a holster, so I had to carry it in my hand or shove it in my pocket. That doesn't sound so bad, but it is a major hindrance when hunting down outlaws and rescuing my horse (our dog Blue) from the bad guys. So I wanted a holster. My mother didn't see the obvious urgency in my situation and refused to take me to the store. It didn't take me long to figure out what to do, I made my own holster. Using a piece of cardboard and a pocket knife and some scissors, I fashioned a pretty nice holster. As a finishing touch, I covered the whole thing with wrap after wrap of my Father's black electrical tape. I must have used 2 rolls of the stuff and in hindsight the tape probably cost more than a trip to the store.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The fruit jar diffuser"</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Like everybody else that I know, I bought a Gary Fong diffuser. I'm ashamed to say, I fell for the hype and spend $120 on a piece of plastic to slip over my speedlight to diffuse the light and make my portraits look better. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not against diffusers. On the contrary, I don't ever take a portrait without something to diffuse the light. It makes everything look better. I have softboxes in sizes from huge to tiny. I have umbrellas, white bounce cards, and way to many, snap-on Sto-fen style diffusers. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaX10LN8XhndrSzl_S4fCwhDqd6HnV6lIWw3mP3q_BYj5D4kRfQ-hrIRY3kMxk0omkhmWhu4NC8dNX3NwpMSABFpcPFHxgGqVV8J1eccNAGGhpMS_PWmXr2SEBXx9b7LtPQOx32Yox0yB/s1600/CRN_0387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaX10LN8XhndrSzl_S4fCwhDqd6HnV6lIWw3mP3q_BYj5D4kRfQ-hrIRY3kMxk0omkhmWhu4NC8dNX3NwpMSABFpcPFHxgGqVV8J1eccNAGGhpMS_PWmXr2SEBXx9b7LtPQOx32Yox0yB/s1600/CRN_0387.jpg" height="320" width="155" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I should say, your camera needs support. A tripod is best and I am a big proponent of carrying and using a tripod. Sometimes, though, you just can't or don't want to lug around a tripod. I would recommend a monopod in these situations, but sometimes you can't or don't want to carry even that small bit of kit. Lots of places won't allow even a monopod. Most Museums, the Taj Mahal, anywhere in New York City, just to name a few. What can you do if you need just a little support, or to get rid of a some potential shake with your camera? You can lie on the ground, lean on a tree or drape yourself over a bench. Consider for a moment, this neat little do-it-yourself trick. Carry a small thin dog leash in your camera bag or in your pocket. Clip the end of the leash normally attached to the dog's collar to the eyebolt in the tripod plate in bottom of your camera, or buy a 1/4 inch 20 thread eyebolt at the hardware store. Step on</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> the other end of the leash</span>. Now pull up to put tension on the leash and you will remove a ton of camera shake. You would be amazed at just how good this works. Don't have a dog, or don't want to invest in a leash? Simply tie a couple of shoestrings together, or use some heavy string or macrame cord. Tie one end to the camera, step on the other end, pull tight and shoot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you priced a backdrop lately? A high quality hand painted canvas backdrop can run a couple hundred dollars. Cheaper machine made muslin drops can be found on Amazon for $40-$60. It occured to me one day as I was looking around at the sale table at Wal-Mart, hey, how about a bed sheet? They had flat sheets in several sizes for $5.99. Think about it, as long as you keep the wrinkles out of it, all it is is a piece of cloth to hang behind a subject for a portrait. I bought a white, a brown, a black and a blue. For less than the cost of one cheap backdrop I now had four. There are some minor drawbacks to using sheets. You may have to cut the sides of the large hem to open up a pocket to slide it on your backdrop stand, but that's no big deal. You have to keep the wrinkles out. This is a must, nothing looks more amateur than wrinkles or fold marks in your backdrop. They are thin, so light will show through. Be extra careful when placing it to make sure there are no light sources behind the backdrop. They are thin and flimsy and the slightest breeze blows them around. But, if you're on a budget or just want to play around without spending lots of cash, check out the sale tables at Wal-mart, Anna's Linens, or almost anyplace else that sells sheets...I mean backdrops....for a deal you can't refuse. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes he smoked the same tobacco in a pipe and the smell was always intoxicating, and unmistakeably his. In 12 or so years he would be dead. An inevitable victim of one of his many heart attacks, but for now, I thought he was a superman. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tomorrow is Christmas and it will be crazy in the house. It's already pretty hectic, even this early in the morning, my mother and grandmother are in the kitchen peeling oranges for ambrosia and making cornbread for dressing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Several gallons of sweet tea sit cooling on the counter and there is a giant turkey in the sink. Heaven forbid I should have the idea to wander into the kitchen to see what is going on. My grandmother would swiftly escort me right back out saying something like "The kitchen is no place for children" and never even put down the bowl of potatoes she was peeling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a couple of pictures will be taken. Only a couple though because film is expensive and processing a roll costs at least as much as the film itself. So the "Kodak" as my Grandfather called it, will come out and a couple of awkwardly posed family shots will be snapped off. Assuming the flashbulb works and some crazy kid doesn't ruin it, the pictures will be developed and lovingly placed in an album, or stashed in a box or drawer. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-1419258906743232402013-11-29T17:32:00.002-08:002013-11-29T17:34:42.232-08:00Top gifts for the shutterbugs on your list.<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Do you have a camera enthusiast on your Christmas list? If you are buying major presents or just a stocking stuffer for the shutterbug on your list you are going to want to pay close attention to my list. Now I'm not going to go for the heavy hitting 20+ megapixel bodies and premier prime glass that all us photographers lust after when we look at the back of the magazines, or the "camera porn" websites. Lenses that cost thousands of dollars and DSLRs that cost many times more than my first car. Here are ten things that anybody watching life play out through a viewfinder or in a 3" LCD screen could appreciate and use.