I am constantly asked:
Which camera do you use?
Which editing programme do you use?
How do I edit skin to make it look perfect?
How do I use photoshop?
How do I use photoshop?
etc, etc.
Here is an exact message I received: 11/18/2010
"I'm thinking of getting a camera. I want to take quality images, like in the magazines. I love your work. What do you shoot with? Money isn't an issue lol but, I'm thinking something in along the $500 price range or less. I don't really know what makes a good camera, so that means I need a camera that has an auto setting. The only thing I do know, is the higher the Mega Pixels the better the camera is right? Haha I'd really appreciate your help.
Thanks"
Any photographer would run from answering these questions and to answer them politely is sometimes next to impossible. However, we are not here to judge, laugh or even here to freak out. We are here to take pictures because it's what we love. We all know cameras don't take pictures, photographers do. Cameras are just another artist's tool.
Better yet, You're in the middle of a shoot, and the model/client asks to preview the images.
You agree and you know what's coming next...they have two options:
Word vomit, attacking every part of their body in which they hate.
Or...:
They look at you in amazement.
Here's the part where they think they are about to give you a steller compliment:
The dreaded, "WOW, your camera takes amazing pictures."
At this point, you feel like changing your camera back to factory settings, passing it to them and saying, "Here, you try." :)
They really didn't say or do anything unwarranted, just like you wouldn't know where to start if you walked into a doctors O.R and he passed a scalpel and said, "Go ahead."
Either way you continue on your shoot because you know in the end, they will be fascinated with the images. You get to meet great people and you're paying your bills with a camera. These things make everything worth it.
So I know I'm going to end this blog with zero insight to any of these questions... this is because I know that those who are truely interested and want this....will research and wont stop until they get their answers. Like I did!
Cheers,
Skye.
Photo Blog:
Model: The Beautiful Barbie Jewell
Camera Model: Nikon D300
Lense: Nikon Nikkor vr II 18-200mm
F-Stop: f/11
Exposure time: 1/125sec
ISO - 200
Lighting: Soft box.
Lense: Nikon Nikkor vr II 18-200mm
F-Stop: f/11
Exposure time: 1/125sec
ISO - 200
Lighting: Soft box.
3 comments:
I totally agree! Taking pictures is all based on skill and not the camera that you choose to use.. You can make beautiful pictures with a cheap camera if you had too, its all about knowing how to use it and knowing how to use your models/whatever you are shooting!
But how did you answer their question about what camera to buy? I guess they'd soon find out that every camera has an auto setting, but that it only takes 5min to learn how to use the manual settings (if an expert shows you how) and a lifetime to master. That's the fun of photography: it only gets better. As for the brand, it matters, but not greatly when starting out. I have a Canon, but I'd prefer a Nikon. But I suppose that your answer would require the person to tell you what they intended to take pictures of.
All i remember is mr. Wiggi saying> A good picture isn't based on taking one picture. You take thousands till you get it right!
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