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Saturday, June 14, 2008

How to clean up digital camera lens

Digital Camera Lens is very sensitive and has be very careful when you want to clean it up. Few things has to be considered, not to scratch it in anyway.

Go to a camera store and buy some lens cleaner and a brush with a bulb on the end.

Remember!!! Do not use alcohol. Isopropyl alcohol which is the wrong kind of alcohol to use anyway has the potential of damaging some lens coatings with possible penetration into the body of the lens. Corrosion of lens seals and some electronic components may also occur over time.

Also alcohol isn't a suspension type cleaner which is what you need on a slick electrostatic charged surface like glass. Alcohol only exacerbates glass's electrostatic qualities.

I use on my $500 Pentax K100D DSLR a lens and optics cleaner you can get real cheap at Walmart's eyecare center. A small 2 oz. bottle costs around $2 with free refills. Spray on a brushed cotton t-shirt type cloth that's never been in the washer and dryer which can embed fine particles from fabric softeners and just plain dirt. Or get a cloth specifically used for optic glass and wipe in gentle circular motion. Keep turning over the cloth as you wipe up excess grime and solution. Never rub hard. Then use a soft brush to wipe of any fine dust or lint.

The first step is to remove any larger dust or dirt particles by using a very soft brush like the Ultra Brush. Starting in the middle, brush towards the outside edges of the lens or filter. Sometimes this is all that is needed to clean your lens. Canned air like Dust Pro or Vari-Air may also be used to remove larger dust or dirt particles.

To remove minor smudges or fingerprints, the Soft-Tek split micro fiber cloth is ideal. Be sure all larger dust and dirt particles have been removed with the Ultra Brush before proceeding. Start in the middle of the lens or filter and using a circular motion clean towards the outside of the lens.

Not all cloth material will remove smudges or fingerprints. Round fibers found in many cloth materials will tend to spread smudges and fingerprints. By contrast the triangular shapes of the fibers found in the Soft-Tek split micro fiber cloth act much like a squeegee wiping away smudges and fingerprints from the lens surface.

The extra thickness of the Soft-Tek cloth allows smaller dust and dirt particles to be swept up into the cloth away from the lens surface instead of being dragged across the lens or filter surface which might possibly cause a minor scratch.

If more aggressive cleaning is needed the combination of Premium Grade Lens Cleaning Tissue and Formula MC or LensBrite liquid lens cleaner is recommended.

Good luck!

-riezuan

Blogging about what you love to do.

I've done lot of research and study about most of the blog that available today. I found that many of bloggers do not know what their blog are all about.

Just make it simple. Why don't you just write something about your hobby. Did you know that, your hobby can make money for you. Like mine, i love photography and graphic, multimedia as well, so i creating my this blog, all about photography, digital photo, graphic(in process..) and also about the multimedia(in progress..). So, if you do what you love, i am sure you never get bored or bosan to update what have you done!!! Right or not. Trust me, if you just do what people do, you will easily give up. So, what happen to your blog? Blog which not being updated for quite some time known as "dead buried blog".

So, before you create your blog, just make a short brainstorming, what you want say/write about? Then, if you found your "niche", then you can start blogging.

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How to get RM1000 with your digital camera???

Ramai penduduk Malaysia kini mahu mencapai kebebasan kewangan, oleh itu idea untuk membuat bisnes sendiri telah menjadi begitu popular. Salah satu peluang lumayan ialah menjadi free-lancer photographer/jurugambar bebas. Jika anda berusaha bersungguh-sungguh anda boleh mendapat antara RM500 ~ RM1000 seminggu.

Sebagai permulaan apa yang anda perlukan ialah digital camera/kamera yang sederhana harganya. Pastikan mutu digital camera diambil kira kerana sesetengah digital camera yang murah menghasilkan gambar yang tidak jelas. Anda juga memerlukan lampu spotlight dan stand, dan sebuah bilik hitam-dan-putih sebagai studio anda. Tidak perlu membeli peralatan yang canggih, sebagai jurugambar bebas yang penting ialah kualiti gambar/digital photo yang anda ambil dan bukannya perabot kayu yang berkilat – ianya tidak memberi apa-apa makna langsung kepada pelanggan anda.

