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Hair Dryer ~ Your Camera’s Best Friend?

Hair Dryer ~ Your Camera’s Best Friend?  Hair Dryer ~ Your Camera’s Best Friend? Who would think something as common (and personal-hygiene related) as a hair dryer could be a life saver for your camera? In a previous video, I’ve talked about the dryer’s ability to warm photography gear to help prevent condensation, which will...

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Sherri

Great blog post Kent! You are my hero for saving the day (and my camera) :)
Not to mention my vacation. Because of you I was able to get a few keepers of the Magic Kingdom Castle and fireworks and some beautiful Florida wildlife. This is definitely a nugget of information that will not be forgotten! Thanks again for all you do for us Kent… all of this great info you provide and wonderful opportunities with your eClasses and now photo tours. Can’t wait to see you in Vermont!

Sherri,
You’re so welcome! And I’m thrilled everything worked out for you. Take care! :)

So happy the camera came back to life!

I once didn’t have my underwater housing closed all the way (stupid, stupid mistake) and jumped in the ocean and flooded my camera. The boat captain rinsed the camera in fresh water, let it dry as best he could with the battery door open, and sealed it in a ziploc bag of uncooked rice. It took more than a week of sitting in the bag, but eventually the camera actually dried out and came back to life. I was SO impressed–I didn’t have a lot of hope for it.

I hope there isn’t a next time, but if there is, I’m definitely going to try the hair dryer trick to speed things along! Thanks for the tip!

Ashley,
Whoa, rice, that’s brilliant! Makes complete sense. Most places here put rice in salt shakers to prevent the salt from caking up. Great additional tip. Thank you!

Photo Processing RAW vs. JPG

Photo Processing RAW vs. JPG  Photo Processing RAW vs. JPG I get emails regularly asking about the camera RAW file format. I’ve discovered that people usually shoot in either RAW or JPG file formats, for various reasons. I’m sure RAW shooters are saying, “Why would anyone shoot in JPG?” And JPG shooters are saying similar...

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Kelly G

Kent, I agreevRAW allows so much more capability and control to edit. I experimented with taking RAW but as it takes time to edit photos decided that for the most part jpeg works just fine. I decided that for those special photo shoots that I would use RAW, like weddings where the lighting cannot always be controlled

Great example. Once I started shooting RAW I never went back. I have so much more freedom and interesting effects that I can do in RAW that I cannot do with JPEG images. I am by no means a pro, but I am very precise about what I think is a good photo compared to a bad photo. It is much easier for me to shoot RAW and not have to denoise the image with a plug-in filter.

Yes, that’s a great idea, if you can remember to switch back. I did that quite some time ago, until I did a whole client shoot in JPG. Now I’m all RAW. ;)

Thanks for this Kent! Can I process RAW photos in LightRoom?

I choose depending on purpose. For a long time I always shot RAW, and still do for anything that needs refinement like a wedding.

For fast-moving corporate and social events where photos will not be printed, however, I have started shooting JPG. For example, at a recent conference I regularly loaded pics to an iPad, which was hooked up to a booth display to run photos in a slideshow. The JPGs were way easier and faster to work with than RAWs.

I’ve also noticed that my D700 renders nice JPGs in low-light conditions, which can be a good shortcut in low-return (eg, no prints) shoots.

Photo Shoot At 6000 Feet ~ Air to Air

Photo Shoot At 6000 Feet ~ Air to Air  Photo Shoot At 6000 Feet ~ Air to Air I know it makes many people cringe, but for some reason I love flying. Any type of flying, any time of the day, anywhere. OK, now add to that fact, I hate roller coasters and it probably...

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Becky T.

I am totally afraid of heights but I think I would be just like you and get lost in the moment and thrill of what was happening. Amazing shots. I can’t wait to see more. Good thing you can’t see my face, I’m green with envy! :-)

LOL, Thank you! :)

Frank Mondo

Absolutely…Amaaaaazing Kent; Wow! What an opportunity.

These are amazing, Kent! All of them. I especially love the second to the last. Great job {as always! ;D}

Aww. Thanks Ruthanne. It’s easy making good images when you’re doing something you love. ;)

Stunning shots Kent! Love them!!!! What a master at composition you are :)

Sherri,
Thank you for the fine compliment. I wouldn’t say ‘master’, but I do try to maximize the composition, to get the most out of an image. :)

Breathtaking describes about 1/100th of my reaction! Wow!
How exciting and how utterly precise and beautiful is your photography!

Thanks Beth, you’re so kind. I’d love to hear the other 99/100. ;)

Wow, blooming amazing photographs, love the backlit ones…

Breathtaking & exhilarating!

Photography Composition ~ Knowledge or Luck?

Photography Composition ~ Knowledge or Luck?  Photography Composition ~ Knowledge or Luck? Photographic composition, it seems so random and unpredictable. Out of many photographs, some just jump out and exemplify good composition. So the question is, why? Is it random chance, luck? Here are two photos of the United States Capitol Building. There’s nothing wrong...

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Hey Kent-I would very much like to take this class, and/or your night photography, but am in mid-semester on an adv. digital imaging class at the local college.
I am enjoying posting to WW and have tried to find a place to comment on your images, but there doesn’t seem to be a spot to do so. So….I like your stuff, as simple as that sounds.
Have a great weekend and hopefully I’ll be ready the next time this comes around.

Susan, thank you for posting images up each WW! Yes, for some reason my comments are acting goofy. Still trying to get this fixed. Fingers crossed. Keep posting your beautiful images.

Thanks,
Kent

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