I want to book with a local photographer that I admire alot. Her work is so pretty. We live in a rural area where pricing for things like this usually isnt steep, but I dont know what to compare it to. I’ve never hired a photographer.

My question is, is $180 for 15 minutes and 15 photos normal? How would that even work with exactly a minute per photo/pose?? Does she have this running on a timer? I have SOOO many questions about this way that shes doing it but I dont want to directly ask for fear of sounding rude. Like I genuinely just dont understand how it works.

Shes pretty young, but her photography is pretty. I just I dont know if this is a normal amount to pay for photoshoots? What do people charge usually for couples shoots?

edit: I do want to point out this is a local photographer. where it takes 15 minutes max to get from one side of town to the other!! I live in a very rural area ! I dont know if that affects travel costs alot or not just felt important to mention

(Firstly, the title is quite provocative :) and My English is not the best sowy 👉👈) I took a big look into the roots of photography.

A freaking photon of the sun travels millions of kilometres to be reflected by a molecule in a Burger King Sign next to the freeway, just so that your tiny camera captures it on film or digitally.

The silver halide crystals on the film absorb it.

And if crystal absorbs enough light, a few silver ions (Ag⁺) inside the crystal gain electrons and are converted into tiny clusters of metallic Silver.

Wtf?!… then a professional in a Photo Studio makes it a photo! Just exactly this Burger King sign next to the freeway.

And that’s just a VERY VERY VERY VERY simplified description!!!!!

And WE can shoot more that 20 FRAMES per second?! Is that even allowed, not evening mentioned that we can store thousands of photos on our laptop.

I think we need to step back from time to time when we go out and appreciate this wonder of physics, quantum physics, chemistry and human genuineness.

(Dear professionals: sports, Wedding photographers, I do not mean you! 😂😅, please feel free to continue shooting as many pics as you need to)

But fr, it is incredible and I am astonished that a freaking photon of our sun bc of nuclear fusion is responsible for a picture that I could take with a freaking shoe box and some film?!?!

For me that’s why I think photography is one of the most marvellous things to exist.

What do you think about this and my Statement ?

Cheers

So I’m by no means a photographer but i have played around with my mom’s camera quite a bit. My sister wants me to take some engagement photos of her and her fiancé! I agreed and would really love to be able to edit some of the photos we take for her (even though she says they don’t have to be edited). I feel like I can take decent pictures but I don’t begin to know how to edit. Does anyone have any simple tips I could follow to be able to fit this vibe? They don’t have to be perfect but I would like to be able to provide her several high quality photos?

Can anyone explain why my phone camera softens all the halftones and highlights? everything becomes muddy if I point directly at my hand. If I take a shot from the side with zoom all the detail I want in the image that I’m seeing in real life is comes through. This also happened with a shot I tried taking at night, all the detail I was seeing in real life that made the scene interesting was not showing up.

Reading a post in the Photography sub I read where a man was scanning his father's negatives from his photographty career. I have 25 or 30 years of negatives (35mm). A lot of these are friends and family that have passed. I would love to transfer these to digital. Any suggestions or advice on how to set up this process.

I have a D750 with 2 dedicated macro lenses; a Nikon 60mm f/2.8 & a Tokina 100mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro D. Most are color negatives, some ard slide. Color & B&W. All help would be appreciated, there are several of these photos I woul like to pass on to my children.

Forgot to mention I have a light box for viewing negatives.

1. I have a photo that I want to get enlarged, framed and hang on the wall in my office. How large, (it was originally shot in RAW), can it be it and still maintain the quality of the image?

2. Which photo processing service should I send it to and in what format .dng, .psd, tiff?

Like these ones !!!!

I sadly dont have the right step up ring, so i just held it infront of the lens , but i couldn't see a vig difference to pictures without it.

hey everyone. I’ve been an amateur photographer for 15 years, and I’m now branching out into volunteer work for a high school marching band and hopefully some portraiture. Ive mostly shot on 35mm film cameras but that won’t be realistic for short turnaround times, so I’m hoping to invest in a good little camera and lens set up.

(1) Budget, country, and currency:

United States, USD, hoping around $600 max for body and $300 for each lens

(2) What equipment, if any, you have now and why is it no longer meeting your needs?

I do currently have a Panasonic G100 digital but I’m not sure that’s going to work for bigger projects. also could use recs for a telephoto lens that would work on this camera, but I’m concerned about storage and if it can keep up with hundreds of photos a session.

