Lenspiration | Melanie Thomsen | Mentions https://www.lenspiration.com/members/melaniethomsen/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Melanie Thomsen. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:06:31 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3c55d45daead67562d9a74cefc91111b James Staddon replied to the topic Landscape Picture Advice in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/landscape-picture-advice/#post-26859 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:06:59 -0500 Hi @melaniethomsen, I feel I covered the critique of these pictures pretty well in the webinar on Tuesday. If you didn’t happen to be there or want to re-watch it, you can use the link below, starting at around the 1hr mark:
 
https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar111617/

]]> aa276dec33a3639ccd273a7f64bbc566 James Staddon replied to the topic Product Shoot Input in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/product-shoot-input/#post-26422 Tue, 24 Oct 2017 13:58:59 -0400 @melaniethomsen, where will these be used on your website?

Also, could you email me the original photos? james@lenspiration.com I want to approach editing them as if I was editing one of my own raw files. If you edited them in LR at all, export as DNG and send those instead.

Thanks!

]]> 060205d482fed4f6ad1228be4b7562d9 James Staddon replied to the topic Shooting for Family Events in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/shooting-for-family-events/#post-25811 Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:50:37 -0400 @melaniethomsen, I didn’t have the time I was hoping to discuss this on the webinar. Was my quick answer sufficient enough for your first question?
 
https://www.lenspiration.com/video/indoor-lighting/

]]> 772c769775088de96f011a10f82d8961 James Staddon replied to the topic Shooting for Family Events in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/shooting-for-family-events/#post-25631 Sat, 16 Sep 2017 04:31:50 -0400 Two more great questions, @melaniethomsen! Thanks for being specific, and providing an example. Will attempt to begin some discussion on these in the webinar tomorrow….https://www.lenspiration.com/photography-qa-with-lenspiration-sep-16/

This is EXACTLY the type of light I face at every single event I shoot and hold Photography Teams at, so…Read more

]]> 4a4cd4997bce66123cad4d4880fa660d James Staddon replied to the topic Question on pro membership in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/question-on-pro-membership/#post-25569 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 00:10:19 -0400 Love it! 🙂

Thank you for your kind words, @melaniethomsen.

I see you’ve been consistent in your engagement here on the forums, @sarahanne. Do you spend a lot of time taking pictures and doing photography stuff?

]]> c6f18200e00d27bdf625688595e4fed0 James Staddon replied to the topic Two Questions :) in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/two-questions/#post-25566 Thu, 14 Sep 2017 23:33:37 -0400 Hmm, that’s a good, practical follow-up question, @melaniethomsen.

The Convention is particular who it lets in, especially if they are carrying a camera or look to be “press”. They only allowed in folks who had registered properly and had their name badges. This is mainly to keep people who hadn’t paid from coming into a paid-only location, but I…Read more

]]> 0d389666515ebacd87d664b85a8e5746 James Staddon replied to the topic Two Questions :) in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/two-questions/#post-25199 Fri, 18 Aug 2017 19:59:37 -0400 And as for your second question, @melaniethomsen, about the legalities of posting pictures of people on your blog, I’d be curious to hear your response to my findings as I looked into this topic:
 
https://www.lenspiration.com/video/legalities-blog/

]]> 84ff52d2b703245bc937b16dd3dff187 Ezra Morley replied to the topic Photography for Banners in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-for-banners/#post-24994 Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:02:08 -0400 @melaniethomsen, you’re very welcome!

]]> 0bd074aacacdeb7b53afa0eca8f1e224 Caitlin Compton replied to the topic Webinar Live Chat Box in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/webinar-live-chat-box/#post-24966 Sat, 05 Aug 2017 18:56:10 -0400 Hey @melaniethomsen ! 🙂

I had exactly the same problem, too, once. From memory, when you click in the chat box this other little box pops up that says create channel. If you type your name in their you should be able to type in the chat box. . . I think!

Hope it works for you! 😀

]]> 4593d3a1eafb44cc55d640a214deb448 James Staddon replied to the topic Two Questions :) in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/two-questions/#post-24957 Fri, 04 Aug 2017 22:13:29 -0400 Wow, great questions @melaniethomsen. A few followup questions:

What type of lights were you using as your main lights? Were there multiple sources of light that may have been different in color? What camera did you shoot with? Were you shooting in RAW?

