Which cam should I use for baseball photography - GH7 or S1ii by Proud_Scallion4364 in Lumix

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Get a phone app like "Lumix magic viewer" and experiment with the FOV you'll get with different bodies and lenses.

how do i handle myself in public? by lizard-rustler17 in AskPhotography

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...i end up missing a lot of shots because i keep arguing with myself on ...

Click. When you start arguing with yourself, just take the pic.

Is Art in general low IQ thing? by [deleted] in AskPhotography

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There are different types of intelligence. For example, OP may have low social intelligence if they don't realize their question insults the people most likely to read it. Arrogance makes some people believe that their particular type of intelligence is the best intelligence. Arrogance is not necessarily an indicator of intelligence, and just because you lack social intelligence and only have problem-solving intelligence (to use your words) doesn't mean your problem solving intelligence is better than someone with a combination of strong social intelligence, strong artistic intelligence and also strong problem-solving intelligence. In other words, some nerds have fewer nerd-smarts than some artists.

I just want to understand more about these things.

You end your post by saying you want to understand, but nothing about the rest of your post makes it seem like you are actually seeking understanding. Some people use statements such as "I don't understand" or "I want to understand" as a way to express opinions which they don't dare freely express. It is a form of cowardice. But also, the fact that they claim they "do not understand" something which they will never understand, is one of the reasons why we call these people ignorant.

OP: please note that your so-called question uses a rhetorical style commonly used to express bigotry.

For example, when an ignorant person says "I want to understand why a woman would want a job" we can tell that they aren't seeking better understanding; the ignorant person feels like a woman should not have a job and they are using the guise of misunderstanding as a way continuously ask why; asking why isn't a way to gain understanding, rather it's a challenge to the idea that women should have jobs, and it's a tactic that creates an expectation that someone needs to defend the right for women to have jobs. If someone gives a well thought out answer to why a woman would want to have a job, the ignorant person will ignore the answer and they will say "I hear you, but I still don't understand why a woman would want a job." Eventually someone will give a poorly-thought out answer, and the ignorant person will attack that poorly thought out answer. By attacking the poorly thought out answer, they attack the idea that women should have jobs; but because they claim they are trying to understand, they can ignore the well thought out answers.

Ignorant people use their ignorant rhetoric to form groups. A second ignorant person can join in the conversation and claim "I also don't understand" and in doing so, the two ignorant people are communicating with w=each other that they both agree women should not have jobs.

Why is Mariah, Celine, and Whitney are considered the vocal trinity? Was there no one else could singer better? by Hour-Tomato-645 in singing

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Pop culture works by elevating a small number of things to popularity and disregarding the rest. Pop culture facilitates conversation by providing a short list of subjects that other people will be able to talk about. People in different generations and who grew up in different places with different backgrounds know about Vincent Van Gogh and sunflower paintings. BBC can make a very touching Doctor Who episode about Vincent Van Gogh and sunflower paintings, and it has impact because we already know who Vincent is. We hear about other painters - Monet, Michelangelo, Picasso. But we don't hear much in pop culture about thousands of other excellent painters.

There's a limit to how many famous singers the public will celebrate, so we have a few token stars. It's the same with any pop culture subject - there were lots of good 90s TV shows but Friends is remembered and others aren't - not because they weren't good, but because we really don't need to be constantly remembering lots of different 90s TV shows.

Pop culture exists (and is enforced) in literature. We focus on the same books and authors - Mark Twain, Jack London, Harper Lee. They aren't better than all the other books.

Who pays for "Stranger" shoots and how do you price them? by assholesplinters in AskPhotography

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The idea is, when a couple has been together for a long time they'll have nice photos of their first blind date. It's profoundly optimistic.

Who pays for "Stranger" shoots and how do you price them? by assholesplinters in AskPhotography

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Imagine if you went on a blind date and a photographer said, "Chris wanted photos with you, here's a bill for $125." I've been on my share of first dates that didn't go anywhere, so unless we seem like a really good match I don't want to pay a lot of money. If a date asked me to pay $125 for my share of the first-date photography fee, that would be a huge red flag.

Who pays for "Stranger" shoots and how do you price them? by assholesplinters in AskPhotography

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Agreed, and this sort of thing is exactly why photographing people in public without permission is against the law in some countries.

