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    I've got a book going where I paste in pictures that I like and try to critique them--what makes them good? What could have been better? How might I have done it differently?

    Then I put in my pictures and and compare them--How are they different? How are they the same?

    Photos from National Geographic (my brother was kind enough to let me cut his up ) work particularly well!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gem View Post
    I've got a book going where I paste in pictures that I like and try to critique them--what makes them good? What could have been better? How might I have done it differently?

    Then I put in my pictures and and compare them--How are they different? How are they the same?

    Photos from National Geographic (my brother was kind enough to let me cut his up ) work particularly well!

    I do the same thing! From day one till now!! It's funny what little time can do for changes and I can't wait to see how much better it all is when I review my book come this time next year!!

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    I never even look at the White Balance, for me personally it is a useless function. If I am shooting in good light conditions the auto works perfectly. When I am shooting in low light conditions I do all my adjustments in post processing because I know before I take the shot what the final look will be and never does the white balance matter.
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    Lol, I had a funny result when my white balance was off one time....
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    Ha ha ha..all I see is a woman balancing a light and holding a knife who is coming to get me!!!!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by AcadieLibre View Post
    I never even look at the White Balance, for me personally it is a useless function. If I am shooting in good light conditions the auto works perfectly. When I am shooting in low light conditions I do all my adjustments in post processing because I know before I take the shot what the final look will be and never does the white balance matter.
    I agree with this to a certain extent. Its not a huge deal. Normally, if it is off a little I do not mind too much. It is the real dramatic differences, but as we said before, I like to try and get as close to perfect as possible in camera to avoid less work later in PP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kat View Post
    Ha ha ha..all I see is a woman balancing a light and holding a knife who is coming to get me!!!!!!!!
    Lol, we were goofing around with the camera and somehow ended up with this

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    I like MA's idea of keeping a folder. I used to do as jj but with a specified folder they are right at hand. Also, you can use Gem's scrapbook idea by putting in a subfolder of your own work.

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