calliechinen

Thank you!

Hey Brian!

I've been saving and have the funds to purchase a new computer. I've read through your 2023 file, is it pretty current for 2024? I was thinking of just going though Dell XPS but would it be better to build my own? My son has done a few computer build classes at HS but I'm not sure how much I trust him 😂. My hope is to not spend more than $3500 which from what I have read should be good.

I'm not sure 1-2 years is worth it, I have the $$ if I can convince the hubby and then my son can maybe IT this thing to his hearts content!  If I were to buy a new one for the $3000 budget, how many years could I "expect" that to last? I saw on your Mac article you say 7-8 years for the build you suggested, wondering a time frame on PC's. 

@Brian Thank you! SO - I'm looking at a whole new computer or adding to what I currently have?  Sorry for the late reply,  I went on vacation and forgot all about this but now photography season is ramping up and I'm crying with how slow it is again! 

Upgrade Ram to 64+ 

Upgrade Video Card to 4000 Series

Upgrade to 1-2 TB of scratch Disk, 

Am I reading that correctly?

I'll be honest, I've never done a time lapse video so I could be doing this 100% wrong - I was exporting to PNG to move over to Premier Pro

My computer is so slow! It took 3 hours to export 300 PNG files for a video and takes forever to load. I have a PC desktop running Windows 11 and Photoshop 24.6. It is over 2 years old, and has 32GB of RAM. Its hard drive has 232GB free out of 936GB. The last time I shut down was more than 24 hours ago. I run a cleanup program about once a month. —

is it time for a new one? Anything I can do to speed it up?

Will it be possible to remove the fridge area and notes?  I've been asked to provide a photo for my work and I like this pic but I don't love the fridge stuff. 

Is it going to be possible to swap the boy with yellow pants face into the one where he is looking up.  He was definitely a terrible two and it was a miracle I got some that look like he's half smiling or docile instead of pissed off!

Went on a vacation this weekend and didn't notice some dust particles on my lens.  Any way to get the dot flares gone? 

Dang it! Can't read minds! How bout this - do these photos look good? I mean, I am taking it as not too bad when I don't get a response like "this horrible photo" I just know I am frustrated with these images and I don't know where I need to start to make them better besides not shooting in a golden field! 

IE - more toned down wheat field - http://www.crystaljonesphotography.com/toddler-birthday-portraits-with-the-family/

I just want the people to stand out more - their hair and skin match the grass, lol. Maybe a more toned down color?  I don't really know what I'm asking.

So this family pretty much blends in with the golden tones of the grasses. I have tried levels to bring them out a bit, I just don't even know where to go from here.  How can I add more contrast so they pop a bit more? I feel like this whole session is pooh because of the location.

way better that's for sure! Thanks!

Will I be able to edit/diminish the flare on the far right jeans?

Is there any hope to merge his out of focus self with the photo of the babe in focus?  I botched this one and I am so sad because I love the babies smile in the one.

Any help with this glasses glare?  Thanks! 

My sister drew this and has asked me if there is any way to make the colored pencil look smoother . . . such as the green shirt where you see the lines, etc. We are hoping to make this a print that we can all have a copy of. 

I did but when I got the arm to look right she looked too skinny.

So - I gave up on this and found a different photo with a closer crop. 

As I play with this. . . am I crazy?  Does the arm seem off to you as well?

Yes, it hasn't made much difference

Is there any way to reduce her arm?  It looks so disproportioned to me. I did use a new lens I've never used before so I'm not sure if the lens made the angle weird or where I stood, etc. 

Thank you.  It has the correct firmware so I'm not sure what happened.  I took plenty of photos this week and they are all fine on a different card. 

Sandisk Extreme 32 GB - Brand new - I ran a few different recovery programs and was able to recover the files.  I don't know what happened. I am just not going to use that card.  It is the one that came with my eos r for free