Essential The Official Photography Thread

[radio rahiem]

studio or outside use?

mostly outdoors, but a few interior uses

 

[Majestyx]

Paypal has an invoice template which is easy to use.

I use it for one client because thats all they use. but those fees are lame

 

[Point Blank]

Was out in Cali for training about a month ago. Had the opportunity to hit up Venice Beach for the first time. Loved the vibe.

(Cell phone pics, edited w/ VSCO)

I’ll be getting stationed in Korea later this year, but I’m looking forward to getting back into Photography. It’ll be a good location to do so. Last time I tried getting back into it, the Sony a6000 was getting a lot of buzz. What similar camera would be good to cop?

 

[Majestyx]

Was out in Cali for training about a month ago. Had the opportunity to hit up Venice Beach for the first time. Loved the vibe.

(Cell phone pics, edited w/ VSCO)

I’ll be getting stationed in Korea later this year, but I’m looking forward to getting back into Photography. It’ll be a good location to do so. Last time I tried getting back into it, the Sony a6000 was getting a lot of buzz. What similar camera would be good to cop?

a6000 still solid. they got the a6500 now. fuji got the x-t10/t20 if you like the smaller type cameras

 

[PimpHandStrong]

mostly outdoors, but a few interior uses

I would suggest using a softbox outdoors instead of an umbrella. How much you trying to spend?

Softboxes are more stable and more efficient with sunlight outdoors.

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Ordered my GH5
Wish I had that Sony A7Riii dough but I have to budget for the mavic pro and a couple studio upgrades that are gonna set me back a few more G's.

 

[8WON6]

mostly outdoors, but a few interior uses

I'd suggest getting something like a 28" foldable octobox or beauty dish to start out with. I use a 39" octobox and it's pretty big. Something like this maybe:


mine is just like this and it has a white diffusion sock that goes over the front.

 

[MikelArteta]

shot another wedding
only ten people were there, no stress this time
a few photos

 

[MikelArteta]

Full frame is worth it if you shoot a lot of landscapes and/or your style involves a lot of shallow DoF... otherwise MFT is much cheaper to the point that you can buy a speedbooster adaptor to bring the crop factor down to APS-C levels and boost your working aperture another full stop. The added bonus w/ the adaptor setup is you don't need to buy MFT lenses. It's not ideal if you depend on autofocus, I shoot mostly video though so idgaf

At the end of the day the glass is more important than the camera as far as image quality is concerned.

why not both,
I have a full frame and crop and I use em both

 

[MikelArteta]

the a6500 is an outstanding camera, and if I had it I would not have upgraded to the a7r III. Yes, the two are said to be in completely different leagues, but the a6500 is far from lacking anything major that would hinder it from capturing the same images as the a7r III. I actually still use my a6000 for filming. I will say that having a full frame camera is pleasing to clients, but that's irrelevant. The biggest benefit I've seen with a Full Frame camera is the ability to naturally capture more crisp photos (the margin of error decreases), this is probably due to the larger sensor's ability to capture more light.

Ultimately the camera doesn't matter, it's purely the photographer. I don't typically share with people which camera I have because it can be discouraging and sometimes disingenuous ... it's people sizing you up. #justgoshoot if the frame is ill camera is irrelevant.

yup even a entry level dslr is better and can do more for the most part than any camera 15 years ago, I have a crop and a full frame only difference to me is I can shoot at a higher iso without noise

 

[MikelArteta]

brehs whats a good strobe under 200

 

[MikelArteta]

couple more

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

This freakin camera got more menus than a little bit. Gonna take me a minute to figure all of this out.
The image quality is flames though

 

[MikelArteta]

What camera breh

This freakin camera got more menus than a little bit. Gonna take me a minute to figure all of this out.
The image quality is flames though

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

What camera breh

GH5
Just got it yesterday. My first camera was an SL1. I outgrew it pretty quick, but I wanted to get an introductory camera to see how serious I was about photography and video.
I shot a few music videos, work on editing a few corporate videos for free as experience.
I recently showed the videos to my current employer and they were so impressed that they contracted me separately to shoot and edit a recruitment video for my Human Resources team.
I figured since this is my first real contract gig I should go ahead and get a better camera.

I went with the GH5 for the video capabilities and for budget reasons. I wish I could have gotten the A7Riii or even the A7Rii but I also have a recording studio and I have a few major upgrades/investments coming up that I have to consider.

I'm excited though. I was able to get a lot of use out of the lowly SL1 and really get a solid understanding of photography and videography. This new camera is going to take my work up to another level.