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-85620322340742838082013-11-07T19:03:00.000-08:002013-11-07T19:03:00.156-08:00Faces in the Crowd<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is something about a face that is compelling. From Helen of Troy (her face launched a thousand ships) to the guy that bags your groceries at Whole Foods, they are all different and all interesting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So often it seems that we walk through life not looking at each other. Take a look at the supermarket or doctor's office or your favorite restaurant. More often than not, everybody you see has their head down and their eyes fixated, no, more like mesmerized by some type of electronic device, usually a phone. We look down, we gaze into the oracle, expecting what? The meaning of life? Winning lottery numbers? Nope, usually just an e-mail or text, or the latest instagram of your best friend's cute kid. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My wife, who has a lovely face of her own, I might add, is a watcher of faces. When she takes photographs, they are most likely to be of people and there are usually some very interesting faces in there. Taking a cue from her, I decided to put together a few faces that I shot this year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Looking through the archives I find that I really don't have a lot of interesting faces. I plan to change that next year. I plan to take walks and look for people. I'm going to keep my head up and my camera with me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It looks like 2014 will be the year of the face for me. In the meantime, take a look at these faces from 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next time you are out and about, look up and see what you can see in the faces of others. Take a tip from my wife -- smile and speak to every person you meet. It's amazing to see how the grin lights up the face of the grocery bagger when you say "Hi, how are you doing?" and actually mean it, and actually listen to his answer.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-52608525697170584462013-10-23T16:11:00.001-07:002013-10-23T16:11:31.325-07:00Milestones<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Humans love to celebrate milestones. We love to celebrate anniversaries and we pull out all the stops with anniversaries that end in a zero. You never get a huge party with all your friends in attendance for your 34th birthday but as soon as 40 starts getting close, your family and significant other will plot tirelessly to throw you the biggest bash this side of the High Atlas mountains.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As a professional photographer I get to watch lots of people celebrating lots of milestones and anniversaries. From maternity, to birth. Surprise birthday and anniversary parties to first, second, and even third marriages. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Since I am a father of grown daughters it always gets me when I see that moistness in the eyes of a father as he waits to walk his little girl down the aisle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Or the unbridled joy and surprise on the face of a tattooed biker when he pulled up and realized that his wife had thrown him a surprise 50th birthday party.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Recently, I have had the privilege to take photographs at 3 different birthday milestone events. First was a girl's sweet 16th birthday party. The exuberance of youth and the unmitigated joy for life exhibited by the birthday girl, her friends, and family gave me hope for the next generation, even though I wanted to pull them all aside and tell them that regardless of what they think, they are not indestructible, they won't live forever, and that sometimes things don't work out right. Aside from the fact that they wouldn't believe an old grey muzzle like me, why would I want to burst their bubble, who knows, maybe things <i>will </i>always work out, and they<i> will</i> live forever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Later in the week was a woman that was turning 30. Still young but now with two young children of her own and a family to take care of. The crazy recklessness of youth was gone and in its place resided the pragmatism of a nurturer. She is still close enough to youth to embrace it and all that goes with it, like driving to the store just to get candy, gum, and chocolate milk. But she also knows that she is the keystone upon which the stability of her family rests and that's a responsibility she is not taking lightly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My third milestone of the week was the most special. It was a gentleman's 100th birthday and his family was throwing a party befitting such a momentous occasion. There are nearly 60,000 people in the United States 100 years old or older, but I've not had any experience with any of them so I didn't know what to expect. I certainly didn't expect him to be so perky, funny, and full of joy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">His eyes held so much life and the evidence of having experienced a century of living. I watched him and listened to him telling stories and greeting old friends and family members with warm handshakes. Smiles of recognition as each guest leaned in to say hello and the gleam in his eyes as they wished him happy birthday gave no doubt he was enjoying the attention.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This remarkable man was born before World War I started. He is old enough to remember when Alexander Graham Bell died. He has been witness to wars, inventions, great joy and horrible sadness. Married for seven decades, he has raised daughters and held grandchildren and great-grandchildren. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We pass through the stages of life whether we want to or not. Each of us have been babies, lovingly held and nurtured by our mothers and fathers. We remember the sweet freedom of youth. 16 years old and the entire world is laid out in front of us. If you are a parent, it's probable that you can put your finger exactly on the point in your life when you "grew up" and became a responsible adult, for me it's when my oldest daughter was born. Then later comes the time in your life where you sometimes wonder if anybody really needs you anymore.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We may not all make it to 100 but there will be a time when you sit and replay the movie of your life. You realize that mistakes were made, history was witnessed, relationships were formed, lives were shaped, personalities were molded, and unforgettable memories were photographed in the camera of our mind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Weeks like this one make me glad I am a photographer. Now, I have to go call my daughter and tell her to start planning my next birthday party.