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Originally Posted by trdtcpr
Originally Posted by DonNguyen
both are OoF
unless you mean manual focus, than ya that would be an issue. Manual exposure adjustments not so much.
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the d90 kit lens is OK. i mean, its got its ups and downs... if he's just starting with his first dSLR, its good for him. i got my d90 with the kit lens and i love it.
as for his first lens, maybe the 50 1.8... i love this lens. now, im looking at either 17-55 2.8 or the 24-70 2.8 lens... but its at least $1k though.
as for his first lens, maybe the 50 1.8... i love this lens. now, im looking at either 17-55 2.8 or the 24-70 2.8 lens... but its at least $1k though.
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Originally Posted by P-Shooter
Originally Posted by RnB180
usually in most photos, people use natural light, this causes skies to get blown out when the subject against it is properly exposed.
however if you underexpose the back and use flash then it evens outs. but for these two particular photos I posted. I purposely underexposed the background dramatically for a stylistic look. both photos were taken around 3pm on a bright sunny day.
if you want a more balanced exposure than use a wider aperture, higher iso or shorter shutter speed, take your pick.
however if you underexpose the back and use flash then it evens outs. but for these two particular photos I posted. I purposely underexposed the background dramatically for a stylistic look. both photos were taken around 3pm on a bright sunny day.
if you want a more balanced exposure than use a wider aperture, higher iso or shorter shutter speed, take your pick.
anyhow, my ideas of post processing.
I do very little, because Im lazy. however Post will allow your photos to have the edge to compete with the pro level photos, which are all heavily processed as Ive found out not too long ago.
very rarely will I do heavy processing i.e. crop, rotating or selective healing and masking, is for really important photo events like weddings and the such, however I dont post any of the important photos online.
most, almost all my photos are just raw adjusted, curves tweaked and resized. if the photo is in low light chances are ill Ill do a smidget of smart sharpen. this post adjustments take about 30 seconds. it is what it is.
but seriously, industry standards in the field will REQUIRE post processing. If you don't than you wont have a chance to keep up with the pro's.
straight photos from the camera in jpeg format can only get you so far.
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Originally Posted by snowromance
i tried.gotta love people just plain ignoring solid advice about a subject they know nothing about. not my money so no worries.
... Now I know to expect that the lens isn't all it's cracked up to be, but it's like you said, I know nothing about it so it shouldn't make a difference for the mean time... I was fairly impressed with the images I seen with that lens, and when I get a new one I'll be even more impressed with better pictures... I'll post some "newbie" pictures when I get it in 
, but I do appreciate the input...
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Originally Posted by Yanki01
is anyone shooting RAW? just wondering, if so do you use the software that came with the camera to convert your RAW images? if not whats your normal process?
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