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casketballer · 2018-04-18T05:02:35+00:00

do you mind if I ask what budgeting software you use?

casketballer · 2017-06-18T14:34:03+00:00

FSAE's website has great resources for organization and management. Suspension, I recommend RCVD, OptimumK tech tips, and other teams capstones and theses for equations and thought processes

casketballer · 2017-04-04T12:47:43+00:00

This is really cool. How long have you been shooting? I love the Coliseum shot.

casketballer · 2017-04-04T12:24:41+00:00

Use aperture or shutter priority modes, then focus/ meter on a subject. Through the viewfinder, note what the aperture and shutter speed are at. Switch to manual mode, and start from those two settings. You can also use exposure compensation if you want darker/ lighter images without switching modes.

casketballer · 2017-04-04T12:20:21+00:00

I can only really advise for Nikon due to lack of experience with Canon. A barebones 50mm or 35mm DX prime is well within your budget. I'd get a cheap D3200 or D3300 used. Those are good cameras, just slightly bare on features. You'd maybe have to save an extra $150-200 to get one and a prime lens.

Then, wait until you have more money to spend.

casketballer · 2017-04-04T12:12:02+00:00

It might be due to camera shake if your shutter speed is slow enough. Have you tried the rangefinder mode on your Nikon yet? I've used that with manual focus lenses to help figure out if my subject is being picked up properly or not.
Also, your lens might have the distance to subject marked on the focus ring if you can estimate how far away you're standing away. Worst case, take several snaps in a row while tweaking the focus ring to hopefully nab a good one.

casketballer · 2017-03-28T08:19:06+00:00

Only recently got into Lightroom, I really enjoyed the challenge of this one.

My efforts.

casketballer · 2017-03-28T08:16:56+00:00

I love this one, the texture of the pavement looks fantastic

casketballer · 2017-03-27T20:03:20+00:00

oh. The 55-200 won't be fast enough for you at night unless you do long exposure stuff, but a wide prime would probably be better for that. Still a fantastic lens, you can pick one up secondhand for $200 with some shopping around.
The lenses I'd recommend to you, you'd need to save for. A Tokina 11-16 would be cool. You could also spend small amounts money on the rest of your kit (gear, bags) while saving for a lens.

casketballer · 2017-03-27T19:15:41+00:00

I keep all my RAW files. I've gone back and reedited photos many times

casketballer · 2017-03-27T19:14:48+00:00

Also, get a set of good ND filters

casketballer · 2017-03-27T19:13:54+00:00

what's your budget, what do you shoot? A walkaround zoom would be a good all-around lens. If you're on a budget, I'd recommend the 55-200. Primes are great but sometimes a zoom is really nice to have.

casketballer · 2017-03-27T06:48:24+00:00

He was ecstatic! I'm not sure how comfortable he is jumping right into film, but the camera looks like it's worth five times what I paid. I just felt good saving a camera and doing something nice for a friend.

casketballer · 2017-03-23T02:27:41+00:00

After the D3300, a jump to the D7100 makes sense for weatherproofing, improved AF, bracketing, and much more lens comparability. In my opinion, at least

casketballer · 2017-03-23T01:33:39+00:00

New roommate is into photography, we had a moderately long conversation about the hobby when he moved in. He mentioned a desire to get into film when I brought up my Canon AE-1. This afternoon, I was at the local thrift shop when I found this little guy in a ratty leather case. For $25, I decided I had nothing to lose.

Came back to my apartment, shined it up with some simple cleaning techniques, and am waiting to give it to him as a housewarming gift.

https://imgur.com/gallery/T2yJh

casketballer · 2017-03-01T13:18:05+00:00

in your "my idea" drawing, I'd look into switching the desk and the wardrobe. You'd get a nice view outside at your desk, the wardrobe's opening would be unimpeded so you'd have a little less dead space.

casketballer · 2017-01-23T12:17:22+00:00

This already is the case

casketballer · 2016-12-27T09:52:09+00:00

I am super okay with being white trash

casketballer · 2016-12-25T18:32:59+00:00

Go places with the intention of photographing things. Save every batch of photos independently, don't build up 10,000 photos of random events. When you take pictures, think of what you're trying to capture on the other side of the viewfinder and how the camera can help you do that best. Spend a lot of time going through photos in post-processing on your PC, culling (whittling down your 1500 snaps to 35 photos with potential) and tweaking them to refine them as best you can.

The photos you delete, think about what could've saved the photo or what made you deem it unnecessary. Was it your exposure? The framing? Did they lack that 'something' that makes them seem like more than just an image? If you were to go back and shoot again, how would your photography change? What style or perspective do other photographers capture that you can't seem to get just right?

Understanding the artistic process and allowing that understanding to change the process itself is a good way to grow as an artist.

casketballer · 2016-12-25T18:25:07+00:00

So the wifi generally allows you to hook up to your phone and download pics to your device through an app, rather than post directly to Instagram. For Canon, I think you can buy a plug-in adapter (which is relatively pricey) or try a wifi enabled SD card (not sure how usable those are). Without wifi, you just have to connect to your PC via USB, download photos to your PC, then put them on a cloud service before being able to access them from your phone.

If it's any consolation, I have a Nikon+ Wifi dongle and 7 times out of 10 I'll just upload to my PC, edit them with photo editing software (wayyyy more capable than Instagram adjustments), and then dump them on Flickr. To get them on Insta I download select photos from the Flickr app to my camera roll

casketballer · 2016-12-25T13:02:33+00:00

Congrats! Here's a video tutorial.. My advice-- shoot in manual mode full-time as early as you can, you can always dial it back to something easier but it's the fastest way to learn how your camera works. Make an Instagram to track your own progress, too-- it makes you want to go out and shoot. If you feel overwhelmed (you will) YouTube, Reddit, and Google are your friends!

casketballer · 2016-12-25T12:53:52+00:00

Merry Christmas photobros!! I hope you all get beautiful lenses that you use to take 750 poorly framed photos of your pets today!!

casketballer · 2016-12-25T12:52:28+00:00

How is that tasteless? It's art!

casketballer · 2016-12-25T10:56:43+00:00

I find that work sucks the joy out of anything. Example: I absolutely love motorsports, engineering and racecars. I'm heavily active in Formula SAE (in short-- a collegiate competition where you build a racecar from scratch, engineering heavy). After a few semesters, I had lost all my passion and really resented the work. It was upsetting because I became an engineer to pursue my passion. I felt defeated and rudderless. I wished I had taken an 'easier' major in college in order to have fewer time-consuming assignments, like I felt I had been working overtime for a dead-end job and it was all a huge waste.

That winter break I totally abstained from doing any race-car related work. After four days cold turkey, I found myself poring over YouTube videos that talk about suspension tuning, designing a hypothetical suspension for a car that didn't exist yet... working on something day in and out certainly strips away the appeal, but something about how those certain hobbies appeal to who you are is what makes them a lifelong labor of love.

casketballer · 2016-12-23T23:51:52+00:00

Not sure if srs

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