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  Refurbished Camera Body
Is it a bad idea to buy a factory refurbished Nikon D300s camera body?...
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December 19, 2011
 
  Lightroom issues
I'm trying to set preferences in lightroom, the toolbar you have, I don't have on top to open it. Is it possible to do a live chat to help me with this?? Phyllis...
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December 13, 2011
 
  Settings for indoor lighting
I am shooting a candy store inside and the lighting is very bright. I have about 10 feet before my focal point (which is a counter with a glass front case) and in back of that is the huge display o...
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December 14, 2011
 
  Editor Pick
Hi everybodyI want to know if we received a email when one of our picture is chosen for Editor's Pick.I never receive a notification about this, is it normal? cause everything else like comme...
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December 24, 2011
 
  Zenfolio-Mpix
I know some of you use this company. I just signed up a week or two ago.I am finding it takes forever to upload my photos. I uploaded (298) photos and it took about 4-4 1/2 hours to upload. They sa...
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December 19, 2011
 
  PPT Slide Show
I've been asked to make a slide show presentation of some photos at a gathering and I was wondering what resolution I need for a big screen presentation. In other words, how much can I reduce ...
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December 17, 2011
 
  Photo editing software summary
Can someone tell me the basic uses/capabilities of Photoshop Elements 10 vs. Photoshop Lightroom 3 vs. Aperture 3? I am interested in photo editing capabilities and not really organization. Why w...
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December 10, 2011
 
  Portrait Photography
Do any of you portrait photographers not offer your images for sell on a CD? Or in this day and age of digital photography, is it expected that the images be available on CD? Could you share your...
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December 31, 2011
 
  Seattle Virgin
I will be flying to Seattle soon, a city I have never been to before. I will only be there for four days and was wondering if someone could tell me some great vantage points for both sunrise and s...
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December 14, 2011
 
  Save Different Versions Automatically?
I have Lightoom and Photoshop setup to use ProPhoto color space, and 16 bit. When I save for printing, I need to save as JPEG, sRGB profile, and change to 8 bit. I only want to apply this to the ...
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December 06, 2011
 
  Have you seen today's Member Spotlight?
Today we featured Fran Saunders in a Member Spotlight:http://team.betterphoto.com/Congratulations Fran! Karen...
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December 05, 2011
 
  what happens to photowhen you enlarge a dx format
I have a Nikon D7000 dx camera. When my lab processes them for bigger photos does it crop out a lot more than my origonal looks to me. What I mean is will they looks just like what I sent in for ph...
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December 01, 2011
 
  Blurry Photos
Can someone tell me if bringing the digital photo up to 100% in photo shop shows reliably whether the image is sharp?Shooting on a tripod, 100 or 200 ISO, 5.6-8.0 for family of 4, Canon 7D, Tamron2...
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November 28, 2011
 
  MAC or PC?
We're ready for a new computer, and I'm spending more and more time on photography, sooooo...stick with PC and upgrade to a really nice monitor with comparable resolution to the MAC monito...
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November 27, 2011
 
  damaged image files
I was quite surprised and extremely saddened yesterday when trying to open a photo. I clicked on the thumbnail and tried to open in windows photo viewer, then again in windows gallery. Neither woul...
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November 27, 2011
 
  Photoshop Elements 9- grouped layer sets
Hi, I am a big fan of editing with Photoshop Elements 9. It seems to have everything I could want EXCEPT the fact that I can not open grouped layer sets in various templates/actions that I have pur...
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November 20, 2011
 
  Gallery Wrap, Canvas Wrap, Dry Mount...
So many options... What are the differences between all the varied options in presenting larger scale images (11x17 and larger) in a small shop or venue? Which are more "pleasing" to the general pu...
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November 22, 2011
 
  Mats, frames and glass....oh my...
I'm trying to figure out how to present my images and have realized that the options are mind boggling. My images are of varied sizes, so pre-cut mats won't work. I am on the fence as to wh...
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December 05, 2011
 
  I'm an idiot...Epson 2880 help.
Ok maybe not an idiot, but feel that this monster machine is out to get me! Anyone with ANYTHING they can offer concerning how someone with no experience outside of office printing can attain prin...
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November 15, 2011
 
  Wide angle lens focusing
I splurged a couple of weeks ago, and purchased a wide angle lens (Tokina 11-16 f/2.8). This is my first real experience with a wide angles lens, and I'm really struggling. I think part of my...
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November 16, 2011