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before the summer started, i was shooting downtown 2-3 times a week after work. then it got too damn hot and i haven't done it much since. haven't seen any guns yet. i stick mostly to broadway and spring cause it's half residential and half business, lots of people walking around.
 
Luc SkyBomba said:
before the summer started, i was shooting downtown 2-3 times a week after work. then it got too damn hot and i haven't done it much since. haven't seen any guns yet. i stick mostly to broadway and spring cause it's half residential and half business, lots of people walking around.
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Yeah, I'm not sure there's any bigger danger of having your gear stolen there than on any city street. Any time I've been down there shooting, I see multiple people on every street doing the same.
 
rinkrat said:
I just picked up a canon pocket camera for those times that I don't pack the big boy and still want pics better than a phone cam. Should be fun.
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Which one did you get?? I have been looking at the G12 or G15. B&H has deals on both right now. I had the opportunity to use the G1x recently and was not that impressed. It has very poor macro ability (because of the larger sensor) and it seemed slow. Th new G15 is supposed to be faster focusing and smaller.
 
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VF said:
As for the portraits, the "standard" setup is usually 85-135mm on a full frame camera. For lighting, a very common recipe is short side lighting (especially for female subjects as it can be a slimming trick).
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Great post VF. You can get instruction on just about anything these days on YouTube. A friend of mine who does commercial work uses that set up a lot but with a reflector on the opposite (dark) side for a little fill. He comes up with some dramatic looking stuff. I tried a 3-light set up recently just for some family portraits. With the D800 I have been obsessed with detail and sharpness. The lesson I learned is that detail is not always a good thing with portraits--every skin blemish and imperfetion my kids have showed up crisp and clear. Plus with the aperature I was using, I had too much depth of field. The background needed to be much softer. Oh well. That's why we practice these things (and post process in Photoshop!).
 
DeaderFan said:
Which one did you get?? I have been looking at the G12 or G15. B&H has deals on both right now. I had the opportunity to use the G1x recently and was not that impressed. It has very poor macro ability (because of the larger sensor) and it seemed slow. Th new G15 is supposed to be faster focusing and smaller.
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can't believe (oh wait, it's canon) they already have a G15, G1X isn't even half a year old!!!
 
Luc SkyBomba said:
can't believe (oh wait, it's canon) they already have a G15, G1X isn't even half a year old!!!
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I think the G1x was a step outside the regular G series line--not a true replacement for the G12. It was a response to the mirrorless camera craze and the push toward larger sensors. It has great image quality, but it doesn't do some of the stuff the the G's were known for. It's bigger and it can't focus close. Now with the G15 they have moved in a different direction. It's more of a G12 replacement, however the fold-out LCD screen is gone in order to slim it to a more pocket-friendly size. They also dumped the handy ISO wheel. It's funny, how whenever a new camera comes out it's a give and take. They make improvements, but then take away some good features too.
 
Mike is holding out on us!

Which scanner did you buy, Mike?? Spill it!

:)

I got a TON of 35mm transparencies scanned in a couple months back with my Nikon slide scanner. I'm missing ONE big shoebox full of stuff somewhere. I know it's around, just have to locate it. Next thing I have to do is find the large format plates for my flatbed and get all of my old Rolei transparencies scanned in.
 
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Aquarium of the Pacific! 100mm macro
 
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I'm having a blast going through my old slides from 35 years ago and scanning them on the $100 scanner. :)
 
rinkrat said:
I'm having a blast going through my old slides from 35 years ago and scanning them on the $100 scanner. :)
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So you're liking it? I'm thinking of maybe getting a bit into old-school B&W film photography, complete with my own developing, but I really have no desire to print the old-fashioned way so a scanner would be the way to go.
 
I'm going to be shooting a lot more cars soon, but first I have been working on dialing a few things in and messing around with some ideas. This is a composite of 4 images in photoshop so I could get the wheels to pop a little more, and a few other funky reflections and issues. I also just picked up some speedlights and transmitters so I will be using more off camera flash as well.


My Focus by Ecoh72, on Flickr
 
Sorry if this has been asked a million times before. I couldn't find anything more recent than this post in 2008 regarding bringing DSLRs to Staples. The official policy seems to be different now. It states "no flash/professional photography, tripods or monopods". My body and lenses are hardly professional, and I could swear I saw people with DSLRs during the playoffs last year.

Has the policy changed since that post? Are we allowed to bring them? Are there still lens restrictions?

Thanks.
 
RoyalSubject said:
Sorry if this has been asked a million times before. I couldn't find anything more recent than this post in 2008 regarding bringing DSLRs to Staples. The official policy seems to be different now. It states "no flash/professional photography, tripods or monopods". My body and lenses are hardly professional, and I could swear I saw people with DSLRs during the playoffs last year.

Has the policy changed since that post? Are we allowed to bring them? Are there still lens restrictions?

Thanks.
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From what I understand, the policy hasn't changed...but it can depend on who you get at the door when you go in. I've had no problems bringing my camera in at any time. I'd suggest the smallest zoom lens you can put on the camera though. Shorter than a credit card if you can. Also, suggestion to drape it over your arm instead of carrying it in a camera bag as that seems to look more casual. Also doesn't seem like you're hiding anything. The folks have never hassled me about anything with my camera when I've done it that way.
 
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