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-47506460565868907022013-10-13T17:05:00.000-07:002013-10-13T17:05:39.170-07:00Guys just want to have fun<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I've been busy lately shooting a lot. Lots of stuff that pays the bills but is not really all that much fun. So when I got a call from one of the organizers of The Cancer Services of Gaston County 2013 classic car Cruise-in asking if I could cover the show on Saturday, I jumped at the chance. What's more fun than hundreds of classic cars? Great paint jobs, shiny chrome, big tires and fuzzy dice were everywhere. From American muscle classics to Italian racing legends, all were represented. The sound of ah-oo-ga horns and glasspack mufflers on straight pipes filled the air and the smell of gas, oil, hamburgers and popcorn wafted from all corners of the giant field. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you want to see what the heart and soul of America looks like, head out to one of these rallys, or to the state fair, or a little league game and take a look at the fun loving, flag waving, America loving men and women that enjoy nothing better than fellowship with each other, revving the engine, eating burgers and fries, or cheering for their team.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Nothing shined brighter on Saturday than the smile of a car owner when you gave him the thumbs up or said "nice car" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To learn more about Cancer Services of Gaston Co. check out their website:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are some of my favorites from the show:</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-28371868838932018522013-10-06T12:19:00.000-07:002013-10-06T12:19:21.336-07:00A bread & butter camera for not a lot of bread<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My niece Samantha is a pretty good photographer but today's blog is not about her. It's about her camera. She has used a Nikon D40x for quite a while now. The D40x was introduced in April 2007 and was a major player in the DSLR world immediately upon its debut. Samantha had used her D40x for many great photos until recently. The other day, her camera stopped working. Based on the number of photographs she takes, it is likely that she just wore it out. She needed to replace it and like most of us these days, she needed her new camera to be as inexpensive as possible. Since I live in a much bigger city than her, I offered to look around to see what I could find in the local used market. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now, on to the meat of the blog post. What I found was a whole bunch of Nikon D40's sitting on used shelves, in camera shops, pawn shops and Craigslist ads just waiting to be purchased for between $100 and $200.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I did look first at the D40x but the man at the camera shop told me that every single D40x he had ever seen in the store was broken. He even pulled one off the used shelf and showed me that the menu wouldn't work right and it wouldn't take a picture. He doesn't know what the deal is, since it is almost the identical camera as the D40. He also said he had never seen a D40 that didn't work fine and take good pictures. So I put my larger sensor bias away and looked at the D40. This is a great little camera at a price point that would be about the same as dinner for one at Morton's</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This little gem sports a 6.1 megapixel CCD sensor, and with it's 18-55mm kit lens feels a little light and toy like to me but at only about a pound it would be a lot easier to carry on a photowalk than my much heavier professional gear. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So it offers most of the features of its much bigger, and more current siblings at a bargain basement used price, what kind of performance does it deliver. I put this one though its paces before giving it to Samantha. I went through all the modes, shutter speeds, ISO from 200 to 1600 and different f stops to check out depth of field. It performed, flawlessly, smooth, quiet, easy to figure out, and like all Nikons, felt good in my hand. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm sold on the value of this camera, and the performance is better than most point and shoot and all of the cell phone cameras I have used. Here are a few shots I took around my house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The built-in flash is underpowered (they all are) but it supports TTL metering for the built-in and any Nikon speedlight and has impressive range of in-camera adjustments for them all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Focus is smooth and fast at all distances and depth of field is pleasing and a bit surprising at f3.5 in this shot of some sage in my herb garden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The 6.1 MP CCD sensor makes sharp images that can be enlarged without loss of quality. The photo below is a crop of the photo above showing pretty sharp detail in a very small crop section.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Is this the perfect camera for everybody? All things in all situations? No, but then again, that camera doesn't exist. This would be a good camera for a kid wanting to learn photography. If he breaks the lens, you can pick up a replacement for $50, and it gives him the chance to experiment and learn on a "real" DLSR without breaking the bank. For a first camera, or a back-up to your third, this is a solid bread and butter piece of gear for not a lot of bread.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-23717806086360308922013-09-28T18:52:00.000-07:002013-09-28T18:58:07.816-07:00A time to celebrate<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My wife and my mother are both cancer survivors. My Mom is still going strong 25 years after her diagnosis and my wife is so new to the role of survivor that she sometimes has a hard time referring to herself with that designation. When exactly does one pass through the "gates" of the various stages of this dreaded disease? From oblivious, to newly diagnosed, to patient, to fighter, to survivor? They are all different walks, depending on whose shoes you are wearing. I hate to say it now, but I had no idea what my Mother went through. 25 years ago, I was a young know-it-all with small children and the thought of somebody I loved having cancer never really bored its way into my cro-magnon brainpan. She was younger then than I am now, and she fought it with everything she had. She whipped it and has continued to whip it every day for over 25 years. When my wife was diagnosed less than a year ago, we both had, by this point in our lives, amassed enough experience to realize that things would never be the same, and boy were we right. Newly jobless with no health insurance, we did the only thing we could think of -- we put our faith in God and each other. Twelve months, 5 hospital stays, two outpatient procedures, 8 weeks of radiation, several rounds of chemo, and 4 trips to the emergency room later, we have learned a few things. