Couple of questions

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I am getting on quite well with my new S5600 :) I was out and about with it this weekend and got some decent pictures, theres one thing I have noticed though... and that is I need a tripod! Quite a few of my shots are slightly blurry due to using a slower shutter speed in the low light!

Anyway, I have a few questions I need to ask;

1) What are the laws with photography? Who/what can I photograph?

2) Tripods. What would be a decent "beginner" tripod? I dont have hundreds of pounds :(

3) Blurred shots - How can I stop this when using my camera handheld? I took a few photos indoors this weekend (without flash) and used f3.4, 1/8 and ISO 400 - tried to keep as still as possible but they still seemed a little blurred.

4) Bags/backpacks - The case that came with my camera isnt really that good and I have resorted to putting that bag inside a backpack to carry around with me - are there any sub-£100 backpacks for cameras? I went into one of the well known high street camera stores on the weekend and they are all £120+!


Thats about it :)

Cheers,

Craig
 
Cr4iG said:
1) What are the laws with photography? Who/what can I photograph?

2) Tripods. What would be a decent "beginner" tripod? I dont have hundreds of pounds :(

3) Blurred shots - How can I stop this when using my camera handheld? I took a few photos indoors this weekend (without flash) and used f3.4, 1/8 and ISO 400 - tried to keep as still as possible but they still seemed a little blurred.

4) Bags/backpacks - The case that came with my camera isnt really that good and I have resorted to putting that bag inside a backpack to carry around with me - are there any sub-£100 backpacks for cameras? I went into one of the well known high street camera stores on the weekend and they are all £120+!
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1) I can't really help you, but in general I'd say anything in public bar children without the parents concent

2) Get as good as you can afford (Manfrotto are a reasonably good make & do some cheaper ones with built in heads, try to avoid really cheap ones that will have plastic mounts)

3) To be able to increase the shutter speed without losing too much brightness - Lower F number (Apature) but you'll have the less of your subject in focus, higher ISO but it will be noisier, Image Stabilisation / Vibration Reduction / Steady Shot set to on

4) LowePro seem to do a reasonable range
 
For the backpacks, I would recomend LowePro, although there are obviously many other makes as well. You get what you pay for, but if you don't have a mass of equipment, then a LowePro SlingShot 100AW or 200AW would do you nicely. I have the 200AW, and I think it's great. There's the added advantage that they don't really look like camera bags, so I guess it's a bit safer.
 
1) I think for most countries, you are allowed to take photos of anything that you can see while standing in a public space. That means that even if it is private property, you are allowed to take photos of the part that faces a public space (street). However if you take photos of people in a public space and you want to use the image in a commercial situation (advertising or print sales), you need to have a model release. But most people don't come demanding money so not a huge deal.

2) The thing about tripods is that you should not go and buy the cheapest one you can get, as you will endup just replacing it a few months down the track. Get the best one you can afford that has good useage. Most good ones will need for you to purchase a tripod and head seperately. Manfrotto is the one that most people will recomend, as they have nice quick release legs, and solid construction.

3) When shooting, try to remember the inverse rule. If you shoot at any given focal leangth, you will need 1/focal to get a ficture not affected by camera shake. So if you are 50mm, then you will need 1/50 shutter speed or up to not get blur due to camera shake.

4) I too am a fan of Lowepro. I am a big fan of their stealth line and have been using a Stealth reporter 650 AW for over a year. But their minitrackers are also nice. the new stealth line comes with many accesory pouches as well so is a really nice deal. But the stealth line is not cheap, then again they are well worth the investment, and you can use them as a normal shoulder bag, as you can remove all the padding from them.
 
Id reccommend the Tamrac Adventure 6 backpack. Its an awesome bag with loads of compartments for lenses + top compartment for random bits and bobs. It also doesnt look like a camera bag and is not too big.
 
Cr4iG said:
I am getting on quite well with my new S5600 :) I was out and about with it this weekend and got some decent pictures, theres one thing I have noticed though... and that is I need a tripod! Quite a few of my shots are slightly blurry due to using a slower shutter speed in the low light!

Anyway, I have a few questions I need to ask;

1) What are the laws with photography? Who/what can I photograph?

2) Tripods. What would be a decent "beginner" tripod? I dont have hundreds of pounds :(

3) Blurred shots - How can I stop this when using my camera handheld? I took a few photos indoors this weekend (without flash) and used f3.4, 1/8 and ISO 400 - tried to keep as still as possible but they still seemed a little blurred.

4) Bags/backpacks - The case that came with my camera isnt really that good and I have resorted to putting that bag inside a backpack to carry around with me - are there any sub-£100 backpacks for cameras? I went into one of the well known high street camera stores on the weekend and they are all £120+!


Thats about it :)

Cheers,

Craig
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1. There is a pretty interesting discussion about this on another photography forum - http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=11297 - sorry to link people away from here, but it is interesting!

2. I am going to disagree with the other here. I bought a £10 tripod from Makro and its perfectly decent. It is a plastic head but its strong and I trust it with my 350d. (Please don't shoot me)

3. Yeah this one is a tough one. If its a shot you really want and cant use a tripod I would just up the ISO a bit thats gonna give you some more play on the shutter. Apart from that trying to rest on something sometimes work, but its not always ideal

4. I have a lowepro bag (which I got cheapish from Currys in a sale) and it no longer shuts properly, the zip has damaged itself in two places :( keeps catching on the edge and its stitching. But it is probably just a one off thing, but just to warn you, take a good look at the one you are buying (if from a shop) before you pay for it.
 
Cheers for all the replies, really appreciate it :)

I think I will look into getting a 2nd hand tripod as I *really* dont have the cash to get a decent manfrotto one brand new! Also I had a look around the metro centre last night and found a few bags which I like, and they are under £60 :)

If its quiet in work today ill have a read through the new laws posted in that thread on talkphotography

Cheers,

Craig
 
Cr4iG said:
Cheers for all the replies, really appreciate it :)

I think I will look into getting a 2nd hand tripod as I *really* dont have the cash to get a decent manfrotto one brand new! Also I had a look around the metro centre last night and found a few bags which I like, and they are under £60 :)

If its quiet in work today ill have a read through the new laws posted in that thread on talkphotography

Cheers,

Craig
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If you buy photography magazines such as practical photography etc, it might be worth thinking about a subscription for 12 months if they are offereing a free camera bag, i used to buy practical photography every month anyway so i got a free lowepro rucksack for taking out the subscription to it and it cost me no extra than it would have anyway.
 
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