Official Photography Thread: Vol. ICan'tFindTheLastOne

[stepinitup]

I got the D90 and I'm enjoying it

Mr Fongstarr wrote:

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Originally Posted by SaNTi0321

Question to all of you:

I always upload all my photos onto iPhoto and when I edit them, I save them on my desktop and delete them in the long run cause I either upload them on my wordpress blog or disregard them cause I don't need them. So I have all of my originals of every photo on my iPhoto.....and they seem to be eating my harddrive really fast.
Yup, petty much

 

[illmatickal]

Which one should I pull the trigger on? Both are brand new from reputable sellers. The first bundle seems like a better value but what would you guysrecommend?

$469 after live cb
Nikon D40 Digital SLR Camera Body
With
* Nikon 18-55mm ED II AF-S DX Zoom Lens
* Precision Design 0.25x Super Fisheye Lens
* Transcend 4GB Ultra Speed SecureDigital[emoji]8482[/emoji] SDHC Class 6 Card
* USB 2.0 High Speed SecureDigital[emoji]8482[/emoji] Card Reader
* Digital Image Recovery Software
* OEM Nikon SLR System Case
* Memory Card Storage Wallet
* Microfiber Cleaning Cloth
* 1-Year Subscription to PCPhoto Magazine

OR

$409
Nikon D40 Digital SLR Camera Body
With
* Nikon 18-55mm ED II AF-S DX Zoom Lens
* Dane 4 GB Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Memory Card

 

[dj bana]

Organizing is my worst nightmare, but i finally have a decent storage system.

I keep w.e new stuff i have on my computer, organized by month in folders. Within each folder is an event/or day, w.e... organized by date and people'snames who were there (so when i search for someone all the events with them come up). I save ALL my original CR2s, then a duplicate of the edited JPEG, and thexmp. After a month, i transfer the "month of" folder to my external (a 500GB portable, so i can bring all my stuff with me whenever.. easy access). Ialso back up my externals to 2 TBs that i have which are full of music and pics.

 

[apollo xxxiii]

Originally Posted by INFAMOUS

For anyone from Toronto lurking, wheres the cheapest place in the city to get a Nikon D40 ?

Late but; Craigslist, Kijiji or RFD is your best bet.

 

[backtotheknown]

 

[cucumbercool]

backto do you have those pictures in color by chance, especially the first one.

edit**mike that stadium tear down looks dope.

 

[mjbetch]

Originally Posted by SaNTi0321

Question to all of you:

What's your workflow with pics? how do you store them, manage them etc.

I'm asking because I got a bad habit of deleting all my originals once I edit the shots I want. The problem with that is that most of the time I resize to something around 800pixels which is ok for sharing online and uploading etc, but I want to start saving my originals.

This is basically what I do:

Open in PS, resize, edit, save, throw out the OG...

Do you guys keep the originals even if they need cropping, or do you do the minor touches (crop, color correcting, exposure, etc) and save a copy, then resize it for online?

Discuss!

i put all my OG's in a folder and then subfolders within that main folder.

i then COPY the pics i want to edit to a separate folder on my desktop for whatever that series of shots was. after i edit them i upload them on flickr then idelete them. i have the OG's untouched though. then once those are full or i don't need them anymore on my laptop, i move them over to an external harddrive

 

[j paycheck]

My contribution for today...





Nothing major, as always feel free to check out the Flick for moreand C/C are welcome.


As for organization, I gives me a headache, you don't want to break it down too far because then things get lost. Then, I also think to myself, "am Ireally going to need that, am I really going to go back and re-edit it..." as a result I delete a lot (of originals)... Think you can go crazy thinkingabout it.

When I was using iPhoto to only edit it was "easier" because I dragged and dropped the image (set iPhoto to save the original even if I edit) andproceed to edit. NOW, shooting more RAW and using PS3, I been just saving the edit version in iPhoto. Today, I thought to myself, I need to save the un-editRAW version (but I have to do it in a folder under my Photos section because the version of iPhoto I have does not handle the NEF files). Just completeinsanity! I need to figure out a more clean cut process - I also have backed up my complete iPhoto onto an external HD.