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Our God is an awesome God. My wife's mantra is "I am the child that Jesus loves"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> The Levine Cancer institute specifically and the entire Carolinas Healthcare System work tirelessly to make every single patient feel better every single day with no exceptions as far as I can see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> The Levine Cancer Institute hires angels. Every person we ever met at the LCI, from those that greet you at the front door to the doctors and all the staff in between, always exhibited the utmost in positive attitude and healing energy. And believe me, that makes a huge difference.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> If you don't have a best friend to lean on you can still survive, but it will be harder. Luckily I am married to mine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Celebrate life, celebrate something. Eat breakfast at 9:00 and lunch at 10:30 if it pleases you. Watch bad TV and read the National Enquirer if you want to. Stay in bed all day or stay out all night if you feel like it. Life is a gift, unwrap it and play with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today my wife and I celebrated by attending the annual Survivorfest at Carolinas Medical Center. She had looked forward to it for months and even bought new shoes (flashy gold flats) for the occasion. We call the Levine Cancer Institute "Machu Picchu" because of the great energy we always find there. Hopefully everybody at the event today found lots of energy to continue their "walk" for many decades to come. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-45534749808821933012013-09-25T08:11:00.000-07:002013-09-25T08:11:30.269-07:00Main Street USA<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> I was shooting a job for a client this week in Davidson, NC. and needed a few "general" pictures of downtown to add to the final package. Except for the crazy busy traffic, downtown Davidson is a quintessential small American town. I was there right about 5:00 PM on a weekday so, understandably, there was quite a bit of traffic. It was, however, heavier than I expected. This little area of North Carolina's Mecklenburg County is obviously a very popular place to live and work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Anchored since 1837 by Davidson College, Davidson, NC has, until recently, always been a very small, very quiet southern town mostly inhabited by college kids, professors, lifelong, mostly agrarian, residents, and lots of cows. In the last 20 or so years, this region has become a favorite place to live with thousands upon thousands of houses and apartments built on hundreds of acres of former farm land. Isn't it funny how success can often change a place? I would imagine that the business owners on main street would be happy, but when I spoke to a couple, the opposite seemed to be the case. One owner told me that business is OK but not great. She said that all the traffic makes it hard for people that want to come and the usually full, on-street parking drives a lot of people away. She said that all of the new residents have caused a building boom bringing stores of all types with lots of convenient parking just a few minutes away. </span><br />
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A Camera Bag. Duh. you need a camera bag. I know plenty of women that carry a DSLR in their purse and I guess it works fine, but... really? You need a real camera bag. one with pockets and padding and a very comfortable shoulder strap and lots of room but not too much room. I love the bags with the customizable innards. The partitions that stay put with velcro that you can configure any way your heart desires. I find myself changing the config almost every time I go out depending on what body/lens combo I am taking. </div>
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Look for a good bag from Tamrac, Lowepro, Caselogic, Tenbra, Thinktank and many many more including all the major camera manufacturers. Remember, don't go too cheap or too small. You may live to regret it. <br />
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2. Cleaning cloths, or disposable wipes, cleaning solution, and one of those puffer things. Even if you never leave your home your camera will need to be wiped off every once in a while. Get a good quality lens cleaner in a spray or squirt bottle. Spray a little on the cloth (not directly on the lens) and wipe the glass lightly to remove smudges, dust etc. Now give the outside of the camera and lens a good wipe down as well. <br />
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The little bulb blower thing is great for blowing dust out of crevices on the outside and if you are in a calm, not too bright preferably indoor environment, learn how to take the lens off of the body of your camera and raise the mirror to use the bulb blower to dislodge any specks of dust inside your camera. Your camera and your pictures will thank you.<br />
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3. A good strap. Whether you use the one that came with your camera or not is your call, but I wouldn't recommend it for extended shooting. See my blog post on the subject<span style="background-color: #ffe599;"> <a href="http://klewisphotography.blogspot.com/2012/08/august-28-2012.html" target="_blank">Camera Straps, the good the bad and the ugly</a> </span><br />
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4. Extra batteries for everything. Camera, speedlights, remote controls, you name it. If it takes batteries, take a spare. <br />
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7. Extra memory. This one should have have been higher on the list but I am writing these as they come to me and I just thought of this but you need to carry way more memory than you think you need. Keep in mind that shooting in RAW +JPEG fine you can only fit 156 shots on an 8gb card. For a several hour outing an extra card or two may be fine, but for a big overnight shoot or major vacation, take a dozen 32 gig cards or consider a transportable hard drive or even a laptop. In the "old days" this would have been extra film but now that film is about a common as buggy whips, pack all the SD cards you can afford.<br />
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8. A flashlight. I carry this small flashlight with a cord that I can hang around my neck and I can't tell how how many times it has saved me. <br />
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The obvious use would be outside after dark, but think about being in a dark back corner of a church or in a cabin with no power, or a warehouse and you can probably see many uses. I use mine when I need to change camera settings, or find something in my bag, or just to find the car keys that I dropped on the ground near my car after a shoot at 11:00 at night.<br />
