50.........

Good call...

Instead of investing in more lenses... you might want to find a good lighting alternative... if you're into that ...

If you want cheap realiable stobes... www.alienbees.com has some good setups for CHEAP...

Then again I don't know if you're really lookin for all that jazz...

Cool, I'll have to look into it then. Thanks for the info!

it's all about manual white balance :thumbsup

Or shooting RAW and adjusting your WB after the fact.

sorry, i'm a Nikon RAW whore, mostly for my automotive shoots. :thumbsup

obviously mine too, since i haven't changed my sig since phoenix forum, hehe ~ we'll have to do it again in florida - i have a new set of twins to share with allie! :female :female :thumbsup

and buying a bunch of new harddrives :1orglaugh

yeah, RAW would be nice - but we use that just for Danni Ashe shoots cause they require that. i think it also depends a bit on the amount you shoot and how much time and effort you want or have to invest after the shooting

I really want that fish eye lens. I heard the Nikon software can actually flatten it out to normal perception for a 180 shot!

What makes Raw better? What options do you gain?

Damn Cory, I didn't realize you were such a "camera guy".

RAW is simply just the data your chip sees - the jpegs you get are already color/brightness/contrast processed and sharpened internally in the camera. RAW files look ugly at the beginning, but you can do all those adjustments when importing them into photoshop for example. that means: no fucked up pics because of a failed white balance for example - much more easily to correct

I want to get a ring flash...Get that Helmut Newton effect. Most of the ones that run on batteries are too small tho.

congrats :) I could tell you about some good books to read if you want.

Great looking camera :1orglaugh

I'd be interested in books or websites that would help me learn this stuff.

As tASSy said, we just got the Rebel XT with the 28-135mm zoom and and I need to learn wtf I'm doing. :)

For sure man! Whatcha got?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...026841-2517528
Both very readable and Hal they make one for the xt also but the most important book you will read will be the book on exposure.

nice b00bs :D

I don't know much about the equipment but I love the pictures of Allie :)

Thanks Tony, I'll check those out for sure! Especially this one: Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS 20D.

Actually Jake I forgot I have a extra copy of the exposure book the older edition it pretty much the same book . You have my email send me a addy and I will send it to you, its just collecting dust on my book shelf.

I think I'll go ahead and grab the newer one just so that I have the very latest edition but thank you for the offer! :thumbsup :thumbsup

I had bought the DX 10.5mm Fisheye. It was TOO much for my standards... and I used Nikon Capture to make it wide angle, but what they fail to tell you is, granted it'll take the bend distortion out, the outer most areas of the image are distorted from the bend...

So what's the point?

I'll just throw down for the 16mm Fisheye... Still fuckin expensive...

One thing to remember is a JPEG is never at a loss, you can save almost anything nowadays, especially if it's for the net and not print...

No shit! I just had to get an external drive for archiving all my stuff, i'm over 40 gigs of pictures already.

That is a nice camera, and the boobs are looking good.

Books work wonders if you have focus. Hal and Jake, you can find $5 books on Amazon.

Best thing to do is take your camera and your book to to starbucks and just sit there for the day. Read something, try it out on your camera, then read something else. The good books will explain what to do and why you would do it in certain situations.

The automatic side of these cameras is great, but you should just learn the manual setting. Your photographs will look a million times better if you do.

I shoot only in Manual. Here are some examples of pictures that would be difficult, and in some cases impossible, to get in the Auto setting:

http://www.gomidgetarmy.com/albums/a...8/IMG_2374.jpg

http://www.gomidgetarmy.com/albums/a...8/IMG_2388.jpg

http://www.gomidgetarmy.com/albums/a...0/IMG_2975.jpg

http://www.gomidgetarmy.com/albums/a...0/IMG_0663.jpg





I am by no stretch a great photographer, but I am a good study and love to practice.

:thumbsup :thumbsup

nice equipment :graucho

allie is so hot :)

next thing we should discuss is framing :1orglaugh

Composition is not my strength yet, but I am getting there.

Sounds like a pretty good plan of action! BTW, Allie loves that pic!

Always remember rule of 1/3rds for composition...

sometimes its a bitch, but i'm told i'm very good at it.. LOL

I used that rule on hime running, as you can see I changed the focus hotspot.

I centered him on the other one because time is not on my side haha...that pup runs at me when I aim the camera at him :)

The better that the equipment is the hotter the women need to be.

Jake's set then!

yea I'm learning the new one I bought :thumbsup

Nice boobs BTW

nice shots. we use caonon eos 1Ds and a canon Rebel.

like the Rebel a lot better for its ease of use.

will probably sell the EOS 1Ds for a very good price. If any one is interested, hit me on icq 198 036 437.

It's nearly brand new and we have the entire Canon Speedlight flash system and large Sigma lens that could go with it also.

Nice painting... who is the artist..?

:helpme

I don't get it?

I took the picture, editted the raw picture and did some airbrushing...

Awwwww, thanks! :winkwink:

i guess he means the airbrushing is a bit heavy...

So was her make up, but thats how she is... haha. Oh well...

:thumbsup

Yeah, Cory's posted some really cool pics of his dog in a couple threads I've seen.

great pics nice cam

hey jake - you will love the canon 20 D - I recently changed to it from nikon - it has a lot of features missing in the comparable nikon price range - burst mode and low light 1600 ASA are the top two - you have the only lens you will ever need to own and thats the 2.8? 24-70 - everything else is nice but it's the only lens I usually need unless doing a special shot.

the 50mm is a prime - it is great for portraits and such - but the problem is that in low light your depth of field is very short - so everything will be out of focus in the background - you would be very frustrated using it for sex stills - but I do use it for very lowlight set ups since I shoot ambient light a lot (non-strobe) - it is a fast lens with 1.4? - that means more light can go through the glass = faster.

the wide angle 17-40mm 4.0? you have is nice but not as fast as the 2.8? 24-70mm - so - instead of using that lens just back up a little with the 24-70 - you will understand when you have shot a few times with it - but - if you need the wide shot up close use that 17-40mm lens - make sure your dont get the wrap around effect in the corners of your frame from it shooting too close - usually bad for porn shots.

nothing will teach you these things more than trial and error experimentation - luckily for you - you have a ready to go model at all times to play around with Allie - have fun and read the owners manual to the 20D - there are a lot of features in there that are a little overwhelming - SLRs have too much sometimes - try to orientate yourself before jumping in unprepared.

I'll take a free trial for the advice - hehe - just kidding - (i tried)

Thanks for the info! BTW, hit me up: jake at naughtybank dot com - I may have something here for you :winkwink:

Were there no pictures of Allie taken today????

I feel slighted.