Comments for True Portraits of Nature http://trueportraits-nature.com Photography and Paintography by Ray Bilcliff Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:48:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Photography and Camera Choice for the Beginner. by Nature Photography of Photographing the Bugs and Beetles | True Portraits of Nature http://trueportraits-nature.com/2011/11/photography-and-camera-choice-for-the-beginner/#comment-219 Nature Photography of Photographing the Bugs and Beetles | True Portraits of Nature Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:48:49 +0000 http://trueportraits-nature.com/?p=572#comment-219 [...] I do my bug hunting trips with my 100mm macro prime. By the way. I shoot with a Sony SLT a77. A dedicated macro lens is the way to go for the best insect shots. The f-stop [...] [...] I do my bug hunting trips with my 100mm macro prime. By the way. I shoot with a Sony SLT a77. A dedicated macro lens is the way to go for the best insect shots. The f-stop [...]

]]> Comment on Shooting in Raw v jpeg. by raybilcliff http://trueportraits-nature.com/2012/01/shooting-in-raw-v-jpeg/#comment-212 raybilcliff Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:35:29 +0000 http://trueportraits-nature.com/?p=698#comment-212 Hi Jerry thanks for the comments. I wrote the article after many times of trial and error, using Raw and not using Raw and I found that using jpg is certainly the easiest way to go. Maybe if I was getting paid it would be different, who knows. Hi Jerry thanks for the comments. I wrote the article after many times of trial and error, using Raw and not using Raw and I found that using jpg is certainly the easiest way to go. Maybe if I was getting paid it would be different, who knows.

]]> Comment on Shooting in Raw v jpeg. by Jerry Segers http://trueportraits-nature.com/2012/01/shooting-in-raw-v-jpeg/#comment-211 Jerry Segers Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:43:49 +0000 http://trueportraits-nature.com/?p=698#comment-211 I agree in general with this article, but I have some exceptions. I find there are two major differenced between a pro and a casual photographer. 1 - The pro gets paid, 2 - The pro has a better eye thus gets a greater percentage of good to excellent shots. With modern equipment and storage prices the casual shooter can reach pro quality by taking lots of pictures and paying attention to what is NOT in the view finder. Choosing what to leave out of a picture is more important than what is in the photograph. This is where raw is sometimes helpful. Because the raw has all the information the camera captured, it is possible to crop a raw file more closely without losing the quality of the image. The other use of a raw file is what I call taming stupidity. When a pro is on a shoot, the extra storage taken up by the raw file requires the shoot be taken on multiple chips. With 8 gig chips it is possible to get 1500 high quality JPG files on one chips. As an old timer that has lost rolls of film, had chips run over, etc, I find it most unwise to put that many images on one device. So the raw is a space filler. Once the product is delivered to the customer and payment is made, I erase the raw to save storage. Just some thoughts from one who shoots raw when on assignment and JPG at all other times. I agree in general with this article, but I have some exceptions. I find there are two major differenced between a pro and a casual photographer. 1 – The pro gets paid, 2 – The pro has a better eye thus gets a greater percentage of good to excellent shots. With modern equipment and storage prices the casual shooter can reach pro quality by taking lots of pictures and paying attention to what is NOT in the view finder. Choosing what to leave out of a picture is more important than what is in the photograph. This is where raw is sometimes helpful. Because the raw has all the information the camera captured, it is possible to crop a raw file more closely without losing the quality of the image. The other use of a raw file is what I call taming stupidity. When a pro is on a shoot, the extra storage taken up by the raw file requires the shoot be taken on multiple chips. With 8 gig chips it is possible to get 1500 high quality JPG files on one chips. As an old timer that has lost rolls of film, had chips run over, etc, I find it most unwise to put that many images on one device. So the raw is a space filler. Once the product is delivered to the customer and payment is made, I erase the raw to save storage.

Just some thoughts from one who shoots raw when on assignment and JPG at all other times.

]]> Comment on Paintography of Snowy Egrets by raybilcliff http://trueportraits-nature.com/2011/09/paintography-of-snowy-egrets/#comment-180 raybilcliff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:26:05 +0000 http://trueportraits-nature.com/?p=230#comment-180 Be sure to tag "Paintography" in your work so I can see it. I just circled you so keep in touch. Be sure to tag “Paintography” in your work so I can see it. I just circled you so keep in touch.

]]> Comment on Paintography of Snowy Egrets by Jacqueline Deely http://trueportraits-nature.com/2011/09/paintography-of-snowy-egrets/#comment-179 Jacqueline Deely Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:00:41 +0000 http://trueportraits-nature.com/?p=230#comment-179 Awesome, thank you! I have CS3, so will go ahead and upgrade. I really want to give this a go! All the best:) Awesome, thank you! I have CS3, so will go ahead and upgrade. I really want to give this a go! All the best:)

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