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Si mi l a rt oc omput er s , c a mer a sa l s oneeds of t wa r eupda t es .

Sof t wa r e dev el opeds pec i fic a l l yf ory ourc a mer a , ma k esi tea s yt oupda t et hefir mwa r e.

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Ha v ey ouev ernot i c edAdobes of t wa r ei s n’ ta l wa y sc ompa t i bl ewi t hy our c a mer a ’ sRAW fil es ?Youc a ngua r a nt eet hes of t wa r et ha tc a mewi t hy ourc a mer a wi l lbea bl et or ea dt hefil est ha ta r ec a pt ur ed.

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Asy ouc ont i nueont hr oughouronl i nephot ogr a phyc our s e, y ou’ l ll ea r na bout c us t omi s i ngy ourc a mer as et t i ngs .

Youc a ni nc r ea s ec ol ors a t ur a t i on, s ha r pnes s , c ont r a s ta ndma nyot hers et t i ngsi nc a mer a .

I fy oua l s os hooti nRAW fil ef or ma t ( hi ghl yr ec ommended, s eel a s tma ga z i ne)t heny ou’ l la l s ol os et hes e c us t omi s a t i onswhenopeni ngt hefil esi nAdobes of t wa r e.

Phot os hopa nd Li ght r oom i gnor et hes es et t i ngs , l ea v i ngi ma gesqui t efla tl ook i ng.

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Thes of t wa r e t ha tc a mewi t hy ourc a mer adoesnoti gnor ec us t om s et t i ngs .

Geti tr i ghti n c a mer a , a nda l ly ouneedt oi sexpor tfil esa sJ PEG, r ea dyt oupl oa dt oy our f a v our i t ei ma gega l l er y .

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Mygr ea tgr a ndf a t herwa nt edt oc a pt ur ehi s f a mi l y ’ st r a v elov er s ea sa ndbega nt a k i ngpi c t ur es .

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Dur i ngt hei rt i mei nPa l es t i ne, f r equentf i ght i nga ndwa ra mongs tt hena t i v epeopl e ma def orahos t i l eenv i r onment .

Hes a i dt ha tt het ownha ds i r enst ha twoul dgoof f t owa r nt hel oc a lt owns peopl ewhenf i ght i nger upt eda ndbombswer ebei ng dr opped.

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Theywa i t edev ers opa t i ent l yf ort henextl oa ft oc omeout oft heba k er ’ sov en.

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Whi l ehea ndhi ss i s t erwa l k ed ba c khomewi t ht hei rwa r ml oa foff r es hbr ea d, t hes i r enswentof fwa r ni ngt hem of t hei mma nentda nger sofwa r .

Theyqui c k l yf ounds hel t eri nt heonl yt hi ngt hey c oul df i nda l ongt hes i deoft her oa d–as i ngl ewa gonf i l l edwi t hha y .

Theyc r a wl ed undert hewa gonwhi l et hes i r ensk eptbl a r i nga sbombswer edr oppedi nt he di s t a nc e.

Theywa i t eda ndwa i t ed–a ndwer ef i na l l ya bl et oma k ei tba c khome s a f el y .

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Mygr ea tgr a ndf a t herwor k edi nPa l es t i nef oray ea ra ndaha l fwor k i ngont he c ons t r uc t i onoft heoi lr ef i ner y .

Onc ei twa sc ompl et edt heywer ea bl et oma k e t hel ongj our neyba c kt oAmer i c a .

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Dur i ngt hei rbr i efs t opi nNa pl es t heyha dt oma k eas peedydepa r t ur ef r om t hedoc ka st ens i onswer ehi ghdue t ot hebegi nni ngofWor l dWa rI I .

Mygr a ndf a t herr ec a l l edgoi ngdowni nt ot hei r c a bi nwhi l et hes hi pwa sdoc k ed, l ook i ngt hr ought hepor thol ewi ndowi nt hei r r oom a nds eei ngawa rs ubma r i nea tt hewa t er ’ ss ur f a c ewi t ht hei rgunspoi nt ed di r ec t l ya tt hes hi phewa sont oma k es ur et heydi dn’ tpul la ny“ f unnybus i nes s ” t oa i dt hewa ref f or t .

Thes hi pl ef tha s t i l ya ndc ont i nuedt oi t sf i na ldes t i na t i on– NewYor kCi t y .

Af t era r r i v i ngi nNewYor kCi t y , mygr a ndf a t hers a i dhi spi c t ur ewa st a k ena she s t oodwi t haf ewot hery oungboy st ha twer eont hes hi pt ha twa sl a t er publ i s hedi nt heNewYor kTi mesi na na r t i c l ea boutt heor pha nsoft hewa r . ( He wa snota nor pha n, howev ert heot herboy shes t oodbywer epr es uma bl y or pha nedbyt hewa r )

Mygr a ndmot hers a i dt ha ts he t hi nk st heymi ghtha v eac opyof pi c t ur eoft hei ma get ha twa s t a k enofhi mt ha tendedupbei ng publ i s hedi nt heNewYor kTi mes , buts heha s n’ tbeena bl et of i ndi t .

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Ev ena f t ermygr ea tgr a ndf a t herwa sf i ni s hedwi t hhi sj obi nPa l es t i ne, hec ont i nued t ot a k ehi sc a mer aev er y wher ehewent .

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Howdi dy ouf i r s tbec omei nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phy ?

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Wha tdoy ouenj oyt hemos ta boutbei ngaphot ogr a pher ?

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Myey esa r eopena ndIs ee bea ut yt ha tIha v enev ers eenbef or e.

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Il ov ei nt er a c t i ngwi t hot her soneonone, get t i ngt ok now t hem bet t er .

Il ov et hei rr ea c t i onswhent heys eet hei rpi c t ur esr ea dyt o go.

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