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C1 defaults for non-phase one cameras usually need a tweak, here's a good tutorial: http://alexonraw.com/capture-one-sharpening/

Default noise reduction also needs adjusting

Most do.

In 50 years those images will have been long annihilated and forgotten.

Turns out many people like saving important or memorable things in physical form.

Got a selphy so my wife could easily make prints of family and baby photos stored on her phone...it works great. Sure, per print price could be cheaper, but the convenience is worth it. Takes 5...

Heh, cheap lighting brands have been around forever. They come and go every few years. Strobe design isn't actually all that high tech. What you get with the major brands is more consistency and...

I don't know anybody who uses Godox (I'm a commercial photographer)- seems popular with internet hobby crowd. Cheap flash brands aren't new - they come and go, people buy them as starter kit...

Lighting evolves pretty slowly; no need to return only 8 months later with the same products as before.

Heh, one of my Bowens monos blew a capacitor on set the other day. Was like a gunshot going off, smoke poured out. Almost 13 years old, went ahead and retired its sibling too.

Battery monos are a bit top heavy too. Personally I like a pack and head system. A couple of small lightweight heads wired to a battery pack. Can even hang the pack in lieu of a sandbag. ...

When I shoot from a helicopter I attached the strap to a seatbelt using a carabiner. Don't bother with taping the latch - its unnecessary at best, and dangerous at worst if you have to undo it...

I'm for these services because they are hugely useful at combatting a tough problem. I also think that claims should come with an explanation of Fair Use and a chance for a user to claim that...

lol it's true. Browsing around unsplash is a trip to instagram circa 2013. Lay on those filters guys, it's gold!

Your definition of "excellent" is apparently limited to being in focus and moderately well exposed.

I was pretty good at strumming the bass at 16... where's my grammy??

" all require training, skill, talent, and dedication. Making a good to excellent image using today's camera equipment requires none of these."

lol. This site, it's like the youtube comments of...

Their new license scheme makes it irrevocable, presumably this would allow a buyer to purchase the library and use it as they see fit. Not much else of the site has value. Without releases...

Sure. But again, you can't magically make it so people won't have to be released for commercial use. There is absolutely no way around this, unless it suddenly becomes legal to do so -...

Coming from both worlds, its apples and oranges. In order to use an image of a person commercially you need a release. If you know the person in it, maybe you can ask them nicely. If you don't,...

"we'll get your image in front of people who might buy your services in the future"

Oldest lie in the book. People with budgets dont use it, its free...

You're exactly correct. I suspect the 'professionals' who complain about this are not really in business at all.

And before long, as with github, full of abandoned, outdated and low quality work that hides the good stuff. That's the inevitable result of all these free/low cost sites.