And I’m really going to have to do some research on that second question for tomorrow’s webinar!

]]> c1976a68347b08b8d8e5248b4d1aae9f James Staddon replied to the topic Lightroom - again in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/lightroom-again/#post-24956 Fri, 04 Aug 2017 22:02:39 -0400 Fascinating photo, @austinvinar!

Check out Affinity Photo as an alternative to Photoshop, @melaniethomsen. It’s one-time $50 and @buddingphotographer has expressed how positively better it is than GIMP.

@vince, I’m going to research your initial questions and we can discuss it on the webinar tomorrow.

]]> 77f11ccf3762cbe63392afadcb72ddef Austin Vinar replied to the topic Lightroom - again in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/lightroom-again/#post-24919 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:04:12 -0400 @MelanieThomsen If you mean Hdr stacking, it does not do it. I meant stacking as in star trails. And yes it does allow you to add text on pictures.

This firefly shot is an example of stacking. I shot 200 30-second exposures, and them stacked them all up.

]]> 452d314b5c3f559d55c31dc7b92bcf59 Austin Vinar replied to the topic Lightroom - again in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/lightroom-again/#post-24916 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 03:03:39 -0400 What would be those needs, @MelanieThomsen?

]]> a2cbe82148bcb6546f6d79a7ecb2bba1 James Staddon replied to the topic Photography for Banners in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-for-banners/#post-24628 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:36:01 -0400 Here you go, @melaniethomsen, my comments on your question from Saturday’s webinar:
 
https://www.lenspiration.com/video/large-printing/

]]> 7bda71cb0c8a19a1e5951153aaf81e3d Ezra Morley replied to the topic Product Photography Thanks :) in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/product-photography-thanks/#post-20187 Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:11:56 -0500 Congratulations, @melaniethomsen! Very nice design! I agree, simple is better. 🙂

I presume this is where someone would buy/preview the CD if they wanted one? 🙂

Looking Upwards CD

]]> a8fa3b959317169618b94ad4651b2d94 thefarmhand replied to the topic Product Photography Thanks :) in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/product-photography-thanks/#post-20149 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 01:48:17 -0500 Hey @melaniethomsen, I was just curious… The CD title is “Looking Upwards”. I found it interesting that the photo is actually “looking downwards” at the harp. Just sparked my interest.

]]> c2189c6582bd5179fdaaa4d154faed00 Rachel L replied to the topic Product Photography Thanks :) in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/product-photography-thanks/#post-20147 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 01:24:46 -0500 @melaniethomsen Love the elements you chose to enhance the product and promote the season. 🙂 Lovely job!!

]]> fb2957d81c77a7d673f3bf255c837256 Ezra Morley replied to the topic Foundations of Photography Course in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/basic-dslr-photography-course/#post-18742 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 00:23:10 -0400 This course, which was once called the “Basic DSLR Photography Course” is actually quite extensive! In my mind, “Basic” was a bit of an understatement. 🙂 I can’t imagine how much material an Advanced course would cover!

Foundations of Photography Course

I have been through the first 10 lessons, and there are 26 left to…Read more

]]> f37a850a9938ff11137b03c88893d26e Ezra Morley replied to the topic Foundations of Photography Course in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/basic-dslr-photography-course/#post-18742 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 00:23:10 -0400 The Basic DSLR Photography Course is actually quite extensive! In my mind, “Basic” is a bit of an understatement. 🙂 I can’t imagine how much material an Advanced course would cover!

https://www.lenspiration.com/product/basiccourse/

I have been through the first 10 lessons, and there are 26 left to go through! They go into detail on just about…Read more

]]> 67da78751fb075b36ba185de08cdd0bf James Staddon replied to the topic Foundations of Photography Course in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/basic-dslr-photography-course/#post-18297 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:28:40 -0400 Some who have completed the course who are still here on the forums are @dan-cope, @hannahm, @kawrider1978, @sdlee318, @Creative-Click-Photography, and @kalei-pickett. Others are in progress, such as @MelanieThomsen, @lilybet, and @frazer-family. It would be very helpful to hear their honest opinions of the course!

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