Lenspiration | Joanna Coleman | Mentions https://www.lenspiration.com/members/kansasgirl/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Joanna Coleman. Fri, 06 Nov 2026 22:12:33 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 d8d37e065ae070656ce2278e4e270008 Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Editing, Lightroom, and Importing Pictures in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/editing-lightroom-and-importing-pictures/#post-103533 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:36:18 -0400 Not confusing at all, @kansasgirl!

Personally, I almost never use Photoshop for photo editing. Lightroom is very powerful, and has become more and more so through the years.

Pretty much the only time I’d use PS for editing would be for advanced edits like face swaps or dramatic removals from backgrounds, but I almost never need to do that since…Read more

]]> 5ddd3ca2e20cb1958e33dd5ed2cc84ad James Staddon replied to the topic Shooting in Manual Mode in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/shooting-in-manual-mode/#post-101453 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:06:32 -0400 Hi @kansasgirl! As @nateb said, there are a lot of factors making it hard to diagnose long-distance, but my first advice would be exactly what @loganlamar said. When shooting in full Manual, keep an eye on the light meter (it can also be called the “exposure compensation indicator”) and use the three settings (aperture, shutter speed, and ISO) to…Read more

]]> 0ed69d3503a332983aea2d6414f8503b Logan Lamar replied to the topic Shooting in Manual Mode in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/shooting-in-manual-mode/#post-101420 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:34:21 -0400 Hi @kansasgirl!

VR is Nikon lingo. On some Canon lenses, there’s a switch that’s called “Image Stabilization” and we abbreviate it as IS. There’s a chance your 18-55 has it. There’ll be a second switch right next to the auto/manual focus switch right on the side of the lens. (not all lenses have this though so if you don’t have it don’t sweat…Read more

]]> aadd71a72efc77229e636d14268219bd Nate Bergen replied to the topic Shooting in Manual Mode in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/shooting-in-manual-mode/#post-101415 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:54:45 -0400 Sorry, @loewfam, I didn’t see your comment before I posted mine. I guess it depends where you live. Here we have a lot of really sunny days, so 1/500 at f5.6 is often not an issue, but that might not be the case where @kansasgirl lives

]]> 7efdb9e2ad45defc1fbb1981ae20699f Lydia Bennett replied to the topic A Lens Question in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/a-lens-question/#post-100407 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:56:34 -0400 That’s great, @kansasgirl! Congrats – I have a feeling you’ll enjoy using that lens! 🙂

]]> e2722d18d9904fad037bac5b10992756 James Staddon replied to the topic A Lens Question in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/a-lens-question/#post-100405 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:51:58 -0400 Hi @kansasgirl, if it’s of any help, I too keep coming back to 3 lenses being what I use for all my photography needs. I wish I could do it with only 2 lenses (or 1 for that matter), but because I shoot professionally, I would prefer to regularly switch lenses than to sacrifice image quality and the f/2.8 aperture at every focal length.

For…Read more

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