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9. A pad and pen. You will need to take notes, or write something down, or jot down directions, or take a lunch order. A pad of paper and a pen can often mean the difference between being able to find that great waterfall again and zipping right past on I-77. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thanks for the support. I look forward to an even bigger and better year and continued growth as an artist in the future.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Get me to the Greek" <a href="http://klewisphotography.blogspot.com/2012/09/september-13-2012.html" target="_blank">Click here to see the original post</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Originally posted on September 13, 2012.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This was a few shots of the fantastic Greek festival that Charlotte holds yearly near uptown. What a great event for photographers, lots of great colors, food, people, events, costumes. It can make your head spin. If you get a chance to attend any type of ethnic festival, grab your camera, lots of extra memory, and a comfortable pair of shoes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Originally posted on November 24, 2012 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Equipment reviews always get very large numbers and lots of feedback. Most photographers are "gearheads" and we really love the stuff. I will sit for hours looking at websites with reviews, first-looks, and rumors about new cameras, gear, widgets, knick-knacks and....well you get the idea. This was my most viewed gear review by far. The Tokina 11-16 is such a fantastic piece of glass, I liked it then and I love it even more now. I use it way more than I thought I would and if I lost it, I would be ordering a new one the next day. If you are thinking about an ultra wide angle lens, and don't want to take the full plunge, consider renting one. It takes a little getting used to but the learning curve is not too steep and you will soon be amazed at how versatile this lens really is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"The Bride Wore Cowboy Boots" <a href="http://klewisphotography.blogspot.com/2012/09/september-4-2012.html" target="_blank">Click here to see the original post</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Originally posted on September 4, 2012</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This post contained a few pictures along with some of my thoughts about my Niece's wedding. Lots of emotions about starting a life together and compatibility of personalities. This post had double the views and way more feedback than any other I've done in the last year. I chalk it up to the love of being in love. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thanks for taking the time to stroll with me through some of the past year. And thanks for all your support in the past and most definitely in the future.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-18540371674380029002013-07-27T18:17:00.000-07:002013-07-27T18:20:21.081-07:00Nikon D-3100 Review<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I know that Nikon's D-3100 has recently been replaced by the new, improved and upgraded D-3200 which is an awesome camera for the price. I recently acquired a D-3100 and since they are still on the market and actually still the second best selling DSLR or, digital single lens reflex camera, on the market (Canon's EOS Rebel T3i is number one) I thought I would do a review of this entry level gem. There are tons of these cameras still available, sold as new, "new, old stock" or used. Prices range from a couple hundred dollars to over $450. Check Craig's list, Ebay, and your local classifieds. Another good place is the used department at your local camera store, as a lot of people upgrade to a better camera and trade in the old one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The sensor on this baby is a huge upgrade from the D-3000. The D-3100 is sporting a 14.2 megapixel CMOS sensor. The CMOS upgrade puts this camera on the level of all their more expensive DX format cameras. It is a DX format with a crop factor of about 1.5 for all you "spec heavy" people. All this means is that a 50mm lens on this camera will look and perform the same as a 75mm lens on a FX or full frame digital or film camera. Important to keep in mind when choosing lenses. The usually included kit lens of 18-55 will actually be more like 27-78, which is a range I happen to like. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you are used to the two control wheel style that Nikon has used for years, be warned that this camera only has one control wheel but it is very easy to learn and actually quite intuitive. The only pause I had was setting the shutter and aperture on manual mode using the same wheel (hint, there is a small button in from of the trigger to press to control the aperture using the wheel)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Not many drawbacks to this camera, but, there is one if you have some existing Nikon glass. Not all lenses will autofocus on this camera. It must be an AF-I or AF-S lens to autofocus. The very popular G and D lenses that work fine on a D-5000 and higher will shoot fine but won't autofocus on the D-3100. Check with the camera store before you buy any aftermarket lens for this camera.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-6365251857965288622013-07-06T15:10:00.001-07:002013-07-06T15:10:16.754-07:00Manfrotto Befree Tripod Review<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I've been in the market for a while now for a smaller, lighter weight but decent tripod to carry with me when I travel with my camera. I have a very nice but very large and heavy Manfrotto tripod but what I was looking for was something I could fit in a standard camera bag or backpack. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A small lightweight, but sturdy tripod is one of those "holy Grail" items that has eluded photographers for years. Recently with the advent of Carbon fiber, companies like Gitzo have entered the lightweight tripod market with a vengeance. As long as you are willing to cough up over $1000 you too can enjoy one of the absolute best made, rugged yet lightweight tripods on the face of the earth. If you would rather not spend that kind of money at this point in your photographic life, then you will no doubt, be looking towards an aluminum tripod. The Manfrotto befree is one of the most recent entries into this market and while not all things to all people, it does a good job on most things and an OK job on the most important thing you want a tripod to do. (or in this case, not do)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The befree weighs in at around 3 lbs and is just a little over 15 inches long, folded for travel. It comes with a very smooth working ball head and a nice padded carrying case. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It's shown here folded, laying beside the carrying case and a standard sized Tamrac camera case for perspective.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Since I already have some of their products, I appreciate the fact that the befree accepts the standard Manfrotto base plates.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I love the way the legs are fully adjustable at any angle and they fold up completely backwards, to cover the center beam and the ball head which is one of the ways they are able to get it to fold up so small.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here is the befree beside its big brother, the Manfrotto standard 055 model. Both have the legs fully extended and the center beam all the way down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The ball head works smoothly and is very intuitive and easy to use, even if you are not used to a ball head. I mounted several camera and lens combinations, including some pretty heavy glass and it was secure, smooth, and steady on all of them. The ratchet on the adjuster is a nice touch so you can rotate it to any angle that is comfortable without releasing the ball.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The befree is a very good traveling companion, but it's not perfect. I had a few issues that I will discuss here:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As far as I can tell, the ball head is not replaceable. Normally the head would screw off and could be replaced with a different one. This would be important if yours broke or you wanted to invest in a Gitzo or Really Right Stuff head, or if you just wanted a different one to match your base plates. I have an e-mail in to Manfrotto about this and it could be that the threads are tight, but I am scared to force it. I will update this blog, if I find out different.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Final thoughts - If you need a tripod that you can easily take with you, and you know you do, the Manfrotto befree is not a home run but it is a solid double or triple that does most things well and some things very well. I suggest you find one and give it a try.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you would like to know more about my opinions, or discuss it more in depth, or talk about where to get one, please e-mail me</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-83515311298775786712013-07-01T13:30:00.001-07:002013-07-01T13:30:12.943-07:00What's in the Background?<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was out today taking pictures of backgrounds. Well, technically that's not correct. Actually I was out taking pictures for backgrounds. Pictures that may become backgrounds later in some of my work. Most photographers have files of things that we shoot that we think are cool but are not really sure what to do with them. I have a file marked backgrounds that I keep full of fun things like clouds, snowy fields, tree lines, crowds, etc. So...you may ask, what do you do with all those cool cloud shots? With any photo editing program, there is almost no end to the things you can do, either just for fun, or, if you are a professional, to make the client remember you and seek you out for the next shoot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Pictures speak louder than words, so how about a few examples? I work in Adobe Photoshop so that will be my frame of reference, however there are similar adjustments to be made in nearly all photo editing software, from iPhoto that came on your Mac, or an app you downloaded for your phone, to Elements, ACDsee,Corel Paintshop, XARA, Serif, the list goes on and on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The point is that changing backgrounds on a photo can be cool, necessary, or both. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here is my example, This is Christopher Liles owner and massage therapist at "Knead to Relax" in Belmont, NC. I recently shot some pictures of Chris for his website and other advertising.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">All you have to do is select the background you want to use. See... now you know why I have a file full of cool backgrounds that I have saved. This one was actually taken in my back yard.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-77637993775754301012013-06-09T12:40:00.001-07:002013-07-01T12:29:17.911-07:00She's a Grand Old Flag<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">June 14th is flag day. It is celebrated in this country every June 14. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress proposed that the United
States have a national flag instead of the British Union Jack. The 13
stars of the flag represented the 13 new states. There weren't many public
ceremonies honoring the Stars and Stripes until 1877, when on, June 14,
it was flown from every government building in honor of the centennial
of the adoption of a national flag. It wasn't "official" until 1949 when President Harry Truman designated June 14th as Flag day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For all the controversy, it is interesting to point out that the United
States did not even have a standardized flag until 1912. Called the
"Stars and Stripes," or "Old Glory," the flag is one of the most
complicated in the world. No other flag needs 64 pieces of fabric to
make. The current flag has 13 red and white alternating stripes
(representing the original 13 states) and 50 stars (each star represents
one of the states of the Union) on a blue background.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In honor of our country's symbol, recognized around the world, here are a few pictures of flags that I took.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hand over your heart for the pledge of allegiance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Pledge was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The words "under God" were added in 1954</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is the old Coca-Cola bottling Company building on Morehead St. In Charlotte,NC, all decked out in red, white, and blue bunting and flags.