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sorry for the delayed response everyone....I was on dial-up when I originally posted this and it stopped working! gotta love the internet. At any rate, I finally got the black "screw" out, and the...

My apologies in advance in this is a "stupid" question. I've never owned a tripod, and never really started researching them, so I don't know much about them, tripod heads, or the plates.

At any...

Thank you Rooz :)

thank you everyone for your comments and suggestions!

toriaj, that looks SO much better. did you add a layer of color selectively over the couple or did you just select them and change the hue?

Rooz, you're awesome :) Thank you! I'll keep practicing.

Here are a few. The first two needed a little more brightening up in pp. I don't have any gels so the light is too "white". I guess I should try to fix that in pp as well.
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update: So even though I set the camera to FP and manual, I wasn't able to increase the shutter beyond 1/200. I had to change the aperture to alter the background. What did I do wrong?

Also, I...

thank you :)

I haven't posted anything in a while...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/2998396099_5c75c188b1_b.jpg

My new rescue, Kya

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/2934375917_2893feb2b4.jpg

thank you!

I actually googled FP and came up with this nice explanation:

http://nikonclspracticalguide.blogspot.com/2008/03/10-auto-fp-high-speed-sync-explained.html

Okie doke...so...

WB set to daylight

Flash set to TTL-BL (fill)

Accord, I'll have to look up flash lock in the manual. I was using matrix metering.

Camera Mode=Manual, take test exposure...

but even after the sun goes down I still need to underexpose the background, right? I think they really want the colors of the sun, and, the sun if possible. we're definitely staying till after the...

I tried posting in the strobist group on Flickr, but the responses were very sparse. I've also tried searching on Google with mixed results.

Basically, I'm very VERY new to flash photography. I've...

Two that my last client really liked:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3232/2854151712_57d2d754a9.jpg

and

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3064/2854147420_6ddf6636aa.jpg

(yes, I know there is...

I have Photomax and CS3. I've discovered that Photomax leaves a lot to be desired regarding the alignment of handheld shots (I REALLY need to get at tripod...). However I like how tweakable the...

I've not heard of peachtree...I'll have to look it up.

thanks everyone :)

thanks! I appreciate the link

Hello everyone! I'm in the process of starting up a pet photog business and I was hoping for some insight regarding finances. Just a little background: I will be the only photographer, I already own...

I'll take one, please :)

Aww thank you! It was taken on the sound in the Outer Banks (in NC). As I don't own a boat, it was about 1-1.5 mile hike through the Nags Head Woods.

For some reason this is relatively popular on Flickr, so I wanted to share it with you all :)
Its actually an HDR out of 3 raw files. I try to keep my HDRs as realistic as possible.

18-200 at...

Because I can't help but post Dakota...here she is, doing her "hide" trick. Let me just say that I LOVE my new setup. There was some filtered light through my vertical blinds however the room was far...

wow I love how the sky looks in your edit!!!!!! and having some of the ground does help balance everything out. thanks so much for your input!

I just placed an order for the remote...I can't wait...

I tried to brighten it up a bit...success? too bright now?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2624137005_59c3ddfb44.jpg