Saturday, October 24, 2015

Best Intentions - Broken Camera

Today I had the idea to unload the bisque kiln load of tall pots and take a group photo before I glazed them. I had it all planned. I wanted an atmospheric black and white grouping showing the shapes and textures of the tall pots. I charged the camera batteries. I set up a black tablecloth backdrop in front of the garage. I unloaded and carried out all of the pots one by one and set them up. I tried to take a photo and the camera wouldn't work. Went to store to get new batteries, they don't carry them. Ugh.

You might recall my old Sony camera died months ago and I've been using Gary's even older Fuji camera - the camera that failed today. Now I'm wondering if there's a camera I can get which doesn't cost an arm or a leg. I do have a straight talk cell phone but have yet to figure out how to take a photo with it; pretty sure it wouldn't be that great. Oh and then how to get it off my phone to my computer? Off to the farmer's market today and reception for artist of the month after that. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
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  1. Joanne Noragon10/24/15, 11:55 AM

    All the best for your market today. Those little point and shoots do a great job and go for around $150. They have an internal program that sends the pictures by pigtail or from the card to your camera. Best Buy or Staples have good selections.

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  2. Linda Starr10/24/15, 1:22 PM

    Hi Joanne, thanks, I am going to try the phone camera too because I just found out the charger cords can connect to the computer. When I get a chance next week I'll look into the cameras.

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  3. Rian10/24/15, 1:31 PM

    Linda, Phone cameras work pretty well, so I would check that out first. Once you get it figured out, it should be pretty simple to use... and at least worth a try. I have a good digital Nikon, but have found that my iPhone takes good pics... and much easier to carry around. Also easy to send the pics to anyone by text or email or straight to your computer.

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    1. Linda Starr10/25/15, 4:31 AM

      Hi Rian, thanks, I am going to try the phone camera today and see how it work. I don't really use the phone to send photos or text just mostly for emergencies, the small screen is difficult to utilize compared to the keyboard on my laptop.

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  4. Anonymous10/24/15, 2:15 PM

    Too bad about the cameras, both of them. Enjoy the rest of your day.

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    1. Linda Starr10/25/15, 4:31 AM

      Hi Gigi, thanks, yeah that's Murphy's law for sure.

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  5. Elephant's Child10/24/15, 2:43 PM

    I hope the markets went well. Also the reception.
    Sigh on the camera front. I prefer a 'real' camera to one in the phone, but that is just me.

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    1. Linda Starr10/25/15, 4:32 AM

      Hi Sue, thanks, the market went well and the weather has been so nice so I must plug along. I feel much better looking through a lens than holding up a phone for a photo but I guess I must start adapting to modern times. Ha.

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  6. Anna10/25/15, 7:40 AM

    the phones do take a little getting used to but I now find that cameras take photos of a larger pixel content than I need for sending photos or putting them on my blog. I use the cable to connect to my desktop computer and then copy them across for use later. Glad you are having good weather... Texas looks like it is in for a big storm...

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    1. Linda Starr10/25/15, 11:12 AM

      Hi Anna, thanks, I just went and got a camera today and am reading up on how to use it now. Some places in Texas got 20 inches which is headed our way but will give us much less rain here.

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  7. Michèle Hastings10/25/15, 10:53 AM

    I have had three Canon Powershots. They take good photos and are reasonably priced. The last one I bought on ebay for $99... it was a private seller who bought it for a trip and never used it. The only downside with this one is that the battery cover is no longer staying closed... I think it's two years old. I like the camera for photographing work, but use my phone camera for snapshots.

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    1. Linda Starr10/25/15, 11:13 AM

      Hi Michele, thanks, I just went to wally world this morning and got a Samsung, we shall see, it has a seem and wide angle for closeups and many more pixels than either of our old cameras, we shall see how it turns out.

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  8. Lee10/27/15, 8:09 PM

    From reading your next post, I see you've solved your dilemma! :)

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  9. Linda Starr10/28/15, 12:39 PM

    Hi Lee, thanks, yes two fold

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