Joe Federico

Joe Federico

I offer instruction on all levels of photography, from DSLR 101 to Advanced Lighting techniques. Our training facility is located here, in the Greater Atlanta area. I take my 29+ year career and bundle it up in little segments. Stepping stones for the aspiring artist. There is no better way to learn than hands-on, live, one on one or in small groups.

Now with technology so advanced, I take full advantage of that by offering Live online instruction. I cannot get enough! Photography keeps me alive. So, come on in, take a look around, give me a call or message me your questions, needs or thoughts.

These KZread tutorials will continue to grow and I will add new videos periodically. Go ahead and subscribe to get notified of any new videos that I publish.

As always comments and suggestions are always welcome.

Face Edit 2 of 3

Face Edit 2 of 3

Face Edit 1 of 3

Face Edit 1 of 3

Suprise Guest

Suprise Guest

The Photographer's Ephemeris

The Photographer's Ephemeris

Using Dropbox

Using Dropbox

Star Trails

Star Trails

Retouch Sweat from Forehead

Retouch Sweat from Forehead

Fill in Backgrounds

Fill in Backgrounds

Whitening teeth in Lightroom

Whitening teeth in Lightroom

Sharpening a Full Moon in CS5

Sharpening a Full Moon in CS5

Sharpening in Photoshop CS5

Sharpening in Photoshop CS5

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  • @angeltellez5963
    @angeltellez59632 ай бұрын

    wtf, this absolutely works. Thanks a lot!

  • @javidevs
    @javidevs3 ай бұрын

    Dude thanks a lot

  • @ShellyFlowers-xy9eb
    @ShellyFlowers-xy9eb4 ай бұрын

    Very impressive, making the excess sweating stop within 2 days was so much more than I expected, I went with what I talked about last week and after the first day or so I was very surprised to start feeling much more comfortable and dry! I went ahead and go'ogled the latest by Cynthia Yulesin and after 72 hours I now sweat like a “normal” person lol

  • @andrew71ify
    @andrew71ify5 ай бұрын

    No Joke!! It works

  • @user-wu1tn5ww1b
    @user-wu1tn5ww1b6 ай бұрын

    and if you don’t have a dollar bill ? Do you have to put on the meter first?

  • @nadimsaha1492
    @nadimsaha1492 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks bro 😊

  • @elwrongo
    @elwrongo Жыл бұрын

    it worked! amazing

  • @GEEKAEL87
    @GEEKAEL872 жыл бұрын

    I came across this tutorial on youtube today. This worked great with my Minolta IVF autometer. Many thanks.

  • @GarisLintang
    @GarisLintang2 жыл бұрын

    So i just found this thing in my dad's desk, and i was thinking like, "damn this thing looks really cool i think it's a prop from a sci fi movie" but now i know the thing it's just an auto meter

  • @jobertin1
    @jobertin12 жыл бұрын

    Hello! I have a Minolta IV f that indicates ''U'' for low light no matter what ISO, speed or light condition it's pointed at. I've tried the dollar bill trick but it doesn't work. Any ideas how to fix that? A friend of mine told me that there are some buttons that you can click on to reset the lightmeter while opening it but he doesn't remember the sequence.. So if you have any ideas please share! Thanks!

  • @360whiplash
    @360whiplash2 жыл бұрын

    How do you find the text tool?

  • @247_sirazulmonir9
    @247_sirazulmonir93 жыл бұрын

    thanks

  • @filmsnotdead
    @filmsnotdead3 жыл бұрын

    My meter hadn't worked correctly for years. I tried a few other methods to re-calibrate to no avail. I didn't expect this to help at all , but decided "What the h----,. and tried it. It worked perfectly immediaitely.

  • @s.m.khalid1071
    @s.m.khalid10713 жыл бұрын

    Rubbish

  • @thepixelcraft
    @thepixelcraft3 жыл бұрын

    awesome post, it works.. wowww..... thank you!

  • @VS-le2ep
    @VS-le2ep3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Joe, could you please tell how looks sensor position when you take off a sphere? I think something wrong with mine, when i took off sphere, that sensor looks not like right on center, it's a bit shift, that's why i think it works wrong with viewfinder when you are metering the reflected light

  • @jamilachowdhury7278
    @jamilachowdhury72783 жыл бұрын

    I was just looking for this, 1000 likes thank you

  • @carlosrondon3748
    @carlosrondon37483 жыл бұрын

    I did it and it's worked even with a 20 euros! This is not a calibration but my Autometer had a 3 stop underexposed and now it is ok. Maybe is a fail in electric contact because lack of use.

  • @photosbyfranci
    @photosbyfranci3 жыл бұрын

    I am missing the flat and round dome for this, where can I get one?

  • @weidingerdk
    @weidingerdk3 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks !

  • @KUNAL7995
    @KUNAL79954 жыл бұрын

    It's after 9 years.. I found useful ❤️Thank you so much

  • @nivram2009
    @nivram20094 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! It worked. I was planning to do all kinds of calibration procedures because my minolta v was way way underexposing. I came across this video and thought that looks too easy, probably won't work, but I gave it a try and the meter now works like a charm. Thank you!

  • @Caronparnall
    @Caronparnall4 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding tutorial, very easy to follow. Well done!

  • @garym3407
    @garym34074 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your helpful tutorial anything that helps me improve my images is much appreciated 👍

  • @jimnorthland2903
    @jimnorthland29035 жыл бұрын

    Good explanation if you are already an expert. Really bad if you don't know half the functions you are tossing around like confetti.