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-22855492237260410642013-06-07T13:58:00.000-07:002013-06-07T13:58:09.445-07:00We all cry for Eye-Fi<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If the only pictures you ever take are with your iPhone, iPad, or whatever iteration of smartphone or tablet the cool kids are using these days, you may be able to skip this blog post and get back to that hotly contested game of Angry Birds you've been playing since Memorial day. If however, you still take pictures with an actual camera (how Paleolithic of you), then you may want to read on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Before we move on to the description and review of today's product, let me set the stage a little bit. I have been a photography nut for over 40 years. Obviously, I started with a film camera and I loved shooting film. I loved everything about it. The smell, the feel, the ritual of opening the box, then the foil pack or plastic cup and pulling the leader out and threading it into the camera. The slight feeling of dread that maybe you didn't get it hooked in quite right and the film wouldn't advance. Then of course, you never knew if the picture was going to be any good until it came back from the lab. Nothing like that feeling of opening the package of prints or the developing canister to see if the pictures or negatives were worth keeping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I left the film world kicking and screaming, I still have a film camera and 4 or 5 rolls of film. I resisted going digital for way longer than I should have. When I finally took the megapixel plunge I fell hard and now I love everything about digital photography. I think the average person does too, based on the fact that every day over 30 billion pieces of content are uploaded to Facebook. Of course easily half of those are either cat photos or hand-held smartphone self portraits of teenaged girls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now we get to the fun stuff. If you take actual pictures of actual things with an actual camera you want to do something with the photos. I mean other than carrying your camera to the family reunion to show Maw-maw 436 pictures of little Henry from the past year on a 2 1/2 inch screen (Maw-maw doesn't see as well as she used to), OK, sorry, I've digressed again. If you actually want to do something with those photos you have a few choices, none of them are bad. You can hook up a wire from your computer to your camera, you can pop out the memory card and put it in a card reader on your computer, or you can take the memory card to Wal-Mart and put it in a reader there. All these options are fine, but when you take as many pictures as I do it can get a little tedious.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Enter the little orange technological marvel known as the Eye-Fi card. Plug this little card into the SD card slot in your camera and when you take a picture, it automatically shows up wherever you want it to. You can decide during set-up. The photos can go to your lap-top, desktop, website, tablet, the cloud, your Flickr, or Facebook accounts just to name a few. The Eye-Fi also geotags the photo with exact time date and location of the photograph.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I was given a couple of these babies to try a year or so ago and didn't have a lot of luck with them. They wouldn't connect and the photos wouldn't upload properly if at all, so I sent them back and did things the old fashioned way. Well recently I got one of the "new and improved" generation 2 cards. I didn't hold out much hope and didn't rush into trying it. It comes with the card and a little cheap looking plastic USB card reader. See below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This time things worked. I plugged it in to my laptop and things went very smoothly. It connected immediately to my home wireless network and started guiding me through the setup process. The whole thing took 15 minutes and I was taking test shots in no time. This thing works really well and the payoff is that if you set it up right, you can take pictures at the reunion and when you get home they are already on your computer waiting to be edited. Or, if Maw-maw has wireless internet and you have your tablet, you can show her the shots you just took, on a format a little easier for senior eyes to see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There are a few drawbacks. It would be great if you could feed directly into Lightroom or some other workflow product and avoid the tether for studio work, but it won't work like that yet. Also if you set it up to feed directly to Facebook or some other social media site, be aware that every picture you take will be beamed immediately to the page you choose. On the other hand, your pictures of the reunion will be on Facebook hours before the rest of the cousins even get home. It can be slow, so don't get into a hurry but it has never failed me in thousands of shots. The capacity is small. I have the 8 GB version and that only holds 250 or so pictures if you shoot in RAW like I do. If you shoot RAW + JPG then the total will be significantly less. You can set it up for "endless memory" which means it erases the file after it has been uploaded to make room for new files and you can shoot continuously, but I don't trust that feature yet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The cards are not cheap, street price about $60 for the 8 GB and $85 for the 16 GB but they have dropped in price quite a bit recently and should continue to get less expensive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To sum it up, is this the only SD card I would carry? No, or course not, but this card is always in the number 1 slot on my camera. I haven't seen any loss of picture quality. I love the automatic uploading and geotagging. Even an inexpensive digital camera paired with a properly set-up Eye-Fi card is sure to be the hit of your next reunion.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-7918765663092168732013-05-20T16:40:00.000-07:002013-10-31T10:40:29.119-07:00My Home Town<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am from Charlotte, NC and compared to a lot of my friends, I am an anomaly. I am a native Charlottean. While not all that uncommon for a person to still live in the city in which they were born, Charlotte seems to have more than its share of imports, and often when I tell someone that I was born here, I get a response like "wow, you're the first native I have met" Often this makes me feel like a fossil or at least a subject of some rare curiosity like Piltdown man or Bigfoot. Then when I tell them the next line, they assume I have lived in a cave for 50 years. You see, I have never lived or worked anywhere more than 3 miles from where I live right now. I am a throwback to the days when people were born, lived, worked and died all within a few miles radius. But before we start making funeral arrangements (Forest Lawn Cemetery is literally 3 miles from my house) take a look at a few pictures of my hometown, Charlotte, NC.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you are from Charlotte you may recognize some of the places. Some are shots of places that were established long before I was born. If you have moved away, some of the pictures may be unfamiliar to you as things have changed quite a bit over the years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I love taking nature and animal photos and I really like product shots, but for sheer human interest you can't beat people. In a crowd of people, there are always plenty of great subjects at any given time. The key of course is to be in position to get the shot at just the right time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">These kids were great and what a joy for music and dance they brought.