{"id":616,"date":"2012-07-18T03:55:41","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T03:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/?page_id=616"},"modified":"2015-10-02T12:31:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T17:31:35","slug":"faq-for-photographers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/faq-for-photographers\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ for photographers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To do a quick search of the FAQ, just hit ctrl or \u2318 + f and type in the keyword you want to find.\u00a0You can also read more about how I work\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/meet-michele-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dc257b;\"><strong>What do you shoot with? What are your favorite lenses?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nIn 2010, I switched to a Nikon D700 with these lenses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>35mm 1.4<\/li>\n<li>50mm 1.4<\/li>\n<li>24-70mm 2.8<\/li>\n<li>85mm 1.4<\/li>\n<li>60mm 2.8 micro<\/li>\n<li>70-200mm 2.8<\/li>\n<li>45mm tilt-shift<\/li>\n<li>15mm fisheye<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, I started out with a Canon Rebel XT, then 5D and 5D Mark II and the lenses below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">50mm 1.2<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">85mm 1.2<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">100mm 2.8 macro<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">15mm fisheye 2.8<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">lensbaby 3G<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">16-35mm 2.8<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">24-70mm 2.8<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">70-200mm 2.8<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">45mm tilt shift 2.8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dc257b;\"><strong>Why did you switch from Canon to Nikon?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nSee\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/why_did_you_switch_from_canon_to_nikon\/\" target=\"_blank\">THIS<\/a>\u00a0post.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #dc257b;\">Tell me about your post-processing&#8230;do you use actions? How do you get that color!?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nI now do most all of my editing via Lightroom (if you haven&#8217;t already, check out these amazing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.photographyconcentrate.com\/138.html\">Lightroom and InDesign tutorials<\/a>). And then if I need to get fancy, in some instances, I&#8217;ll work in Photoshop.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dc257b;\"><strong>How do you get sharp images?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nBlind luck + Nikon.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09 In all honesty, this is something I have struggled with often in the past. I do know what can help in getting the sharpest images: make sure your shutter speed is high enough-something I often forget to focus on when working with moving kiddos in low light, LOL. When posting images on the web, you also need to make sure you do some form of sharpening first (I use the web sharpening action from itty bitty actions) and of course, you need to sharpen before printing (also, I use sharpening from itty bitty actions).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dc257b;\"><strong>Do you offer classes, workshops, tutoring, mentoring, or can I be an assistant or work in your studio?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nYES! <a href=\"http:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/workshops-coaching\/\" target=\"_blank\">We have several workshops coming up in early 2016 in Austin, TX<\/a>!\u00a0We do not have any openings for assistants or employees at this time.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dc257b;\"><strong>Do you still have your marketing and photography templates for sale?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAt this time, I do not have templates, etc. for sale. Please\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/photography-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\">let me know<\/a>\u00a0if you&#8217;d like to be notified if this changes.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dc257b;\"><strong>How did you get into offering digital files? Do you like it?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nHow: convenience for everyone involved and it IS the 00&#8217;s.<br \/>\nDo you like it?: ABSOLUTELY.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dc257b;\"><strong>How did you get started? What kind of training did you have?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nI got started much like every other mom who does photography: taking pictures of my kids.\u00a0 I did have a fascination with photography growing up (I used to dress up my dolls and hold photo shoots with my mom&#8217;s Polaroid camera), but I didn&#8217;t really know what I was doing at all. And then one day I saw an image from the uber-talented and infinitely inspirational Jinky and decided that I wanted to do that, too.\u00a0 And I just dove in.\u00a0 I bought my first SLR (a Rebel XT), joined groups on Flickr, read EVERYTHING I could, and played, and played, and played until I started getting results I liked. And that&#8217;s that. I just learned by reading and doing and making a lot of mistakes along the way. Two books that you should read:\u00a0<em>Understanding Exposure<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Photographing Babies and Children<\/em>\u00a0(google it&#8230;you can&#8217;t miss &#8217;em). More tidbits and interviews\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/meet-michele-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dc257b;\"><strong>Can you tell me more about birth photography?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThere is no quick answer on here for this, but the best piece of advice is to CHARGE APPROPRIATELY. Birth photography can be very, very time consuming (more hours than a wedding), plus you have to consider being on call for up to 6 weeks (which means no traveling, no important family events that you can&#8217;t miss, making sure your cards are always clear and batteries 100% charged, constantly checking your phone). It&#8217;s a beautiful thing to do, but it is not easy.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dc257b;\"><strong>What apps do you use on your Instagram and iPhone images? How do you watermark them? Do you use special iPhone lens attachments? Are your Instagram images for sale?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAll of the images on my <a href=\"http:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram feed<\/a>\u00a0were shot w\/ an iPhone (4s) and soon they will be for sale! There are a bazillion editing and watermarking apps out there and you need to search and find the ones that are best for you. Honestly, I edit my images using a combination of several different apps at any given time, so it&#8217;s impossible for me to remember which ones and what settings I used for a specific image. On occasion, I do use an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olloclip.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">olloclip<\/a> for macros or super wide angle images, but most of my Instagram images were shot without it. But all in all, you can&#8217;t rely on apps or fun lens clips to achieve good iPhone images. The same principles of LIGHT (good light), composition, and careful focus apply in iPhone photography as they do with any other kind of camera that you would be using. That is my NUMBER ONE bit of advice for achieving interesting and beautiful iPhone images. Hands down. What do they say? &#8220;The best camera is the one that&#8217;s with you.&#8221; Right. On.<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #dc257b;\"><strong>Where do you get your prints made? Who are your product vendors for books, albums, canvases, etc.?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nIf I told you, then I&#8217;d have to&#8211;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To do a quick search of the FAQ, just hit ctrl or \u2318&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-616","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FAQ for photographers - Pinkle Toes Photography<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pinkletoesblogstalker.com\/blog\/faq-for-photographers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FAQ for photographers - 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