Do you guys always carry your camera with you? Everywhere?

[nukie]

white balance

Shooting in RAW mode eliminates that problem

how so? RAW just means that there is no compression. The white balance is the equivilent to filters or film that is balanced for different types of light.

I can't remember where I read it, but I'm quite sure that saving a photo in RAW mode lets you play with the histogram before saving it as a jpg or tif. I've not got around to playing with it on my G5 yet, so don't ask me how to do it. But yeah, it *should* work.

This is the only mention of it I could find.

 

[Dew]

the rules go something like (but dont quote me on that, at least for my cam ) ..

6500 for outdoor sunlight/shade ...

5500 (forgot what that one's for ) .. i think its something like, very lit indoors ...

4500-4700 .. flouresent light ...

3000 indoor, not well lit .... something like that :?

and if all else fails, (which most of the time it does for me ) the curves in photoshop should do the trick

 

[voodoocat]

white balance

Shooting in RAW mode eliminates that problem

how so? RAW just means that there is no compression. The white balance is the equivilent to filters or film that is balanced for different types of light.

I can't remember where I read it, but I'm quite sure that saving a photo in RAW mode lets you play with the histogram before saving it as a jpg or tif. I've not got around to playing with it on my G5 yet, so don't ask me how to do it. But yeah, it *should* work.

This is the only mention of it I could find.

Yeah... you are talking about the levels. You can always do that in photoshop to get a true white even if you did have compression.

 

[nukie]

This thread has gotten really sidetracked, really quick. To dicuss White Balance and RAW Modes Click Me, for to post about carrying your camera with you 24/7, do the normal thing ...

 

[ksmattfish]

I carry a camera with me almost always. Except when I am forcing myself to have photography-free time. You never know when a great image will leap up in front of you begging to be photographed.

I carry a Zeiss Ikonta C. It's a folding medium format camera from 1947. It will actually fit (tightly) in my pocket, but I usually carry it in a small bag with extra film and a meter.

KSmattfish

 

[whatsafrog2do]

... I usually carry it in a small bag with extra film and a meter.

KSmattfish

Yup, don't forget accessories!! It's happened a few times when I had my camera with me but forgot to bring extra batteries. :x

 

[fotoadam]

I bring my camera everywhere I go. Even though its big and kinda bulky, as compared to digital cams. slr Rebel.. But I tend to take it everywhere, even school just in case I get that 1 million dollar shop..

Adam

 

[jmherbison]

I didn't take it unless I had to, but I do now. This forum has caused me to get addicted. I am doing things just to take pictures. I almost went in a plane over the weekend just to get some arial shots, but there wasn't any charters running. Maybe next weekend......

 

[whatsafrog2do]

... I almost went in a plane over the weekend just to get some arial shots, ......

I would love to do that someday. This website has amazing very cool looking aerial shots of Toronto and I said to myself one day with the right camera I could do this. It's a little too ambitious for my Olympus C730 right now.

http://www.globalairphotos.com/gallery/ON/Toronto/Downtown/2002/1

 

[ksmattfish]

I've been carrying my camera to work everyday. So far I hadn't even taken it out of the bag. I was home today for lunch, and since I was pretty much just going back to work for about an hour, I didn't take the camera.

On my way home I pulled over and sat and watched a gigantic dust devil made of corn husks dance surreally across a field. Always take the camera.

 

[nikon90s]

I have been using a camers for years but talking to you all on this forum has got me off my @$$ and now I take me camers with me all the time. I have not used it yet but it is there for when I will need it.
Thanks