[mkrzysztofowicz]

February 22, 2009 at 12:42 am

Hi again :)

First of all – Madeleine, thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts on that. Don’t worry, you’re not “a bit loud” at all, it’s great to get an honest advice, even more so if it comes with a personal touch ;)

See, even though I have been taking pictures for a while and have always been interested in photography, I have absolutely no experience with the commercial side of things (other than what I read). This is really why I asked, and I didn’t choose the forum accidentally. I know there is a lot of people here with lots of experience and great results, and so I thought it’s a good idea to verify if what I’m thinking is right.

In this particular case I don’t really think this guy is working for a big company, trying to get my picture for free and hoping that I’ll do everything they ask just so that I can be proud :) It is a valid point though, so for any commercial use of any of my pictures, I would have no problem selling the pictures and charging for them accordingly (but I would probably come here first asking for an advice as to how much to charge for my work!!) :)))

As Randomway says, I don’t have a business and I can’t pay the tax. It’s something that I have been mulling over, so it might change in future – nothing is cast in stone :)

Anyways – lots of good advice here, which I’m really grateful for. I’ll think it over again. Thank you!

Best regards,
mike

[mkrzysztofowicz]

February 21, 2009 at 10:24 pm

Thanks Lads for your feedback. This all kind of confirms what I have been thinking. I guess that’s what I’ll do – I’ll offer the guy a print for like EUR20 or so for personal use only. I didn’t like the idea of sending the full res image from the start :)

Thanks!
Best Regards,
mike

[mkrzysztofowicz]

February 14, 2009 at 12:11 am

Just set the aperture to f/22 (or whichever is the slowest aperture) on the aperture ring and then slide the little lock (to the locked position). I’m sure the link that SteveD has given you points you to exactly this explanation. It’s written in your camera manual, btw :)

No need to bring it to Conns now :) You can use that time to shoot some more pictures instead :)

Best Regards,
mike

[mkrzysztofowicz]

February 12, 2009 at 11:07 pm

Great job, Stephen!

I really like #1, #2 and #4 :) I didn’t get to the start or finish area, nor to the service park, so the shots I have are only from one of the stages. I do know however how tricky the shooting conditions were. I think you managed to show the conditions on #4 there – dark, rain, lights reflection on the tarmac… and yet the car is very sharp and crisp…nice job!

Regards,
mike

[mkrzysztofowicz]

February 4, 2009 at 7:17 pm

Thanks lads for your positive comments :)

You can have a look at some more WRC Rally Ireland shots I’ve taken at: http://www.mk.tc/ :)

Anyone seen any of the official pictures from the Rally yet? I always like to see what the pros have managed to create in similar conditions – you can learn a great deal by looking at their work :)

Thanks!
Best Regards,
mike

[mkrzysztofowicz]

February 2, 2009 at 5:57 pm

Class shots, Steve!

I went to the rally myself and I couldn’t get over how difficult the shooting conditions were, but I’m sure the drivers didn’t have it easy either! :)

Here’s a couple of my shots:

Regards,
mike

[mkrzysztofowicz]

February 3, 2008 at 11:14 pm

Hey Guys,

I have come across an insurance broker called “PJT Insurance”. They’re in Swords and their phone number is 01 8401254. I’ve dealt with a very nice lady called Lorraine over there.

Got all risks worldwide insurance for EUR 4500 worth of gear for around 200EUR. The insurance cover is on new-for-old basis.

Best Regards,
mike

[mkrzysztofowicz]

October 15, 2007 at 4:53 pm

Hey Sancho,

As it happens I’m a diver (not professionally) and I do some underwater photography. It turns out there’s a few catches and so on for the U/W equipment. If you’re planning not to shoot underwater but just protect your camera against water splashing everywhere while you’re on the deck, or even want to take the camera for a swim and so on, there’s a few options you have.

First, you can go for an underwater housing. They are the safest solution, but at the same time are very heavy (they are designed to be neutrally buoyant or slightly negatively buoyant in the water; they don’t have to be light on the surface), and they are also quite cumbersome to use (again, especially on land). If you want to have a look at one, I can show you mine (I’m based in Dundalk, but go quite often to Dublin). Also, the controls are quite strange to use – it’s certainly not the easiest thing to use on land :) Then there’s a whole thing with different ports for different types of lenses (both for their length and the type of glass at the end – more important underwater than on the surface really, but you need to be aware of that as well; for example you need to use a dome port type for wide angle lenses and a flat port for tele). And last, but not least, the housings are typically quite expensive – they can cost as much or more than the camera you want to put them in.

There’s another option that I was looking at myself – there’s a company called EWA Marine and they do what looks like a plastic bag. You put your camera inside, you can seal it (they claim its rated to 15-50m underwater), they have a glass port for the lens which you attach to the lens and so on. Because they are essentially plastic bags, they would be much lighter and probably easier to use than the housing.

Give me shout (you can PM me if you like) and I can give you more info.

Best Regards and good luck – it really looks like a nice project you’ll be working on! and I enjoyed the Deadliest Catch myself :)

mike

[mkrzysztofowicz]

October 15, 2007 at 4:30 pm

Hey Gary,

Welcome on board :) I’m only a n00b here myself, but I can confirm this is a very friendly place where you can get a lot of valuable information and spend literally hours and hours on reading useful stuff!

Best Regards and enjoy your stay here with us,
mike

[mkrzysztofowicz]

October 10, 2007 at 6:07 pm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mkrzysztofowicz

yeah… i know :) it’s a tongue twister ;)

[mkrzysztofowicz]

September 28, 2007 at 9:10 pm

wow…

usually I don’t like HDR (I saw that your pictures were tagged with HDR on Flickr) but if these are HDR, well, I’m blown away :)

And if they are not HDR, well… I’m blown away even more so :)

Excellent! I’m really jealous…

If I was to choose, it is the second one for me. I love landscape photography shot in portrait orientation if they work. The rocks on the right hand side are a nice lead in line… :) dang, i’m jealous :)

Best Regards,
mike

[mkrzysztofowicz]

September 28, 2007 at 5:57 pm

Hi Tom,

I like the first one better. The warm color on the horizon, in my opinion, makes for a more intersting photo. The second one, except for a very small sun, is nearly a monochrome picture. Did you try to convert the second one to B&W and see how it looks like?

They are both ver nice pictures, but I like the first one better.

Just my EUR0.02 ;)

By the way, I’m only an amateur photographer and consider myself only a beginner in the field, so I’m not sure how much my comments are worth to you :)

Best Regards,
mike

[mkrzysztofowicz]

September 23, 2007 at 8:26 pm

Guys,

Thanks for your warm welcome :)

Mark – yes, you got that correct! feels almost like home :)

Best Regards,
mike