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Tips

Try:
x Format card in the camera first?
x C.Fn 1.x to set SET button to something
x C.Fn 4.1 to set focus with * button and exposure with the shutter button.
- C.Fn 5.1 to disable AF-assist beam
x C.Fn 8.1 to enable ISO 3200
x C.Fn 11.1 Menu button always remembers last menu location
- C.Fn 15.1 2nd curtain flash sync
x C.fn 16.1 Enable safety shift in Av/Tv (do this later?)
Try P mode first, then Av and Tv
Try center focus/recompose
Try AI Focus mode
Set Manual White balace point xxxxK? Base it on home tungsten (def. tungst. is
~3200K) colors.
Set to Large-Normal mode - half the size but can hardly see the difference!
Set Sharpness +2 for more pop

Pentax lenses to EOS?


http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-manual-lenses/

Subjects:

House tour - indoor - rooms + detail


Star trails - use ISO 400, long exposure on tripod, 10-60 mins, point at Polaris
Infrared scenes (need Hoya R72 filter)
UCLA campus (Dykstra, Royce, Engineering, Pauley, South Campus, North Campus

Money makers:
Weddings (candids or pro)
Real estate properties (MLS listings, etc.) go for $1mil homes, charge
$150-500/unit
Children sporting events (soccer, etc.)
Races (5Ks/10Ks/Marathons - myraceday)
Stock photography (macros, abstracts)
Music bands
Restaurants
Newspapers, photo magazines
Calendars (come up with themes (animals, flowers, landscapes, landmarks, modern
ruins, )

Make business cards!

"Pricing Photography" by Michal Heron & David McTavish

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