Digital Photography School - Photography Forums - General Chit Chat http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/ Introductions, Off topic Discussion, Suggestions and Feedback en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:34:14 GMT vBulletin 60 http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg Digital Photography School - Photography Forums - General Chit Chat http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/ The 7 Levels of PHOTOGRAPHERS http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88457-7-levels-photographers.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:05:44 GMT The 7 Levels of Photographers 1. The Slave This is the lowest level of a photographer. All famous photographers are slaves. We the viewing... The 7 Levels of Photographers

1. The Slave
This is the lowest level of a photographer.
All famous photographers are slaves. We the viewing public are their masters.
All award winning, best selling photographers are just slaves to our opinion, money, and fame.
It is the public who gives rise to these slaves. It is the public's design to elevate these slaves to their arena.
2. The Gladiator
This is the next step of a photographer from being in the lowest level as a slave.
The photographer gets to slug it out with other photographers and it's survival of the fittest.
Struggling to get business to fund the photography spirit. Helped on by either a high salaried wife or just freeloading from parents.
3. The Freeman
A higher level of a photographer from the struggling Gladiator.
The person has at last tasted the sweet smell of freedom by hooking
a higher salary of a stable job to overtake the measley trickle of photography income.
4. The General
The photographer has become a small dictator. He (usually male) dictates when and where he will
use the camera equipment and edit those images on the computer. He has other things to occupy his
mind, like trying to keep his job in an unstable financial market.
5. The Senator
The photographer has now tasted real power. He is no longer a slave of the equipment that captures
light and preserves it in a chemical or digital form. He is satisfied with just viewing and critizing
photography works and slugging it out with other equal level Senators on photography chat sites (like this one).
6. The Emperor
The Mr Know-It-All and expert photographer has become the highest revered human being on the aspects
of photography. He is a legend (in his own mind). Nobody tells him what to do. If he wants the camera
to stay in the closet for six weeks, it stays there six weeks, and nothing can change that. The magazines
subscriptions about cameras and photography have increased tenfold since helped on by a higher than ever salary
of an entirely unrelated field of profession.
7. The Gods
Has left the position of being behind the viewfinder and shifted radically to being in the field of view.

Raoul Isidro ]]> General Chit Chat Raoul Isidro http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88457-7-levels-photographers.html Sony Alpha Bulb Mode http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88431-sony-alpha-bulb-mode.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:44:46 GMT I wondered what the limit would be for bulb mode on the Alpha 200, so set it going. I came back later having forgotten I'd done this and turned the camera off, so I have no idea how close this is to the limit.

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]]> General Chit Chat tom_eaton http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88431-sony-alpha-bulb-mode.html <![CDATA[Sime's a DAD!]]> http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88421-simes-dad.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:13:02 GMT Looks like we're going to have a few more baby pics in the share your shot section of our forums because Sime (our admin, and my brother in law) became a DAD in the last 24 or so hours.

The details - it's a BOY! His name is Sebastian Oliver Pollock - born 17:39pm on the 19th of November. Sebastian, his mum and Sime are doing well!

I expect we'll see some pics in the next day or two!

Leave your congrats here or do it on Twitter to @gtvone. ]]> General Chit Chat Darren Rowse http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88421-simes-dad.html <![CDATA[CD burner & DVD player software suggestion?]]> http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88390-cd-burner-dvd-player-software-suggestion.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:45:56 GMT I have Dell's Sonic Cineplayer (DVD program) and Roxio CD creator on my PC (Win XP). Cineplayer locks up my PC sometimes, and when creating a CD of pics for clients, Roxio causes an error. Basically, IMO they're crap.

Can anyone suggest a program, or programs, for both purposes?

For DVD reviews, PowerDVD comes up as one of the tops, for CD burners, Nero comes up as one of the tops but unfortunately, so does Roxio.

Any help appreciated being that I just got the complete DVD series of Farscape and can't wait to watch it. And I don’t mind paying for the programs, and actually prefer it to freeware.

Jim ]]> General Chit Chat kernix http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88390-cd-burner-dvd-player-software-suggestion.html Do you hate/unlike the opposite brand user? http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88388-do-you-hate-unlike-opposite-brand-user.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:40:01 GMT it sound wired but i know someone who hated someone using Nikon DSLR they said it is for gay person * (this is NOT my view) why would ppl do... it sound wired but i know someone who hated someone using Nikon DSLR

they said it is for gay person * (this is NOT my view)

why would ppl do this?

I am using Canon, and sometime I got annoyed by people saying Canon is rubblish!

and I will try to protect my Canon in every way that I can

Why would I do this? ]]> General Chit Chat youknowhat http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88388-do-you-hate-unlike-opposite-brand-user.html Price Check Please http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88380-price-check-please.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:26:38 GMT Fuji Finepix S2 Pro with a new shutter, Nikkor AF 50MM f/1.8 could you please tell me what would a fair price for this camera would be thanks in... Fuji Finepix S2 Pro with a new shutter, Nikkor AF 50MM f/1.8 could you please tell me what would a fair price for this camera would be

thanks in advance ]]> General Chit Chat composter http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88380-price-check-please.html Photography Clubs http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88365-photography-clubs.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:09:13 GMT I am not sure if this is the right place to post this but, I am looking for some sort of photography club/ group or something in the Long Island... I am not sure if this is the right place to post this but, I am looking for some sort of photography club/ group or something in the Long Island area, preferably Nassau County. Does anyone know where I can find one? Or if I were to just start one how I would go about that? TIA ]]> General Chit Chat Gina9942 http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88365-photography-clubs.html Tethered shooting http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88358-tethered-shooting.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:35:22 GMT I want to experiment shooting tethered. I have a Canon 30D, what do I need to download to do this? Thanks for your help. I want to experiment shooting tethered. I have a Canon 30D, what do I need to download to do this?

Thanks for your help. ]]> General Chit Chat Quo Fan http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88358-tethered-shooting.html <![CDATA["Art Book" Suggestions]]> http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88353-art-book-suggestions.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:54 GMT I'm looking for some suggestions for books on good/famous photographers. More specifically, I'm interested in books that are less narrative and tend to show more of the photographers art.

For instance I already own, "Mapplethorpe" and "Some Women" both by Mapplethorpe (but that's about it). I'm looking to expand my collection and I've realized just how limited my knowledge about "famous" photographers is.

I know this makes for a broad question, but if people are willing to throw out ideas I'd really appreciate it. Besides, this way I might stumble upon something that I wouldn't have considered otherwise. ]]> General Chit Chat Gobae http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88353-art-book-suggestions.html DealExtreme http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88342-dealextreme.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:53:36 GMT DealExtreme: Cool Gadgets at the Right Price - Site-Wide Free Shipping (Page 1) (http://www.dealextreme.com) I decided to try it out, just... DealExtreme: Cool Gadgets at the Right Price - Site-Wide Free Shipping (Page 1)

I decided to try it out, just ordering a 8x macro filter (hey, it was only 4 bucks :p). My concern is that it was almost a month ago, and there's still so sign of it. Even ordering from eBay and Amazon, things tend to get here within the 2 week mark. Does anyone have any experiences with this site? If so, how long does it usually take for your items to be delivered? ]]> General Chit Chat ScenicIllusions http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/88342-dealextreme.html