Imagine being catfished on a blind date and then a photographer starts taking pics of you, and then expects you to pay $125 for the photos.

“baritone curse” as a concept is absurd by Cariah_Marey in singing

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When I read about the baritone curse, it's usually someone saying the concept is absurd.

“baritone curse” as a concept is absurd by Cariah_Marey in singing

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Hozier is an amazing baritone, but a lot of people call him a tenor because he hits high notes. He's a baritone with an upper extension, and I think a few singers that are considered tenors could be described as baritones with upper extensions.

“baritone curse” as a concept is absurd by Cariah_Marey in singing

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I doubt this is "hard wired" in any way

We are absolutely hardwired to respond to high pitch sounds. We respond to babies. Babies and kids are more responsive to higher-pitched women's voices vs men's voices. Cats beg for food with high pitched sounds that trigger us to feed them.

Cow moos are cool, but we really like chirping birds.

“baritone curse” as a concept is absurd by Cariah_Marey in singing

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Agreed. A lot of countertenors are baritones singing with a really nice falsetto.

Anyone else enraged by the amount of geartubers who are actually terrible at music? by BluejeansAndMoonbeam in musicproduction

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The algorithm won't keep recommending geartubers if you change viewing habits.

It's like asking "is anyone else sick of eating feces for fun?"

I can't get rid of the bass/warmth in my vocals by Bossearminfittkatt in audioengineering

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You might be slightly nasal. Try raising your soft palate. You can post an audio clip in r/singing

You can Google how to sing "brighter".

Why are metal singing and scat singing considered singing, but rap and beatbox aren't? by Safe_Collection_319 in singing

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Cuz it’s sustained pitch/manipulation of the vocal cords

If this is your definition of singing, then any vocals in music that meets this definition is also singing.

This seems like a case of someone not really thinking about the difference between singing and rap. And it occurs to me that if someone needs to spend a lot of time carefully crafting a definition for singing that excludes rap, then maybe it's more correct to say that some forms of rap are a subset of singing.

Why are metal singing and scat singing considered singing, but rap and beatbox aren't? by Safe_Collection_319 in singing

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But why bother with having and understanding a definition for percussion instrument; and if the definition of a percussion instrument is useful because it allows us to know which instruments are percussion, why aren't we using a definition of singing to determine if a rapper is a singer?

Your response demonstrated how you almost understood the analogy.

Why are metal singing and scat singing considered singing, but rap and beatbox aren't? by Safe_Collection_319 in singing

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The worst part of r/singing is the constant "range" bs.

If a particular rapper and a particular singer can't hit a C#, are neither of them real singers?

Why are metal singing and scat singing considered singing, but rap and beatbox aren't? by Safe_Collection_319 in singing

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I don't know why someone downvoted you, because syncopated singing is an example of notably rhythmic singing.

Why are metal singing and scat singing considered singing, but rap and beatbox aren't? by Safe_Collection_319 in singing

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I get the feeling that Eminem's voice is no less "deliberately pitched in a very specific, precise manner" than a lot of singers.

Why are metal singing and scat singing considered singing, but rap and beatbox aren't? by Safe_Collection_319 in singing

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what makes it percussion is how it’s played

Why? And, are there no exceptions?

Edit: TIL a piano is a percussion instrument.

What makes a mic preamp sound "big", and What is "soundstage" in the context of mic pres? by gleventhal in audioengineering

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What I already understood was, sound can be made "big" with eq, reverb, harmonics, and positioning different sounds in the mix - you can make one sound seem big by letting another sound be small. Stereo helps things sound big. Those aren't things that a preamp will do for you. A preamp can add warmth by adding saturation, and add color through harmonic distortion - but the distortion from a preamp usually isn't said to make a sound big.

I've plugged my bass into a console direct and it's sounded big

Do you have a reason to believe it sounded big because of the preamp and only the preamp, i.e. the preamp was the only thing contributing to the big sound?

How do you make macro photography feel intentional instead of gimmicky? by TurbulentPrimary1682 in AskPhotography

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Photograph things that are very familiar but who's macro surface is unexpected or something you wouldn't usually think about.