I think many of us experienced that - you show somebody a particularly good photo, and hear: "Nice photo, you probably have a good camera"!
Lbsimon ...never exercised in my life ![]() More info | Jan 04, 2015 14:28 | #46 I think many of us experienced that - you show somebody a particularly good photo, and hear: "Nice photo, you probably have a good camera"! 5D Mark IV | 6D | S110
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Jan 04, 2015 23:34 | #47 BigAl007 wrote in post #17364767 ![]() This is likely to make me very unpopular, but really the OP has absolutely NO business starting in business as a photographer. It is plain that they have no understanding of any even basic photographic techniques. Nor the equipment that is necessary to produce good consistent results, no matter what. It would be as if I suddenly decided to to go out and buy a cheap pair of scissors a hair brush, and a hair dryer and call myself a professional hairdresser. What the OP really needs to do is go out and learn to be a photographer. Photograph your family, your friends, your dog even. Go photograph anything you like. Do this and learn about photography. get some good books, you should be able to borrow them from your local public libary service. Books are good, as they are generally more reliable than just stuff you might read on the net, afterall the author had to get past an editor, and publisher, which can weed out a lot of the rubbish you will find self published on the net. once you have done that, and if you still want to be a pro, then also learn about running a small business first, because that will stop you making too many mistakes as you start. The most important of which is realising just how much money you will actually need to invest in the business, and how much money you will need to charge, just to stay in business, let alone make a profit. Alan Alan: Jessica Rose
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Jan 04, 2015 23:39 | #48 OP means original poster, the person who starts the thread. You may be willing to do the work but be less vocal about your ambitions until you at least clear the basic hurdles. You'll annoynfewer people and you'll get better help.
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Jan 04, 2015 23:57 | #49 DC Fan wrote in post #17365858 ![]() One of the oddities of the world of DSLR's is that the people who purchase the devices all too often expect the toys will make them absolute experts as soon as they're unboxed. That attitude commonly persists with even those who have owned a DSLR for a few months and insist on the need to upgrade the equipment after owning it for only a few months, or want to learn the type of lens that will make their images look just like a fashion shoot they've seen in a magazine. Of course, the basics of photography typically take a couple of years to learn, and anything beyond those basics requires far more time. It's fair to say that you never stop learning about photography, and when you think you've started to master any aspect of photography, you're still going to be a beginner at another aspect. It's not unusual to read messages on this forum from people who are experienced portrait photographers but are nervous when they're faced with the challenge of capturing action sports. Even with the increasing capacity of DSLR's, a photographer needs to be dedicated to a lifetime of learning. Most difficult is to learn how to think as the combination of a camera and lens sees the world (of course. it's not the same as eyes and brains). When you start to approach the point that you think and anticipate as cameras work, the importance of equipment begins to fade and technique and experience becomes paramount. Thank you. Jessica Rose
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PineBomb I have many notable flaws ![]() More info | Jan 05, 2015 00:10 | #51 Unfortunately, I think some of the well-intentioned responses here landed closer to discouragement rather than encouragement. I don't think Jessica ever said she was hanging a shingle today, but simply was asking a legit question about the quality of her current rig. -Matt
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Jelloneck Senior Member ![]() More info | With this shot it appears you focused slightly in front of the subject. It's best to focus on the eyes and then depending on your aperture setting how much would remain in focus would vary. As to a lens for portraiture, the 50mm f/1.8 will be the cheapest entry. I personally prefer longer focal lengths, I used the 70-200 a lot, but it is not cheap. A good option for a prime is the 85mm f/1.8, you can find them used for about $350. Good luck and keep practicing! Learn basic photography and your camera, then learn lighting. Gear List/Feedback |Instagram
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PineBomb I have many notable flaws ![]() More info | Jan 05, 2015 00:45 | #53 Great example, Jessica. I don't see a shortcoming of your lens/camera, but rather your technique. Unless you have abundant available light or you're shooting flash, give up trying to shoot at ISO 100. You missed focus because of the slow shutter speed, not the aperture. Up the ISO to defeat any camera shake, and you should see improvement. When necessity dictates that you shoot at slow shutter speeds, try to brace yourself somehow. Tuck your elbows firmly into your body or brace the camera against a wall, etc. -Matt
