I have been into photography for a while now, and I don't think I am that great of a "photographer". But people tell me all the time they like my pictures, I don't know if they are being 100% honest. So I have a few questions.
1)Is it okay to be judgemental of your own photos, I find it hard too look at my photos and 100% like them.
2)Do you recommend any books on photography, something that will help inspire me to take better pictures. Or something that you generally recommend on photography.
3)Does the camera matter? I have a Kodak Easyshare C633, I don't really like it that much.
4)Do you have any recommendations of a camera?
Sorry there are soo many questions in this one "question" but I just dont want to post a bunch of different ones.
2007-10-03 10:37:16 · 4 answers · asked by Scissorhands. 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
You will probably never be 100% satisfied with the bulk of your work. Self-critique is hard, and is one reason why a mentor or instructor is helpful.
I always recommend "Understanding Exposure", by Bryan Peterson. Well written, easy to understand for many levels of skill, beautifully illustrated, informative. For camera operation use your manual. For basic photography, Kodak's 35mm SLR book is great, but out of print. Any basic book that covers camera settings, exposure and composition will do fine. Browse your loacal library or bookstore. John Hedgerow (spelling?) has some good books.
The camera matters, but not as much as the photographer. Look at www.dpreview or www.stevesdigicams for reviews of many different cameras. One of the mid-level digicams with some manual control would be fine to start with, such as Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Olympus, or Kodak. A digital SLR will give you more control, better performance, and a variety of accessories available. They are more complicated to use and cost more. If you wanted to try film, 35mm SLR's are really cheap now on the used market. You could get a great camera for a fraction of its new price.
Enjoy your photography hobby as you learn and your skill level continues to improve.
2007-10-03 15:26:57 · answer #1 · answered by Ara57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. No such thing as a perfect photo. If you're completely satisfied with your work, you're not improving.
2) strobist.blogspot.com, Michael Grecco's "Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait"
3) The camera matters, but the photographer matters more
4) Buy something with as few automatic settings as possible... a manual focus 35mm film slr with a 50mm (non zoom) lens. Learn exposure and composition. Take a class if possible.
2007-10-03 17:44:31 · answer #2 · answered by Evan B 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Evan summed it up very well.
if you dont judge your "images" you will only be fooling yourself..........I'm very rearly happy with my shots even if the client is over the moon about them.......the more you learn about this art the more you learn theres more to learn
books are ok, but i recommend Photography school -humans learn best under instruction at schools - thats why people spend years going to schools - to learn things from teachers - its alot faster that way - image teaching yourself maths for example
camera matters less than the photographers skill
DSLR are the way to go nowadays - or if you get serious theres medium and large format
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2007-10-03 20:35:24 · answer #3 · answered by Antoni 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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good luck with ur photos i am sure they are great
2007-10-03 17:41:39 · answer #4 · answered by cc 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