Even the amateur lights for sale are too high for me. What is the difference in those and the full spectrum sewing lights you can buy at craft stores or just lamps with full spectrum bulbs?
I understand your confusion. Yes, I meant too expensive. Also, I did want to use the light for photographing portraits, [...]

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admin on July 17th, 2010


I have a Canon EOS Rebel T1i. I’m leaning toward the Carl Zeiss Planar T 1.4/50 ZE but it’s a fixed focal length and I’m not sure if that’s the best for concerts and stage events. However I’ve been a big Zeiss fan since I got my first vintage Rolleiflex with Zeiss lenses. Would one [...]

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admin on July 15th, 2010

I have a Canon EOS Rebel T1i. I’m leaning toward the Carl Zeiss Planar T 1.4/50 ZE but it’s a fixed focal length and I’m not sure if that’s the best for concerts and stage events. However I’ve been a big Zeiss fan since I got my first vintage Rolleiflex with Zeiss lenses. Would one [...]

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admin on June 9th, 2010

okay so im doing a writing with light picture for photography and i borrowed this camera and i have NO idea how to get the shutter speed longer so the lens stays open for a longer amount of time so the light i write shows up..the camera is a canon powershot sd750
can you please help [...]

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I’m going to start doing outdoor portrait photography and i think i need a soft box but i don’t know a good portable one with a continuing light source. Any ideas?
i am hoping for a more controled light form less than $100
continuing light source? – -flash is perfect illumination i wont answer re continuos [...]

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I am having trouble finding a good lens for indoor concert photography that isn’t too expensive. I have a Canon Rebel XT. The Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS lens is so sweet, but if I were going to spend over $1000 on a lens it would be in the L series. What is a good [...]

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in my photography class we have an assigment called "light line shape and shadow" where the pictures have to be focused on those things. any good sugestions on what to take pictures of for good pictures?
Look for patterns created by late afternoon or early morning sun shining through objects like fences, rails, latticework, etc. [...]

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admin on April 22nd, 2010

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admin on April 21st, 2010

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admin on April 19th, 2010

like when you take a picture of a light moving at night, what is it called?
i know how you make the photograph, i just need to know the specific name for it.
Well it is not called light spectrum photography … all photography records the full spectrum of visible light.
Are you talking about long exposures [...]

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