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  Blurry Pictures at Football or Basketball Games
When I take pictures with my digital camera at my son's football game or basketball games they all come out blurry. I am holding the camera as still as when I'm taking pictures around the ...
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October 17, 2001
 
  Where Can I Have My Photo Made into a Postcard?
Can you please tell me where I can have my personal photos turned into post or view cards?...
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May 12, 2004
 
  sync speeds
I am having trouble working out the sync speed for my camera. I have a Pentax MZ 50 fully automatic and the kids bought me a starblitz flash for xmas. "The man at the shop said they would go togeth...
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October 02, 2001
 
  sync speeds
I am having trouble working out the sync speed for my camera. I have a Pentax MZ 50 fully automatic and the kids bought me a starblitz flash for xmas. "The man at the shop said they would go togeth...
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September 23, 2001
 
  Why do I like this photo?
Hey guys,I found this when I was clearing out my laptop to return to my former employer. It's a photo taken about 3 years ago when I first started photography :) Man, it seems like half a lifet...
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September 23, 2001
 
  How Do I Take Pictures of Fine Art Prints?
Please could you tell me the best way to take photos of prints. I have tried it a few times, but really, they come out with curved edges, no matter how straight they look through the viewfinder of ...
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October 10, 2001
 
  economical photo printing in shop
tell me sofware for printing passport@stamp size photo printing in naximum number of photo...
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September 17, 2001
 
  The F-stop and depth of field
HI there Please tell me what is the f-stop and depth of field and what do you use it for?Thanks for your graet website!Minette...
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September 17, 2001
 
  In Real Life, the Walls are White...
In this typical (of my efforts) photo, the white walls in the background do not show up as white walls, but have a gray/green cast to them. The photo was taken with a Nikon N90s with SB-28 using f...
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October 04, 2002
 
  Trees in Foreground are Black
I shot this photo in Missouri at a family reunion. There where several of us taking shots of the great sunset, and I stuck around after everyone else packed up and left. That's when I got this...
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August 31, 2001
 
  New Zoom Lens (Help!)
Hi... I've been learning how to use my Canon AE-1 program for the past year. I recently decided it was time to try a zoom lens. This len...
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August 25, 2001
 
  whats wrong with this picture?
Besides the fact that it's boring....AND I see now that I was wrong to shoot INTO the sun, in the afternoon, too early before sunset anyway...I shot this picture a year or so ago without much t...
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August 08, 2001
 
  Best Film for Sports Photography
What is the best film to use for indoor basketball games?...
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July 18, 2001
 
  I HAVE CANON POWER SHOT DIGTEL CAMERA I COULD NOTM
I HAVE PROBLEMS GTTING MY PHOTOS FROM MY COMPACT FLASH CARD READ THROUGH THE SOFTWARE DRIVERS I GOT ON THE CAMERA CANON POWER SHOT70 I HAVE ADOBE ACTIVE SHARE INSTALLED IGOT THE CARD READER FITED I...
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July 17, 2001
 
  I HAVE CANON POWER SHOT DIGTEL CAMERA I COULD NOTM
I HAVE PROBLEMS GTTING MY PHOTOS FROM MY COMPACT FLASH CARD READ THROUGH THE SOFTWARE DRIVERS I GOT ON THE CAMERA CANON POWER SHOT70 I HAVE ADOBE ACTIVE SHARE INSTALLED IGOT THE CARD READER FITED I...
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July 17, 2001
 
  I HAVE CANON POWER SHOT DIGTEL CAMERA I COULD NOTM
I HAVE PROBLEMS GTTING MY PHOTOS FROM MY COMPACT FLASH CARD READ THROUGH THE SOFTWARE DRIVERS I GOT ON THE CAMERA CANON POWER SHOT70 I HAVE ADOBE ACTIVE SHARE INSTALLED IGOT THE CARD READER FITED I...
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July 17, 2001
 
  The beginning
I want to ask,if a human can learn how to take the artiffic photographs only by himself?Cause im living in fucking city ewhere isnt a photograph club where people could learn about taking pictures....
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May 22, 2015
 
  Keeping the sky blue
We are shooting some of our buildings. In some of the pictures the sky turns white or has lots of glare. How do I correct this? Is there a filter I can use, or is it the shutter speed, etc......
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August 13, 2006
 
  what pc is good for digital portraits in studio
iam studio owner and now I want to enter in digital so what kind of pc ihave to buy .some say :pentium 111.512 cahie 500mhz is enough.some say:min 800mhz necessary 512 cachi not needed.some chalan...
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June 25, 2001
 
  Problems with photos from Digital Camera
Every now and then after taking a photo and entering it into Adobe, there are wavy lines or dots (in rows) on the picture. These are there before I even print the pictures. ...
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June 28, 2001