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Im 15 and photography is my favorite hobbie. I really enjoy it and I was wondering what a good but somewhat cheap camera would be for a starting photographer. I like to have good focus and zoom. I would also prefer a digital

I also do have a photography myspace.
www.myspace.com/
hopeless_photography

please tell me if its okay stuff or if i should just totally give up

Thanks!

2006-12-13 12:46:23 · 6 answers · asked by kaylaisstupid 2 in Arts & Humanities Visual Arts Photography

6 answers

Canon, or Nikon, or Olympus make very good cameras, a digital with decent zoom, point and shoot will run around 200-300 dollars. ofcourse you could go with srl and have an assortment of lenses and setting to play with, but not yet...in a year or two. (they cost around $1,000 for a basic cheap one, and lenses are more, but don't let that stop you)
use your camera to learn how to frame in your shots and have people critique the pictures often...develope a thick skin because critiques are hard, they tell you what is not right with the picture, they are NOT telling you that you are not a good photographer or that you do not have any hope of becoming a better photographer. take classes, check with some of your local gallerys and artist associations, here where i live we have a photo aliance, and shutter bugs get together every so often and critique each others work, share information about cameras, have speakers (sometimes a famous photographer), and plan field trips when all of us go out and take pictures for a day, then print and mat them and critique them, tons of fun. and youngsters are a part of it all, too. and it is a great way to learn and sharpen my skills as a photographer
if you like photography you should not give it up, i haven't seen your myspace stuff, but i'll take a look, however it doesn't matter what someone thinks of it. my own photography in the beginning was pretty rough and just not good at all, but it is something that i enjoy and i kept comming back to it and working on it and i can get some pretty decent shots these days. 90 percent of a great photograph is just dumb-luck...being in the right place at the right time with a camera at the ready, 9% is tenacity (stick with-itness) and one percent is skill (a very old photographer once told me that, and the guy was very old and a professional photographer.) so stick with your hobby, enjoy it, and learn it. Old Mr. Kay was never too old to learn something new about taking pictures. and neither am i.
(i have a granddaughter who is 15, by the way...she's into music, her gram and i are very proud of her)

2006-12-13 13:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 0 0

When you're looking at cameras, the first thing you have to look at is your budget. You don't want to be looking at cameras that are $1500 when your budget is $300... Then figure out what you want in a camera. Most of the top brands (Nikon, Cannon, Minolta, ect.) out there will give you good focus.

Zoom will mostly be based on if you get a point and shoot camera, or a SLR camera with interchangable lenses. A SLR camera will give you more freedom to grow in photography. I would look for one that gives you an aperture priority mode, a shutter speed priority mode, as well as a completely manual mode and a completely automatic mode. This will let you grow into working with shutter speeds and apertures and get comfortable with the different results you can get by changing them up.

Then you can compare cameras in your price range within the different brands. The specific brand is really not important, if you're buying digital look for the most mega pixels you can afford and compare the other features offered. And if you have a chance, go to a camera store that has cameras like the one you want on display, and see how it feels in your hands. The buttons should be easy for you to reach and the camera should fit in your hands. Take a couple shots if you can, and see how it feels, if its too big or small for your hands, you could miss a shot by trying to stretch your fingers to the right button.

You'll know the right camera once its in your hands. :) If you need any other help, feel free to e-mail me at VRodgers_Photography@yahoo.com

2006-12-14 13:00:39 · answer #2 · answered by Vickie R 2 · 0 0

I consider a true "professional" camera to be something like a Hasselblad (for example, the H3DII-39MS). Basically a large format camera that's capable of providing results that the consumer could not provide themselves (which is becoming more and more difficult as DSLRs are popularized.) Of course, I have seen higher end Nikon and Canons that seem to do the job well. I think a professional could do just fine with the Nikon D3x. I also think that in order to go pro, one has to consider equipment such as lighting tools, a tripod, memory cards, proper lenses, a backup camera, and experience. A proper education in the field is just as vital to photography as the right camera, as well as a business education for dealing with clients, and perhaps some knowledge of art to assist in coming up with creative and unique concepts. It is not the camera that makes the professional, it is the knowledge, dedication, skill, and creativity of the photographer.

2016-03-29 06:25:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

You don't mention your budget. If there's anyway you can do it, get into a Digital SLR. My recommendation would be a Nikon D40 for starters. You are definitely ready for an SLR.

AS for your photography - definitely keep going!

My likes: I liked your angles and your willingness to stretch yourself to take unusual photos.

My Dislikes: Too much stuff in many of your backgrounds that take away from what you are trying to achieve.

Overall well done! Have fun with it!

2006-12-13 13:19:03 · answer #4 · answered by teef_au 6 · 0 0

never give up you are always learning a day where you don't learn something is the day you should stop living.

Treat yourself to a good film slr from an Internet auction but be careful that lens purchased are in good condition a camera is only as good as it's lens.

2006-12-17 07:15:05 · answer #5 · answered by madmum 3 · 0 0

Do you go for FILM or DIGITAL?

2006-12-13 15:34:16 · answer #6 · answered by Giostanni P 2 · 0 0

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