Photography tips, please: I'm photographing some flat but textured textile art, and want to capture the texture in as much detail as possible. And I don't so much know what I'm doing.
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posted by doift
on Dec 13, 2008 -
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I am looking for a lens for my Nikon D80 that works well in low-light conditions. Something relatively compact and not too expensive would be best.
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posted by bollockovnikov
on Dec 10, 2008 -
12 answers
GodzillaFilter: Help me find the image used
here... (I've already tried google images searches for Godzilla and been unsuccessful, and yes I've already emailed the linked website in question. No response yet...)
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posted by twiggy
on Dec 8, 2008 -
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I'm looking for a digital camera to copy books and such for onscreen presentations. Not spending a lot would be nice.
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posted by cccorlew
on Dec 8, 2008 -
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Where does mac store thumbnails of photos and videos?
e.g. Finder thumbnails an SD disk I have plugged in that I pulled out of my digital camera. (where are those thumbnails?)
e.g. A folder of movies are thumbnailed.
posted by guptaxpn
on Nov 23, 2008 -
10 answers
Looking to print a few calendars with my photos as holiday gifts for friends and family. I've read (some old) mixed reviews on
QOOP, a printing service that integrates directly with Flickr, and I'm curious if people have recent opinions on the print quality and what other reputable services are available.
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posted by sararah
on Nov 17, 2008 -
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Where can I find free photos online that I can use to practice my Photoshop retouching?
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posted by Chorus
on Nov 15, 2008 -
6 answers
Discovered my boyfriend has been secretly (occasionally) photographing naked models going back for years. I confronted, he came clean. Why am I still upset? (poss NSFW)
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 13, 2008 -
67 answers
Which lenses/accessories should I have for my Nikon D60 for my trip to Africa? (no there will not be safaris!)
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posted by urbanette
on Nov 12, 2008 -
32 answers
My competitor is using a photo of me
and a profile page about me on their website. What can I do (in the US)?
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posted by lapsang
on Nov 12, 2008 -
12 answers
Trying to pick an online photobook publisher to make family Christmas gifts, and am overwhelmed. Who has had recent experience with blurb, lulu, iPhoto, MyPublisher, Picaboo, Smile Books, etc.?
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posted by blueshammer
on Nov 8, 2008 -
10 answers
How to keep a copy of my photo collection in small-size in an automated way? That would be like, there are two folders,
Photo and
Small Photo, keeping the same content in different resolution (all in JPG format).
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posted by yezimary
on Nov 6, 2008 -
3 answers
I am looking to purchase color photo gels in the Boston area. Does anyone know of any stores that sell them?
posted by cheero
on Oct 30, 2008 -
3 answers
I have just built my first WiFi Photo Frame, by converting an old laptop and adding a picture frame to it. I now want to find the best software to use with it to display photos, videos and newsfeeds. I am stuck with Windows XP (memory issues on lappie) and my specs are 1.6Ghz Processor, 256 MB Ram and intergrated graphics.
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posted by prupert
on Oct 22, 2008 -
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Years ago I had one of those "greatest album covers" books, and there was one (a jazz LP, I believe) that featured a gorgeous black and white photo of a woman floating in a lake or river, wearing a white dress, with only her face above water (the photo was taken benearth the surface, so her face wasn't visible). There was no writing of any kind on the cover. Anyway, I've been trying to find out which album that is for years now (the book is long gone), to no avail. Does this ring any bells with anyone?
posted by The Card Cheat
on Oct 21, 2008 -
5 answers
Photo Software N00b Filter: Why do the pics I upload from my digital camera to my computer give me a hard time, sometimes?
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posted by bardic
on Oct 18, 2008 -
3 answers
Please recommend the best places to stop for PHOTO opportunities and delicious FOOD along the 101 from San Francisco to Seattle on a 3-day road trip?
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posted by dcruzin
on Oct 2, 2008 -
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Trying to find a photo of two people standing in seperate rowboats holding hands in the middle of a lake.
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posted by stuffedcrust
on Sep 30, 2008 -
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Homeworkfilter: what obscure (viz. not Ansel Adams) photographer should I explore? Who is doing creative and (intellectually) challenging work that I might not be familiar with?
