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- leprix, on 06/18/2008, -0/+15How about learning how to correctly compose an image in camera? This is the biggest time saver of all.
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -0/+12I have a handy tip: pretend you're a film photographer and try to get it right before you snap the shutter.
- borisyankov, on 06/18/2008, -0/+9Who wants to become more 'efficient' photographer?
Better photographer? Sure!
But why is just cramming out more pictures the goal? - cdigioia, on 06/18/2008, -2/+9"Use a Memory Card Reader...you can insert another memory card into your camera and go take more pictures while the first card is busy.
Downloading takes max 10 minutes - So, I'd love to run around my apartment taking awesome shots every time I download photos, great use of money. - Forky, on 06/18/2008, -1/+8Make your computer photoshopfriendly by defragging it?
Frankly I can't see anything usefull here, is it diggbots digging this up? - ssatish88, on 06/18/2008, -0/+5Very basic stuff which any geek worthy of their salt would know.
- Magnes, on 06/18/2008, -0/+4westbay1 and bobtaylor1 - spambots?
- mrgono3, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3Also back up your photos as often as you can. Burn a CD or get an external hard drive and use a backup software. I would also recommend Picasa from Google as a photo organizer. Its free and its pretty easy to use.
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -1/+4Don't worry, not one person who had any interest in that article at all is a photographer.
- bbqsalad, on 06/18/2008, -0/+3PC world is crap.
- mellowmaromi, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2well that was a fantastically lame article...
- crazzy88ss, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2Wow, this list is total crap.
- KnightWhoSaysNi, on 06/18/2008, -2/+4Card readers are still more convenient than downloading from the camera. Especially since memory cards are used for more than just cameras. They also don't drain your camera's battery (as stated in the article).
If you go on a long vacation, you will need the extra cards anyway. - deathguppie, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2After several days of messing around with Lightroom, my GF decided to give Digikam (on linux) a try. She hasen't looked back. After spending some time setting up ICC profiles for her camera the monitor and our printer, we now have everything we need and she is not even considering going back to Lightroom and it's proprietary database.
- FlyingPhotog, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2Shooting a high volume of photos is not what makes someone a good photographer. It just makes you more likely to get a shot you like. You must have the patience to make adjustments to your camera's settings that will produce visually different results. I probably shoot about 10 photos for every one I edit and put online.
- inactive, on 06/18/2008, -0/+2My nikon D40 will run out of battery connected to the computer in an hour or two. Otherwise I can take around 400-450 pictures (depending on flash and settings). Thats a pretty good drain if its downloading for 10 minutes.
- webkami, on 06/18/2008, -0/+1Point of the article...
"How Do You Save Time?
Do you have handy tips for shooting, organizing, editing, and sharing photos faster or more efficiently?"
/s - JuliaGulia77, on 06/18/2008, -0/+1I have a nikon D40 also, and it has never taken me an hour or two to put my pictures onto my computer, besides... I've left my camera on all night and the batteries still weren't drained...
- mrgono3, on 06/18/2008, -0/+1I agree. More people should grow up with film so that they only shoot if its necessary. This also has a benefit when editing since one does not have to delete all the bad photos. Though if you shoot to well it may get hard to choose the best ones so to not give a client a billion images.
- MalevolentDust, on 06/18/2008, -1/+2I would have thought one of the number one tips would have been about taking better shots in the camera so you spend less time post-processing them. Most of the items on the list are about how to become a more efficient digital photo archivist. Nothing to do with being more efficient as a photographer.
- thescimitar, on 06/18/2008, -0/+1With the sheer volume of images that most people create and upload to numerous websites, image rights management is something really only reasonable for professional licensing agreements, not the John Doe camera amateur who wants to see his work published.
Image rights management is in a "worse" place than even music rights is. Forget photo contests, read the EULA on any website that allows you to upload photos; you'll see that you're granting them usage simply by utilizing their tools.
Frankly, most people don't care about this nor should they. I certainly don't, but that's because I don't upload work that I might need to grant or retain rights to. If you are an aspiring professional, chances are the stuff you're shooting today for a photo contest will be obsolete (to you, personally) once you start shooting proper assignments/campaigns. - theforrester, on 06/18/2008, -0/+1Another great photo organizer and one that I personally love for its speed and features....Picasa. http://Picasa.google.com
- beauley, on 06/23/2008, -0/+1Each of us, at one time or another wanted to take a picture of some event and there just wasn’t enough light in the scene to capture it correctly. Use the “flash”, that’ll do it. Not so, if we are at an auto race after sunset. A flash is only good for short distances and the autos at the track may be at a distance of 50 feet, or more. What do you do?
http://www.quazen.com/Arts/Photography/Photography ...
