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Nikon School

Journal Entry: Mon Jun 9, 2008, 2:42 PM
I spent this past weekend attending a 2-day intensive session on digital photography. This was their last session for the year, and I just barely made it with my registration. I learned a lot during the sessions, and the fact that it was geared primarily toward Nikon cameras made it especially useful. They presented a lot of helpful information about things like shooting in auto versus program modes, how to read a histogram, using white balance effectively in different conditions, and how to set up multiple flashes for portrait photography (the latter was a live demonstration).

My only criticism was that while they spent a fair amount of time showing ways to edit images, the emphasis was definitely on Nikon's own Capture NX software. I've downloaded a trial copy to play with, but it's not cheap to buy ($179), and I wish they'd spent more time explaining general principles - like using layers - instead of trying to hype up the specific functions of their own software.

Nonetheless, it was definitely a great learning experience. If you can swing the cost of the event ($278 for both days), it's probably worth checking out next year- especially if you are new to DSLRs.

  • Mood: Neutral
  • Drinking: Kroger Instant Orange Drink Mix

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Devious Information

  • Current Age: 37
  • Current Residence: Knoxville, TN USA
  • Interests: Photography, Theology, New England
  • Favourite movie: The Truman Show, LOTR
  • Favourite band or musician: Randy Stonehill
  • Favourite poet or writer: J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Favourite photographer: Ansel Adams
  • Operating System: Ubuntu Linux, XP & (grrr) Vista
  • MP3 player of choice: Creative Zen Vision M
  • Shell of choice: Gnome (when in Linux)
  • Wallpaper of choice: Changes weekly
  • Favourite game: Tetris
  • Favourite cartoon character: Milhouse
  • Personal Quote: Sometimes, when I stood on the stage, I got this feeling that people were watching me.
  • Tools of the Trade: Nikon D40, the GIMP, Nikon Capture NX

Devious Comments

=mazoutdiangelo:iconmazoutdiangelo: Jul 21, 2008, 4:33:53 AM
:bounce: thnx 4 the :+fav:

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~FractalNightmare:iconFractalNightmare: Jul 9, 2008, 12:55:46 PM
Many thanks for the fav! Good luck in your endeavors and Nikon schooling! :)

Peace.

ML

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~Isa-poo:iconIsa-poo: Jul 2, 2008, 3:36:03 PM
thanks for your comments on my picture (boo) lol

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~keslick:iconkeslick: Jul 2, 2008, 2:30:31 PM
Thanks for the fave!
*parallel-pam:iconparallel-pam: May 28, 2008, 2:53:07 PM Mood: Joy
thanks for the :+fav: on "On the Road Again" [link]

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~MikolajG:iconMikolajG: May 27, 2008, 3:43:23 PM
thanks :)

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~Schakir:iconSchakir: May 14, 2008, 2:09:51 PM
thank you for the :+fav:
=raine-angel:iconraine-angel: May 13, 2008, 5:13:51 PM
thanks for visiting

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*Gothicjade:iconGothicjade: May 6, 2008, 5:38:35 PM
Thanks for the fav :) If time stood still
~orbofnight:iconorbofnight: Apr 28, 2008, 5:15:18 AM
Thanks!

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~NickSchiavulli:iconNickSchiavulli: Apr 26, 2008, 6:52:20 AM
Thank you Nick.

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~blue-torch:iconblue-torch: Apr 11, 2008, 6:00:41 PM
thank you for the favourite!
~DreadfulAngel85:iconDreadfulAngel85: Apr 8, 2008, 1:05:00 AM
It's very nice that you like my pics :) I want inprove all the time!
~tuelips:icontuelips: Apr 5, 2008, 12:23:27 PM
{: i love tulips.

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~cupcake-love:iconcupcake-love: Mar 14, 2008, 6:22:48 PM
Thank you very much. :)

You take some nice photos.
*DigitalDreamers:iconDigitalDreamers: Feb 17, 2008, 12:06:32 PM
Thank you so much for the :+fav:, I truly appreciate the support! :hug:

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~oolau:iconoolau: Feb 7, 2008, 1:24:49 PM
Hey, thanks for the comment :D

Send me a link to the finished photo, if you post it :)

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*marsheroyth:iconmarsheroyth: Feb 6, 2008, 12:34:34 PM
Thanks for stopping :)
=ninazdesign:iconninazdesign: Feb 6, 2008, 11:57:38 AM
Thank you so much for the :+devwatch: and the support of my works :bow:


:salute: from Nina

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