The *Official Photography Thread*

Strap is good for hiking. Keeps it from flying if you trip and gives you both hands when need be ha

I had a Crumpler Industry Disgrace strap that has no branding and was the most comfy strap I've had on my neck due to a little neoprene strip they put on the part that touches your next. Padding was nice. Good for a DSLR=UW lens.

 

That's why I use a Black Rapid strap. It keeps the camera out of your way at your hip. Works great for me also because I carry a heavy camera when I'm out and don't have that weight around my neck. I used it tonight out doing a photo shoot for christmas.

 

If i use a strap thats what i use too as its nice to be able to unhook the whole setup using the carabiner. I like it cause you can put it on the foot of longer lenses with a collar and it hangs perfectly at your side!

 

Came across another Star photography video. Check the YT comments for a free ebook-no idea what's in the book.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilf0JJVQnwo

 

Went out tonight and didn't fall in the creek!

My submission for the challenge.
IMG_4820 by Flyin' B photography, on Flickr

Color version.
IMG_4791-1 by Flyin' B photography, on Flickr

B&W
IMG_4791 by Flyin' B photography, on Flickr

IMG_4785 by Flyin' B photography, on Flickr

 

Well it's after midnight anyway, but here's another Artificial Light photo lit with parking garage lights:

DSCF3262.jpg by ChazLylePhoto, on Flickr

 

Mac nerds, help a brother out.

I've decided to get a display along with my MBA13 for photo editing (98% Lightroom).

I understand I'm missing out on big upgrades as far as processor, ram, etc.

I've been reading about upgrading my MBA13's internal goodies.

Some say not worth the hassle, some say easy peasy. I'm not too tech savvy.

What's the best way to go about this in your educated opinion (ie those who have done it and know what they're talking about) or should I avoid the idea altogether?

I really prefer the idea of buying a display for home and still being mobile with my laptop as well as being able to upgrade each individually later down the road.

Thanks, all!

 

Id almost recomend getting an imac for home for a few reasons.

1) bigger display like you want.

2) be more powerful

3) be a second place your photos would be stored and backed up

4) still a mac, still work great and is color managed so the screen that comes with them once calibrated is fantastic. Be the same work flow and will interact with the MBA

 

Chaz, there is an apple nerd help thread ya know

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technology/121425-ask-apple-nerd.html

 

I posted in there a while back and never got an answer.

 

You can speed the machine up by replacing the disk with an SSD drive and by maxing out the physical memory. If you log into crucial.com, you can find the parts you'll need to do the job.

Some have had SSD issues. So it's important to backup regularly and to follow the instructions when replacing the drive.

If you are good with small parts, you can do the replacement yourself. Instructions are available on Crucial's website. I've done a couple of disk replacements and it's not hard.

I have a desktop an while the larger display is nice, I don't know I'd buy a desktop again. I mostly live on my laptop. The larger display connected to your laptop would be nice.

 

Yes you would have to transfer files back and forth. BUT..that isn't a bad thing.

having ALL your photos on a laptop and only a laptop..is a bad bad idea. Shit happens, spill some coffee..drop it..or just the HD dies..whatever. You should always have backups.

Granted external hard drives or networked servers are good options for this. Drobo's are great for this. Can even set them up with several HDs to back up your back up.

And i am not saying get rid of the laptop. By all means continue to use it. You can't beat the portability. But being able to have another computer isn't bad. Just a thought. Be better for PS too if you ever decided to get that.

 

By the time you spent the money to buy a apple display and thunderbolt cable to hook it up aren't you going to be almost at the price of a 21" iMac at $1150?

 

I have all my photos backed up on external hard drives and some more important ones elsewhere.

I'll have to do more research specs wise, but if I were to go all out and get an iMac I would probably upgrade some the specs. If I'm going to keep the lowest one's it's not that big of a jump from a maxed out laptop, except for the better screen obviously.

I guess I'll just keep pondering this. I move in May anyway so I won't be buying anything until I settle in wherever I end up. Thanks, all!

 

You don't have to buy an Apple display

 

Precisely ha much less expensive options out there that are similarly spec'd.

 

Plus a display could replace my TV. I haven't used my TV more than 10-20 times since I've been in college. I'm always watching things on my laptop. So with a 27" display I can do my editing, watch the YouTubes ha, and general Google research etc. and just unhook my Air and go whenever.

I appreciate y'all's advice, I just honestly don't think a second computer is necessary for someone who only used Lightroom and Google and watches some YouTube videos maybe a few times a week.

Sorry for thinking out loud, but it's nice to bounce ideas off other people.

That said, does anyone know if it is easy to upgrade your existing Mac? I've read about people upgrading the RAM to 16 or 32GB and adding a 1T of memory and all that but they seemed like super computer nerds, which I am not, and they did it themselves, which I cannot... ha

Would you say it's not even worth looking into for a guy like myself?

I'm thinking waiting a while and upgrading to the laptop with the specs I want may be a better option for me.

 

idk shit about upgrading mac laptops. I know it isn't super easy just cause its a lap top.

but upgrading RAM is the easiest and simplest upgrade you can do to any computer.

Increasing hard drive doesn't do anything other then..more storage..so that is up to you.

either way, the tiny ass 1.7GHz processor is what is going to be your bottle neck. That and its a laptop so its #1 priority is to save battery life so it tries to keep the processor and RAM speeds as low as possible at all times.

I have never cracked open a mac book so i can't help ya there..one of the reasons im a desktop guy..easy to work on and upgrade...and way way more power. That said, i don't see why you could do it yourself. Computer stuff isn't that hard. Dissembling the mac book will be the hardest part. If you aren't comfortable doing that just go to an apple store and have them do it.

While yes there are many other displays out there, a really good one for editing is still going to be expensive in terms of monitors. You won't want just some generic 27'' monitor. You'll want one with the right color displays and contrast and such since you use it for photos or will be mostly.

 

You would still have to buy a cable to convert it from the thunderbolt connection though. All the mb's have thunderbolt connections now for external displays. I'm also used to my mbp display and wouldn't want to use anything other than a mac one that is calibrated the same. I've already considered getting a iMac because LR and PS can easily bog the mb's some.

 

It depends on which model/year you have.

Regardless of the type, you will need a cable to connect the laptop to the external display.

Regarding ease, if you are familiar, it's pretty easy. You will need some small screw drivers to open the back and Torx tools to remove the disk. On a scale of 1-10, memory is the easiest. Replacing the disk will require you to reload the OS-usually from the old disk. And on that same scale, the disk will be about a 5. Again, tiny parts. You want to be cognizant of where the cables go because everything is packed tightly in the case. It's easy to crimp cables. Just take your time and you can do it.

You could always find a local mac repair place and see what they charge. Memory and a disk will take a couple of hours to replace. The OS part could take another hour or two to do.