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    How do you shoot at f1.8 with studio lights?

    with ND filters, same as you would trying to shoot at f1.8 at midday on a caribbean beach
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    Reccomended software for beginner

    Lightroom +1 here!
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    Post-processing v straight from the camera

    Depending when you started your photography you may have experienced the disappointment of receiving back a set of slides that didn't live up to your expectations. Well, shooting to JPG straight in the camera is very much like shooting slide film of old...you have to be very very good to get it...
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    good nikon macro lens?

    I shoot with an aging 60mm f2.8 Nikkor AF-D. It was a reconditioned one off ebay so only about £130 and has done me proud. You do end up very close but that hasn't been a great problem, here's a butterfly shot with it at the closest focusing distance IIRC: However, there's times when a...
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    Light room and CS3

    Lightroom has transformed my creative photography. I went from an avid Photoshop user (10+ years) to the point where I now rarely edit in Photoshop unless I am compositing images. Lightroom allows me to do 99% of my editing non-destructively. I rarely use the cataloging capabilities but I...
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    New to Talk Photography

    Hi, I'm Andy, and I stumbled across this forum when searching for my images on google! I look forward to getting to know some of you. Andy
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