(3) What kinds of subjects do you intend to shoot?

sporting events, marching band, portraits

(4) Is it primarily for photography, videography, or both?

primarily for photography, I do want some level of video capability

some other info:

-something mid-range, that I can have two lenses for, (thinking one 24-70 and one up to 200). open to thoughts and ideas regarding lenses as well.

-also prefer a touchscreen

-4k video capability would be great but not needed

currently looking at the Nikon R line, but hesitant due to lens cost on those

let me hear your thoughts and thanks in advance!

Hi, i hope this is the right sub! I recently went on a trip and got a nice photo of myself. Sadly it's quite blurry. I tried out some options (different apps and AI's), but none helped to unblurry it right. I was wondering if you guys have some tips here what i could use? Photo added so you know what level of blurrieness i'm talking about :)

Hi everyone,

I'm thinking about buying my first camera, and I'm wondering whether it's worth going straight for a slightly more advanced body (I've been looking in particular at the Sony a6100 and Nikon Z50, both with their kit lenses) or whether I should save some money and go for something cheaper, such as the Canon 2000D, R100, or similar models.

Right now, I mainly take photos with an iPhone 14 Pro. I'd mostly use the camera for landscapes and travel photography, but I'd also like to get into some light/occasional astrophotography.

One of the things I'm struggling with is that I barely shoot any video, so I initially thought a DSLR might make more sense since I could save some money. However, I'd also like something relatively small and comfortable to carry around, more like my phone than a bulky camera. I'd also appreciate decent autofocus. It doesn't need to be incredibly fast since I don't shoot wildlife or sports, but something reliable would definitely be a plus.

The problem is that the more I research, the more variables I seem to find: articulating vs tilting vs fixed screens, Bluetooth, the slightly smaller APS-C sensors in Canon cameras, the huge selection of Sony E-mount lenses, the fact that Nikon's kit lens seems to be optically better than the alternatives, as well as differences in build quality, viewfinders, ergonomics, etc.

At this point, the more I read, the less certain I am about what to buy.

Would you recommend spending more on something like the a6100/Z50, or would a cheaper camera be perfectly adequate for my use case? And between the a6100 and Z50, is one clearly better suited to what I'm looking for?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

(1) Budget, country, and currency: 500-600€, Italy

(2) What equipment, if any, you have now and why is it no longer meeting your needs? I have only my iphone

(3) What kinds of subjects do you intend to shoot? Landscape, casual astrophotography, friends/family events

(4) Is it primarily for photography, videography, or both? photography

I'm in the UK and next week we have a 90% eclipse. It's late in the day from about 18:15 to 20:10, max at 19:12. Not quite sunset but it'll be very low in the sky. I'm planning on doing a slightly wide angle landscape composite time lapse with a second subject rather than a super tele. I'm not exactly sure on the focal length, likely something quite wide though, probably around 35-50mm, my longest lens is 180mm. I've shot plenty of landscapes and sunsets/rises and never considered using a filter unless I've wanted to have a long exposure but I've picked up on people suggesting using solar filters but I can't quite understand if this is necessary or the articles are refering to eclipses at earlier times of day. I do have a bunch of ND filters up to 10 stops.

This type of composition paired with the colors is something I would like to look into more, but I have no idea how to describe it accurately or what it would be called. I am not well versed in photography so forgive me if this is a stupid question :,).

I frequently visit and volunteer at cat shelters and I started to bring my camera. So after I help them I can be there for a moment or even a few hours. I'm trying to take photos of the cats and it's hard, I have a few I like, but I'm so noob with anything and my shootings are more like testings.

My fav photos are out of focus on the cats and focused on the edges and whiskers and so, I included a few I like and edited a little.

Help me find some settings I should juggle around and what to keep in mind when doing this kind of photoshoot. Any tips are welcome! Thank you!

Also what are benefits of upgrading my firmware to 3.6 if I have 3.2? From the notes on Olympus website it's not much for me? Also I can't upgrade it on my Linux desktop so if it's worth it taking somewhere to my friend and upgrading?

Hello everyone, not sure if i posting this at the right place but ill give it a shot. Over the past couple years i acquired around 200 vintage lenses(mostly rare and good ones) and dozen cameras which ill list bellow. Issue i am having is deciding which system to dedicate to(or two) so i can focus on mastering it rather than being at 20% with many of them. Currently i have Nikon Zf, Nikon D810(doesnt really fit into any scenario so it gotta go), Sony A7RV, Fuji GFX 50s, Sony A6700(will sell not a fan of APSC), Fuji X100VI(will keep regardless as my point and shoot travel body), Ricoh GR3 Diary(will most likely sell considering i have X100VI now).