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EverydayGetaway Cream of the Crop ![]() More info | Jan 05, 2015 01:09 | #54 jessiekins wrote in post #17366699 ![]() Alan: What does OP mean? I understand your perspective, however I don't really like this. I'm doing your suggestions. I want this so bad! I bought Photoshop, Lightroom, Corel, and I photograph people, my dog, my family, my friends. It took me forever to actually just buy this camera in college. I also have a photography internship, and I understand it's challenging, but cmon! I want to learn! Also, my business is my goal, and I realize it's not going to happen overnight. Thank you for your comment. Appreciate it. I genuinely appreciate everyone and your suggestions/advice, thank you. OP is Original Post or Original Poster. TS is Thread Starter. Knowing those two things will help you a lot on forums jessiekins wrote in post #17366715 ![]() I took this with the Canon EOS Rebel T5 18-55mm for my design class primarily using Photoshop and I wanted it sharper. I think I should have raised my Aperture for a better shot? Thank you, Jessica I think this is a decent start, but it looks to me that you've missed the focus and/or the shutter-speed was too low. When shooting people I keep my shutter at an absolute minimum of 1/60s, and even that's pushing it unless your model is very still. I think the aperture here would have been fine had the focus been right, though a little more stopped down certainly could've helped given the blank background. Jelloneck wrote in post #17366738 ![]() With this shot it appears you focused slightly in front of the subject. It's best to focus on the eyes and then depending on your aperture setting how much would remain in focus would vary. As to a lens for portraiture, the 50mm f/1.8 will be the cheapest entry. I personally prefer longer focal lengths, I used the 70-200 a lot, but it is not cheap. A good option for a prime is the 85mm f/1.8, you can find them used for about $350. Good luck and keep practicing! Learn basic photography and your camera, then learn lighting. I agree, looks to me the focus was off a bit. The 50/1.8 is a great place to start for portraiture, it was my first portrait lens and I think that can be said of most Canon shooters. Just be weary that the DOF (Depth Of Field) at 50mm and f1.8 on a crop sensor DSLR will be very narrow up close. Here's an example of a portrait I took several years ago with my 50/1.8 on my T2i, notice the focus was slightly off, I should have stopped the lens down a bit and focused on her eye with one of the outer points, for this shot I used the center point and recomposed, also note that I shot this at 1/40s which is far too low although I lucked out because the camera shake turned out to be pretty well controlled ![]() ![]() ![]() For that shot I also used the on camera pop-flash and used a business card to bounce the flash off the ceiling. You don't have to spend more money to play with flash, try playing around with it a bit and see what you can come up with ![]() Fuji X-Pro2 // Fuji X-H1 // Fuji X-T1 // Fuji X-100T
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jessiekins THREAD STARTER Member ![]() 68 posts Likes: 6 Joined Dec 2014 More info Post edited over 4 years ago by jessiekins. | Jan 05, 2015 01:40 | #55 EverydayGetaway wrote in post #17366776 ![]() OP is Original Post or Original Poster. TS is Thread Starter. Knowing those two things will help you a lot on forums ![]() Rather than buying every bit of software, I would focus on learning just one of them for now. I prefer LR (Lightroom) because it's workflow is fast and the interface is really easy to learn. There are a lot of free videos on editing in LR all over youtube, spend an evening or two watching videos and playing with your RAW files in LR and you'll find a good comfort zone soon enough, though we all adapt and change our editing habits/styles over time. Well I wasn't out to buy every bit of it...... I have a background in Graphic Design (College), which is why I own the software programs. I prefer Adobe Photoshop CC. I also love Lightroom but not as much as I love CC. Thank you for your in-depth response. I appreciate it. And, I will definitely work on my technique. Jessica Rose
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jecottrell Senior Member 324 posts Likes: 29 Joined Nov 2012 Location: Tucson, AZ More info | Jan 05, 2015 08:30 | #56 Jessica,
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Jan 05, 2015 20:12 | #57 Jessica, Motorsports Photographer for ARCA at Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway
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Varago Member 175 posts Likes: 8 Joined Jun 2009 Location: Vancouver Wa. More info | Jan 06, 2015 02:34 | #58 Sorry if someone else already said this. EOS R
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Jan 06, 2015 16:42 | #59 This was honestly shot in JPEG but I switched my camera to RAW. I was aware of that after. Jessica Rose
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Chief_10Beers Didn't get his vaccinations . . . ![]() More info | Jan 06, 2015 18:28 | #60 jessiekins wrote in post #17369425 ![]() This was honestly shot in JPEG but I switched my camera to RAW. I was aware of that after. I learned about JPEG Vs. Raw online. When I bought my 1st DSLR ( T3i ), I shot in RAW and jpeg. After getting the hang of processing RAW in DPP and LR, my converted jpegs look a heck of a lot better than jpegs sootc ( straight out of the camera ). I no longer shoot in jpeg. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
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