  • @KennethDAstonJr
    @KennethDAstonJr5 жыл бұрын

    Yea this is crap, I tired it and no luck

  • @robber576
    @robber5765 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Worked like a harm and prevented me dumping it again on ebay , :-) This little switch is to reduce the sensitivity of the meter by 3 stops if you use the darkroom attachment which is the adaptor with the plain hole in it so no optics in the adaptor. If the switch gets dirty it puts the meter in darkroom mode for the adaptor and so without the adaptor the meter is 3 stops off. A good reminder to NOT put this(or any other measuring device) in your pocket with lint and dirt but to keep it safe and clean in the pouch.

  • @hotspringstone
    @hotspringstone5 жыл бұрын

    amazing! works on a minolta auto meter iii. now i can use it with minolta booster ii. no dollar bill? use a white paper.

  • @HikikomoriDev
    @HikikomoriDev5 жыл бұрын

    Good for 3D modeling since you can take a photo of something, straighten it and then make it into a texture and apply it to a modeled 3D object.

  • @Hoops-Senior
    @Hoops-Senior5 жыл бұрын

    That's not a calibration FFS!

  • @LeleCarswell
    @LeleCarswell5 жыл бұрын

    Help....I purchased a old Minolta auto 4f meter....when I select non c and fire flash the non c flashes..even though I was holding correct button on meter..does this mean I have a bad meter? It works fine on ambient

  • @sebastianspiller1312
    @sebastianspiller13125 жыл бұрын

    I bought mine today, but found out it would show the "under exposed"-icon and a large E on the display, no matter how high or low I changed the values and settings. Does anyone know about this error?

  • @celonziajohnson
    @celonziajohnson5 жыл бұрын

    Sebastian Spiller did you ever figure it out

  • @sebastianspiller1312
    @sebastianspiller13125 жыл бұрын

    ​@@celonziajohnson Unfortunately I figured out that it is a technical error, which requires expensive repairs. I was able to return it to the second hand shop and replace it with a Kenko without paying extra, and it works great. But it is always a risk to buy second hand electronics, so in the future I will pay the extra buck and buy a a new light meter, with warranty and all. Probably Sekonic.

  • @ahhgea
    @ahhgea5 жыл бұрын

    How does this calibrate the meter?

  • @dougelick8397
    @dougelick83974 жыл бұрын

    It doesn't. It cleans dirty contacts that are causing a bad reading.

  • @jiturajbangera2382
    @jiturajbangera23825 жыл бұрын

    Hello! I have an issue with my Minolta IV F meter, Previously it used to show me the ISO in increments of 100,200,400,and so on, but recently when I took out my meter to use it after a long time, its suddenly showing me ISO in increments of 87,170,340 and so on, What could have gone wrong? Can anybody please help me to reset it back to normal ISO speeds. Thanks.

  • @SteveMartinUSA
    @SteveMartinUSA5 жыл бұрын

    what if I want to export a directory of images and all sub-directories, AND I want the structure maintained in the destination? So I want the subfolders to be created on the USB stick--the full file structure should be maintained. So far it's just flattening the structure of the destination--putting every image into the same directory--I don't want to have to navigate to every folder and export independently...

  • @Debangshu
    @Debangshu5 жыл бұрын

    nice one

  • @markherrick978
    @markherrick9785 жыл бұрын

    LOL! This works! Probably not "calibration" per se, but it does apparently reset the meter to read "normally." Before I did it the meter was giving me f8.0 at 1/60 and ISO 400. Afterward I got f2.8, which matched my Fujifilm X-T2 spot metering a grey card. Over 20 year old Auto Meter IVF works like new!

  • @Yelaiah09
    @Yelaiah096 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! You're AWESOME!!

  • @user735_
    @user735_6 жыл бұрын

    Right on point, thanks.

  • @dagaines152
    @dagaines1526 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I was ready to buy a new meter before I ran into this video. Set screw would not provide enough adjustment before I performed this dollar bill trick. Worked like a champ!

  • @alanleitch3396
    @alanleitch33966 жыл бұрын

    My oh my - absolutely EXACTLY what I was looking for. It's like you read my mind. Thank you!

  • @12345678918032
    @123456789180326 жыл бұрын

    thaks joe federico thanks i accepted i was work completre

  • @azharquadri6745
    @azharquadri67456 жыл бұрын

    I am an designer i dont know the photoshop i works on autocad and corekdraw Ur video helped me alot Thanq very much

  • @bensenkhalib7199
    @bensenkhalib71996 жыл бұрын

    wow.. here I am messing with the skew like a chump.

  • @michaelwplant
    @michaelwplant6 жыл бұрын

    Hi Does anyone know if it needs to be an America dollar note or would it work with other paper money?

  • @mattmatt744
    @mattmatt7446 жыл бұрын

    My meter was 3 stops off, I was ready to buy a new meter or find someone to repair it. I can't believe it but this actually worked on my meter. Thanks so much for this trick/tip or whatever you want to call it.

  • @KKPhotographyNJ
    @KKPhotographyNJ7 жыл бұрын

    What font is this?

  • @JoseRichardIV
    @JoseRichardIV7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @showkatbd
    @showkatbd7 жыл бұрын

    Man, Salute you for your brand support. Please keep going...

  • @chrisfleming6012
    @chrisfleming60127 жыл бұрын

    Best tutorial I've seen yet