Digital photography training needed

Here is my question right off the bat - where do you go for digiral photography training? I need the sort of training that is independent of how to use the camera that I am holding and instead tackles such topics as how to set the apateur and the shutter and pick the right ISO.

Sir, with all due respect... there is no substitute for practice. What the manual tells you is what the camera is doing, or trying to do, when you point it and shoot. This is by no means a minor matter.
That said, the book entitled "Photography"( London, Upton, Kobre, Brill, published by Prentice Hall) is considered a general textbook of the field by many and was in its 7th edition when I acquired my copy. It would be a good place to start.
In addition, many photographers find that they are partiularly drawn to the work of one or anther of the famous photographers, such as Ansel Adams or Henri Cartier Bresson, and get inspiration from studying their work. I own a copy of "Ansel Adams Guide: Basic Techniques of Photography, Book 1".
Good luck and enjoy the ride.

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Help please

Your Mac seems to be compatible with Aperture (http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1657), but is your camera? Here is a list of cameras, that are supported by Aperture, see: Apple - Aperture - Technical Specifications - RAW Support
If your camera is not on the list, you can work in Aperture with jpegs, tiffs, psd images, but not with raw images.
because i know a little about digital photography
That is a bit ambigious - do you want to say that you have some experience with digital photography, or nearly none at all? Have you tried iPhoto and do you like it? iPhoto comes on every newer mac included for free, so you could give it a try. Aperture and iPhoto are related, they are both supporting a lossless workflow - you can always undo all edits and your original images are preserved, and both are compatible. Each application can open the photl library of the other app.
Only Aperture has advanced editing tools and more possibilites to organize and search your images.
To elaborate on Kirby's question: To help you decide, it would help to know, if you have used any software for organizing a photo library previously, and and what you are looking for. If not, give iPhoto a trial run - it should be on your Mac. If you see, that you need more advanced features than the basic set in iPhoto, check, if Aperture will give you those and then buy Aperture. You can continue right where you left off in iPhoto.
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Which monitors for digital photography?

What features should be considered when choosing a color monitor for handling and editing digital photographs? What considerations should be given to size, resolution and features? What are some brand names that are reasonably priced that have the important features.
I'll be using the monitor as a plug-in for my PowerBook G4 when I want to have a larger screen than 15".
Thank you.

Have you done any searching on the internet? A quick search resulted in these topic:
Saturday Shout: The Best Monitors for Digital Photography ...
Choosing a Computer Monitor, digital cameras, digital photography ...
Apple Displays for Digital Photography
All you have to to is search.
OT
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier versions) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. There are versions that are compatible with iPhoto 5, 6, 7 and 8 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
NOTE: The new rebuild option in iPhoto 09 (v. 8.0.2), Rebuild the iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup" makes this tip obsolete.

Books on digital photography and iphoto

Hi,
Looking for a Christmas present for my dad - he's just got his first digital camera (at the age of 87...) and a new Macbook.
I'm looking for a good book that will take him through the basics of taking pictures, then having fun in iPhoto. But every one on digital photography I've found so far seems to assume you'll be using Photoshop, and all the ones on iPhoto assume you can already take photographs!
Anyone know of any books that do the basics of photography and iPhoto in one?

The best feature of digital photography is that you can shoot as much as you like and delete poorly composed images.
Get a tripod for the camera and your dad can just start shooting away (after reading the camera manual).
After twenty shots his "aim" will improve. After 50 shots he'll start thinking of composition prior to shooting. After 100 shots he'll start making adjustments to the camera settings (off automatic).
Get some rechargeable batteries and a charger so he can swap bad for good. I use a great "15 minute" version from Energizer.
As for iPhoto and the new computer:
Buy a book if you think it will help
Or connect the camera to the new Mac and watch iPhoto gather them in.
Once in iPhoto he can make additional edits (probably not needed) and make a slide show. He'll be telling all his friends to get a Mac and a camera.
I'm not suggesting your dad is too old to learn and a good book at Christmas is a treat. But I'll bet he would like a good novel over a complicated subject as digital photography.
Play, shoot, capture and create. Life's too short to read a manual.