Photography, Using Available Light, Made Easy - inactive, on 06/18/2008, -1/+2 If you stink so bad at computing that you need these lame tips most likely you stink as a photographer too.
- thescimitar, on 06/18/2008, -0/+1I was going to make a flippant remark on this story about shooting film, but you've said it in a much friendlier way. With digital (regardless of the quality of the image) there's a tendency to shoot until you think it's right. I'm really confounded by people who shoot raw and then judge their exposures by what they see on their lcd screen. Even with a decent histogram, if you're genuinely concerned about the expediency and quality of your images (regardless of format) you should understand how metering and processing works hand in hand.
Good comment, Salome! - cdigioia, on 06/18/2008, -2/+2"Don't drain batteries" - What are the odds you're downloading photos to your laptop - when you don't have a steady power supply?
I agree card readers are more useful since other devices use them, but I'm debating their relevance to digital photography (the subject of the article) - gkiltz, on 06/18/2008, -0/+0In the days of chemical photography, "Efficiency" was an issue, because there was a cost, both financial and environmental, to developing every picture. If you did your own developing, you could save a little money, at the cost of a lot of time. With Digital photography, that has all changed, the cost of shooting more pictures, and simply erasing the ones you aren't going to use is minimal, so fire away! you don't have to keep it!
- jkleinrichert, on 06/18/2008, -0/+0"Use a Memory Card Reader...you can insert another memory card into your camera and go take more pictures while the first card is busy..."
....yea that was a bit of a stretch.
I think the writer should have noted that card readers are (usually) faster than USB to camera. Not to mention more convenient. I rather plug in my reader than dig around for that stupid cable any day. That would have been a better point to make than going to shoot more pics. - luag, on 06/18/2008, -2/+2"These handy tips help you spend more time taking photos and less time working on the computer."
Better use a film camera then! :D
No computer needed!
/jk - Rotzooi, on 06/18/2008, -1/+1I defragmented my PC and now my pictures look a lot better! Thank you!
/defragging is retarded for all but the biggest databases and video files - Collagist, on 06/23/2008, -0/+0Use Irfanview whenever you can. It is free, fast and lets you do many things. I particularly like the batch processing feature before uploading to photo sites or to send to friends.
- tonyDigger, on 06/18/2008, -1/+1Now I can put up a better profile picture :D
- jkleinrichert, on 06/18/2008, -5/+4Tip 6: Use a mac!
No defrag, iPhoto-better yet--Aperture, Preview, Quick Look, Cover Flow View, Time Machine for backup....shall I go on? - DumDumDog, on 06/18/2008, -3/+1Hot Pic of the Week
Get published, get famous! Each week, we select our favorite reader-submitted photo based on creativity, originality, and technique. Every month, the best of the weekly winners gets a prize valued at between $15 and $50.................
This dose not make you GOOD in most cases it makes you STUPID ! Don't lose the rights to your photos be careful. Hey i am photo of the DAY MOM and i got 15.oo bucks for it too wow i might buy half a memory card. ( while the people who now might own your image gets to stick it on a royaty free CD and sell it a thousand times ...) READ THE CONTEST INFO !!! this contest might be ok but i dont take any chances
Dum - pro phtographer - m4worldwide, on 06/18/2008, -3/+1Yes, definitely agree with the memory card reader... I have it on my laptop and use it all the time :)
- balthisar, on 06/18/2008, -3/+0Some operating systems don't require defragmenting; they do it on the fly. Don't panic if you're not on Windows and can't find a defrag tool.
- shepoots, on 06/17/2008, -4/+1Well, unlike some photo "snobs"...eh-hum FotoStan...I thought your article was a nice reminder and tip-worthy to many who are in the digital age. Thank you for posting that. The tips on memory capacity and defrags are helpful...because sometimes we just get so darn busy doing other "things". Thanks for sharing your information. It is really nice when people share their knowledge instead of complaining about it.
- louiebaur, on 06/18/2008, -6/+1Useful tips for sure thanks for sharing
- westbay1, on 06/17/2008, -9/+2Good tips and an easy read!
- bobtaylor1, on 06/18/2008, -9/+1Thanks for the education.
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