Reminds me of a recent blog by Joe McNally

 

[kickmatic23]

Originally Posted by SaNTi0321

Question to all of you:

What's your workflow with pics? how do you store them, manage them etc.

I'm asking because I got a bad habit of deleting all my originals once I edit the shots I want. The problem with that is that most of the time I resize to something around 800pixels which is ok for sharing online and uploading etc, but I want to start saving my originals.

This is basically what I do:

Open in PS, resize, edit, save, throw out the OG...

Do you guys keep the originals even if they need cropping, or do you do the minor touches (crop, color correcting, exposure, etc) and save a copy, then resize it for online?

Discuss!

I asked a similar question a few weeks back about keeping original RAW pics once i edit them and make them JPEGS... I delete the originals

And I save them by date taken.. its alot of folders.. I need to come up with a better system

 

[TheGodFresco]

Some random fly on a paper

 

[apollo xxxiii]

I saw this on his blog too. Funny stuff.

 

[SVNTI]

We need to come up with a plan!

I like Banas way of doing it by date, with subfolders by event. What's an xmp though?

.

 

[akf0dy7]

one from my trip to seaworld

 

[nikeairsncrispytees]

Originally Posted by illmatickal

Which one should I pull the trigger on? Both are brand new from reputable sellers. The first bundle seems like a better value but what would you guys recommend?

$469 after live cb
Nikon D40 Digital SLR Camera Body
With
* Nikon 18-55mm ED II AF-S DX Zoom Lens
* Precision Design 0.25x Super Fisheye Lens
* Transcend 4GB Ultra Speed SecureDigital[emoji]8482[/emoji] SDHC Class 6 Card
* USB 2.0 High Speed SecureDigital[emoji]8482[/emoji] Card Reader
* Digital Image Recovery Software
* OEM Nikon SLR System Case
* Memory Card Storage Wallet
* Microfiber Cleaning Cloth
* 1-Year Subscription to PCPhoto Magazine

OR

$409
Nikon D40 Digital SLR Camera Body
With
* Nikon 18-55mm ED II AF-S DX Zoom Lens
* Dane 4 GB Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Memory Card

The $409 option for sure. Cameta Camera is an outstanding seller, but a lot of the items in the first option are just so unnecessary. The "fisheye"lens is not really a lens, and it won't be clear, for instance. It's just 60 bucks worth of nonsense. Spent that extra money on a telephoto lens or a50mm f/1.8.

 

[soop3rbaby]

Found a D90 on craigslist for $1000. Comes with a 18-55mm and a 55-200mm. For an extra $200, I can have the SB-600 flash. Should a shell out the extra $200 onthe flash? I have little experience by the way, just thinking I might wanna get one later on, but dunno if the flash is really necessary right now.Recommendations?

 

[mjbetch]

i want... haha

 

[nikeairsncrispytees]

Originally Posted by soop3rbaby

Found a D90 on craigslist for $1000. Comes with a 18-55mm and a 55-200mm. For an extra $200, I can have the SB-600 flash. Should a shell out the extra $200 on the flash? I have little experience by the way, just thinking I might wanna get one later on, but dunno if the flash is really necessary right now. Recommendations?

Honestly, if you have little experience like you say you do, that D90 is going to be a big mystery for a long time. Seeing as Nikon and Canon BOTHjust released new entry-level dSLRs, I suggest you buy one of the discontinued ones such as the D40/D40X/D60 and pay far less than half and learn to use that.The flash AND the SB-600 will be significantly cheaper by the time you need and/or understand them. I've been shooting for a pretty good length of time andmy D40X gets the job done pretty damn well at this point. As for the flash, I've had my flash for over a month and I'm not sure I still completelyunderstand how it all works.

