i'm really into photography, but my photos never turn out. i'm trying to save for a new camera. (canon eos, panasonic lumix) but i'm not sure which one to get!
how do you take pics like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/latitudes/142413634/
and this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisdoc/329062221/
does it matter the camera? do you need special lenses? help!
(my current camera is a crappy hp r607 photosmart with a crappy iso of only 400!-if you know any tricks for that camera, let me know!)
2007-10-11 17:42:10 · 15 answers · asked by GLgirl 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
i know how to take good photos. i just can't figure out my camera. it seems like my night/concert pics always turn out crap. (like disneyworld magic kingdom-BLURRY!)
i wanna take AWESOME pics. i have been considering classes and such, but stil would like a decent camera to work with. i think cameras at least help a little right?!
2007-10-14 17:57:46 · update #1
Find good subjects.
2007-10-11 17:44:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The music is not in the instrument.
Once I was managing a group of young teachers in a Shanghai summer camp, and I was taking so cool photos with my little digitial camera. But they said that their camera can't do it...."there was no setting for it". I had to explain it was technique not setting.
Photography is in the ability of the photography. Yes the camera helps, but I have taken great photos with a disposable camera, my mobile phone camera and with a CMOS digital that came free with my computer and was really just a web cam.
On the other hand, people with expensive cameras often talk about their cameras but never show you their photos, because their photos are rubbish.
Read some good books on photography (bad books start talking about camera equipment while good photos talk about how to take photographs)
Next, learn a bit of photoshop (or other graphics package) to retouch your images and little
Go to photography galleries.
And take lots of photos.
Yeah, and get a nice camera, but I lean towards a small camera that can go into my pocket everywhere, sure I miss the wide angle and zoom lenses, but nothing else.
2007-10-11 17:49:42 · answer #2 · answered by flingebunt 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I have found film is the best for these types of photo's at an affordable price. If you are well off then the sky is the limit and you can get a high meg pixel camera with high quality flash, but expect to pay in the high hundreds (or try ebay) other wise a high quality film on a slow shutter spead to allow more light to the exposure should start you on the right track. Good luck.
2007-10-11 17:47:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should learn with a film camera and a 50mm prime lens. This forces you to find the best lighting of a subject, angles, and preception of a subject. Learning to be a good photographer is hard. Im still learning even after 6 years of loving photography (though I only learned how to do techniques only a year or two ago)...
2007-10-11 19:01:09 · answer #4 · answered by Koko 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignore everyone except fhotoace and flingebunt (and me LOL!).
We go to school to learn math and science and history so why should photography be any different? Self-teaching is possible but its an inefficient and slow method of learning.
If there are no classes available in your area you might want to consider the New York Institute of Photography (nyip.com). They offer correspondence courses and have been in business since 1910.
Buy a copy of "Object & Image: An Introduction To Photography, Third Edition" by George M. Craven.
2007-10-11 23:43:23 · answer #5 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well photography is almost in your blood you just have to have an eye for it.... personally I think you can also learn to have this "eye", (so to speak)
Just look for good picture opportunity's....
and hold your camera steady.... slowly push down the button on the camera make sure you don't move the camera at all when your pushing the button.
Oh and make sure if your using flash when you need to be and make sure your not using it when you don't need it.
I also suggest you check out some books on basic photography
some good links for tips-
http://www.photosecrets.com/tips.p03.html
http://www.digital-cameras-help.com/basic-photography-tips.html
2007-10-11 17:47:43 · answer #6 · answered by John 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good camera. Good subjects in good settings, and a lot of luck. Most people fluke 1 in 10 as 'Good' pictures. Watch a pro shoot and they take many shots to get a decent 'Keeper".
2007-10-11 17:49:06 · answer #7 · answered by noknojon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-02 10:03:24 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a very nice tip, althgouh it's just 1. OK, so you set eh macro on macro on - 1 cm... and you try to put some small tipex upright or in my case, some small balm jar.... and put it close to the camera.... then make the backround the city or yout house.... and press the shutter, and the pic comes out really nice! try it, because some poeple say: why not jsut use the conventional focus? but actually macro does it all! you'll enjoy the pics!
2007-10-11 18:03:32 · answer #9 · answered by Billy A 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
For taking the photos required that camera flash is to be good and it is worked in proper way and photographer you is taking the photo that person most be acquainted with thaw taking of photos.
2007-10-11 17:47:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i kind of agree with flingebunt. people always complaint about their cameras not good enough and ask people which one to buy. i reckon most of them just don't have the technique or composition rather than their camera.
2007-10-11 20:15:28 · answer #11 · answered by loser 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