cdalton_photo
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- Joined
- 26 Sep 2025
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- Nashville, Tennessee
Recent posts
- Creative Looks: which one do you actually leave on?
I'll be the boring one. Raw only for anything that's paid, the client is paying for the edit. For my own stuff FL is nice, I'll give it that.
Post #4, in Sony - 400 f/4.5 GM or one of the 100-400s for football from the touchline?
When I do youth sports for clients I use a zoom every time, because you can't predict where play goes and a prime on one body means missed shots. The 1.8kg is real, but a monopod fixes most of that…
Post #3, in Lenses - Lightroom 'Prompt to Edit', has anyone actually got it yet?
I don't think it's only beginners. From the business side, if this speeds up a bulk edit on 300 headshots I'll use it tomorrow and not think about it. "Even out the skin, match the background across…
Post #10, in Editing & Software - Sony FE 400 f/4.5 GM and 600 f/6.3 GM announced, both under 1kg
Expect a lot of these on the used market in two years, from people who bought them for the idea of wildlife photography. That's when I'd buy. Same thing happened with every big lens launch I've…
Post #10, in Lenses - A7S IV rumours again: what do you actually want in it?
No. For stills I've never cared about the S line. 12MP is a hard sell for anyone who does even a bit of commercial work. Clients want to crop. Art directors want to crop even more, and they always…
Post #4, in Sony - Is shooting strangers still OK now everyone thinks you're filming them with smart glasses?
Business angle, since nobody asked: commercial clients are asking about releases a lot more than they used to, even for people in the background of a shot. A couple of years ago a brand wouldn't…
Post #6, in Street - B-cam for the channel: R6 V, Nikon ZR, or just stay Sony?
Clients don't care what camera you use, and neither do viewers. Nobody has ever unsubscribed because the B-cam was a Canon. Stay in Sony, keep the batteries and lenses simple, and put the difference…
Post #8, in Video - A7R VI announced: 66.8MP fully stacked, $4,499. Thoughts?
Rented one for a two-day corporate job last week, headshots on the first day and a conference on the second, so a fair test of both ends. Files are big, roughly twice my A1 II raws. Lightroom on my…
Post #16, in Sony - capture one 16.8 denoise vs lightroom denoise on gig files
I'm on C1 for tethering anyway, so this is the first update in a while that's actually saved me money. Cancelled the separate denoise app last night. My studio work rarely goes above ISO 400, but…
Post #7, in Editing & Software - New Sony 100-400 f/4.5 GM - worth it over my 70-350 for birds, or a used 200-600?
Rented a 200-600 for a ranch shoot last year. Great lens, heavy, and I was glad to hand it back on Monday. Rent before you buy, Steve. Any of them. A weekend rental is cheap and tells you more than…
Post #11, in Lenses