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What noise removal tools work best, and why?
Can anyone recommend some good noise removal tools, free and commercial? Should support RAW and JPEG. Are certain tools better than others in particular situations? Do some integrate better with other software? Do plugins or stand-alone dedicated NR…
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Why are digital cameras said to suffer more from chromatic aberration than film cameras?
What makes digital cameras more prone to suffer from chromatic aberration than film cameras?
I've read this at many websites, but the explanations differ, from what I think less credible explantions like "the digital cameras high resolution makes it…
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How do you change from portrait to landscape in Lightroom?
I have a picture that I shot in landscape (4x6 ratio) that I want to crop to portrait (5x7 ratio). I see how I can do a 5x7 landscape or a 4x6 portrait, but not a 5x7 portrait.
How do you do this?
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Why don't cameras support journaled filesystems?
like NTFS, HFS+ or ext4, for SD cards? After all, journaling decreases the chance of data loss, which would be important for photographers. I lost an SD card containing maybe a thousand photos when in Bali -- a place I haven't got a chance to visit…
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What is the difference in purpose between a focal plane shutter and a leaf shutter on a camera?
I inherited my Grandfather's beautiful Graflex Crown Graphic which he used for his entire career as a portrait photographer. (It's the picture on my avatar if you want to see it.)
Doing research on Graflex cameras I came across the Speed Graphic…
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Methods/experiences using Amazon S3 to store photos
I'm thinking of using S3 to backup my photos. Anyone have any experience with this? I'm wondering specifically:
Cost: I know I can estimate the costs, but what are you paying?
Methods: FTP, scripts, plugins - how do you get the files to S3?
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Do I need a full-frame camera for low-light photography?
I primarily shoot low-light photos, and I upgraded from a point-and-shoot to the Sony NEX-5R (which has an APS-C sensor) a few months back.
However, I find that the low-light performance of the NEX-5R is not as good as I'd like. I find myself…
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What differences between point and shoot zoom versus DSLR zoom cause the price disparity?
I'm just getting into the world of photography, stepping up from a point-and-shoot. I've just purchased a Nikon D3100 and it should be here in a couple of days.
I've done lots of research, but there's one thing I don't understand.
Why can a 200…
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How are the levels and curves tools related?
I started to use levels and curves tools quite recently and now I mostly use the second one. Mostly this is due to the fact that I understand the underlied mathematics of curves better than levels. My current understanding of levels is that it is…
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What features would cause a portrait photographer to choose a DSLR over Mirrorless?
With the new line of mirrorless cameras being announced this fall, the gap between DSLR and mirrorless cameras continue to close. There are many generic discussions comparing the two, but as a portrait photographer, I'm not needing a complex AF…
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Can I automatically convert RAW images to JPEG when publishing to Flickr in Lightroom 3?
I am using Lightroom 3, with the built-in Publish To Flickr feature. When I have a JPEG image (that isn't too large for Flickr), this feature works very smoothly.
However, I often have RAW images, that I have tweaked exposure, white balance, etc,…
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What are the copyright issues when selling photos of public art?
I know that it is illegal to take a photo of another photo, but does anybody know what the legal situation of selling a photo that includes a sculpture that it is in a public place?
Something like:
I'd like to interpret it as my own derivative…
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Any good alternatives to Lightroom for PC users?
I'm currently using Picasa for simple organise/tag/crop/tune tasks. I've downloaded and tried the evaluation copy of Lightroom, and I'm impressed. However as an amateur I find the UK price a little hard to swallow, particularly given the speed at…
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Who is your favorite photographer and why?
Basically, who inspires you? One answer per post please. A link to some images would be cool too...
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I keep getting asked to do wedding photography - what is a fair price to ask?
This may sound like a silly post...but, I need some "outside" opinion from people who know what they are doing.
I took up amateur photography as a hobby a couple of years ago...most of it being portrait photography of my children. As I have posted…
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