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View Poll Results: Do you want to make better photographs? | |||
Yes, Deane ... bring it on! | 32 | 96.97% | |
No ... I can't handle commitment. | 1 | 3.03% | |
Voters: 33. You may not vote on this poll |
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Online Photo Clinic ... Yes or No?
Some of you may know me and some of you may not. I had given a brief talk on marine tank photography a few months back. I have a deep passion for photography and have practiced the craft for almost 40 years now ... ouch, that makes me feel old ... yeech ...
Anyway ... I have debated, for some time now, how I could best teach the masses how to take better photos, of your reef, or just about anything else, for that matter. I think I could put together a simple ... say 4 step course to better photography. If I can help you to understand the basics, and how to control them, with the equipment that you already own then anyone that has the interest, and is willing to do a little work, will learn how to make consistently better photographs. I believe I can accomplish this in this forum. I am submitting this simple yes or no poll to determine if there is enough of an interest for me to develop a simple curriculum. Please think carefully before you answer as there will be 'homework' that must be mastered before the next lesson can be applied. You must be able to post images to this forum for this to be able to work. I really don't mind doing the work to accomplish this as I love to share my passion with anyone willing to pick it up. My plan would cover topics such as, depth of field, composition, lighting and controlling action. In order to do this you WILL have to consult the manual that came with your camera to determine how to control the elements that we would deal with, I cannot teach you how every camera out there works, this is a course in photography skills, NOT how to operate your camera. However most of the basic skills I will cover will apply to all cameras in general, however some lower end models will not allow adjustments to some features that are necessary to control your ability to make an image. I am willing to commit ... are you ...? Oh, btw, we won't start this until after the holiday season.
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YES!
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I love this hobby! |
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count me in, I have a simple point and shoot camera but would love to know how to an slr correctly when I do decide to buy one
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Armando |
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sounds great
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i'm jess and i'm an addict! |
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I am in all the way...
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Yes Sir!
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The cure for anything is salt water.....sweat, tears, or the sea. Isak Dinesen |
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I'm always willing to learn a few new tips from someone with more experience. If need be, I can help anyone shooting w/canon SLRs to learn their way around the camera (there is life beyond "P"). You shoot with Nikon, right?
-Jeff (admitted L'coholic) ((yes, that's a photography geek joke))
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I'm in it to win it. Always willing to add to what I already know.
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Eric |
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I need to learn more definately....
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Its not just a hobby, it's a lifestyle!!!! The 65 is gone on to bigger and better things.....click the red house for a new beginning. |
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Quote:
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absolutely
thanks for the early christmas gift!
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Dave You go to reef with the rock you have, not the rock you want! |
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Very Interested
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Me too.
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i have sony dscn-1
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i'm jess and i'm an addict! |
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I would love to listen to what you have to say. Im just getting into reef photography now that my tank is almost photo worthy. I really need to brush up my skills for in-tank photots. Especially with my bowfront tank that distorts everything.
My dad is a retired photographer so I have access to professional slr's. As a matter of fact he finally left Nikon after 40 years and switched to Canon, so I have access to all his nikon equipment!! |
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cannon slr for me and still learning.
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I just got the new cannon rebel XTI along with a couple of different lenses one the f2.8 100 macro lense from Cannon; but I just look at the camera and say ok what do i do next?
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Julio, you will love having that 100mm macro, it's fantastic for taking closeups of things in the tank. Just be sure to keep it perpendicular to the glass or you'll get some pretty bad distortion on the up close shots. Tripods are extremely useful for macro, but I'm sure we'll get into that when the "class" starts. In the meantime, feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions.
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Thanks so much Jeff
much appreciated |
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Count me in!
John C. |
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well any word on the clinic?
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i'm jess and i'm an addict! |
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Sorry ... I am an IT consultant for a Federal Trial that got held over into the new year. I expect it to finish up very soon and I can get my (somewhat) normal life back. I'm glad to see the response to be overwhelmingly favorable. I look forward to working with all of you!
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cool glad to know it is still on
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Sounds great Deane! I would love to have homework again (especially after 20 years out of art school)! I always felt I did my best work when I had an "assignment." I think that we all, no matter what level we are at, can learn loads by doing an online "course" such as this. Count me in!
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Tagging along. Nikon D40x with kit lens and some manual lenses from my F4 and F3.
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