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More About Messageboards | Becoming Mom – Mommy Blog and Photography — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:30:55 +0000

[...] I’ve blogged about this before, but I’m using the excuse that Clickinmoms is having a membership sale to reinforce the point! [...]

By: Georgia

Georgia — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:01:24 +0000

OMG you quoted me :) yay and stuff!

I love ILP for what it is, a place to go get beaten up when I need harsh CC on my work. BUT, I think that sometimes they’re overly nitpicky, especially about skin tones. I swear if someone were to post a picture of an African American baby, they’d ask why she isn’t white.

By: ariana

ariana — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:09:01 +0000

Ava, if brutality is what you want, ILP is definitely the right place! But more than just the CC, the amount of knowledge and information is really phenomenal.

By: Ava

Ava — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:46:07 +0000

After submitting some photos to critique on a couple of forums and not quite getting the level of brutality I’d like I’m going to join up ILP.
I’m not looking forward to being told my work is sub-par, but if they can suggest ways I could’ve done a better job, I’m for it.
I need a good kick in the rear to improve.

Thanx for the referral!

By: ariana

ariana — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:45:11 +0000

@Lisa, I do like my Tamron lens a lot. But if you have the funds, then yeah, the image quality on the 24-70 is going to be sharper, particularly on the wide end. At 75mm or thereabouts I don’t think you can get much sharper than the Tamron – my primes aren’t any sharper. But at the narrow end I do notice with some full body shots that it’s a bit softer. Hence the $700 price difference :) I will upgrade to the Canon L one day, but I need to start making some $$ after buying the mark II first! Also, I am not looking forward to the weight of it.

@Alicia, you just shamed me into going there to give more cc, i actually feel like I don’t contribute enough there! ;)

By: Alicia

Alicia — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:55:24 +0000

Hey Ari! I’ve been browsing through ILP and I have to tell you: you give the BEST CC of anyone on there. No telling how many photographers you’ve helped and inspired. Really really awesome of you!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:55:00 +0000

Hi Ariana,

I love your post. The funny thing is I am a member of ILP and that is how I found your Blog and now I am advid follower! ILP can be a little overwhelming. I am on it almost every night. I look forward to checking out Clickin Moms. I am new at photography and trying to start a little side business this year. Hope to start charging. I appreciate the information.

Did you like your tamron 28-75 lens? I am looking to invest in a nice lens and I am debating on the tamron 28-75 lens or the canon 24-70mm. THe canon lens is so heavy. Any advice?

Thanks!

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:54:02 +0000

Oh, darn! I didn’t see it… I think I’m getting that lens for Christmas from my hubby… the only problem is I’m waffling about it AGAIN. I posted a thread about it on the Photography board… sigh. WHY can’t I make a decision on this… I’m not normally so indecisive! :P

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:56:33 +0000

Nice to see a mention for Zenfolio! I like the look of their site (but use Flickr PRO for personal images). A good friend is the CFO for Zenfolio.

By: ariana

ariana — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:36:27 +0000

Kimberly, sorry about that link – it was for the used tamron 28-75! It’s gone now of course.. but you probably saw it anyway :)

Kristie, just do it! It may hurt, but it will only make you stronger :)