Does anyone else carry a copy of the photographer's rights at all times? Yesterday, I was shooting in some old Jersey shore town with all these old Victorian houses and some asshole rent-a-cop stopped me and told me I couldn't shoot there, and I told him I could, and gave him a copy of it. He left me alone, but that really pissed me off. Not the first time it's happened, but I usually never make a big deal of it because when it does, I'm usually on private property and don't want to be kicked out (even though legal action or confiscation of my camera, memory card/film isn't allowed, I can still be charged with trespassing if they tell me to leave and I don't) but this time it was on clearly public space - in the middle of a street, in front of a beach. Are these assholes trained to give everyone shit about shooting in public space, in hopes that they won't know any better, or are they truly clueless?
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I believe that in most cases they're truly clueless.
I carry the photographer's rights, too. I have never needed it but I have it just in case. I have heard from people who have used it and still had the cop confiscate. I guess you don't argue too much with the guy who holds a gun and a nightstick.
Yup, if anything, the cop would be penalized for that. Confiscating legal personal property is not within a cop's bounds, especially if you were doing nothing illegal with it, and photography in any place you can physically be without breaking and entering is not illegal whatsoever. You can even photograph on private property, and be deemed as a trespasser but it's still illegal for a cop to confiscate your camera equipment - because though trespassing is illegal, photography is not. Even if you took pictures while trespassing.
The law is fucking awesome, too bad most people don't know about it and let "authority figures" make them feel like they're doing something wrong, while in fact they're just being needlessly harassed by said authority who really don't know too much about laws concerning photography themselves.
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Yeah the kit lense is 18-55. So having that little bit of zoom is definitely nice, but I find that I'm wanting a bit more sharpness. So maybe a fixed lense would be more appropriate. I like shooting in lower than normal light situations without a flash, so any suggestions for a fixed lense in that area?
Also, I think I need a polarizer filter (is that the right term?). Is it worth getting the 70-100 dollar ones? Cause I saw some 20 dollar ones at Best Buy and was like "I don't know....".
Get a Canon 50mm f/1.8, they're like 75 bucks. But if you have a little more cash lying around, go for the f/1.4 or f/1.2, or even Canon's 28mm f/1.8.
They're cheap, fast, and very sharp. Everyone with a camera should own a 50mm lens. They're the greatest lenses available for the money, and teach a valuable lesson in composition since you don't have zoom available.
EDIT: never mind the f/1.2. they're like over $1000 hahaha
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By being a US citizen (I'm sure other countries have similar laws, though) you automatically are granted rights to photograph whatever you want, wherever you want, as long as you can physically be there.
Read up, and print yourself a copy of the PDF. It'll be useful if some ignorant law enforcer tries to tell you you can't take pictures.
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Bread, I'm familiar with the photographer's rights but I do not believe it includes photographing things that are otherwise expected to be private, such as using a telephoto to take shots of the inside of someone's house. Plain view kind of thing from outside the house is fine, but there are still lines you can cross.
You can't take shots of stuff from inside a private home, but if let's say the window is wide open and you're standing outside on public property - there's nothing illegal about taking that shot. However, that's kind of creepy and paparazzi-like, but it explains how they're able to get away with telephoto shots of celebrities in their homes.
What I meant earlier by private property was stuff like businesses, museums, airports and such, where the public is expected to be able to go. These places may or may not have rules regarding photography but not following them is not considered unlawful, and they are not allowed by law to confiscate any of your belongings, though they may ask you to leave - and if you don't, you're charged with trespassing. I'm pretty sure that applies to videotaping as well, Virum.
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Yeah the kit lense is 18-55. So having that little bit of zoom is definitely nice, but I find that I'm wanting a bit more sharpness. So maybe a fixed lense would be more appropriate. I like shooting in lower than normal light situations without a flash, so any suggestions for a fixed lense in that area?
Also, I think I need a polarizer filter (is that the right term?). Is it worth getting the 70-100 dollar ones? Cause I saw some 20 dollar ones at Best Buy and was like "I don't know....".
50mm is an excellent lens. Personally I don't really think the 1.4 is worth the extra money (it's over triple the price of the 1.8) because at 1.4 the DOF is really shallow. For Nikon the build quality is similar, not sure about the build quality between the Canons.
For filters, you always want to buy something good. There is no point in buying a nice lens and then putting a cheap filter in front of it. One other tip is to buy filters for the biggest lens you have (or may want) and then buy stepping rings to make it fit on each of your lenses.
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I own the 50mm f/1.4 Canon lens, and I have to say, it is well worth the increased cost over the f/1.8
Not only do you get a larger aperture, but you also get a lens that is a good bit sharper, faster to focus, and overall higher quality. That said, here are a few from wandering around the back alleys today, with the f/1.4
Two Sandisk 1gig SD cards. Simply because I got them for 10 bucks from a friend that works at Circuit City. I have to get a faster card though. Preferably something with a lot more space too, since I started shooting RAW a few months ago.
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2 gig Sandisk Extreme 5 it's like a lovely shiny and expensive after dinner mint (oh and a 1 gig Sandisk Extreme 3 for my D70) just get the card that will get the most out of your camera, there's no need to buy an uber card for a camera that wont utilise the speed. Also I have heard from a few sources that microdrives aren't all that reliable so keep it bellow 4 gig (?) and instead maybe buy a couple of smaller regular cards.