 

[illmatickal]

Originally Posted by NikeAirsNCrispyTees

Originally Posted by illmatickal

Which one should I pull the trigger on? Both are brand new from reputable sellers. The first bundle seems like a better value but what would you guys recommend?

$469 after live cb
Nikon D40 Digital SLR Camera Body
With
* Nikon 18-55mm ED II AF-S DX Zoom Lens
* Precision Design 0.25x Super Fisheye Lens
* Transcend 4GB Ultra Speed SecureDigital[emoji]8482[/emoji] SDHC Class 6 Card
* USB 2.0 High Speed SecureDigital[emoji]8482[/emoji] Card Reader
* Digital Image Recovery Software
* OEM Nikon SLR System Case
* Memory Card Storage Wallet
* Microfiber Cleaning Cloth
* 1-Year Subscription to PCPhoto Magazine

OR

$409
Nikon D40 Digital SLR Camera Body
With
* Nikon 18-55mm ED II AF-S DX Zoom Lens
* Dane 4 GB Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Memory Card

The $409 option for sure. Cameta Camera is an outstanding seller, but a lot of the items in the first option are just so unnecessary. The "fisheye" lens is not really a lens, and it won't be clear, for instance. It's just 60 bucks worth of nonsense. Spent that extra money on a telephoto lens or a 50mm f/1.8.

thanks for the input, the 50mm f/1.8 doesn't auto focus on the D40 right? is it easy/fast to manual focus? I see that the af-s 50mm 1.4 andthe af-s 35mm 1.8 are compatible with the d40 AF. What are the differences between the two and the one you mentioned aside from the auto focus option?

 

[theshyguy415]

Palace of Fine Arts
While shooting this, I realized I need a better tripod. I've been using a cheap tripod for a while now but I just need a better one.
Can anyone recommend me a good tripod? I don't really know what to look for or any of the good brands/companies. I shoot with a Nikon D90 btw( just in casethe kind of camera is important in selecting a tripod)

 

[rap sizzle]

I always say the same thing whenever someone asks about tripods...Bogen Manfrotto 055 XPROB and 486RC2.

 

[theshyguy415]

Originally Posted by Rap Sizzle

I always say the same thing whenever someone asks about tripods...Bogen Manfrotto 055 XPROB and 486RC2.

Much appreciated.

 

[dj bana]

 

[yan can cook]

oh how i wish i was that balloon bana

 

[backtotheknown]

Originally Posted by cucumbercool

backto do you have those pictures in color by chance, especially the first one.

edit**mike that stadium tear down looks dope.

i love this 10-22mm!

 

[rizobs]

Originally Posted by illmatickal

thanks for the input, the 50mm f/1.8 doesn't auto focus on the D40 right? is it easy/fast to manual focus? I see that the af-s 50mm 1.4 and the af-s 35mm 1.8 are compatible with the d40 AF. What are the differences between the two and the one you mentioned aside from the auto focus option?

i think i bought my D60 from the same seller you are looking at. i think i would go with the $409 option. although, i did end up buying that mock"fisheye" lens. the photos come out well if you use it with an optional flash. also, a subscription to pc photo is nice, but its not that expensiveto get anyway.

i am not sure what the difference is between the transcend and the dane memory cards are. i can tell you that the memory card wallet and reader are reallynothing. so dont consider those a plus in this package. the cloth is cool, but you can get that anywhere. the case is cool if you dont have a case. i used itfor a couple of months before i bought a more compact one.

when it comes to AF make sure that all your lenses are "AF-S" it helps a lot when it comes to speed. i had a hard time with a lens i had to manualfocus each time. i have the 35mm dx. i would suggest going with that, even tho it is hard to find. the 50mm 1.4g AF-S is too pricey. remember since we areshooting in DX format, our cropped sensors magnify any focal length. so a 35mm is really shooting around 50mm, and a 50mm is shooting at 75mm.