Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread

-Pleiades- wrote in post #2715602
Lol Greg, you remind me of me when I got my first PDA. I was all excited about being able to surf the net where ever I was. But then I got my first phone bill which was about triple what it usually was, but it definatley was fun!

Yehn this is why I'm not planning on using this very often. Telsta hava a 2 month deal on where you get a heap of bandwidth very cheaply - just suckers you into relying on the net through the phone in my view. I figure if I can use it very rarely it won't cost a fortune. I was reading somewhere recently that the average bill cost on the next G network is a lot more. Not hard to figure out why when you get slugged for the data download. I'd love to be able to use the excess bandwith I have on my home cable plan on my phone.

I'm interested in what you ordered also Rhi.

Nice flowers Tina. Funnily enough I can't smell those flowers at all, I'll just have to take your word for it.

*cough* shameless for sale plug..... https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=277450

Rhi, you'll have to show us the setup when it all arrives (and some sample pics taken with it, of course )

What sort of rate do they charge for the data, Greg?
I'm with Vodafone and they charge $1 per five minute block.

Nick C. wrote in post #2716138
Rhi, you'll have to show us the setup when it all arrives (and some sample pics taken with it, of course )

What sort of rate do they charge for the data, Greg?
I'm with Vodafone and they charge $1 per five minute block.

Will do Nick

I have the room all ready to go. It will be interesting that's for sure. As an example, I have no idea how it all has to be set up but hey, it'll look professional hahahaha.

Nick C. wrote in post #2716138
What sort of rate do they charge for the data, Greg?
I'm with Vodafone and they charge $1 per five minute block.

the first two months is $8 for 100M of data/month. after that you buy data packs and $8 is good for about 2M and you have to pay about $39 to get 100M. I plan to limit myself - hey i haven't needed it until now and I really wanted the PDA side of it more than the net. weel see how this works out.

me also interested to see your setup rhi. I am currently using lamps for tabletop work, and a light tent i just built.

my link to a yellow flower.

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=277504

I think you're right about sucking people in, Greg. That's a substantial difference.

Tina, do you make all of your frames manually or do have some sort of gallery where you can see them before applying them to the photo. They always suit the picture right down to a tee.

Hey tina, do you do much of your photo editing on your laptop? Mind me asking what the screen size is?

I'm looking to get a laptop shortly and I would really like one with a 17 inch screen but I'm not too sure if it would be too big and cumbersome compared to one with a 15.4 screen as I would like to use it on the go as well as at home.

Does anyone else have any thoughts or experiences with the different screen sizes?

I'm in the same boat, Kinnon. Looking to upgrade my PC through a move from desktop to laptop.
I had a 12" notebook a couple of years ago and I certainly wouldn't go back to that size again. Mind you, it was definitely portable. I've settled on a 15.4" and I'll pick up a 20" monitor for photo editing at home.

Nick, what are the specs on the one you've settled for?

-Pleiades- wrote in post #2717125
Does anyone else have any thoughts or experiences with the different screen sizes?

Mine's a 15.4 and it suits well enough. Two guys I work with bought the 17" model. One regets it and the other ok with it. The one who doesn't like it finds it just a little big to cart around around and finding bags to fit it was a little harder.

Nice flower shots Tina.

Greg, that could be fun to be able to check out whats happening on P.O.T.N at anytime! And if you forget a place or time we plan to meet you can always check it up!

Wow Rhi looking forward to seeing this setup, at the moment I use an external flash triggered by slaves with a soft box I made (I simply cut the bottom out of the box and covered it with paper :lol and a reflector I made (I stuck some white paper on one side and some alfoil on the other side). This stuff will do me fine until I have enough money for proper equipment and its great for learning.

Not sure if we are still planning that camping trip but it is a good idea!

I found out my first assesment today!

* I have to design a filing system for your digital work as a Photographer, document and draw your layout (A4) to be submitted as a part of your assessment

* Capture at least 5 images by (digital camera or scanner) these images must be your own and will be used for this assessment (don't download images from web)

* Import or transfer images in to class computer

*Your client wants 3 sets of the images:
1. High Quality Set - 7x5" (300dpi) RGB
2. Low Quality Set - 7x5" (150dpi) RGB
3. Web Quality Set - 7x5" (72dpi) RGB

* Burn your client file to cd

that shouldn't be too hard, just filling you in with what I have been up too

I am not sure what size my screen is I will have to check

Hi Justin,

I'm a self confessed workflow nut.:o:o
See here
and here
and here


POTN is your friend when it come to research on this topic. Keywords, workflow, DAM (digial asset management)

Also here's something for everyone that I bookmarked a while ago that talks about the dpi myth. when it comes to the screen (not print)