BetterPhoto Q&A: How Do I Get that Photographic Technique?

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  Printing From an Analog Camcorder Capture
I have a Sony Analog camcorder which uses an Hi8 tape. How can I PRINT snaps from the capture that I get from the shoot?Thanks in advance....
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October 14, 2002
 
  How to shoot sunset?
I am new to photography. I recently bought a Canon A40 and do not know how to take a decent sunset shot. My friend's Nikon Coolpix has this pre-programmed sunset setting that allow him to take ...
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October 14, 2002
 
  montage techniques
My son gave to me Adobe Photoshop 6 last year, because I was interested in combining two slides to create unusual effects for the last 30 years.I enjoy experimenting with montages so much that I p...
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October 11, 2002
 
  how to shoot musical instrument
My son wants to take a picture of his trumpet on a dark background. What is the best way to light the trumpet without getting alot of glare back?...
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October 12, 2002
 
  Connecting My N65 to a studio flash set up
I have a Nikon N65. I am about to get a Novatron V600 3head flash set up. It comes with a pc cable, but the N65 does not have a pc port on it. Is there a unit that could attach to the flash mount o...
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October 11, 2002
 
  LIGHTING
HOW DO I LIGHT FOR A DIGITAL CAMERA ILL BE SHOOTING SAMPLES OF COLORED YARN AND THE COLOR NEEDS TO BE A MATCH....
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October 11, 2002
 
  Disney Night Shows
I recently purchased a point and shoot (Olympus Stylus 170mm Zoom) and took it to Disney World. It took really poor shots of the nighttime shows, particularly an incredible one called Fantasmic, wh...
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October 10, 2002
 
  Copyrights
How do I copyright my pictures? ...
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October 11, 2002
 
  Waterfalls
Hello, I was wondering how you make a photo of a waterfall look like it does in the National Geographic magazines, like all blended together. if I use a slow shutter speed then the picture turns al...
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October 10, 2002
 
  Publishing
How do I go about publishing a photography book, mainly composed of portraits? Should I do this myself or with an established publisher? If you could e-mail back at stephclark28@hotmail.com I wou...
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October 09, 2002
 
  how to photograph the jewelry?
What is the best way to photograph jelery? How to choose the best background? the best light?...
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October 07, 2002
 
  How to Shoot Artwork
I've been asked by an artist friend, to shoot and catalog her entire collection of paintings. I'm pretty confident I can handle this, but thought I would ask for any suggestions by someone...
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October 08, 2002
 
  What are the best settings for Aerial Photos
I have a Sony DSC-7 Digital Camera and have been taking some aerial photos with it. I wanted to know if anybody can recommend what I should have the settings on. Should my shutter be set to 400? ...
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October 07, 2002
 
  Where Do I Rent Supplies?
Where can I rent the lamps and camera to do portraits?...
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October 07, 2002
 
  How to control the file size
How do I control the size of the file? Too big for printing with out loosing a lot of the picture. Still want the highest quality....
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October 07, 2002
 
  how do i go about?
how do I earn thru photography?i m a student of advertising final yearfrom mumbai india.i had done a course in photography. I am passionate about photography but passion alone cannot satisfy your m...
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January 14, 2003
 
  Color Calibration
I have a problem with color on my monitor vs printer output. I have been doing some research on this and I'm wondering: 1) Is it really worth it to buy a color calibration software such as Mo...
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October 08, 2002
 
  A Sweet Sixteen Panic
My friend has asked me to be THE photographer at her daughter's Sweet Sixteen party next Friday. I'm completely panic striken. I keep telling her that I am not in any way a professional, b...
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October 05, 2002
 
  Determining long exposure times
This may sound like a stupid question, as it seems everyone seems to know all about this but me, but how do you know how long to expose a night/dawn/dusk type of scene? I want to shoot a temple at...
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October 04, 2002
 
  Buying a camera
Sir I live in Lahore(Pakistan). I like photography but now I want to buy a "SLR" camera, as in Pakistan there are very limited options available legally there is just one camera dealer of "Olumpus"...
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October 04, 2002