Essential The Official Photography Thread

[T-K-G]

in good light, zone focusing is the shyt.i've gotten to the point where i shoot events and zone focus instead of using aurofocus

Facts, i was doing this before i even knew what it was called. it's usually the first thing i do whenever i enter a new location, way easier to get quick candids smoothly without people flinching or making goofy poses, also means less time fidgeting with the camera

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

Cop the 35mm 1.8 G. Its not worth the effort using the stock lenses. Also look into photoshop and light room for photo editing.

let me ask you before i hit the buy button... what's the better lens here

http://a.co/fCidedc - 50 mm version

http://a.co/iqC7UMj - lens you recommend



and are these any damn good

http://a.co/cB44Dnn





i mostly shoot people and cool shyt i see around.. maybe on vacation i'll get a few landscape pics or something. but most of my pics are of people and street views

 

[Kilgore Trout]

let me ask you before i hit the buy button... what's the better lens here

http://a.co/fCidedc - 50 mm version

http://a.co/iqC7UMj - lens you recommend



and are these any damn good

http://a.co/cB44Dnn





i mostly shoot people and cool shyt i see around.. maybe on vacation i'll get a few landscape pics or something. but most of my pics are of people and street views

stick with the 35


p.s. for 29 bucks what you got to lose with that wide angle adaptor. Just make sure it actually fits.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

I see a lot of portraits with the background blurred. I know it's a preference, but how do you get them like this

The background is just as much in focus as Michelle is.

I've taken photos with people in front of landmarks and I hate them being blurred out so much

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I see a lot of portraits with the background blurred. I know it's a preference, but how do you get them like this

The background is just as much in focus as Michelle is.

I've taken photos with people in front of landmarks and I hate them being blurred out so much

low aperture / High F stop


the higher the f number the larger the field of focus.


You should probably read some articles or read some youtube videos on the basics of photography. (exposure, shutter speed, f stop, depth of field, ect) Not a diss


but once you get the basics down everything else becomes intuitive.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

jimmy from the 6 for high snobiety (unpublished)
jm887yjj by James Ellis, on Flickr

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

stick with the 35


p.s. for 29 bucks what you got to lose with that wide angle adaptor. Just make sure it actually fits.

low aperture / High F stop


the higher the f number the larger the field of focus.


You should probably read some articles or read some youtube videos on the basics of photography. (exposure, shutter speed, f stop, depth of field, ect) Not a diss


but once you get the basics down everything else becomes intuitive.

Thanks breh. You're really helping a lot.

I actually am reading articles and reviews before I come in here and ask things. I don't take it as a diss at all cause I know I need to keep reading and literally taking these notes

When I usually come to ask, it's when I've read a lot that day, and get conflicting answers/reviews from sites. So I come here where I can ask direct to people who are actively taking pics


This is what I'm currently reading, which I got from this thread

Learn Photography

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Thanks breh. You're really helping a lot.

I actually am reading articles and reviews before I come in here and ask things. I don't take it as a diss at all cause I know I need to keep reading and literally taking these notes

When I usually come to ask, it's when I've read a lot that day, and get conflicting answers/reviews from sites. So I come here where I can ask direct to people who are actively taking pics


This is what I'm currently reading, which I got from this thread

Learn Photography

Understanding exposure is a good read too and I think youtube is one of the best sources of information....they even have some stuff thats camera specific. Anyways feel free to ask whatever u want just remember that getting good is 90% intuition.

 

[radio rahiem]

Thanks breh. You're really helping a lot.

I actually am reading articles and reviews before I come in here and ask things. I don't take it as a diss at all cause I know I need to keep reading and literally taking these notes

When I usually come to ask, it's when I've read a lot that day, and get conflicting answers/reviews from sites. So I come here where I can ask direct to people who are actively taking pics


This is what I'm currently reading, which I got from this thread

Learn Photography

Check out Chelsea and Tony Northrup(sp) informative videos. Mike Granger, and COOPH for a few helpful tips.

 

[PimpHandStrong]

I see a lot of portraits with the background blurred. I know it's a preference, but how do you get them like this

The background is just as much in focus as Michelle is.

I've taken photos with people in front of landmarks and I hate them being blurred out so much

Our first lady though, cot damn

 

[PimpHandStrong]

in good light, zone focusing is the shyt.i've gotten to the point where i shoot events and zone focus instead of using aurofocus

I Just set that hotkey up. I'm gucci now. Appreciate it sir

 

[dc007]

I see a lot of portraits with the background blurred. I know it's a preference, but how do you get them like this

The background is just as much in focus as Michelle is.

I've taken photos with people in front of landmarks and I hate them being blurred out so much

Take the picture at an aperture of 2.8 or above.

 

[shutterguy]

 

[GoldenGlove]

 

[dc007]

Anybody know what they putting on these models skin to make it look the way it does?

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