Recent content by barryhennessy

How long is a piece of rope? This is a question that can't be answered without context. It depends on the amount of light available, DOF wanted, available apertures of your lenses, etc etc. And sometimes it isn't really important. i.e. if you're constrained by shutter speed, or don't mind...

I have to back up aligibbs point about seeing what lenses are available in your college. Going into photography you are going to spend much more on lenses and lighting than on cameras. And for portraiture they're much more important than the sensor; a good shot at 10-12 megapixels can give fine...

Or, if you want to keep the file, you could create a new blank layer under the text and hide the background, voilá! -Barry.

If it's your first editing software then it might be a bit of a shock, learning curve wise, but there simply isn't anything better for photo-editing/manipulation (among the other things it excels at). If you're struggling to get to grips with it check out the lynda.com tutorials, they've...

wow, that got nowhere fast.:lol: anyway, @HoppyUK: Exactly!! You should always cover your ass! And in the case of people getting your photos reproduced in a photo lab the best way of doing this is marking the back of the photo with the copyright info!

Right, I really don't wan't to get into all of this but... The Noir Dude made the a point about: I work for one of these processing companies, and the best way around this is to print your copyright information on the back of the photo. Then the onus is on us not to copy it and we won't...

Here's a good description, check out the image, particularly the edges. http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Optical/Pincushion_Distortion_01.htm -Barry

This entirely rests on which focal length you are more comfortable using. If you don't know already you might try looking up your favorite photos (of your own stuff) and looking at the focal length in the exif data. If you tend toward the longer focal length go with the 85. Shorter then go with...

In my opinion there are three types of photographer (in this context); the successful professional, the amateur, and the in-betweeners, the professionals who are not yet successful. (Note: I'm not going to call them 'semi-professional', the term contradicts itself. In-betweeners will have to...

You need to drop the exposure down until the roof isn't blending into the sky. Lower the aperture/shutter speed (depending on your needs). You'll be left with a darker car body/rest of the photo. If this doesn't leave you with a nice effect, which it might depending on what you're going for...

If the picture in your mind isn't clear then the one in your camera hasn't got a chance. (i.e. think before you shoot!) also: Edit harshly. If you get rid of every photo with a flaw then you'll only be left with flawless photos. And looking over your work and only seeing flawless photos is a...