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posted by cmyr
on Sep 27, 2008 -
26 answers
So I gave my Grandma my old digital camera. I deleted everything off the disk but it seems there must have still been some either on the disk or on the camera's memory. My mom and dad just downloaded the pictures my Grandma took along with the ones that weren't deleted. Those happen to have been some naughty ones I would never in a million years have wanted my family to see.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 25, 2008 -
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How much should I offer someone in Hungary to photograph graves in a cemetery? I'm doing genealogical research and I need about a dozen graves photographed. I found someone willing to do it, and I don't want to either insult him or drive the price up.
posted by Joe in Australia
on Sep 21, 2008 -
8 answers
What is the 'proper' title for someone who is a graphic designer, music composer, photographer and a videographer all together.
posted by bostonhill
on Sep 17, 2008 -
22 answers
I'm looking for a site that will let me send email or SMS to online galleries with photos, videos or audio.
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posted by davereed
on Sep 16, 2008 -
6 answers
Help me find that awesome cellphone/real world data overlay project that I saw!
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posted by griffey
on Sep 9, 2008 -
1 answer
My boss has several hundred photos both in digital and printed format that she would like to be put into a professional digital music video/slideshow. She's not tech-savvy enough to do this herself and I don't particularly want to attempt it either. Are there any places that would provide this service?
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posted by pinksoftsoap
on Sep 5, 2008 -
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I am in the process of scanning about 1,500 photos from my life (thank you Epson auto feeder) and am now tasked with organizing them into a useful digital library. The order is almost completely random, and while I can organize them by subject into folders, what I really need is a program that will let me drag and drop thumbnails into the order that I want them and then rename the files so that they remain in that order. Does anyone know of such a software program or have any other suggestions for doing this? And I'm on a Mac (Leopard), but have Parallels if need be. Thanks!
Seth
posted by SethLeonard
on Sep 4, 2008 -
14 answers
Can one find the coordinates (x,y,height,width) of a thumbnail taken out of the original image, programmatically?
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posted by Mach5
on Sep 1, 2008 -
10 answers
I'm looking for back story on a somewhat disturbing photograph which was circulating around the internet around 10-15 years ago. Trouble is, I no longer have a copy of the file, and can't find it.
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posted by sergeant sandwich
on Aug 26, 2008 -
8 answers
Aside from landmark buildings and tourist architecture, where can I take my out-of-town friend (an amateur photographer) to capture unique shots in Toronto this weekend?
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posted by nathaole
on Aug 26, 2008 -
14 answers
Help! I need to find a documentary photograph related to the wave of anti-Semitic incidents in West Germany in the early 1960s. Surely the power of the green can help?
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posted by scody
on Aug 21, 2008 -
13 answers
I just got a new webcam and the picture quality on MSN now rocks. However, when I take normal pics with dorgem, the pictures come out looking like something a VGA camera would take, rather than a clear crisp 5mp webcam. Would like suggestions for Windows webcam programs that will allow me to just take photos.
Note: I don't want a webcam program with motion detection, photo booth, etc. Just a simple one-click take-this-photo program. Many thanks in advance!
posted by Naoko Kensaku
on Aug 18, 2008 -
2 answers
There's a photograph of a Persian gold finial resting on a highly patterned cloth on p. 56 of the August 2008 National Geographic (directions to find it online inside). The finial is in tack-sharp focus with significant depth of field while the entire cloth is pleasantly blurred. Shenanigans? I would love to know how this photo was taken.
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posted by mindsound
on Jul 19, 2008 -
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Where could we get a kitschy, Old-West-themed group shot taken in the Bay Area next week?
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posted by rafter
on Jul 8, 2008 -
8 answers
I'd like to find some public domain photos for a book proposal on urban sprawl and smart growth.
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posted by hamster
on Jun 29, 2008 -
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Are there any situations where having a ridiculous driver's licence photo will be more than a laugh? (Or: How I Learned to Abandon my Ego and Self-Image.)
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posted by Ian.I.Am
on Jun 26, 2008 -
22 answers
NYC Wedding Filter: The future Ms. Smatatoes thinks numbered tables for our wedding would be too boring, but the current Mr. Smatatoes doesn't want cutesy names (ie, "Tribeca", "Red Hook"), either. So our compromise is getting nice photographs of numbers from around the city- ie, a shot of the front of a 1 train for table #1, and so on. Here's the question: what are some good, creative places to get a cool shot of the numbers 1-20 around NYC?
posted by paul_smatatoes
on Jun 18, 2008 -
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