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Quick tips on random subjects that come up in between classes (will add as we go along):

Food photography tips
Newborn photography tips

Table of Contents (I'll change each line to a link as we go along.)

Introduction

1) Choosing a camera: Point and Shoot vs. Mirrorless vs. DSLR
2) Camera specs: What do they mean, and which ones matter to me?
3) Exposure Basics Part 1 - the shutter speed/aperture/ISO triangle
4) Exposure Basics Part 2 - getting to know your mode dial, and other exposure controls
5) All about memory cards
6) Using ultra-wide lenses





Lenses 101 - technology, terminology, and specs, zooms vs. primes, basic/advanced/unique lenses

Lighting 101 - focusing specifically on easy to afford and easy to use setups
Small flash - on camera, off camera, modifiers and accessories
Studio strobes
Continuous lighting - fluorescent, LED, and halogen
Basic light modifiers - umbrellas, softboxes, gels, reflectors
Basic supports - lightstands, umbrella brackets, backgrounds, etc.

All about accessories - memory cards, tripods, bags, filters, remotes, adapters, grips, geotaggers, and more)


So I bought all my stuff - now what?

What makes a compelling photograph?
Depth of field
Composition basics - rule of thirds, perspective, framing
Advanced composition - negative space, inclusion and exclusion, compression
Light - natural, golden hour, basic flash usage.

Let's start shooting...

Kids:
In the park
Playing sports
At home

Landscapes and wildlife:
"Grand" landscapes
"Intimate" landscapes
Seascapes
Waterfalls
Cityscapes
Wildlife
Birds in flight
Shooting in bad weather

Portraits:
Babies and newborns
Single person - indoors
Single person - outdoors
Families/siblings/groups
Natural light
Artificial light - simple
Artificial light - complex
Mixed light

Others:
Close up and macro
Product photography

How do I...? (Some specific scenarios/techniques - Basic)
Shoot out of a plane window?
Shoot underwater?
Shoot compelling black-and-white?

How do I...? (Some specific scenarios/techniques - Advanced)
HDR
Long exposures
Light painting
Twilight landscapes
Milky Way
Star trails

Basic editing concepts:
Exposure
Contrast
Clarity/sharpening
Color
Layers and masking
« Last edited by Something Fishy on February 07, 2018, 02:21:11 PM »

Poll

What type of camera do shoot with?

Point & Shoot - basic (Canon Elph style) or Smartphone
122 (36.9%)
Point & Shoot - advanced (Canon S100 or G Style)
52 (15.7%)
Mirrorless
26 (7.9%)
DSLR - consumer (Up to a Nikon D5200 or Canon Rebel)
74 (22.4%)
DSLR - prosumer or pro (Nikon D7000 or Canon 60D and up)
29 (8.8%)
P&S, but I plan on getting an SLR or Mirrorless in the near future
28 (8.5%)

Total Members Voted: 275

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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1260 on: January 26, 2016, 12:28:55 AM »
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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1261 on: January 26, 2016, 12:31:04 AM »
Quote from: Zalc on January 26, 2016, 12:28:55 AM
Was waiting for you to post that!

We aim to please ;D.

Haven't found a workaround for the 720 yet (the file I downloaded is 720 as well). Changing the dimensions manually didn't help (not that I know too much about webdesign...).

I have a guy who could probably figure it out, I'll see him on Wednesday.
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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1262 on: January 26, 2016, 12:35:11 AM »
Quote from: Something Fishy on January 26, 2016, 12:31:04 AM
We aim to please ;D.

Haven't found a workaround for the 720 yet (the file I downloaded is 720 as well). Changing the dimensions manually didn't help (not that I know too much about webdesign...).

I have a guy who could probably figure it out, I'll see him on Wednesday.
Maybe I'll bring it up with Kelby support tomorrow.
Obviously without giving account info 8) - "I'd like to join your site, but the trial videos are all blurry, and I can't install flash" etc. etc.
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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1263 on: January 26, 2016, 12:36:36 AM »
Quote from: Zalc on January 26, 2016, 12:35:11 AM
Maybe I'll bring it up with Kelby support tomorrow.
Obviously without giving account info 8) - "I'd like to join your site, but the trial videos are all blurry, and I can't install flash" etc. etc.

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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1264 on: January 26, 2016, 12:37:38 AM »
Quote from: Zalc on January 26, 2016, 12:35:11 AM
Maybe I'll bring it up with Kelby support tomorrow.
Obviously without giving account info 8) - "I'd like to join your site, but the trial videos are all blurry, and I can't install flash" etc. etc.
TARB please.
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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1265 on: January 26, 2016, 12:39:23 AM »
Quote from: Something Fishy on January 26, 2016, 12:36:36 AM
Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus ;)
Ah OK, in that case I'll wait and see if your friend can figure it out.

Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on January 26, 2016, 12:37:38 AM
TARB please.
Huh?
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« Reply #1266 on: January 26, 2016, 12:40:02 AM »
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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1267 on: January 26, 2016, 02:24:36 AM »
Often sites won't allow the high res version of videos when it's playing in a manner where they can't protect it.
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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1268 on: January 26, 2016, 02:26:42 AM »
Quote from: whYME on January 26, 2016, 02:24:36 AM
Often sites won't allow the high res version of videos when it's playing in a manner where they can't protect it.
And if they were able to find a way to protect the high res in that state do you think they were unable to find a solution to protect it completely?
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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1269 on: January 26, 2016, 02:30:49 AM »
Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on January 26, 2016, 02:26:42 AM
And if they were able to find a way to protect the high res in that state do you think they were unable to find a solution to protect it completely?
I'm not quite sure exactly what you're trying to say, but when you have a site dealing with proprietary content you always need to find a balance between protecting your content and making your site user friendly / not driving your users crazy.
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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1270 on: January 26, 2016, 02:34:01 AM »
Quote from: whYME on January 26, 2016, 02:30:49 AM
I'm not quite sure exactly what you're trying to say, but when you have a site dealing with proprietary content you always need to find a balance between protecting your content and making your site user friendly / not driving your users crazy.
My point being that if they went the extra mile to protect from pirating by only allowing low res (for example, on HTML5) they can also go the 1.1 miles to protect it from any pirating at all. No?
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« Reply #1271 on: January 26, 2016, 02:38:57 AM »
Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on January 26, 2016, 02:34:01 AM
they can also go the 1.1 miles to protect it from any pirating at all. No?
At what cost to the user?

If there are x % of users who don't have flash do you want to alienate all those users? or do you give up the download protection on the lower-res versions?
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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1272 on: January 26, 2016, 02:41:43 AM »
Quote from: whYME on January 26, 2016, 02:38:57 AM
At what cost to the user?

If there are x % of users who don't have flash do you want to alienate all those users? or do you give up the download protection on the lower-res versions?
Why would inability to download = a hard time on users without flash?
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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1273 on: January 26, 2016, 02:43:24 AM »
All my research tonight has shown me that this issue is incredibly common with HTML5 videos. The whole internet is up in arms about the fact that most if the time you can't select the quality of the videos.

The feature could be enabled through the provider's backend, but supposedly it's very complicated and resource-consuming.

It doesn't seem to me that this is a conscious decision by Kelby; it's more of an HTML5 bug.
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« Reply #1274 on: January 26, 2016, 03:28:35 AM »
Quote from: Something Fishy on January 26, 2016, 02:43:24 AM
All my research tonight has shown me that this issue is incredibly common with HTML5 videos. The whole internet is up in arms about the fact that most if the time you can't select the quality of the videos.

The feature could be enabled through the provider's backend, but supposedly it's very complicated and resource-consuming.

It doesn't seem to me that this is a conscious decision by Kelby; it's more of an HTML5 bug.
I was actually going to look this up after my last post but I was away from my computer and you beat me to the punch. It's been a good few years since I've worked with video players, but I remembered vaguely there being an issue with HTML5 and high-res videos.

Regardless if it's the case here, my point still stands. For example this from Amazon:
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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1275 on: January 26, 2016, 06:55:32 AM »
Quote from: Something Fishy on January 26, 2016, 12:16:26 AM

  i know exactly what you mean. But i was offered once here on ddf a free photo shoot for my children.  So i decided to try my luck
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« Reply #1276 on: January 26, 2016, 11:16:49 AM »


Quote from: Something Fishy on January 26, 2016, 02:43:24 AM
The feature could be enabled through the provider's backend, but supposedly it's very complicated and resource-consuming.

It doesn't seem to me that this is a conscious decision by Kelby; it's more of an HTML5 bug.
Looking through the JWplayer documentation, it seems like their html5 player can toggle between different resolutions, but kelby would need to provide those resolutions for the switch to show up.
That page doesn't specify html5, but it works with flash disabled.
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« Reply #1277 on: January 26, 2016, 05:07:22 PM »
Is there any way to get it to play on an earlier version of HTML (and then choose HD)?
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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1278 on: January 26, 2016, 06:02:27 PM »
Hi all; I started a new thread dedicated to any training/kelby related issues. In order not to take this thread off topic, this conversation can move there.

http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=60282.0
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Re: Learn Photography Master Thread
« Reply #1279 on: February 29, 2016, 02:49:28 PM »
Any recommendations on a compact SLR affordable tripod? doesn't have to be to high. TIA
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