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Pi casa is a great free starter tool. I just switched to light room and I really like it

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Check photography-on-the.net for research and used options. Got my Canon 20D prosumer DSLR for about $200 there. It's not the latest and greatest, but great to learn on. Add a 50mm f/1.8 for about $100 and you've got a good inexpensive combo. She'll want something like that if she's taking Photography in school. Can prob get a newer model for similar price, as that was several years ago now. That's also where I sourced my 7D used.


thanks, will check that out.. we just found the course description for high school.. she will need *GASP* a film 35mm camera :-o
 

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thanks, will check that out.. we just found the course description for high school.. she will need *GASP* a film 35mm camera :-o
I have 2, if she wants to borrow one. Haven't used them in years. One was my grandmother's (which I used for MY Photography course sophomore year of high school), the other was mine that I bought in the late 90s.

I imagine part of the course will be teaching them how to develop film and make prints, which is cool. I do miss that part of it. Paying someone else to do it--not so much.
 

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Raw Therapee is free OSS for raw processing
Gimp is free OSS like Photoshop
Adobe probably makes superior software, but these work well enough that I see no reason to pay for photo manipulation software personally.
For just simple touching up there's a ton of options. I like XNView
 

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I imagine part of the course will be teaching them how to develop film and make prints, which is cool.

sounds like it:

Students must provide their own film, photographic paper, 35mm SLR camera with adjustable shutter, lens opening and focusing control, point and shoot cameras are not acceptable in this class.


i wouldn't even know where to buy film these days.. some specialty shops or on the interweb i guess.
 

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I'm pretty sure it's still available. We have a great camera shop in town; if you don't, try Ritz, maybe? You'll need a source for the paper anyway.
 

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Amazon's prices are always in flux.

I love Canon products. I would still choose a used prosumer model over the plastic Rebels. If you don't want to buy from a stranger, try adorama's refurbed options. It does come down to how serious you'll be, but the prosumer ones are a bit more durable, more flexible, more options.
 

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Freestyle Photo is a good vendor for B&W film if you don't have a vendor locally. My store orders through them wholesale. Though most of the college courses have gone DSLR but there are still a few B&W film classes offered. Surprised they are still offered at the HS level... gotta do something with that black room I guess... :roll: but they should at least offer a digital version of the course for those that could care less about B&W. Goodness knows most pros have probably gone digital by now leaving film for those few that are really into it.
 

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Freestyle Photo is a good vendor for B&W film if you don't have a vendor locally. My store orders through them wholesale. Though most of the college courses have gone DSLR but there are still a few B&W film classes offered. Surprised they are still offered at the HS level... gotta do something with that black room I guess... :roll: but they should at least offer a digital version of the course for those that could care less about B&W. Goodness knows most pros have probably gone digital by now leaving film for those few that are really into it.

my wife is friendly with a lot of staff at the high school, we're going to inquire about the photography class and prospects of it going digital any time soon. there is a local state college credit associated with the photography classes so i'm guessing the curriculum is dictated by the college rather than the high school
 

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Interesting thread. My wife wants to get into photography and a DSLR is on the list.
 
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