A lot of people I talk to shoot with multiple 2gb cards. Their logic is that eventually there will be a HW failure, and if you carry multiple small cards then you are forced to swap out cards in the field and that eventual hardware failure will mean the loss of some pics, but not ALL your pics.
I dunno how many pics people here take - I can fill up a 1gb pretty quick shooting in jpg (I can't do RAW) so losing my memory card might mean losing 300+ pics at once. I can't imagine losing a 4gb card or one bigger than that.
I've been swapping between a 1 gig, and a 512 and never had any troubles.
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I've been using a 4 gig card exclusively and I never take enough photos to even fill a gig. Keeping multiple 2 gig cards seems ridiculous, unless you're shooting a fashion shoot or a wedding. I can't imagine taking that many pics just walking around.
Then again, I unload photos to my computer as soon as I get back.
It depends on your shooting habits. I carry around two 1gig cards, but usually one of them is enough to fulfill my needs. And then there are times when I go on long shooting trips and I'll need both of them and a laptop to store my RAW files during breaks. Since I shoot RAW, 1 gig gets filled up in about 180 shots but I'm pretty selective with what I keep. I don't let a crappy shot take up room in my card when it can easily be filled with a better one. Then when I get home, I look all of em over and decide what stays and what goes out of all the shots I was pleased with. Usually end up with about 5-6 of them, and I keep close seconds on my harddrive for later incase I find something to do with it in photoshop that can really improve it and make it worthwhile.
I completely agree with Pope that if you find that you actually use most of the space on your card up, it's better to carry around two smaller cards. It would completely suck losing 2gb of shots to me, but 1gb wouldn't be that bad, because at least I'd have some that I'm happy with.
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Kinda wish the storm was closer actually, would have made for some better shots. Not bad for a first try though.
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Does anyone else carry a copy of the photographer's rights at all times? Yesterday, I was shooting in some old Jersey shore town with all these old Victorian houses and some asshole rent-a-cop stopped me and told me I couldn't shoot there, and I told him I could, and gave him a copy of it. He left me alone, but that really pissed me off. Not the first time it's happened, but I usually never make a big deal of it because when it does, I'm usually on private property and don't want to be kicked out (even though legal action or confiscation of my camera, memory card/film isn't allowed, I can still be charged with trespassing if they tell me to leave and I don't) but this time it was on clearly public space - in the middle of a street, in front of a beach. Are these assholes trained to give everyone shit about shooting in public space, in hopes that they won't know any better, or are they truly clueless?
Just like the general public.
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The law is fucking awesome, too bad most people don't know about it and let "authority figures" make them feel like they're doing something wrong, while in fact they're just being needlessly harassed by said authority who really don't know too much about laws concerning photography themselves.
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oh i also have a question on lenses.
i currently use the kit lense that comes with the XTi. whats a good generic shooting lense that won't break the bank?
Are you finding you want more telephoto then you have?
(there are 55-200ish lenses that aren't too expensive)
Or a macro?
Other then that you are looking at a fixed lens which will give you speed and sharpness over a zoom lens.
Really it depends on what kind of shooting do you do (or want to do).
took out her barrettes and her hair spilled out like rootbeer
Also, I think I need a polarizer filter (is that the right term?). Is it worth getting the 70-100 dollar ones? Cause I saw some 20 dollar ones at Best Buy and was like "I don't know....".
They're cheap, fast, and very sharp. Everyone with a camera should own a 50mm lens. They're the greatest lenses available for the money, and teach a valuable lesson in composition since you don't have zoom available.
EDIT: never mind the f/1.2. they're like over $1000 hahaha
Read up, and print yourself a copy of the PDF. It'll be useful if some ignorant law enforcer tries to tell you you can't take pictures.
What I meant earlier by private property was stuff like businesses, museums, airports and such, where the public is expected to be able to go. These places may or may not have rules regarding photography but not following them is not considered unlawful, and they are not allowed by law to confiscate any of your belongings, though they may ask you to leave - and if you don't, you're charged with trespassing. I'm pretty sure that applies to videotaping as well, Virum.
50mm is an excellent lens. Personally I don't really think the 1.4 is worth the extra money (it's over triple the price of the 1.8) because at 1.4 the DOF is really shallow. For Nikon the build quality is similar, not sure about the build quality between the Canons.
Excellent lens review site:
http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/
For filters, you always want to buy something good. There is no point in buying a nice lens and then putting a cheap filter in front of it. One other tip is to buy filters for the biggest lens you have (or may want) and then buy stepping rings to make it fit on each of your lenses.
took out her barrettes and her hair spilled out like rootbeer
Not only do you get a larger aperture, but you also get a lens that is a good bit sharper, faster to focus, and overall higher quality. That said, here are a few from wandering around the back alleys today, with the f/1.4
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its a couple dollars cheaper than the normal SanDisk one...
I dunno how many pics people here take - I can fill up a 1gb pretty quick shooting in jpg (I can't do RAW) so losing my memory card might mean losing 300+ pics at once. I can't imagine losing a 4gb card or one bigger than that.
Just a thought.
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I completely agree with Pope that if you find that you actually use most of the space on your card up, it's better to carry around two smaller cards. It would completely suck losing 2gb of shots to me, but 1gb wouldn't be that bad, because at least I'd have some that I'm happy with.
I have to work on limiting the shallow DOF with this thing...
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