Essential The Official Photography Thread

[MikelArteta]

Dope breh
New york New york!

 

[MikelArteta]

Dope breh
New york New york!

 

[CashmereThoughts]

 

[Allen Poe]

nikka this shyt garbage

nah im playing, dope pic. what lens and aperture?

 

[CashmereThoughts]

nikka this shyt garbage

nah im playing, dope pic. what lens and aperture?

Sigma 16MM f1.4 on my crop sensor body.

Aperture was f5

 

[FruitOfTheVale]

 

[Majestyx]

the shots are dope, the red around the frame is distracting tho

 

[Stir Fry]

With it being cybermonday today, I just copped a canon selphy cp1500 portable photo printer for $119. Also got a knockoff battery set, some paper/ink, and a carrying case to go along with it.

There's much smaller portable printers out there, but I like the fact that this one uses a dye sublimation process and spits out 4x6 prints, vs its alternatives.

Update: I really like this printer! Took it to my in-laws house for christmas last night and everyone was getting a kick out of being able to print stuff from their phones. Printed all night off a single half charged battery too which was icing on the cake. No the photos aren't lab quality as I wish they came out a bit more saturated, but they are more than serviceable as keepsake items. Good enough for event usage as well imo.

 

[Allen Poe]

Update: I really like this printer! Took it to my in-laws house for christmas last night and everyone was getting a kick out of being able to print stuff from their phones. Printed all night off a single half charged battery too which was icing on the cake. No the photos aren't lab quality as I wish they came out a bit more saturated, but they are more than serviceable as keepsake items. Good enough for event usage as well imo.

Is the ink and paper expensive for it?

 

[Stir Fry]

Is the ink and paper expensive for it?

About .30 a print. Pretty cheap considering that the prints are advertised as having a ~100 year life

 

[zerorequiem]

So I've been wanting to get into cinematography a little but everything is so expensive

I currently just have an a6400 with kit lenses, but eventually down the line want to cop the Fujifilm X-H2S with a decent rig. In the meantime thinking about copping a Sigma 18-50 2.8 to get me started.

 

[Standing on business]

So I've been wanting to get into cinematography a little but everything is so expensive

I currently just have an a6400 with kit lenses, but eventually down the line want to cop the Fujifilm X-H2S with a decent rig. In the meantime thinking about copping a Sigma 18-50 2.8 to get me started.

Man getting into quality cinema is so cost effective now. The shyt you can get for sub $2k these days

 

[CashmereThoughts]

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

So I've been wanting to get into cinematography a little but everything is so expensive

I currently just have an a6400 with kit lenses, but eventually down the line want to cop the Fujifilm X-H2S with a decent rig. In the meantime thinking about copping a Sigma 18-50 2.8 to get me started.

Man getting into quality cinema is so cost effective now. The shyt you can get for sub $2k these days

My first camera was a canon rebel, my second was a GH5, my third was a Sony A7R3, and now I have 2 RED Komodo's and a Black Magic 6K.
Of all the camera and lens purchases, what made the biggest difference in my footage was lighting.
"Cinematic" has become a meme in some ways. A lot of people online jump on the bandwagon chasing this spec and that spec and many equate 60+ frames per second as "Cinematic". After spending years now filming full time, I can't stress enough how everyone needs to up their lighting game more than anything else. It's criminally overlooked and is 1,000% going to make a night and day difference in your footage. I can't tell you how many times I've seen people buy new cameras and lenses and almost immediately regret it because it doesn't make the difference they thought it would.
Before anyone buys a new camera or lenses I would encourage them to check out Nanlite for very high quality lights at very affordable prices.
All a camera is, is a tool that captures light.
Cinematic = Pre-production planning, scripts, boom mics / lav mics, lighting, story boarding, wardrobe, shot lists, etc.

 

[zerorequiem]

My first camera was a canon rebel, my second was a GH5, my third was a Sony A7R3, and now I have 2 RED Komodo's and a Black Magic 6K.
Of all the camera and lens purchases, what made the biggest difference in my footage was lighting.
"Cinematic" has become a meme in some ways. A lot of people online jump on the bandwagon chasing this spec and that spec and many equate 60+ frames per second as "Cinematic". After spending years now filming full time, I can't stress enough how everyone needs to up their lighting game more than anything else. It's criminally overlooked and is 1,000% going to make a night and day difference in your footage. I can't tell you how many times I've seen people buy new cameras and lenses and almost immediately regret it because it doesn't make the difference they thought it would.
Before anyone buys a new camera or lenses I would encourage them to check out Nanlite for very high quality lights at very affordable prices.
All a camera is, is a tool that captures light.
Cinematic = Pre-production planning, scripts, boom mics / lav mics, lighting, story boarding, wardrobe, shot lists, etc.

Thanks for this. I've been watching a ton of videos on YT and I've been seeing that lighting is the common denominator. I'll definitely check that brand out. Do you have any recommended pages or videos yourself?

EDIT: I've had my eye on the Fujifilm X-H2S, but I told myself I need faith over a few things first, and to get the basics down regarding exposure, lighting, etc, before I even think about making that type of purchase.