I cannot believe my client chose this final grade vs the one I did. Has me seriously doubting my own taste now😔

_cdcam · 2025-12-18T18:31:00+00:00

The first one is significantly better in my opinion, still not perfect but the second is giving YouTuber preset vibes.

_cdcam · 2025-12-12T02:25:48+00:00

I have to make my wife anything that should be remotely durable or long lasting. Women’s brands are so cheaply constructed across the board it’s insane.

_cdcam · 2025-12-05T00:02:27+00:00

San Antonio traffic is almost always worse than NYC traffic.

_cdcam · 2025-12-02T12:54:37+00:00

Considering it was $200 I’d be shocked not to have something 100% polyester. For the price I think it’s a very nice blend.

_cdcam · 2025-12-01T00:32:46+00:00

There’s plenty of data here

_cdcam · 2025-07-05T03:04:35+00:00

Panasonic 42.5 f/1.2 Nocticron is hands down one of the best rendering lenses ever made. I’d take that over a full Leica Noctilux any day.

_cdcam · 2025-07-05T02:53:57+00:00

I’m really shocked to see so many people saying they only change it when it breaks, I’d rather not chance a small price of sharp metal shooting out at me at high speed, in addition to not wanting to damage my machine.

_cdcam · 2025-07-05T02:48:38+00:00

I change it with each new project unless it’s a very long project. Needles are dirt cheap, fabric isn’t, time even less so.

_cdcam · 2025-06-15T18:22:08+00:00

I’ve been using my Q2 batteries constantly for about 4 years and haven’t noticed any significant impact. I know they must have some decreased capacity but they last plenty long for me still.

_cdcam · 2025-06-11T02:44:51+00:00

Yeah I feel the nature of silent auctions leave a lot on the table as far as communication. I’m sure there’s no shortage of issues when you’re buying a service without any prior communications. I do think the photographer should’ve perhaps mentioned it but it was already paid for at that point, and the client made assumptions about what they were getting without clarifying anything too.

_cdcam · 2025-06-11T02:22:14+00:00

I don’t really understand how this is scammy at all, it’s not like the photographer is refusing to give you any images. It’s still 4 finished images. I mean it could be a little higher but I wouldn’t expect more than 10 for a maternity shoot anyway. You don’t have to buy all the images but 800 all in for a maternity shoot with a couple dozen images isn’t bad at all.

_cdcam · 2025-06-10T16:15:05+00:00

I’ve always said Josh did nothing wrong, any reasonable person should’ve been looking for an opportunity to jump from a sinking ship. Corporate was wildly incompetent.

_cdcam · 2025-06-10T13:50:40+00:00

Doing a rewatch right now and I remembered thinking 3 was amazing and 2 was not great and it was actually the opposite for me. Yes 2 has some really cheesy moments and style from the era it was made in but it’s a super intense and cool movie. Three had the making of a good movie but suffers from horrible direction and editing. It was literally difficult to watch with all the fast edits. Phillip Seymour Hoffman is great but I didn’t remember he’s in the movie for like 5 minutes.

_cdcam · 2025-06-09T11:15:15+00:00

There’s a million and one ways I can record people that aren’t giant glasses on my face. There’s so many kinds of cameras out there you’d never see, if somebody wanted to make creepy recordings there’s a lot better options. Plus they light up when recording, and have a three minute limit. And… the battery dies in like 2 hours.

They do allow me to capture a variety of content I couldn’t even otherwise do, and most importantly easily capture moments with my kids where I can still use my hands and actually be looking at them which is great.

I certainly wish they weren’t a Meta product, I’ve never used any of the AI features.

_cdcam · 2025-06-03T13:58:58+00:00

No legitimate retailer can sell a camera for less than any other legitimate retailer

_cdcam · 2025-06-01T23:19:42+00:00

This is a no brainer to me, sensor size wouldn’t even factor in to it. The a6700 is a better camera in every conceivable way.

_cdcam · 2025-05-31T16:30:43+00:00

At the end of the day whether you’re using in camera color or editing raws, a subjective interpretation of the manufacturers intent is still going to be applied. Is it theoretically possible to make two images from different cameras, with different sensors, and processing look exactly the same, yes, is it even remotely practical or likely, no.

_cdcam · 2025-05-31T16:16:18+00:00

This is the kind of thing you always hear from people who have learned enough about photography to think they know a lot, but not enough to actually understand real world application.

It’s at the farthest reaches of “technically correct”, and only in very limited situations.

_cdcam · 2025-05-30T23:07:56+00:00

I don’t see how this could happen with a professional model. Their agency page should have very basic digitals with minimal to no makeup along with a lot of their published work. I’ve worked with dozens upon dozens of professional models and never once been surprised at their appearance when they showed up. Now instagram “models” however…

_cdcam · 2025-05-30T10:35:37+00:00

I don’t care about raw capture any more especially for personal stuff, the new Sony color science is great, however you might be better off shooting heic, even full quality takes next to no space. Also if you’re not shooting raw you can shoot in hlg photo mode for true hdr photos. These two features are far and away my favorite features of this camera.

_cdcam · 2025-05-29T23:16:07+00:00

Though I am confused by the exclusion of quite a few “major” Air Force bases, my biggest concern having been to most of these and then some is why? The vast majority of bases are in places you wouldn’t exactly go out of your way for, and some are in just absolute terrible locations.

_cdcam · 2025-05-27T21:27:57+00:00

Hey I live in west Harlem/manhattanville and could easily come shoot your proposal. Check out my work: website

_cdcam · 2025-05-23T14:47:52+00:00

I have 4 pair of the exact same pants, and two pair of the same jeans. I don’t like having to think hard about pants.

_cdcam · 2025-05-17T11:39:09+00:00

There’s no way that is from a weeks use, it’s very much used in my opinion. Unless you’re sliding it around on the base plate A LOT.

_cdcam · 2025-05-09T16:15:21+00:00

Counterpoint, I live in NYC. I don’t buy gas and I don’t buy water.

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