Multimedia Shooter

MULTIMEDIA SHOOTER
This is a very cool site for those wanting to find out more about all the different areas.

Copy those Files

Computers are becoming overloaded with thousands of images that have never been printed or put on a CD or DVD.
Be sure to back up those files by copying them before a hard drive crashes or a camera flash card becomes corrupt and loses all of those precious moments.
If you’re like me, every couple weeks your hard drive on your laptop or computer runs out of space with images and word documents.

1. Always back your files with two copies. It’s recommended to burn a copy to CD or DVD and then copy the same files to a hard drive (external or internal). Always check the disks to make sure that the data is readable before you erase the files on your computer. DVDs hold up to six times more data than recordable CDs.
2. Store the CDs or DVDs in a safe place so that you will always have them in case of theft, heat or dampness.
3. When you get a new computer or hard drive, always copy over the files so that they can be updated with the new technology.
4. Copy images to Web sites such as www.shutterfly.com. You can upload as much as you want and always have a copy that you can share with friends and family.

Camera Tips

Buy several memory cards for your camera just in case you have problems with one while your taking photos — you can always put in another card to finish the job. It’s recommended to buy several smaller memory cards (maybe two or three 1 gigabyte cards).
Always shoot your photos with the highest quality possible. With most cameras, this would be the fine setting. It’s better to have a large file and be able to get a high quality enlargement. If you shoot with a smaller file such as basic or normal, the enlargement only may look good as a 4-by-6 or 5-by-7 when you really wanted an 8-by-10-inch photograph.
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Lighting for basketball

I’ve been asked so many times lately about lighting gyms during the basketball season. He’s what I use

 

Bogen / Manfrotto Justin Spring Clamp with Flash Shoe -I use 2 (for the same basket on both sides of the stands)

 

Nikon SB-800 Speedlight- I use 2 on the justin clamp

 

Pocket-Wizard Plus II Transceiver/Relay Radio Slave - Combined Transmitter and Receiver- I use 3 (1 on the camera, the other 2 attached to the sb-800)

 

PC-1 Miniphone to PC Cable- These come with the remotes (attach them to the flash and remotes)

 

-now only hope that high schoolers don’t mess with the flashes.

This depends on the gym.  but I usually set the 800’s on manual power at 1/4- try a few test frames.

My big problem is to keep everything together when you pack up.  Put all the cords in the same place-I’m pretty bad when it comes to not keeping stuf in the same place.

 

Crazy World

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This makes me kinda sick.  I hate articles out there that are “How to be a wedding photographer in 2 weeks”  How to be a photojournalist”