Digital photography. will a mini do?

My father is into digital photography, about a year ago he bought a canon rebel XT and has been spending alot of money on it in that time. The one thing that he hasn't spent any money on is his computer, he is still using my old AMD Athlon thunderbird.
I recently switched over to the MAC with a 20 inch iMac and will never go back! this has made him think about doing the same, he asked me to look into what kind of mac he should get. my first reaction was that the mini wasn't powerfull enough for him. He has filled up his 120gb hard drive with pictures, countless cd's and has even started using my hard drive for extra storage. He plays around with them a bit in photoshop, gets some developed, he has been talking about starting a web page. He isn't doing anything extremely hardcore but things that need a little more power then the average user would need.
so is the mac mini up to the job? The iMac is quite alot more, but i don't want him to get something that wont give him the performance he needs.

In terms of processor speed, the mac mini packs plenty of power. Many will point out that Photoshop isn't Intel native which is true but it runs under Rosetta about as fast as it does on the G4 iMacs at work and no one is complaining that it is too slow. When Adobe ships the Universal version in 2007 we should see a big speed increase.
You'll want to upgrade the RAM - the stock 512MB won't be enough. You'll also want more hard drive space - I got a FireWire external drive for mine and boot with it. I use the internal drive just for music.

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I do quite a bit of digital photography with high-end digital backs, was wondering if there would be a significant difference in buying a Mac Pro versus the 2.8 extreme or the 2.4 Imac with an equivalent amount of ram, say 4 gigs. The cost would be greater off course going the Mac Pro route including monitor etc. and less portable. And the expandability issue, which really isn't a problem since I use quite a bit of external drives.
Currently I'm using a first generation intel Imac 20' been having a few connection issues with the camera, not quite sure if it's software or hardware but still get good results with this machine.
I have never used a Mac Pro for this application so not sure if there truly is a mind blowing difference.
I like the portability of the Imac and the quick set up. Also I've heard some rumors about the glossy screen being an issue.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Much Thanks.
.

I am also doing digital photography, and am in need of a new machine. My old MDD G4, just can't cut it, especially dealing with RAW images from my D300. If you are using digital backs, I would say that the extra horsepower of a Mac Pro would greatly speed your workflow. Not knowing your workflow, I would still say that the internal expandability would help make keeping images orderly a snap. Say one 4-500 gig drive for unedited raw image storage, another for final edited image storage, and a third or a partition as a swap space for photoshop (Raptor?). You could use an external firewire drive as a backup drive with time-machine. Just a suggestion.
As for a monitor, you get a Dell (I can't believe I said that) FPW2407 24" widescreen. They are just as good as the Apple Cinemas, but cost a lot less. With the cash you save, you can get a Spyder to calibrate it, if don't already have one.
I am waiting for my taxes to come back before I get one. I waited and waited and waited till I could not waits no more, and got a new Nikon body. I am looking at the 8-core 3.0 with the Nvidia 8800. I can get the ram from OWC.
As always, take everything I say with a salt-lick!
Mack

I MAC for digital photography

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HI
All the Imac 27" are pretty fab for digital photography, they have better graphics cards than the previous iMac models. You'll need to buy as much memory as you can afford, 4Gb is standard but 8 or 12Gb will make apps like Lightroom faster to use. Monitor calibration on Lion is not straightfoward though, as many older x-rite profiling gadgets are not yet supported (software fix still being cooked up by x-rite). Best to store your image files on an external HD, like a Drobo. Don't use the iMac's HD to store your archive, just in case it fails.
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Tim

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Report on Training need management

Hello,
we have to report on training needs by employee with delivery method : we need a report to show booked and not booked for all training needs for all employees with the delivery method of the training.
Is there a standard report? can we create a query?
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There is no standard report for this.
You can create a query BUT your requirements won't be met in a single query. Report on employees booked for trainings is easy. Remember though, that ad hoc query only displays EXISTING records not records that are not there e.g. employee who ARE NOT booked to trainings with certain delivery method.
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4. You cross-check this list with the result in step 1 to get the list of employees who HAVE NOT attended the training and then wham bam thank you maam. now give me points. lol

Imac for Pro Digital Photography....