Berapa banyak wang yang anda buat adalah bergantung kepada usaha yang anda mahu berikan dalam bisnes ini. Kelebihan sebagai photographer bebas ini ialah anda boleh mencari pasaran anda sendiri dan menetapkan harga anda sendiri. Jika anda hanya mahu bekerja pada hujung minggu, anda boleh memperolehi antara RM1000 sehingga RM2000 dengan mengambil photo perkahwinan secara pakej. Jika anda mengambil keputusan untuk bekerja sepenuh masa, anda boleh memperolehi RM50,000 atau lebih bergantung kepada kepakaran anda. Ianya bergantung kepada satu perkara, kebolehan anda menggunakan kamera untuk menghasilkan produk yang berkualiti. Orang sanggup membayar harga yang tinggi jika hasil kerja anda cukup memuaskan.

Dalam panduan ini kami menganggap anda sudah mengetahui bagaimana menggunakan camera, mengambil gambar/photo, pancaran lampu, komposisi dan teknik bilik gelap. Kemudian anda perlu tahu bagaimana membuat wang dengannya.

Peraturan pertama yang perlu diingati ialah anda mestilah jujur dengan kerja yang dilakukan. Jika anda ditawarkan kerja tetapi anda tidak begitu mahir, katakan sahaja tidak dan terangkan apakah kepakaran yang anda miliki. Apabila anda mendapat tawaran yang akan datang, reputasi anda akan diambil kira dan sudah pasti beliau akan kembali semula 1) kerana beliau percaya dengan kejujuran anda 2) kerana jika anda berkata boleh bermakna anda boleh buat.

Advertise your job

Buat portfolio iaitu iklan kerja anda pada satu kertas yang berwarna dan hitam putih bersaiz 8x10 untuk ditunjukkan pada bakal pelanggan anda. Portfolio yang bagus mestilah diisikan dengan gambar/slides bersaiz 35mm. Tayangkan pada kad bersaiz 8.5x11 yang disalut dengan plastik yang boleh diisikan sebanyak 20 slides.

Apabila anda sudah berpuas hati dengan portfolio anda, telefon agensi pengiklanan dan tunjukkan kepada pengarah artis mutu kerja yang anda boleh lakukan. Buat temujanji dengan kedai-kedai butik dan kedai-kedai fesyen di pusat membeli belah. Jangan lupa untuk berjumpa dengan industri dan kilang-kilang yang mungkin akan menggunakan khidmat anda.

Bersedia untuk menunjukkan portfolio anda pada setiap masa. Setiap orang adalah bakal pelanggan dan anda tidak tahu bilakan masanya anda akan berjumpa mereka. Bawa portfolio anda dalam kereta pada setiap masa. Jika anda berbangga dengan kerja anda, tunjukkan!

TAHU BAGAIMANA HENDAK MELETAKKAN HARGA

Perkara utama yang perlu diingat ialah anda menjalankan bisnes bukanlah untuk memberikan dengan percuma. Anda mesti tahu apakah harga yang patut diletakkan yang bersesuaian dengan mutu kerja anda.

Anda mungkin telah menjimatkan sedikit kos apabila bergerak secara sampingan tanpa perlu membayar sewa studio dan membayar gaji pekerja, tetapi anda mestilah tahu harga yang sepatutnya supaya anda boleh membayar kos dan usaha anda mendapat pulangan sewajarnya.

Dua cara untuk mendapatkan upah 1) Anda boleh meletakkan harga bagi setiap kerja – iaitu mengikut jumlah filem yang digunakan 2) Anda boleh meletakkan harga bagi setiap jam yang setimpal dengan kerja dan bakat anda. Harga ini tidak termasuk kos filem, mencuci dan sebagainya.

BUAT RM50,000 SETAHUN BEKERJA SATU HARI SEMINGGU

Samada ekonomi baik atau tidak- pasti akan ada orang yang berkahwin dan kerja untuk jurugambar bebas.

Iklan dari mulut ke mulut adalah alat pemasaran yang terbaik walau apa pun produk yang anda jual. Ianya akan menjadi semakin cepat jika anda mengambil gambar pengantin dan meletakan harga RM1000 bagi setiap gambar untuk kedua-dua keluarga, gambar dinding dan album istimewa untuk pengantin. Kemudian apabila mereka menjemput kawan-kawan untuk melihat, disinilah saham anda akan mula meningkat.

