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Each month Chuck Westfall from Canon USA answers questions with insightful answers in The Digital Photo Journalist.This months issue he covers:
And don’t forget to read the other fine articals you will find at The Digital Photo Journalist. |
Getting proper exposure is always a balance and trade off. Each element can be used to increase or decrease the amount of light striking the sensor. When such adjustments are made, a counter adjustmentElement moreLight LessLight EffectSpeed SlowSpeed FastSpeed SlowApertured needs to be made to one or both of the other elements in order to produce the proper exposure.
Each element will have a trade off that can also be creative.
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A wide aperture createsISO HighISO The a shallow depth of field (less in focus) where a small aperture creates a larger depth of field (more in focus)
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The higher the ISO the more sensitive to light the sensor becomes allowing for faster shutter speeds, smaller aperture settings or both and is especially good for low light situations. The drawback is the higher the ISO is the more digital noise you get reducing the quality a bit.
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This week has been one of lots of travel and adventure. Taking some time off in Whitefish Montana with relitives I headed to Jackson Hole Wyoming. There I visited DD Camera Corel for a dealer training and to enjoy the area.
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On my trip from Jackson Hole to Boise Idaho I ran into two abandon houses which I could not resist shooting using HDR and then doing some photoshopping. On the right I changed the background of the stormy cloudes o make them look more like it was sunset. |
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Photoshopped to appear as if this is tanken after sunset. |
Upon arriving in Boise I did some prep for the upcoming EOS discovery day at Idaho Camera located at their Vista store. We had 74 people attend and the presentation was very well recieved. Idaho Camera did an excellent job of promoting the event to just the right people needing the information presented.
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After watching my friends make lots of money over the last year I finally decided to jump in and join the ITV Ventures. Although this is a MLM type company, it is very different in a three important ways. |
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I’ve join a number of these programs in the past. Some to make money. Some to get the products at a discount. But this is the first where I really want to do both. They have great products and a business plan unlike any other I’ve seen.
Yes you can build a business sponsoring people, making sales or both. But the way you do it is the most unusual and effective I’ve every seen.
It combines those infomercials you see every night on TV with MLM marketing. When people call in for an order they are routed directly to you. No more cold calls or hassling your friends (or former friends). Even sponsoring can be done via an infomercial if you like. Of course you can use the typical form of just telling people you meet or your friends and relatives. Who wouldn’t want to do that if you can look them in the eye and say “I’m making money” and “the products are great”?
Wednesday morning started early as I prepared to present the Canon three hour EOS Discovery Day for Pro Photo Supply in Portland. The class had approximately 50 people. You couldn’t ask for a better place to do a presentation. The gardens are always beautiful.
In the eventing Canon Explorer of Light David Stoecklein spoke and presented some of his material. Check out his website for some of his outstanding work. I had an opportunity to speak with him privately when I drove him to his hotel. He was interested in the EOS Discovery Day I will be presenting in Idaho. He made plans for his son to attend the class and said he would try to make it as well. Like many explorers of light I’ve worked with in the past, many still struggle to keep up with the latest digital technology with their heavy shooting and speaking schedule. So for me, it’s always a pleasure to be able to share the wealth of information and experience with each other. David was hoping I could spend some time with him showing him some of the cool features on his G9 that he was not aware of. I’m looking forward to working with him again. He has a real down home personality that makes him very approachable and easily likable.
1. Changes for Digital Photo Professional 3.4 1-1.
Adds the luminance noise reduction function for TIFF/JPEG images You can make this setting with the [Tool Palette] tab in [Preferences] and the [NR/LENS] tab from the tool palette. 1-3. Adds a lens with the aberration correction function and supports the extender. Now supports sixteen more lenses. Newly supports the extender (EF1.4 X II and EF2 X II) to increase the variety in combinations. For supported cameras and lenses, please see the Help file (or the instruction manual). 1-4. Fixes malfunctions Fixes a bug where RAW images shot with EOS Kiss X2/EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi/EOS DIGITAL 450D are not displayed in accordance to the PictureStyle file settings.
2. Changes for Digital Photo Professional 3.3 2-1.
Supports EOS Kiss X2/EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi/EOS DIGITAL 450D 2-2. Adds a correction screen You can now choose images saved in different locations and display them on the same screen. 2-3. Improves adjustment functions - Extends the noise reduction adjustment range from 3-step (Off/Low/High) to 11-step (0 to 10). - Adds [Default noise reduction settings] to the [Tool Palette] tab in [Preferences]. 2-4. Adds [Display thumbnails at high quality] to the [General Settings] tab in [Preferences]. 2-5. Supports more cameras and lenses with the lens aberration correction function. Adds support to EOS Kiss X2/EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi/EOS DIGITAL 450D and nine lenses.
I spent some time in Ashland Oregon prior to driving up to Portland. I went in and visited Lithia Park and found it full of outstanding photo opportunities. My interest in this particualr park was a discussion with the owner of Bach’s Camera in Medford Oregon about a digital safari to the park in the near future.
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Today I will be spending the day at Bach’s Camera’s Canon Day. I will be talking about the new Rebel XSi, PowerShots lenses and equipment. I will also be answering question, troubleshooting and offering suggestions on how to produce better photos.
I will also be doing an EOS Discover Day for Bach’s Camera. The class will be a three hour presentation on the Rebel XT, XTi and XSi.
