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New page on the website for doodads all in one place.  improvephotography.com/doodads

Keep it positive in the groups!

Questions of the Week:

Rainee Lee Tubbs

I have been struggling with exposing for highlights and knowing what to do in camera. I’m not getting any sort of confirmation from the camera itself when I meter the brightest part of the sky. (I’m probably doing it wrong) unsure emoticon Also, does one need to calculate their settings differently? I have only found lessons on this that aren’t all that detailed so I’m doing a lot guessing. I would love to see a more detailed tutorial on this.

Justin Rogers

Curious as to what other photographers use to plan out a road trip itinerary? My wife and I will be traveling to Ireland in May and I was looking for a website and/or app to allow for the daily management of points of interest along the way and to know how big of a “leg” of the trip we have ahead of us just for that day (versus only knowing the entire route spanning multiple days). The best one I’ve found so far is Tripomatic but would be curious to know what other use. Thanks!

Glenn George

I would appreciate it if you guys could explain how and when he switches between photography and videography when a client asks for both for a wedding shoot.

Jim’s 5 Minute Segment

8 Real Estate Photography Lessons I Learned This week

“Pretty Day” vs “Photographer weather”

Send a sheet to clients on how to prepare

Drone woes

Flow of photos in the house not translating to the client

In-camera HDR and sweep panorama

Seriously, the pole is better than a drone

5 Minute Segments:

Nick – Landscape photography – Going alone, or with someone else

pros of going alone:

more easily focus on the task at hand

getting away from people can be bliss

if something amazing happens, your the only one to have the shot

Cons

twist and ankle.. you die

fall down… you die

do anything wrong.. you die

often times watching others work can be great for inspiring new ideas in your own photography.  Otherwise… you die

Doodads of the Week!

Jim: Shutterbug magazine

Nick – Rope… yep… rope

Stephen  –  Apurture Halo Ringlight