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  How to shoot a band at a concert?
How do you shoot a band at a concert with low lighting? If you leave the shutter open longer the images tend to be blurry if the band moves around alot. So, how on earth do you get good pictures ...
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April 19, 2002
 
  Films to Use for Rock Band
I am not a pro - I only have Nikon N60 - but I would like to take nice pictures of my brother's rock band in dark, smoky bars. I used 1600 speed color film and a couple of the pictures were oka...
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April 20, 2002
 
  How to Shoot Sunsets and City Lights
Hi, how do I shoot at nighttime for city lights and sunset?...
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April 15, 2002
 
  ISO 50 film usage
what kind of pictures can I take with iso 50 (Ilford) I used some with backlighting from a window in an antique store, and they are beautiful...but when I toke pic of my husband on the golf course...
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April 15, 2002
 
  still life sharpness
I would like to know how to get the sharpest pictures possible on a still life........I use Ilford Pan F 50 film...
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April 15, 2002
 
  about scanning TPs
is it possible to scan TPs in the same scanner in which Prints are scanned?...
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April 15, 2002
 
  best way to charge for services...
Hi everyone, I have some questions on pricing. I get so confused on the best way to charge people for my services. I shoot a lot of local bands, I normally charge 50.00 session,1 location, 1 roll, ...
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April 14, 2002
 
  CX126 Film
Where can I get Kodacolor-X C-22 CX-126 Film Developed. Kodak quit doing it Feb. 2002...
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April 14, 2002
 
  How to convert Black & White Pictures to Color
I have some older black & white pictures that I would like to convert to color. I have a digital cameras and stitching software. I guess I can be use red, blue and yellow filters, take a pict...
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April 15, 2002
 
  How to use mid-row rewind?
HI, I'm using Cannon EOS Rebel 2000 for some beginner's excecises. What should I do if I want to shoot pictures using the remaining films that has been rewound using the mid-row rewinding?...
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April 12, 2002
 
  Shooting Structures
I would like to shoot buildings and inhance the dramatic variations of depth, testure, lines and light, etc. and don't know if it is better done in color or black and white. How can I really br...
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April 11, 2002
 
  Interested in trying to work with Infa-red film...
Hello,I am interested to experimenting with infa-red films. Unfortuneatly, this is an area of film that I can find no local advice on. I can't even find it for sale around here so I have to o...
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April 10, 2002
 
  Flash Photography Set-up
Ok, I'm wanting to expand my horizons a little and add another flash to my portrait set-up. I had originally thought of adding a strobe or something similar, but the flash is so much less expe...
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April 12, 2002
 
  why when i save a picture from my digital camera
when ever I try to save a picture from my digital to a cd I can only save one picture what am I doing wrong. I have wasted three disc. help please thank you...
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April 08, 2002
 
  digital photo lighting in studio for small objects
I use a Nikon Cool Pix 850 to shoot rings and other jewelry items for record keeping and our web site. The color is not saturated and it is hard to tell yellow gold from white etc. Our profession...
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April 19, 2002
 
  Shooting Bands in Low Light
Hello, I actually have several questions. Any and all help is much appreciated.When shooting live bands on a stage in low light (aside from the colored lights) without flash, what would be the bes...
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April 07, 2002
 
  push an pull
how do I push an pull film an what are the reasons for doing it? if you need more info I am shooting ith a 500mm lense outside mostly on sunnydays with wild life! I also would like to know what is ...
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April 07, 2002
 
  Changing from 35mm to Slide film
I am considering puting aside my negatives and changing over to slide but I know hardly anything about it, can someone help me please and tell me what I need to know, if possible including any expe...
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April 05, 2002
 
  How to shoot in very low light
Hello, I recently acquired a Holga and Diana camera which allow me to leave the shutter open for as long as I want. But how do I know the exact time to leave it open for varying levels of darkness ...
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April 04, 2002
 
  Producing better prints from digital cameras
I need advice on what settings I need to set my 2.1 megapixel camera to produce quality 8 X 10 prints. Is there anything I can do in PhotoShop 6.0 to help produce even better prints?...
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April 03, 2002