Join me if you can
Bach’s Camera Center
1560 C Biddle Road
Medford, OR 97504
PHONE: (541) 779-8743
I recently ran across a great Canon Japan webiste on basic DSLR instructions. It covers some of the following:
| Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Terminology |
| Style Viewfinder Imaging Sensor Autofocus Lens Device Initial preparations Shutter button Full auto Mode Recording Quality Advanced photography |
Exposure Exposure compensation LCD monitor Histogram/Highlight Warning ISO speed settings Metering modes AF mode White Balance Picture Style RAW Flash Tripod |
Types of lenses Lenses: Angle of view Angle of view and perspective Focal length and perspective Lenses: Brightness IS lenses Lens hood Lens Name |
Printing Methods | Basic photography terms |
Visit the website at: http://web.canon.jp/imaging/enjoydslr/part1/1B.html
Each month Chuck Westfall offers great insight as he answers questions from consumers of Canon Digital Cameras. Read this month’s edition where he covers RAW vs JPG, Flash setup and color differences between different camera models.
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Today was the second day of Idaho Camera’s 2nd Annual Idaho Photographic Expo! Besides sitting behind a counter and talking about the cameras I gave two classes.
At 11:00AM-1:00PM I did a two hour basic DSLR class. I centered the class around the XTi and XSi. A few minutes before the class started I only had about 15 people. Considering that Olympus, Fuji and Pentax only had one to three people I thought I was lucky. But by the time I started I had about 40 people and a few minutes after I started some more showed up so I ended up with over 50 in the class.
A 4:30 PM I did a half hour on digital work flow. Usually I get people who want to learn more about RAW conversion,DPP and Photoshop. I only had five people in this class. What was interesting is they were all film shooters. I thought maybe they did not understand what I was going to speak on, but as it turned out they wanted to know more about the digital work-flow as they were considering switching over but were afraid they would not understand the work-flow area well enough to do so easily. I guess I learned that I should not judge my audience too quickly.
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I love BBQ. I try to find a good place in every town I go to and in Boise Idaho Goodwood BBQ is the best hands down. The menu selections is great and their BBQ sauce is delicious with several to choose from. Often it’s tough to choose what to get, but their platters eliminate the problem. Choose a platter with one, two, three and even four different meats for your meal. When in Boise, treat yourself to…. Goodwood BBQ1140 North Eagle Road |
I’ll be doing some trainings at the Idaho Camera Photographic Expo.
the Agenda is as follows. I will be teaching the bolded items.
Friday, May 2nd 4-8PM
6PM ~ Olympus: The New Innovations on Olympus Digital Point & Shoots.
7PM ~ Canon: Home printing with the Canon PRO 9000/9500 and the Multifunction 970.
Saturday, May 3rd 10AM-6PM
11AM ~ Canon: Everything you want to know about the EOS Rebel XTi and XSi digital SLR.
1PM ~ Pentax: The new K20D Digital SLR system and accessories.
2PM ~ Olympus: What makes the new Olympus digital SLR so great.
3PM ~ Fuji: What’s new in Fuji Finepix technology.
4PM ~ Canon: Canon printer workflow - PLUS DPP software.
Saturday, May 31st, 11AM ~ EOS Discovery Day!
I have to say thanks to Canon for the inclusion of two of my most missed features: selecting focusing points with the multi contoler and wireless control of multiple flashs.
Below are some of the changes in the new firmware
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The functional multicontroller now can select all 19 focusing points instead of just toggling between center and camera auto selection. |
External Flash control menu now supports the wireless flash control as well. This is a feature supported by the 40D, 1Ds Mark III and even the Rebel XSi. This is one of my favorite features to use and I would often opt for the 40D instead of the Mark III when shooting with more then one flash. This feature truely makes the a camera for the “jack of all trades” photographer.
In addtions there are new fuctions that allow you to switch around the Exposure Compensation button with the Auto Focus button or the ISO button. I’m already used to their locations so I don’t plan on taking advantage of this feature, but at least it’s there for those who care to use it.
Finally the have improves the stability of AF accuracy in AI servo AF when shooting extremely low-contrast subjects continuously. Although my camera fits withing the serial numbers of those effected by the reported problem, I was never able to duplicate the situation even when shooting in temetures as high as 105 Degrees. Still, I’m looking forwared to testing it out.
Posted on the New York Times website is an interesting artical on Ansel Adams’s work in Yosemite. Narration is by his former assistant Andrea G. Stillman. Click here to experience this artical.
The new upgrade to Wordpress 2.5.1 cause a loss of my RSS feeds. I’ve found a compatable program with the new version and have re-established. The new plug-in does not allow for me to limit the number of feeds I can put into each page.
Ah, it only took one day to reports some bugs and produce a new upgrade.
I’ve upgraded Wordpress to version 2.5.1 and verfied plug-ins for compatibility. This version fixes some bugs reported in version 2.5
I’ve upgraded my blog software to Wordpress ver 2.5 and will do some testing over the next several days. I had originally installed version 2.5 but had some glitches and went back to version 2.3. I seems the upgraded works better then the full install. Read more »
From April 22nd to September 30th Canon is doing their annual Photography in the Parks Photo Contest.
Submit you photos taken in national parks and win prizes such as Trip for two to National or State Parks, Read more »
Natalie is trying out for the Seattle Seahawks Seagals. Click here for her portfolio.
Natalie, check out the pictures and write down what pictures you want printed. The file number is located under each image.
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