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  Printing photos
I use Photoshop Elements 3.0. What format is the best to print photos. On my camera I shoot best quality. With my software, I was doing a save as with JPEG at med compression. What can I do to get ...
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May 02, 2005
 
  The size of slides scanned stored into computer
I have been scanning 35 mm slides into my computer. I work on the image in PhotoShop. I file it in TIFF in the computer or on CDs. I never enlarge the image except on the monitor while I work on...
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May 06, 2005
 
  flash problems
I have a cannon 500n with portaflash kit and synch leads. I set the camera at 250 speed and 11. the book says anything over 90 will be ok and the cam will set automatically. All the images are half...
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May 02, 2005
 
  Scanning 35 mm Negatives
I have taken photos on film for a dance studio and told them that I would give them a high resolution disk as they wanted the pictures on file in a digital format. I would like to know if there is ...
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May 02, 2005
 
  Outdoor Portraits: How to Eliminate Shadows?
Can someone help me with eliminating shadows on a subject's face when taking a portrait outside? I have been taking some senior shots outside and, for example, if we are doing a "tree" shot th...
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May 03, 2005
 
  Outdoor Portraits: How to Eliminate Shadows?
Can someone help me with eliminating shadows on a subject's face when taking a portrait outside? I have been taking some senior shots outside and, for example, if we are doing a "tree" shot, t...
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May 05, 2005
 
  Understanding what f stop to use
Right now I am flying by the seat of my pants with f stops. I have new alien bee lights, and meter with a light meter. But don't have a clue how to figure what f stop I should be shooting at....
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May 01, 2005
 
  How to take flash pics with my Pentax k1000
I have had troubletaking flash pictures, I'm using a Pentax k1000, and a Geminie 3000 flash. When developed the entire picture is dark except for the right hand side of the shot. I know it is...
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April 28, 2005
 
  Shutter Complications
I own a used 35mm Minolta x-700 camera, and it has worked perfectly for quite a while. Recently I have been developing film showing only half the image, and when I opened the back to see what the ...
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August 03, 2005
 
  size of pictuers
I was just wondering about some of the sizes of my photos. Although they are all in my gallery and the contest has accepted the ones I have submitted, (taken with a Nikon coolpix 2000) that the si...
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April 28, 2005
 
  Uploading my images
My images appear smaller than others in my class, Ben Wilmore's Photoshop Mastery: The Essentials. I upload according to instructions supplied, image sized @ 750X500 and 72 dpi. What am I doi...
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April 28, 2005
 
  Flash: Shadows and Reflections of Light
I am a beginner photographer. I am shooting some school pictures for a few kids that I know. I have taken a lot of sample shots, and in every picture, there is a shadow outlining the person. I am t...
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May 05, 2005
 
  How to take pictures in bright light?
Hello there, I am a new member, just registered actually and I am a novice to photography..I have a hands-me down Minolta Maxxum 5000 AF 35 mm SLR with a 28-80 and a Sigma 70-300 lenses. I usually ...
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April 28, 2005
 
  stitching & printing
When trying to print a ‘stitched’ photo at a print kiosk, the machine seems to select only the centre picture. Is there a way in which one can print a ‘stitched’ photo?...
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April 27, 2005
 
  how to get a shadow out of a portrait
I am taking flash shots with a 35mm Minlota. In each of the pictures, there is a shadow outlining the right side of the portrait(when facing picture). How do I get rid of the shadow? Is it because ...
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April 27, 2005
 
  How to achieve effective panning?
I am currently undertaking a photography course using a Minolta SLR camera. we have started with black and white photography. One of my recent assignments is "panning photography". I feel so frustr...
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April 26, 2005
 
  Why won't my images turn out?
I just got my own home darkroom and for some reason I can only develop pictures that were taken inside. When I try to develop outside pictures the paper either stays white or turns black. I can dev...
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April 24, 2005
 
  Kit lens on Canon EOS 350D
Does anyone find that the lens supplied with this camera is basically useless???Also what would you recomend as a replacement (On a budget unfortunately) focal length around 28 - 80 that will prod...
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April 26, 2005
 
  guide to touching up digital images
Hey there, I'm a beginner at digital photography. I wish to know if there are any sites that I can visit to learn how to touch up digital images. I do have photoshop 7.0 but I don'...
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April 25, 2005
 
  Contest Uploading Problems
I am entering a photo in the contest and I do not get a choice of what category to enter. What should I do?...
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April 24, 2005