Photographers who own or have at least handled a Nikon D80 will instantly feel at home with the D90, as the new camera has the exact same dimensions and almost the same shape as its predecessor. D70 owners who gave the D80 a pass will, however, likely notice that the right-hand grip of these cameras is actually somewhat less comfortable than on the D70.
If you are finding that your little finger has a less secure place on the D90 than it had on the D70, consider purchasing an MB-D80 battery grip along with the camera. This is, by the way, the same vertical grip that fits the D80 too, so those who have already bought one for their D80 can use it on the D90 as well.
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Shooting in full manual mode will always be the best way to get the most creative shot since you are in control of everything. But there are instances when you just do not have the time to fiddle around with the proper combination of ISO, aperture and shutter speed. On these occasions, you have to rely on your camera’s metering system to get you the correct exposure.
All light meters, including in-camera meters, are designed to give you a reading that will make the subject have the same tone as a 15% gray card. Manufacturers designed meters to give you an average reading on an average or neutral subject. This is very important to keep in mind when relying on your camera’s different metering modes.
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Getting accepted into stock collections can be daunting and many professional photographers are rejected from stock collections regularly. Stock can be a difficult area to break into, so we’ve compiled some secrets to help you get started in stock photography and build a business for yourself in this competitive field.
1. Do Something Different
One of the biggest issues in stock photography is that most traditional stock photos all look the same. Stock buyers are increasingly looking for more “real” looking photos (ie. people who look like real, normal people vs. models with huge fake smiles). We have heard that buyers are looking for diversity in ethnicity, age and weight in the stock photography they purchase. Rather than taking the same typical photo, try a new different angle. In product photography there is room as well - think of how to shoot the product in context, or how to make certain features really stand out.
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Always, always, always edit down. This is the mistake I used to make. I’d shoot like a bat outa hell, determined to get at least a handful of great shots from each sitting, then I’d deliver nearly all the images to my client on a disk. Thus the hideoderous image framed on my friend’s wall. The image was poorly lit, poorly composed and just plain YUCK. It’s an image that never should have seen the world beyond my computer. Period.
Remember that once those images have been delivered, they’re out there. 10 years from now, when you’re the best photographer the world has ever known, those images may still be gracing people’s walls. . . a very poor representation of your work and perhaps a hindrance to gaining future clients.
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What’s most exciting about having a full frame DSLR shooting HD video is the ability to use the full range of lenses and focal lengths that are available. Folks who don’t shoot video may not appreciate the challenge that shooting digital video entails. The sensors are small (digicam small) and therefore focal lengths are commensurately short as well. This means depth of field – lots of depth of field – far more than one usually wants. In cinema one wants to direct the viewers attention to a certain subject within the frame, and this is often done through the use of selective focus.
To this end videographers have been using somewhat klugy devices that allow mounting SLR lenses onto the the camera lens, focusing both on an intermediate ground glass. This works, but it’s bulky and expensive. I can see that people wanting to have narrow focus for scenes in their videos will now flock to the 5D MKII and similar cameras for this purpose alone, if not anything else.
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Camera Raw 4.6 and the DNG Converter 4.6 has been posted to Adobe.com for Mac and Windows. This will be the last Camera Raw update for CS3 customers and it includes support for raw formats from the following 15 camera models:
- Canon 1000D (Digital Rebel XS/EOS Kiss F)
- Kodak EasyShare Kodak Z1015 IS
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