I am jealous, please help me!

I just seen them wedding pictures in the sig of Mint Sauce, are you a pro photographer?

Thanks Bonzo, you also have some quality stuff there
 
Gibbs-UK said:
I just seen them wedding pictures in the sig of Mint Sauce, are you a pro photographer?

Thanks Bonzo, you also have some quality stuff there
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I get paid for taking wedding pics so I guess that makes me pro. :D

@bonzo, yeah I often think the basics aren't that hard NOW but then when I try and explain, it suddenly becomes difficult to do it without over complicating things since there's a few things which can cause real headaches, like cropped sensors and things. I think that virtual camera is ace though, wish I could have played around with it when I started. :P
 
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bonzo said:
Aha !

So wedding shot makes you a pro huh ? :)

Here's a sample of mine. I just dont put in my sig

http://photo-sharing.winsoftmagic.com/1/6glx2sxn.htm
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Nah, not taking a wedding shot but I think technically you become a pro when you get paid for it. Titles don't really matter, if you do something you love and others are prepared to happily pay you for that, then it's just a good thing no matter what it's called imo. :D
 
Come on guys, no need for a competition both are just as good, I tell you what guys, how about next year this time us three take one of our best pcitures and we let others see who's taken the best pictures.

I am no genius in this but I have a knack for moments and if I can capture it, I would make you run for your money
 
I'm not competitive at all, I hope my message didn't come across like that, sorry if it did. I have no idea if Bonzo is a pro or not, even if he takes an amazing picture he might not want to do it for money and that doesn't make him in any way less of a tog, just it pays my bills that's all. I'm not much of a forum person, I always seem to end up putting my foot in it! :)
 
Get the Kit Lens, it will be fine shooting outside.

Don't get obsessed about sharpness of the glass, amazing sharp pictures don't make you a great photographer.

This is what I would do in your shoes.

1 - Get a camera with the kit lens

Read. Learn. Shoot. Look. Critique. Repeat.

When you feel you have outgrown it, get a new lens.

2 - Learn the technical side of the camera. Learn what aperture do to shutter speed and what they do to ISO, and vice versa. It is a simply juggling act between the 3 elements - Aperture/Shutter speed/ISO. Once you learn the relationships between them, you are half way there.

3 - Learn composition. The easiest way to do this is copy someone else. Look at GREAT photographs. See what make them good and imitate. Listen, often its not about the subject, but also the spaces. Just like music, its not all about the sound, but also the silence. Pay attention to the absence of a subject in a frame, place your subject in that 4 x 3 box of yours in a place that looks good.

4 - Learn about light. Photography is technically all about light. Learn about day light, golden hour, midday sun, artificial light (and its colours - tungsten, fluorescent, candle etc). There are no such a thing as good light or bad light, there are just different levels of it. Although red bulbs are terrible for camera sensors....usually found on theatre stage.

5 - Have fun. If you are not having fun, you won't come back to it.
 
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Gibbs-UK said:
Come on guys, no need for a competition both are just as good, I tell you what guys, how about next year this time us three take one of our best pcitures and we let others see who's taken the best pictures.

I am no genius in this but I have a knack for moments and if I can capture it, I would make you run for your money
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There's no competition here - we're just having fun. :D
 
Mint_Sauce said:
I'm not competitive at all, I hope my message didn't come across like that, sorry if it did. I have no idea if Bonzo is a pro or not, even if he takes an amazing picture he might not want to do it for money and that doesn't make him in any way less of a tog, just it pays my bills that's all. I'm not much of a forum person, I always seem to end up putting my foot in it! :)
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Not at all Minty - you didnt come across that way, Gibbs has it wrong.

Nice work though MS !!
 
Capture the moment! :D



This photo won't mean much to you guys but the girl in it is my first ever client (taken 2 weeks ago at another wedding)! Since I shot her wedding 2 years ago I've shot almost 20 since and it's basically because of her!
 
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Bonzo & Mint was just having a laugh but all three including Raymond amazing stuff but this Raymond guy has upped his game, good on you Raymond, nice job on that pic, I think photography will always be a hobby for me and nothing more.
 
Well you might get the bug Gibbs - there's nothing to hold you back, once you start to get into this world. Even money cant limit you, if you really have your mind set.

And yup, thats a great shot along with Mintys wedding shots.

V. Impressive guys
 
My advice would be to save as much money as possible!

Within a few months you'll be looking for equipment that you KNOW you can't afford! :D I thought my D3100 + Kit would take a while to outgrow but once you really get into photography it quickly becomes obvious that you need to spend some money to get that shot!
 
Yeah tell me about it.

So before I go commando in buying the Cannon 350D, what are the KEY items I should be buying/lookingfor which will be an added bonus for me?

I just checked out the MM forum and there was a Cannon 400d just sold for £260 so my initial £200 isn't a bad price then as that guy was like offering 3 lenses that I don't even know what it can do.

Raymond, is that your gal in that picture and also did you take that picture?
 
You might end up needing a Tripod (Redsnapper are VERY good), a hotshoe flash, extra memory cards, wired/wireless shutter release and a filter or two. It really depends on what you end up shooting!
 
Gibbs-UK said:
The more still a camera is, is the picture quality going to improve hence the need of a Tripod?
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To an extent, once the shutter speed goes below around 1/30 camera shake starts to become a problem, especially if you have nothing to lean on! Tripods are useful for low light/long exposure pictures eg.


Piccadilly Circus by Theis Poulsen - www.theis.dk/blog, on Flickr

That's a 6 second shot, without a tripod or stable flat surface you won't be able to take that without some serious camera shake!
 
It was with a tripod. You simply cant hand hold a camera for a 6 second shot and hope to get that kind of clarity
 
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