Anda juga boleh menunjukkan hasil kerja anda kepada kedai bunga dan kedai-kedai pengantin, butik dan katering yang terlibat secara langsung dengan perkahwinan.

Hanya beritahu kepada mereka bahawa anda berbesar hati untuk memperkenalkan bisnes mereka kepada orang ramai dan minta mereka membuat perkara yang sama.

MELETAKKAN HARGA / Pricing!!!

Pastikan bahawa pengantin faham bagaimana anda meletakkan harga dan apa yang mereka akan dapat sebagai pulangan. Beberapa cara yang boleh anda lakukan:

1. Tawarkan pakej penuh daripada majlis berinai, berzanji, berarak , bersanding dan makan damai.
2. Majlis bersanding dan makan damai sahaja
3. Majlis bersanding sahaja

Untuk perhatian anda, majlis perkahwinan adalah lubuk duit bagi jurugambar bebas. Biasanya jurugambar meletakkan harga RM500 paling murah untuk mengambil gambar sebanyak 5 gulung filem. Jika anda mendapat dua tempahan pada caj yang minima setiap minggu , anda boleh memperoleh RM52,000 setahun. Bagi pakej penuh , anda boleh mendapat sehingga RM100,000 setahun! Ianya hanya bekerja sehari seminggu! Cuba bayangkan berapakah yang anda perolehi jika anda bekerja secara sepenuh masa!

KERJA-KERJA LAIN YANG BOLEH DIAMBIL

Antara beberapa kerja yang boleh difikirkan oleh setiap jurugambar bebas:

1. Mengambil gamabr budak-budak sekolah, tadika dan sebagainya.
2. Pelajar universiti/kolej yang mengambil ijazah atau diploma.
3. Agen-agen hartanah
4. Agensi-agensi pengiklanan
5. Potret keluarga
6. Potret binatang peliharan
7. Acara-acara sukan
8. Gambar potret kanak-kanak

Semoga anda berjaya!

-riezuan
Digital Candid Photo
http://clickcandid.blogspot.com

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Digital Printing Guide - Learn Digital Printing

Process of producing digital photo or images on physical surface like photographic paper, film, cloth or plastic etc. is known as digital printing. Digital printing enables you to take beautiful printouts of several digital photos. Quality printers can do a great job in digital printing.

You can get digital printing with good results by following certain tips. You should try to find the best printer with great print quality and fine ink system. Generally mid-range inkjet printers are the best for home use. You can also go for Canon Pixma iP4000 that has 5 color ink system. It has 5 individual replaceable ink tanks that enable you to replace one color instead of changing whole cartridge.

Photo paper is next important thing after printer. People should keep in mind that photo prints depend on paper that you use. Choose a paper with accurate thickness that generates fine colors and also has superior resistance to fading. You may choose thinner photo paper only if you want to place your photo in the photo album.

Digital printing depends on color contrast. You should try to use different colors to colorful images. Get them in large quantity for unlimited printing. Try to test some photos on different photo papers then select the best photo paper to create memorable photos.

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Software, which makes Digital Photograpy Possible

Digital photography means creation of digital photographs by making use of a digital camera or through scanning of a conservative photograph. After that you can print the photographs with the help of a normal printer.

There are many advantages of digital photos. There is no need of a film in it so there are no processing costs. The other advantage is that there is no wastage in such photography. You can delete the unnecessary material. Another merit is that such cameras are light in weight and easily transported wherever necessary. Digital photos are stored for a longer period and you can create limitless copies.

Digital photography is useful when photos are to be exhibited on web. Digital photo software is useful for making, improving, arranging, controlling and printing digital photos in different ways. If you are a new comer and in search of digital photo software, basic editing software is your answer. Such type of software has editing features that permit you to do various tasks like molding, sharpening and many other functions.

Advanced Photo Editing Software supplies more power to your photo editor. Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop CS are the two main types of advances editing software. This software proffers a broad range of tools for creation and manipulation. This type of software is useful for both advanced users as well as for beginners.

Digital Photo Backup, Rescue and Recovery Software help user to make recovery of defective digital photo files as well as descriptions that were accidentally deleted from your store.

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