And if I said it wrong. I meant the newest Canon model...I'm frustrated! I really want to break into photography and I don't know how to get from novice, to taking great headshots. Help!!!
2007-09-08 17:30:33 · 5 answers · asked by ~~~Tara~~~ 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
The posters above mention that it is not the camera but the person holding the camera. Very good advice.
But how does a person become a better photographer. The best advice I received was to just start studying works of great photographers (or just good photographs from magazines). Study them. Think how they were done. Think what the photographer had to do to create the image. Think of the inspiration. Think of the difficulties it take to create them. Think how you have to plan for them. Every little step - camera, lens, logistics, permits, etc.
Study them. Not just the camera.
Good Luck (but mostly have fun).
2007-09-08 18:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by Lover not a Fighter 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's not the camera. It's the photographer.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/notcamera.htm
Great headshots are as much a product of lighting, experience, and preparation as they are products of one camera or another.
Nikon & Canon lead the field in the SLR and DSLR range. But before you buy, you need to try. See how the camera feels in your hands.
How's the size, shape, feel?
Are the controls intimidating or do they make sense?
Is the camera too large, too small, or uncomfortable for you?
It's like choosing a car. If you don't feel comfortable behind the wheel, all the great recommendations don't mean a thing.
By the way, look at these ratings from JD Power:
http://www.jdpower.com/electronics/ratings/digital_camera/dslr
By the way, I don't find any Canon EOS Mark V during my research. Are you sure about the model? If you mean the Mark III, I'm sure it's a great camera. But the camera doesn't make the photographer.
To quote Ansel Adams, "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it."
2007-09-09 00:51:46 · answer #2 · answered by George Y 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The camera and lens are tools, just like a saw or hammer or socket wrench set or a guitar or a saxophone. In the hands of the unskilled none of them perform very well.
Study photography. Go to the library and find books about Ansel Adams, Robert Capa, Margaret Bourke-White, Edward Weston, David Muench. Google "Magic Lantern" and buy their Guide for your camera. Google "How To take Better Pictures With the Canon EOS Mark III" (or whatever model you have) and buy it. With 1.5 million listings you'll find one you like.
Read and study the Owner's Manual that came with your camera. Read and study it until you know all the camera's functions. Then practice using them. Your camera should become an extension of you. It should be as easy and comfortable to use as a knife and fork.
Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. Hum "Slow down, you move too fast..." everytime you use your camera.
Learn to "read" light. Know what the EV function is and how and when to use it. Learn the "Rules of Composition", use them and then decide when or if you should bend and/or break them. (I prefer to think of them as "Guidelines" to be ignored when your personal vision says they should be.) Yes, you can take "technically correct" photos time after time by following the "Rules" BUT - your photos may become dull and predictable.
Listen to what the late Robert Capa had to say: "I would rather have a strong image that is technically bad than vice versa." He also said: "If your pictures aren't good enough you aren't close enough." And he was a combat photographer!
2007-09-09 09:50:44 · answer #3 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hey Bethany, it just takes practice, practice, and more practice...
A camera is a tool, photographer is the artist.
Whatever camera you have, use all of its abilitys. Learn to use light, manipulate it, add to it, and how to take some away.
Dont get frustrated. The best photogs, with decades of expereince, went thru the same learning process.
2007-09-09 01:08:50 · answer #4 · answered by photoguy_ryan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is not the camera, it is skill. And you can take excellent picture with cheap film SLR camera.
Get entry model camera with about 6 Mega Pixels. should be good enough to do most of your full size printing. Spend money on good ball head tripod and lens.
2007-09-09 01:04:04 · answer #5 · answered by Sang K 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