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leckey15-Jan-09 5:16

leckey

15-Jan-09 5:16

I used to be a wedding photog while in college for CS. I got out of it because it was just draining; school, work, plus that. If you are just starting you aren't going to make a lot of money; you have to invest in a lot of equipment plus you need to build a portfolio which means doing some stuff at cost or even lose money to get a good start.

After a couple years I was in high demand; I often did Friday and Saturday weddings back to back. It was good money at that point, but I had no life from May to September, so now I only take pics for myself!

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Nish Nishant15-Jan-09 5:22

15-Jan-09 5:22

Wow - I didn't know that about you until now Smile | :)

Are you a Nikonian, or a Canon person?

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Luc Pattyn15-Jan-09 5:54

15-Jan-09 5:54

Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Are you a Nikonian, or a Canon person?

What? real photographers use Voigtlaender[^].

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Ray Cassick15-Jan-09 8:39

Ray Cassick

15-Jan-09 8:39

OK, then maybe people here can answer this. I have a background in optics but have never really had the opportunity to test this out but...

What is the idea behind laminating lenses? I often see lens diagrams that show a convex lens snugged right up against a concave lens... why?

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Luc Pattyn15-Jan-09 9:02

15-Jan-09 9:02

Hi,

From Google to Wikipedia to this page[^]:
seems chromatic aberration and spherical aberration get reduced that way.

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Ray Cassick15-Jan-09 10:41

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15-Jan-09 10:41

Ah, you know that makes perfect sense now that I think about it.

Thanks.

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leckey15-Jan-09 9:46

leckey

15-Jan-09 9:46

Actually neither; I used Minolta for my 35mm and now I am looking at investing in the Cannon D-60. For medium format I use a 4.5 x 6 Bronica w/view finder and speed grip. An extra film load box is also handy for medium format.

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Nish Nishant15-Jan-09 9:52

15-Jan-09 9:52

leckey wrote:
Actually neither; I used Minolta for my 35mm and now I am looking at investing in the Cannon D-60. For medium format I use a 4.5 x 6 Bronica w/view finder and speed grip. An extra film load box is also handy for medium format.

Ah okay. I didn't even know that Canon has a D60 too (Nikon has one).

I have a Nikon D80 as well as a D40X. My lens collection is kinda non-existent right now, I just have the 18-55 kit lens from the 40X and I also own a 50mm 1.8 prime. My next purchase will be an external flash, and after that I may also purchase a fast 17-50 F/2.8 Tamron lens. Until I get the flash and the fast Tamron, I don't dare to even attempt to assist someone.

But once I get some practice and get better at taking pics, I'd like to be a 2nd shooter at a wedding or some social event.

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Pete O'Hanlon15-Jan-09 10:21

Pete O'Hanlon

15-Jan-09 10:21

Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
I'd like to be a 2nd shooter at a wedding or some social event.

That's a bit harsh. Would you take the groom out from the grassy knoll?

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Nish Nishant15-Jan-09 10:25

15-Jan-09 10:25

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
That's a bit harsh. Would you take the groom out from the grassy knoll?

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Luc Pattyn15-Jan-09 10:59

15-Jan-09 10:59

Seems this forum has its standards laid down from day one. OMG | :OMG:

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Pete O'Hanlon15-Jan-09 11:28

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15-Jan-09 11:28

Well, I could talk about my wife's experience running a photography business, or about my career as a professional hitman. Your choice.

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Luc Pattyn15-Jan-09 11:37

15-Jan-09 11:37

Maybe your wife could enlighten us about your career hits and provide some artists impressions while doing so. You do know this forum if any will definitely need a way to show pictures, graphics, and charts, pie or otherwise.

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Jim Crafton28-Apr-09 7:29

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28-Apr-09 7:29

How about your wife's experience running a professional hit man?

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Pete O'Hanlon28-Apr-09 11:37

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28-Apr-09 11:37

Jim Crafton wrote:
How about your wife's experience running a professional hit man?

That's good too.

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leckey15-Jan-09 14:47

leckey

15-Jan-09 14:47

Sorry, I meant Nikon! Honestly I have not kept up on all the new cameras over the last few years. I still prefer print photos; the Kodak Portra film is amazing.

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Tiwariak18-Jun-09 21:04

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Mycroft Holmes3-May-09 23:47

Mycroft Holmes

3-May-09 23:47

I have a PM who is starting to do this on the side. He's got into the hardware as a hobby and gone from there, last week he did his first wedding and I think he found it a challenge. Having said that his real passion is photoshopping to get some really dramatic end results. He's been at it for 2 years!

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Nish Nishant4-May-09 4:28

4-May-09 4:28

Mycroft Holmes wrote:
Having said that his real passion is photoshopping to get some really dramatic end results. He's been at it for 2 years!

Not surprised at the Photoshop part of it. I've been browsing wedding website portfolios for some time now and the vast majority of pics are severely post-processed to look good.

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Mycroft Holmes4-May-09 13:23

Mycroft Holmes

4-May-09 13:23

He takes great pleasure in trotting out his latest works, I look at them but it is a passion I don't share. I have suggested he go for the more subtle enhancing but I may be doing him a disservice. To me a photo is a memory, to him it's a peice of artwork, different perspectives!

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