dptolemy

Thank you!!

I looked for the equivalent settings on my iMac but was not able to find them.

Thanks, Damien, it is the Photo Downloader in Adobe Bridge.

Hi Damien, is there a way to stop PSE 2020 from automatically uploading all the photos from my iPhone 7 whenever I plug it into my 2013 iMac? I cannot find an Advanced Options in the Photo Downloader box. Thanks, David

Hi Brian, I am running Catalina on my 2013 iMac. Do you have a recommendation for a hard drive backup for my many photos and saved documents? From what I read about Seagate, they are not reliable. Many thanks, David

Wonderful, Brian! Thanks so much, I’ll get straight to work.

This is the photo with the specs I sent you.

Nikon 5600 with an AF-S 24-120mm lens. The idea is to photograph my wife’s acrylic on canvas paintings and have iPrintfromhome.com make a Giclee print that looks as good as the painting, to send to paying customers. I bought a $34 ring light, suitable for zoom meetings, for lighting. ?I shot on Manual at about a 2 foot distance, on a cheap tripod. Settings on Fine, ISO 500, f/22.0 using the light meter. I have Photoshop Elements 2020 on my 2013 iMac to do adjustments. The photos looked great on my calibrated screen, but the 16x20” print I had done came back out of focus and with no contrast, very dull (the file was 30MB at 300 ppi). So there it is. I am shooting in my apartment, there is ambient light coming in the window, but this is the best I can do with no studio. Thanks for your suggestions.

Hi Brian, I’m back! And ready for your lighting recommendations. I tried being creative at home and wound up with horrible results. Can you please tell me what I need in the way of lighting to get the crisp, focused results I need? I know I’ll have to spend an arm, but maybe save my leg? Thanks Brian.

Hi Damien, I paid for Kim’s class yesterday but cannot access it here. Possible problem: I gave a different username to her than mine on the forum. Can you let her know? I am eager to start her course. Thank you, David

Great, thanks Brian.

I’m ready to order the tripod and ball mount and plate. I assume I will need a different L-bracket for the D5600 from the one you recommended for the D850? Really appreciate your help Brian.

Got the D5600 (body only) and the 24-120 f/4g ED VR lens.

Thanks Brian. I will visit the camera shop and see which brand works for me. Then I will purchase the Canon glass you recommend, or its Nikon equivalent. Got to have those sharp photos! I will let you know. Thanks again.

Already ordered from B&H. Thanks again Brian.

Yes! I live in Olympia WA. Do you recommend ordering from B&H?

Thanks Brian. I will visit the camera shop and see which brand works for me. Then I will purchase the Canon glass you recommend, or its Nikon equivalent. Got to have those sharp photos! I will let you know. Thanks again.

I like the Nikon D3500. Will the Canon 24-105 fit on that body, or what would be the comparable lens? Thank you.

Brian, you are awesome. Thank you so much for all your recommendations. I will be buying a Nikon with the appropriate lenses and take all of your advice...as soon as I can! In the meantime, notwithstanding your favorite saying, I am forced to do what I can to get our website up ASAP. That means buying a (relative) toy to get me started, in this case a Canon EOS Rebel T7 DSLR with an EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS ll and a EF75/300 lll lens. I hope you can tell me it will take decent enough pics for our endeavor until we start making enough $$ to buy the Right Stuff. I will wait to hear from you. Your gracious care and attention to my questions do not go unappreciated. You have made me very excited about this field, and I look forward to a whole new world of experience.

Thanks Damen!

Thanks Brian, My foremost concern with the camera is the ability to blow up a photo of Nicole’s art to make a large print, without negatively affecting the quality of the painting. I think I need a lot of ppi, no? Can you please recommend a good camera and lens that will perform this simple task? I will pay whatever I have to in order to get professional quality prints. As you can tell, I am a complete noob with regard to photography but I am a fast learner. Regarding the video, I think I will be able to make do with the iPhone, as that will involve simple recorded conversations to be pasted into the website. Thanks again! David

Hi Brian, My wife is a artist, and together we are launching a website that will include photos of her acrylic-on-canvas paintings and videos as well. We will sell prints of her paintings online. Thing is, all I have at the moment is a Lumix 16.1 mp pocket camera and an iPhone 7. I am taking Damien’s wonderful class and learning to use Bridge. I have a 27” 2013 iMac on Catalina and have purchased Adobe Elements 2020. These photos and prints need to look terrific and I know I know we need some serious equipment to get on with it. And yes we are on a budget. Can you please recommend a camera that will serve our needs? AlsoI hope my iMac will suffice for now for editing (32 GB memory, NVIDIA Geforce GTX 775M 2 GB card, 3.4 GHz quad-core i5 processor). A new iMac will have to wait, unless this turns out to be unusable. i am using my iPad as another monitor to take Damien’s class, and plan to buy a laptop in the future (a MacBook Pro 13” should be OK?) Thanks for taking time to answer, Brian. I really appreciate your teaming up with Damien to provide such a valuable resource. David