I do quite a bit of digital photography with high-end digital backs, was wondering if there would be a significant difference in buying a Mac Pro versus the 2.8 extreme or the 2.4 Imac with an equivalent amount of ram, say 4 gigs. The cost would be greater off course going the Mac Pro route including monitor etc. and less portable. And the expandability issue, which really isn't a problem since I use quite a bit of external drives.
Currently I'm using a first generation intel Imac 20' been having a few connection issues with the camera, not quite sure if it's software or hardware but still get good results with this machine.
I have never used a Mac Pro for this application so not sure if there truly is a mind blowing difference.
I like the portability of the Imac and the quick set up. Also I've heard some rumors about the glossy screen being an issue.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Much Thanks.
.

Never buy a sweater without trying it on.
Visit an Apple Store or make a query at your local Mac users group. I know we have lots of pro & amateur photographers in our MUG (especially in the Ps & Ps Elements SIG) who are always showing each other stuff on their computers.
I have found that many people who do a LOT of digital photography are peculiar in that they like to rely on the evidence of their own eyes more than the opinions of others.
The glossy screen is NOT an issue any more than the glossy inside of the windshield of your car is an issue. It is entirely POSSIBLE to focus on your reflection in your windshield while driving instead of looking through it, but the results are not encouraging. Its a matter of perception, not vision. The human visual system (in more developed examples of the species) quickly sees through the glass instead of focusing on it.
M

LSO : need informations about relation between course and training need

Hi all,
i need some informations about relation between course (object E) and training need (object TN). After some tests, i note in my environment (SAP ECC6) that this objects are not related, there is no occurrence in table HRP1001. So, why ?
Cheers

Hi,
tranining needs (TN) are linked to training types (D).
You can also find information in SAP Service Marketplace
http://service.sap.com/hrfr under France -> Media Center -> Training Needs Management
Regards
Frank

SAP IS Auto training needed at bangalore

SAP IS Auto training needed at bangalore

Should we be having the question here..?
I think you should put an ad in some website. .or check with SAP training institutes.
Do we have trainers here..?

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Hai Gurus,
Can any body tel me the process of training need identification.And this option in 24 infotype coming empty for me.What i need to configure?Is there same facility in 25 infotype also?
Withregards
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Hi Stalin,
To Identify the training needs the qualifications requirements for the position must be there so that you can compare the qualification of the person that are stored in the infotype 0024.
This you can do in PD as well. Use transaction Code PPPM Here u can do the profile matchup and create the qualifications for the positions as well
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Warm Regards,
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The DAQmx example Gen Digital Pulse Train Finite Retriggerable has an Initial Delay parameter. It appears (6602 and an E series card) that this Initial Delay only delays the pulse generation for the first trigger. Subsequent triggers show no delay. Is this the designed behavior ? Any way to get the Initial Delay to occur for all triggers ?
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2) Set up counter 1 as a pause-triggered continuous pulse train (Gen Dig Pulse Train-Continuous-Pause Trigger.vi). This pulse train will be the frequency of the finite pulse train you want. The pause trigger source will be the output of counter 0.
I have attached the VIs I used to accomplish this. There are three VIs, the two mentioned in 1) and 2) and another VI I used just to monitor the signals. These could be combined to a single VI if you would like. Hope this helps!
-Alan A.
Attachments:
Retrig_Finite_Pulse_Delay.zip ‏135 KB

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Hi Malcolm, I checked out the ebook for the D70 and it looks very good. I like the bit on Photoshop too. 'Course all this is still way over my head but I have long arms.
Do you know anydone on the forum who bought one.
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