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is orchestra director Johnathon Sullivan conducting. I love that his hands are blurry showing motion. This is accomplished by using manual settings and a lower shutter speed, in this case, I believe it was 1/40 second.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Band members waiting their turn to perform. The orchestra went first so the band had some time to kill and I liked the visual of these guys just sitting with their instruments, obviously enjoying each other's company. This is much better as a candid than if I had posed them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm not sure why I like this one but something about the sousaphone and drums on the ground and the band members chilling out while the orchestra plays.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I took a walk in my back yard today. If you read my blog much, you know that my yard is my favorite place to take nature shots. So today I grabbed my D7000 and a 100mm Macro lens and went for a few flower close-ups. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A couple of red roses (M<span style="font-size: large;">r.</span> Lincol<span style="font-size: large;">n) </span></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-28673573671505542222013-03-16T14:02:00.002-07:002013-03-16T14:02:49.805-07:00Staying home<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you have read many of these posts, then you know I like to stay home and take pictures in my own yard. I never seem to run short of subject matter. Today is one of those days that makes you glad you live in the South. Not even St. Patrick's day yet and the temperature is almost 80. Instead of piling in the car and joining the crowd, I decided to stay home and shoot pictures in my back yard. Here is what I saw</span>.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-28925373980004906952013-03-09T13:02:00.000-08:002013-03-09T15:45:15.807-08:00"Spring is busting out all over"<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Seems odd since my last blog post was about an unexpected winter storm that dumped six inches of snow on us. Well welcome to the South. Like my Daddy always said, if you don't like the weather here (the Piedmont of NC) then wait a day or two. Actually the snow was gone in a day and a week later it was in the sixties. Today was one of those great days in early March that makes you want to plant something. Bright sun, no wind, temperature in the mid sixties and so many people out walking or jogging that it is hard to drive a car through a neighborhood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I took advantage of the day to take a few pictures in my back yard. It started because the pussy willows are bursting their buds with that familiar tuft of softness and I wanted a good close-up of them. I grabbed my camera and a 100 mm macro lens and proceeded to take lots of pictures. Then I turned my macro lens on my garden. I ended up with a handful of decent shots that I thought I would share.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will start off with the reason I went outside with my camera in the first place - pussy willow </span> (salix discolor)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Radishes are starting to sprout...won't be long now:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is baby kale, great in soups or salads:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">More mature kale is good in soups, sauteed or even made into chips in the oven:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Peas emerging from the soil thanks to warm weather:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Even the Bonsai tree is putting out new shoots for Spring:</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729609318664416791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611901753718939616.post-15338369442688249622013-02-19T08:23:00.000-08:002013-02-19T08:23:11.046-08:00Snow Day<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I live in the Southern United States - North Carolina to be exact and we rarely get snow where I live. When we do get a blanket of the white stuff, no matter how small of a dusting, it is a pretty big deal. My relatives in Florida understand, my friends in Chicago, not so much. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We got a somewhat unexpected blizzard this past Sunday that left a few inches of snow covering everything. With this being such a rare event around here, I, like millions of other southerners grabbed my camera and headed outside. I had a few hours because it started melting as soon as the sun came up and by 5:00 PM it was almost all gone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Taking pictures in the snow is not easy. I had some successes and some abysmal failures, but all photographers know that nobody else ever sees your failures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I took the above shot with a wide angle lens, I did a few things that helped it turn out pretty good. I like the bush in the foreground as scale reinforcement, sometimes in a wide angle shot everything gets "lost" in all the space, so if you can include a foreground object it can help. Also the sun through the branches was nice. The dog also adds scale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pay attention to white balance. If your camera has automatic white balance, sometimes, snow, or white sand can mess with its mind and give you some weird results. I played with some different settings and found direct sun to be the best setting. Several of these were shot on different settings and are a little too blue. This could easily be fixed in Photoshop, but why not save yourself the trouble and get it perfect in camera?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keep an eye out for interesting shapes made more interesting by the snow. This is a piece of lattice on my deck that reminded me of a honeycomb.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or the juxtaposition of this Japanese </span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">lantern, lit by the rising sun, hanging from my deck, in front of the winter wonderland created by the snowy trees in the background.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No matter what the weather conditions are where you live, I'll bet there are plenty of opportunities for some great picture taking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for looking. The next time you are out shooting, open both eyes and look for the patterns.</span><br />
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