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nope mine's still in tact :blessed:

I just live in England and Turkey isn't on the quarantine list yet

I did see a couple of brehs with it done though

will be me shortly :blessed:

nice photos btw
how long were you in turkey for?
 

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thanks for the cut, is it worth shelling out money for better glass before mastering your way around the camera?

I think it depends on if you want to stick with the lens mount of your current camera. To be clear, if you are just starting out, stick with your kit lens and just worry about composition. Even the worst kit lens on a decent camera can take good pictures with practice. But at some point, you are going to be limited creatively by slow lenses and you’re gonna want to get some better glass. If you like your camera and don’t ever see yourself buying a new body, go ahead and invest in some better lenses.
 

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will be me shortly :blessed:

nice photos btw
how long were you in turkey for?

It looks better on afro hair from what I seen especially if you keep it short. They had theirs freshly done and it look alright already.

I was there for a week but it was my second time there so I'd already seen the sights before.
 

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weddings suck, I remember doing a wedding and I did not even have time to eat. After ten hours I felt like I was going to collapse, then you spend hours and hours editing photos in the end I think I was making like 5 dollars an hour.

Yea man a lot of people don't realize the work that goes into shooting, organizing, and post processing photos for them. Peeps be tryna short change you and lowball you. 1st one I did for a friend a long time ago I way undercharged it. My homie helped me shoot it but he gave me the :ufdup: talk about how wedding pricing should be.



let me know when you're selling it :lupe:

i'm thinking of selling my canon equipment and hopping over to sony

What Canon gear are you selling btw? :jbhmm:
 

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Yea man a lot of people don't realize the work that goes into shooting, organizing, and post processing photos for them. Peeps be tryna short change you and lowball you. 1st one I did for a friend a long time ago I way undercharged it. My homie helped me shoot it but he gave me the :ufdup: talk about how wedding pricing should be.





What Canon gear are you selling btw? :jbhmm:



I just have a 5dmark iii, a 6d and a t5i

And a few lenses left over ef
85mm 1.8
35mm f2
24-105
Sigma 17-50 ef/s



I like what Sony is doing and the prices for the new canon cameras are crazy

was thinking of getting the canon rp as price wise it’s not to bad but reviews are tepid
 

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I just have a 5dmark iii, a 6d and a t5i

And a few lenses left over ef
85mm 1.8
35mm f2
24-105
Sigma 17-50 ef/s



I like what Sony is doing and the prices for the new canon cameras are crazy

was thinking of getting the canon rp as price wise it’s not to bad but reviews are tepid

Is that 24-105 an L lens? If so how much will you be asking for it?

I was thinking of getting into Canon mirrorless myself, I know I'm gonna want L glass and none of that is cheap.
 

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thanks for the cut, is it worth shelling out money for better glass before mastering your way around the camera?
Learn your gear/camera first. Focus on framing and composing your images, and the fundamentals for photography (shutter, aperture, ISO settings). That's where you start, and then overtime, you dig in deeper and start developing your voice and style behind the lens/editing.
 

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these facebook photographer/model "collab" groups have completely slowed down where i live mainly because whenever any photographers post looking for models it's all "body positive" models. And they be the like the first 15 responses to every post. so now nobody wants to post in these groups to get the in-shape models. :snoop: And of course, we can't really say this shyt to these women, but yeah.
 

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Learn your gear/camera first. Focus on framing and composing your images, and the fundamentals for photography (shutter, aperture, ISO settings). That's where you start, and then overtime, you dig in deeper and start developing your voice and style behind the lens/editing.
Alright. Only lens I have is 50mm 1.8 ef which I find is great for people and things that aren’t too big. If it’s car or something bigger I have to get far as fukk from it. What lens can I get that’s good for product photography and allows me to zoom out? Yes not zoom in.
I have a canon sl3
 

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Alright. Only lens I have is 50mm 1.8 ef which I find is great for people and things that aren’t too big. If it’s car or something bigger I have to get far as fukk from it. What lens can I get that’s good for product photography and allows me to zoom out? Yes not zoom in.
I have a canon sl3

If you want great quality and don't mind spending a bit, I recommend the Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

B&H Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens

I have one and have used it on my 7D and Canon crop bodies for YEARS, picture quality is superb. If you want samples, check the thread below on the last 10 pages or so

POTN Canon EF-S 17-55mm F/2.8 IS USM

If you want to save a bit Canon makes an 18-55mm kit lens, not as good quality but will get you results.

B&H Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Lens
 

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these facebook photographer/model "collab" groups have completely slowed down where i live mainly because whenever any photographers post looking for models it's all "body positive" models. And they be the like the first 15 responses to every post. so now nobody wants to post in these groups to get the in-shape models. :snoop: And of course, we can't really say this shyt to these women, but yeah.

I've seen that here too. It sucks when you've got a particular vision that you're trying to execute ..
 

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Uber-Style Photo App Snappr Lets You Book Photographers in Real-Time



I remember saying a while back how I felt that photography has been devalued in today's times. Mobile phones have opened the door for everyone to take a high resolution image, the craft and appreciation of the actual process has diminished as a result IMO.

This service compounds what I was alluding to to another level looking at the premise of how it works. Depending on how popular this gets, along with the packages they provide, some people's pricing might be impacted.
 

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Uber-Style Photo App Snappr Lets You Book Photographers in Real-Time



I remember saying a while back how I felt that photography has been devalued in today's times. Mobile phones have opened the door for everyone to take a high resolution image, the craft and appreciation of the actual process has diminished as a result IMO.

This service compounds what I was alluding to to another level looking at the premise of how it works. Depending on how popular this gets, along with the packages they provide, some people's pricing might be impacted.

IG fukked the game up. then regular nikkas wit cameras fukked the game up even more. now this shyt doing more damage. ESPECIALLY when dealing wit regular people. Corporate prices have dropped also. tis why i backed out of the photography shyt and went back to my old shyt.
Listening to photogrpaher podcast and them talking about prices for shyt 10yrs ago vs now was eye opening
 
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