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05/23/2006 05:12:30 PM · #1 |
I'm nervous now! What if his mom's overbearing and all bossy? I may have to lock her in the car or send her to the nearest bar for a drink lol. There's a pub where we'll be shooting so I can do that right?
Actually I'm really excited. Got all my paperwork done today, ordering form, price list, the whole 9 yards. Looks really good and I actually felt like I accomplished something lol.
And 40 pictures should be enough right? That's all I have room for in RAW on my CF card. |
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05/23/2006 05:17:08 PM · #2 |
Congrats...
You can always switch to jpg once you've got the proper exposure/white balance figured out. I do that quite a bit... |
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05/23/2006 05:19:18 PM · #3 |
| 40 may be enough if you take your time with each shot and exposure but if you're like me, I constantly shoot and try to catch spontaneous moments so i might do as Count said and switch to jpeg once you have the exposure/white balance down. Never hurts to have too much. |
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05/23/2006 05:26:36 PM · #4 |
Whoa,
only 40 would be a real stretch for me.
I usually take some test shot to get exposure in a new location, delete them immediately, and then take the real shots.
That way I don't have to worry about exposure in post really. Also, when editing 400+ pictures from some event, RAW is a freaking pain beyond belief.
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05/23/2006 05:30:17 PM · #5 |
Well I'm hoping tonights job will earn me enough to buy another memory card. Haven't had the money nor have I needed more than a 512mb since I got the camera because I've always shot close to home.
I think I'll do the test shots, then switch to jpeg. Hoping I can get it all crammed within and hour and a half. I wanted more time but they don't have it and since this is being done at no expense to them- I had to take what I could get.
I've been asking hubby for another memory card for over a month now lol. |
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05/23/2006 05:30:17 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by wavelength:
Whoa,
only 40 would be a real stretch for me.
I usually take some test shot to get exposure in a new location, delete them immediately, and then take the real shots.
That way I don't have to worry about exposure in post really. Also, when editing 400+ pictures from some event, RAW is a freaking pain beyond belief. |
Like wavelength said, pain beyond belief.
At weddings and such once I get the exposure down I'll usually switch to jpg. When a tricky shot comes up, or a shot that I absolutly have to have right (like the first kiss, or bride walking with her dad) I'll quickly switch to RAW and snap a few, then switch back to jpg. I love RAW but don't nessisarily like to take all my pictures in it... |
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05/23/2006 06:26:51 PM · #7 |
I would keep my computer nearby and give them a "comfort break" while you download the first lot of photos, then you can go again.
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05/23/2006 07:19:24 PM · #8 |
I'm back already believe it or not. Took an hour.
First let me say it was so much fun. His mom was great and held the reflector for me. I need to watermark the photos before I can post them.
Second I'm not doing this to become some famous huge photographer. I just want to see where it goes and how I do. I only took 20 shots, would have liked to have done more but a bunch of girls from his school were down there and kept coming around so he was pretty embarassed. He's a rather shy guy.
But really 20 was enough. Out of that 20 I got about 3 good headshots and some good portrait shots which is really all I wanted. And funny, he's really popular at school and with all these girls running up, I got two of them who are interested in Senior portraits for next year.
I'm not like a lot of you hardcore photogs lol. I live with what I have and make it work for me. If it doesn't work oh well, no money lost and I had fun and learned a lot more. If it works I gained all that and then some.
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