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Is this on Foxtel or something? I haven't heard of it. Turkey!

Probably size first and foremost. If your monitor is not calibrated to whomever you print with, you are always going to risk getting a canvas back with some difference in colour, contrast etc.

I refer my clients to: http://www.nushots.com.au http://www.momento.com.au http://www.brilliantprints.com.au http://www.picpress.com.au Have also heard good things about this place for canvases: http://www.geniusprinting.com.au/canvas-pricing.php

If the dog was registered to you straight from the litter (ie not transferred), the papers go back to the breeder anyway.

Love the girl making kissy face at the chicken! :laugh: I think that PJ has to convey a story and some of those fit the bill, some don't. I didn't take this, my dad did - but I love it so much :)

Great focus, Ping :) This is as close as I get to macro :p

You need AF-S lenses for that model, Snook is right. http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00Z2e0

My two would drown :laugh:

:D

Thanks. It's actually mostly a new shampoo, keeps the pinky purple tones in blonde hair :) The 70-200 is a fantastic portrait lens. Heaps of wedding and portrait photographers use it as their workhorse. I'm not a fan because (a) it's a zoom and (b) it weighs a tonne.

I have the Nikon 85mm 1.8G (was $615). It can't handle kids/dogs running towards me (changing focal plane). Side on is fine. I upgraded (sort of) from the 50mm 1.8D to the 50mm 1.8G. Online reviews said there wasn't a noticeable difference between the 1.4 and 1.8 versions. The G is sooooo much better than my old D though. Much heavier and so much sharper. The D started out ok, but has been my workhorse for a few years and now images from it look noisy and soft. So very happy with the new version (which has AF-S, not that it matters to me). My last two selfies were on the new 50mm, sharp as a tack. For $247, I am super happy with it. Actually it was less, because Camera Pro sent me a $25 voucher. The 24mm and 50mm are my only lenses that are fast enough for dogs and kids running towards me.

It's really very nice - the 1.8 is cheap for what it is. I used almost solely for the four shoots I did in Melbourne. I did drop down to the 50mm in a couple of spots when I was shooting near Brunswick St because the lane ways were tight. I've also just replaced my 50mm this week and it is 100 times better than my old one.

Fourtytwo 'I see your face with every punch I take, and every bone I break, it's all for you. And my worst pains are words I cannot say, still I will always fight on for you...' - Yellowcard

Just found this on Pinterest - a nice quick edit :)

How far behind are you? I have three, including this week, to catch myself up. I have been working so much (shock! :laugh:) that getting the camera out for myself has been the last thing I want to do. I've got two weddings over the next two weeks, then moving, then Christmas, the moving again... I am determined to get it done though.

Ergh, falling behind! Fourtyone 'Waiting is the worst Worse than sleeping in a room full of boxes...' - Something For Kate

Yeah :laugh: Like I said, there are a lot of different ways to do the same thing. I love my clone tool though.

I don't know if anyone will find this helpful, so ignore me if you like. I've been meaning to do this for ages, as it's something that I see everywhere - oversmooth, plastic skin and glowing eyes :laugh: Also, a lot of people won't mask around hair and eyebrows - smoothed out hair looks weird. Eyes that have lost their sharpness also look quite bizarre. As a rule, I don't touch the skin of kids (except to clone out dirt and snot etc), as they usually have the best skin! I don't like to touch the skin of adult clients much either, besides smooth out lumps and bumps and maybe dark shadows under eyes. Often newborns need a bit of work, because they can be a bit spotty and red. I've used myself as an example, because it's only fair and I do have a fair amount of blemishes. So this is SOOC, just cropped and converted to jpeg: So you can see I need some work. First I clone out obvious blemishes: I decided that the bags had to go too. There are a million ways to do this, but I am all for quick and easy and not really OTT. So I create another layer, clone out the bags and then reduce the opacity so it looks natural. Because no darkness under the eyes does not look natural, it looks weird. So now the smoothing part. This is how I do it (quick, easy and probably not the best way - but again there are a million different ways): Create another layer Go to Filter-Blur-Surface Blur - I have radius at 22 and threshold at 19 Hit ok, and you will get something that looks like this: Pretty. Let's fix it. Create a layer mask (but it's not a layer mask, I think it's called something else) - hold down option (alt on windows, I think) when you hit the little layer mask icon in the layers panel. Image should go back to normal, but your blur layer should have a little black square next to it (not a white one). Go get your brush, reduce the opacity to around 50-70% and brush on the areas you want smoothed. Avoid eyes, eyebrows, lips and hair. If you do go over them, switch the brush to black and you can brush that detail back in. After you've finished smoothing, drop the opacity of that layer down again, so it looks nice and natural. Then I brighten the eyes a touch (dodge tool), sharpen, merge and I am done. This is the final result: This is what it looks like when taken too far (and I see it ALL the time, especially on kids - plastic skin and glowing eyes): Eeeeek! Run away - very fast. And for those who like a before and after:

Don't be embarrassed - that's definitely not a simple fix! Send it through and I'll see what I can do - not promising anything though! katie at katietakesapicture.com.au

Depends what you need done...

And this is the very reason I don't do it.

You don't have to purchase a new LR - it's compatible with both. I use LR for most things, PS for finer touch ups and I have the same iMac.

Yes! Yank both around one of your thighs to check ;)

No idea, but it hunts. Side on might be ok, but something moving toward you (shifting focal plane) it is nearly impossible. But that is tough for a lot of lenses. In fact, only my 50mm is ok with that.

The 105mm is not suitable for action at all! Too slow.