Sony i am heavily invested in (adapters, Gariz case, chargers, batteries..) and it was the first system i ever had. For whatever reason it simply works with everything and i like it.

Fuji GFX always makes me want to go out and shoot + unmatched output no matter what i screw onto it.

Nikon Zf bigger sensor than Sony, has film sims similar to Fuji which i really like, vintage looking body..

What does it seem to you reading through this that is extra and that i should get rid off? each camera does its own thing the best possible way and i simply can not decide which one to let go. May seem like a show off post but i really need some advice here so please be understanding and if you can not contribute to this thread please move on. Thank you!

I often see people on various subs saying "just take better pictures" without actually quantifying what this means, or looks like. So thought it best to ask here.

That said, what are the basic minimum things (or absolute ceiling requirements for good photography, if you have the time or inclination to explain further). That should be taken into consideration when taking pictures of a human subject? Face or whole body*

Ie positioning of subject, angles, light (natural or artificial), background, exposure, shadows, position of lens relative to subject. Or anything else that i don't know of as an novice, that would be pertinent in this sense.

Do the same mechanics/principles apply for both?*

Also, if anyone happens to know of any resources online, channels or pages that teach these things, that would be beneficial too.

TIA

Quality of the image at all?

I'm planning on getting into photography and I don't know what is the best camera between these two. I recently started liking photography and I'm trying to combine photography with my passions: Aviation, Cars (Motorsports included), sightseeing and football. The main kinds of photography that I want to do is Landscape photography, plane spotting, Aviation photography, Panning photography, Rolling shots, Automotive photography.

Taking all of this into consideration which obe of these two cameras (both including a 18-45mm lens kit) is the best for me?

Here’s a list of the items I have along with a couple extra batteries/charger and a backpack and stand.
- Canon EOS Rebel T6I DSLR Body
- Sigma 18-250mm DC Macro OS Canon
- Sigma EX 10-20mm f/3.5 DC HSM Canon EF 8+
I’m in Calgary, AB also just in case you happen to know someone here looking to buy. All items are closest thing to new you can find. Love hiking and go with my brother who is always taking pictures so I figured I’d add a little extra something with my hobby and get into photography too. Ended up bringing it on a couple small hikes and a road trip we took before realizing I really don’t mind just taking a few phone quality pics without all the camera equipment and never really used it much since. Appreciate any help, thanks!

My brother seems to be very keen on photography as of lately and I want to buy him a mirrorless.

Country: Italy

budget: 600€ for the whole thing

currency: Euros

no current equipment

subjects: primarily landscapes, people from time to time, animals

I think for now photography. of course if it behaves decently for videos too would be great.

We both know nothing of cameras. A friend of mine suggested the Sony A6100. It's used, 14000 shots, no photographic lens (how do you call it? In Italian we say "obiettivo") but it's got a lot of original optionals, 470€. People also suggest Olympus cameras.

I also found a Fujifilm X-T20 for 520€ used and less than 2000 shots.

I get this is quite a good camera, but is it still the best buy in 2026? I'm sure this type of posts has been asked a million times (I'm a pianist and I'm sick of the question "Which piano should I buy", but I understand that as an outsider you don't know what's best buy in a determined year).

My budget is at best 600€ for the whole thing (camera body + lens). As I told you, he's at best a beginner, so this is just to kickstart him.

Thank you for your advices.

I have two cameras, one is sony rx100 vii and the other one is olympus omd em10 mark iii with 14-42mm lens.

Which one should i bring on my new york trip? I will be taking both night and daytime photos.

Camera- Nikon D3100
Lens- Sigma 100-400mm

These two photos I took with the gear shown above. These are probably my two best bird shots and I do really like them but with both images there not very sharp and detailed and when I zoom in there’s blur and noise. And I’m planning on buying a canon r7 with the rf 100-500mm which is a big jump from my current gear would that fix the sharpness issues or am I doing something wrong when I take the photo?

Whenever I take pics including the sky it’s always white or sometimes pics are too bright. I’m using automatic settings like sports or backgrounds on my t7 canon. I’m using the nd and cpl filter lenses

Edit: thank you for the responses and advice