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Comment on What is Bokeh and how do I photograph it? by Modifying Bokeh « Photography Tips « Riaan Roux Photography

Modifying Bokeh « Photography Tips « Riaan Roux Photography — Fri, 03 May 2013 09:57:26 +0000

[...] while ago I wrote an article on how you can easily create bokeh with just about any lens. See: What is Bokeh and how do I photograph it? In this article I would like to explain very simple, and incredibly cheap, ways of modifying the [...]

Comment on Lightroom Camera Profile for Sony SLT-A77 by Riaan Roux

Riaan Roux — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:32:07 +0000

Hi Jason, I have just uploaded my newer profile I have been using for a while but have not had time to upload. This newer profile is completely custom and generated by using a Macbeth ColorChecker as a starting base and then tweaking a little from there. If you want to try your hand at making you own profiles, then see www.adobe.com/dng You will also find the Porfile Creator on that page.

Comment on Lightroom Camera Profile for Sony SLT-A77 by Jason

Jason — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:48:34 +0000

Thanks for the help. I was able to get the profile to work, but to me it is still a little off.

I know that the a99 is supported. How did you go about creating this DCP file. Is there a way to take the changes made by adobe’s a99 camera profile and apply them to the a77?

Comment on Selling Second-Hand Camera Equipment by Riaan Roux

Riaan Roux — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:51:52 +0000

Delareyville is just around the corner from me! Thank you for the compliments! I highly recommend BidOrBuy as you can check for Verified Sellers. keep clear of sites like Gumtree or OLX where scammers advertise such items at good prices, but after you have paid you never see the items (or your money) again.

Comment on Selling Second-Hand Camera Equipment by Lennox

Lennox — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:45:55 +0000

I am from Delareyville and currently doing some works in Polokwane, I am a junior digital art designer and film editor so its always nice to have a backup SLR, I have been going through you work and you doing a great job man, those are amazing shots you have on facebook. anyway can you recommend a place or an individual where I can get those from.

Comment on Selling Second-Hand Camera Equipment by Riaan Roux

Riaan Roux — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:13:38 +0000

Hi Lennox,

You did not say where you are from, so I will give you South African value as well as Dollar value.
A Canon 600D goes for around $300 or R2600 (no more!) with kit lens.
A Canon 650D goes for around $460 or R4000 with kit lens.
I would not go for a 500D as they are a little dated and chances are they may have thousands of shutter actuation (risk of shutter failure). These cameras are classed as entry level, so even though you have a pretty OK sensor the mechanics are not as robust and may let you down if you do a lot of photos. It is, however, a good camera to have if you need a backup and already own Canon lenses.

Comment on Selling Second-Hand Camera Equipment by Lennox

Lennox — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:02:05 +0000

Hi Riaan

I am looking for a pre-owned Digital SLR camera preferably Canon EOS (500D, 600D or 650D) or any Nikon SLRs, I am going to use it as my secondary camera so any cheap pre-owned DSLR would do.

for how much am I looking at?

thanks
Lennox

Comment on HOME by Riaan Roux

Riaan Roux — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:43:06 +0000

Hi Natasha.
I do not believe in price variance for so-called “Off-Peak” seasons as I fill my photography with other types of photography when weddings slow down. If you diversify your photography and look for opportunities you do not have to suffer during the slow wedding seasons. This is the reason I am not exclusively a wedding photographer.

Comment on Lightroom Camera Profile for Sony SLT-A77 by Riaan Roux

Riaan Roux — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:40:14 +0000

Thank you Beji,
Why did I go Sony? I come from Minolta days and many of the lenses work fine with Sony. Many of the Minolta lenses are also superior to many of the newer (and very expensive) lenses.

Comment on Lightroom Camera Profile for Sony SLT-A77 by Riaan Roux

Riaan Roux — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:38:58 +0000

Hi Jason.
I would love to help you, but I am a Mac Dummy so I cannot say why the download link becomes jibberish on your side. I have tested again and it is fine from my PC. Have you tried “Save Link As”?