Essential The Official Photography Thread

[MikelArteta]

I remember when I first started taking photos and they were , i thought it was my camera, then i hopped on flickr and people with the same camera and same lens were taking beautiful shots.

learn your camera, youtube is a Godsend, learn the different modes. I couldn't even tell you what aperture was a few months ago , I just watched youtube video after youtube video with my camera and learned it all. I went from a nukka who only shot on auto and jpeg to only manual/aperature priority and only raw

 

[At30wecashout]

This. I remember taking some dope pictures with my old flip phone. Especially one pic of my ex which was a perfect angle. It reminded me of something that Spike Lee would do with his visuals.

Yeah a good photographer can take a kit lens and a old ass t1i and still take better images than a newb with a 5d mark iv

Facts. I don't pretend to be good at photography, but I know I am miles ahead of what I used to do cause of technique. If your technology is super primitive and limiting, thats when you find
workarounds to at least present the best you can.

Camera Low Light capabilities are ass? Investing in a few lights are cheaper than a new camera, and can teach you a new skill. Or record during daytime.

Colors kinda washed out due to shyt dynamic range? Get your post processing game up, or be shrewed about the colors you have on screen when recording something. Make your background
and foreground as pleasing as possible.

The beauty of photography and videography as unless you need absolutely clean 4k+ video or being able to take photos in absolute darkness with no additional light sources, you can
rig some shyt up with a trip to the dollar store and strategy. I used to do product photography with 3 desk lamps, paper towels as diffusers, and a board that kids use for science projects

 

[GoldenGlove]

still not done, but exported just to see how they would look on the big screen if any of y'all have time for feedback, again this was my first time as a favor, im not gary fung or ..::..::..

https://www.flickr.com/gp/thgiwd1985/248Ka3

Are you editing and touching up all the images you took for the wedding breh?

 

[Barnett114]

Looking through this thread makes me want to get a camera

 

[MikelArteta]

Are you editing and touching up all the images you took for the wedding breh?

just using mastin presets apply to one image fix it up a little and then sync

so like bride getting ready since the lighting was the same just synced them all to one setting.

for the black and white ones same thing just lowered saturation on one fixed it up and then synced

note: i had no idea how to sync until a few weeks ago

 

[MikelArteta]

Looking through this thread makes me want to get a camera

do it breh
i used to be a photography atheist.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Thanks breh I appreciate it

What camera are you copping?

I'm using a cracked Lightroom and Photoshop but thinking of actually buying as I use them alot

Nikon B500 since they have a bundle on Amazon and Coral Paintshop.

 

[GoldenGlove]

just using mastin presets apply to one image fix it up a little and then sync

so like bride getting ready since the lighting was the same just synced them all to one setting.

The pics look good, I was just wondering. I know that's a lot of images you going through, and I don't know what kind of agreement you have with them in terms of what they are getting for you time/images... but for me I would have probably would have sent them proofs and had them pick out the ones they wanted me to edit. And I would have gave them various tier options for pricing depending the number of images they would be getting back.

Good luck

 

[MikelArteta]

Nikon B500 since they have a bundle on Amazon and Coral Paintshop.

man get a used micro four third or even a basic dslr, so at least you can have interchangeable lenses

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Looking through this thread makes me want to get a camera

Join the gang.

Trust when I say it's so relaxing to just take snap shots of life or even record simple things. I was going through my pics that I synced on Google Photos with my old phone and was amazed by the shyt. Seeing my son grow and the places my family and I traveled, nothing like it.

 

[MikelArteta]

The pics look good, I was just wondering. I know that's a lot of images you going through, and I don't know what kind of agreement you have with them in terms of what they are getting for you time/images... but for me I would have probably would have sent them proofs and had them pick out the ones they wanted me to edit. And I would have gave them various tier options for pricing depending the number of images they would be getting back.

Good luck

Thanks for the feedback.

There was no agreement or anything as it was literally a thursday i get the call begging and then saturday im there.

But i'm going to watermark and take your suggestion to make some extra coin thanks breh

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

man get a used micro four third or even a basic dslr, so at least you can have interchangeable lenses

Looking at them shyts now and I'm like at the prices. My budget is atleast 4ish with the software.

 

[MikelArteta]

Join the gang.

Trust when I say it's so relaxing to just take snap shots of life or even record simple things. I was going through my pics that I synced on Google Photos with my old phone and was amazed by the shyt. Seeing my son grow and the places my family and I traveled, nothing like it.

photography is great man
I actually cant wait to travel to London next just to take photos

 

[MikelArteta]

Looking at them shyts now and I'm like at the prices. My budget is atleast 4ish with the software.

thats why i said used breh
you can get a used gf2/3 for like 50 bucks
even a canon t1i for under 200

you get more bang for your buck with a camera you can change the lens

i still have a gf2 for video once hacked its

and the photos are great, i took all of these with a gf2

I bought my canon 6d used and like the past 3 lenses I bought were used

even look on craiglist or your local pawn shop can prob find something great for cheap

 

[ItWasWritten]

Thanks for the equipment and technique tips but I need recommendations friends

I've decided I'm going to get a g85, should do the job

Please recommend me lighting, lens , and tripod
Or anything else I would need.

I have some shotgun mics from audio school so I'm good there