Comments on: I Need Your Advice

By: Barbara Okun

Barbara Okun — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:32:18 +0000

Hi Scott,
My previous email to you might have fallen in one of those “spam” files. I just wanted to tell you that I’ve learned so much from you and really enjoy reading your books. Not to mention that I love your sense of humor! I was just wondering if you are planning or have any interest in writing a detailed wedding book specifically using Nikon Cameras and flash? I am looking for a step by step book on shooting weddings with only Nikon equipments. I am reading everything I can get my hands on, but they are not your books. I did your chapter on weddings in your book, it’s a good start, need more…..:) Thanks, Barbara

By: Martha Torres

Martha Torres — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:34:55 +0000

Scott. People that don’t apreciate you don’t read the intros, I love your intros. I mostly read it because of your ocurences. They are not boring at all and it makes me want to keep reading it. i purchased your first book for digital photographers and read it including the intro in 2 days. And yes people, it is very important to read them. I don’t usually read intros in any other books, but for Scott Kelby’s i do. You don’t have to change a bit and i really learn a lot from them. I’m looking forward to you second book on digital photography. Thanks for your insight.

Martha

By: JC Dill

JC Dill — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:51:12 +0000

Marty’s suggestion (comment #294): Rename “Introduction” to “The Secrets To Using This Book”

is spot on. When I was in high school, there was a summer course on statistics that no one wanted to sign up for. They renamed it “how to gamble and win” and it was filled immediately, with a long waiting list from kids who didn’t sign up fast enough.

Second, make it Chapter 1, not “Intro”.

I usually read the Intro anyway but I’m strange that way.

By: anton

anton — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:17:03 +0000

I don`t read intro`s and i didn`t read all suguestions.
My opinion is people want to start as soon as possible because they waited a long time for your book or new version of your book.
I don`t read manuals ,i find out myself . only if i don`t can manage i start reading if i can find a solution for the problem.
people are easy and lazy so if it is important they take notice of your intro create a video/podcast instead and put it in your book with a pdf file on it wich they can print out by themself.
succes

By: Keith Mossop

Keith Mossop — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:05:57 +0000

Dear Scott
When you have missing files in light room is there a way of finding them
Would appriciate your help

Regards

Keith

By: Alex Shaw

Alex Shaw — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:08:06 +0000

Summarize the key points from the intro at the end of the intro in the form of bolded and bulleted points (e.g. location of pictures to download). Remind the user at various points in your book that this important material is in the bullted points at the end of Intro. I don’t think people should be forced to read the intro; however, if they are referred back to the bulleted points , this may encourage them to read the full intro.

By: Mark Allen

Mark Allen — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:20:40 +0000

Scott -

I’ve used your books over the years in a number of projects. One thing I’ve always wanted to learn to do was take some good photos of fireworks. I used your method in The Digital Photography Book last night and got some great ones. Wow! With the right technique, it was easy!

Thanks,

Mark Allen

By: Jacquelynn Buck

Jacquelynn Buck — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:01:06 +0000

Photoshop glitch?I was recently at a photography workshop in Ireland and the leader, Ron Zimmerman, siggested I email you with this issue I am having…
I am a PC photoshop user using CS3 and shooting with a Nikon D300. When I open my RAW files in Adobe Bridge to view and sort them, the program (?) applies a Camera RAW Default setting to every picture. It methodically goes through and changes each picture from what came out of the camera to either what the program has as a default setting or what I have “reset as camera RAW defaults”. None of these applied changes make the photo look like what it did when I took it. Is there any way to turn this function off? I want the image to look exactly like I took it before I open it in Camera RAW and if I don’t want to make any adjustments, I don’t want the program to do it for me.
thank you!
Jacquelynn Buck

By: Gerrie Beukers

Gerrie Beukers — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:47:25 +0000

Hello Scott,

I’ll have a question abbout de compabilitty between apple and windows systems. I have a I-mac with photoshop elements 4,0 and i want to buy a windows PC with also photoshop elements 4,0.
Is it also possible to get the photo’s from the one to the other system , even when i have chanced de pictures.

With regards,

Gerrie

By: Maureen

Maureen — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:20:43 +0000

Scott,

I am a Fine Arts Photography major at Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA.

I am a PC user. However, I have been advised by many to change to a MacBook Pro for Photoshop CS3 work.

My dad is your greatest fan! He said, “If Scott says to use a MAC then do whatever he says!”

Could you please advise me on which system is best?

Maureen

By: David Armstrong

David Armstrong — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:03:30 +0000

Hey Scott,

I’m not sure if this is where I can address a question to you or not. I’ve searched the archives and couldn’t find the answer. I just purchased the D300 and love it. However I only have CS2, but do have lightroom and find the nef conversion painfully slow. What am I shortchanging myself if anything, should I go with tiff files instead of Nef files? Again, I am sure you have addressed this but couldn’t find the resource.

Thanks for all you do.

David Armstrong

By: Jaap van der Zwan

Jaap van der Zwan — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:46:18 +0000

Hi Scott,

Just bought your second edition of The Digital Photography Book. Very interesting chapter “Going wireless”. But if I place ny SB-600 on my Nikon D70 I can’t get it right following your steps. If I am in the commander mode (via the 19 Flash mode and commander mode) on the D70 I only get 3 choices (TTL, AA and M), but I never get to something remotely looking like the picture in the book. Also on the SB-600 I can hold buttons till I am blue in the face but nothing ever appears in which I can select “remote”. Am I missing the boat somewhere, or am I just plain stupis??
I now have both editions of your book and they are really great (and I am not only saying so because I need your help………:-)
Have fun and kind regards