David Frazer

Personally I use stars – I go through everything really quickly and anything that has some potential gets 2 stars. (one finger over the 2 key, the other finger on the arrow key) Then I limit the view to see only 2 star photos and go through again, bumping the best up to 3 stars. When I get to 3 stars I sometimes have narrowed it down enough but…[Read more]

It’s probably best to check the trick out for yourself, as different people have different sizes of arms and hands …

You can select your camera type from the drop-down on that site. So a Nikon crop-frame camera is listed as Nikon DX/APS-C; Canon crop-frame would be Canon APS-C.

So by extension…

In the field I find a trick like this is much quicker, though not perfectly acurate: hold out your hand at arm’s length.
– 1 finger width = 800mm
– fist width = 120mm
– index to pinkie streched out = 80mm
– span (thumb to pinkie stretched out) = 50mm
– two spans (same as above but both hands, pinkie to thum) = 25mm

This website makes it really…[Read more]

Bear in mind that larger pixels being “better” applies notably to a 1:1 (100%) view. So, If you have a 12MP photo taken on a crop sensor and a 32MP photo taken on a crop sensor of equal age and quality, viewed at 1:1 the 12MP photo will be much sharper. I suspect the quality will be nearly identical once both are scaled to 8MP. (such as an 8×10…[Read more]

If you want a single free tool that can do just about anything video editing related, you should look at Davinci Resolve. If you are going to need 3d look at Blender. Both are free, but Davinici is more video and colour oriented and Blender is more 3d rendering oriented. Blender will take longer to learn. You will need a powerful computer.

they have said a better camera can help get the blue or darker white out that I seem to pick up on my phone camera.

If she makes small pieces of art her money would go farther by creating (or buying) a portable photo studio box and keep taking the pictures with her cell phone. A couple of examples:…[Read more]

Actually, I would say that it almost does follow the 12% margin rule – the parts that are in focus (except the whiskers which you could argue don’t really count) are all at least 12% from the edges except the nose, which is just a hair closer. Personally I would have cropped a bit more off the top if the idea was to have a tight crop, but that is…[Read more]

That is a neat thought! I have rarely seen a favourite photo where the main focus of the picture has less than that 12% margin “rule”. Of course just like the “rule” of 3rds, this is not a “rule” but a guideline.

Just to test the theory, here are three examples from an international dog photography contest: (1st 2nd and 3rd prize, puppy…[Read more]

+1 on the response from @nasa !

I just thought I would add a bit, as I recently upgraded from the D5300 to the D750 (full-frame).

1) I love the two card slots!

2) I love how easy it is to change settings. With the D5000 series you constantly have to go under the menus to change things like iso, automatic iso, white balance, bracketing, ev…[Read more]

I love your question, Logan! Being a Christian photographer is not just about taking great pictures – it is about glorifying God. And when we take (and edit) pictures, that should be no exception. Our focus should be on Him Who created us in His image. I Corinthians 10:31 says, “whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the…[Read more]

Just to be clear, a Photoshop file 24″x72″ at 300dpi would definitely be enormous because Photoshop does not do vector shapes. You need a vector program. In the Adobe suite, that would be Illustrator. A free alternative would be Inkscape.

It might be helpful to know what exactly you want do do with the lens. Is this going to be your only lens for your new d7500? I ask because generally the “super-zoom” lenses have a lower optical quality, so it is better to go with two or three lenses with less zoom, especially if your d7500 comes with a kit lens. The D7500 is often sold with two…[Read more]

Both are good lenses. One difference is that if ever you want to upgrade to full frame the 17-50 is not full frame compatible. Generally I would say the 28-75 would be a better range for portraits.

Oh, and the outside pictures are better taken when you have nice blue sky and puffy white clouds… So, ideally two different days. 🙂

Here are my tips… Sorry, I seem to be incapable of not getting into nitty gritty details. 😐

SETUP
Of course I don’t need to tell you to make sure the rooms are neat and orderly! You would be surprised how often I get to a house where they were warned two days in advance there was a photographer coming and the beds are not made, the floors are…[Read more]

What is your current process for culling and organizing?

I don’t know Luminar, but It is surely one of two kinds of photo editing programs: the Photoshop-type (Photoshop, GIMP, Affinity Photo) or the Lightroom-type (Lightroom, Darktable, RAWTherapee). You definitely want a Lightroom-type for most of your photo editing and your organising. Use the…[Read more]

OK, so the original photo is sharper, though it might have benefited from shooting at f/8 and shooting in RAW. (JPG format will actually grab information from neighbouring pixels, so it does make it a bit less sharp.) Shooting in RAW will help recover dark places with less noise also.

Personally, I prefer the noise over the lack of sharpness,…[Read more]

As far as quality goes, those photos are better quality than many of the photos that I take – the composition and framing is top notch! The lighting is also quite good considering the situation, and I think you made the right choice in under-exposing to avoid blown-out highlights.

The quality issue that I am noticing is a sharpness issue. It…[Read more]

I agree with Ezra – better to stick with the D7000. You will be at a loss trying to find functions that don’t exist on the D3500.

The difference in megapixels is probably a non-issue. Think of it this way – how many do you actually use? What is the largest size you export for actual use? A large print is 11 x 14 – and you would need no more…[Read more]