Photography class

poppomgirl · March 2012

ok well in school i am taking a photography class and thats what I want to do professionally when I get older. My camera is a cheap 80$ digital camera that i got for my b-day.....And its takes double A's it doesn't even get charged lol so its not that good of a camera but its all i got lol.. Ok so here im just gonna keep my photots i take for the class here

DiamondPuppy0809 · March 2012

Nice photos. :] Your photography class is digital? Lucky, lucky. Mine is still film, they're going to gradually switch over to digital. I absolutely dislike film - it takes so much time to get anything done because of developing photos. -_-

poppomgirl · March 2012

yep its digital

and i know lol i really want to get a better camera though lol my uses batteries up so fast! so i want to get one that charges lol

DiamondPuppy0809 · March 2012

poppomgirl wrote:

yep its digital and i know lol i really want to get a better camera though lol my uses batteries up so fast! so i want to get one that charges lol

I have three cameras. The cheapest digital Canon one I have has a rechargeable battery - it is quite convenient. xD It's <a href="http://www.bundlehub.com/images/products/Canon_PowerShot_SD1200_IS_Digital_Camera_Green.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">this</a> little green thing. Then I have <a href="http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/assets/21567.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">this</a> black camera. And then, lastly, my film camera, <a href="http://www.cambridgeworld.com/canon_rebel_g.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">this</a> one.

poppomgirl · March 2012

i want one like your black on so badly...there just so expensive!

SirPopcorn · March 2012

poppomgirl wrote:

i want one like your black on so badly...there just so expensive!

They're so incredibly worth it though... and last you like a life time haha. Just have a look around on auction sites and what not and you might be able to find something really cheap

Just start off simple and work your way up, it's the best way to do it! Try fiddling around with your current cameras setting and photoshop too (: (there's nothing I hate more than someone owning a really good proffessional SLR and having no idea how to use it or they use it like a point&shoot digital)

tarnish · March 2012

I'm going to say right now that any field in art is VERY competitive. To even get a job in one and keep your business you have to be excellent. Photography is one of the fastest growing fields because of the new cameras always coming out with how technology is advancing. How many people have you already seen on virtualpups post their pictures? That is just one site. I'm just warning you now that it is very difficult to get a career with something that tons of people are interested in. I did interning at a photography company and decided I didn't want to pursue that with all the competition and the business side of it. Equipment is not everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't say that enough xD. Just because your camera is expensive doesn't mean you are any good and it could very will be a waste of money. Alternatively, having a cheap camera doesn't make you bad! Its TALENT and WORK. You can't expect to be good just aiming and taking a shot so quickly. Good pictures usually take some time setting up or planning ahead (like outdoor pictures with sun position) or with time getting to know the camera. Please don't go out and buy one of the more expensive cameras you find! Feel out the one you have. Learn about iso, shutter, aperature, white balances, etc. Study all your camera settings! See if you're still into photography in a few months. This is advice for everyone who wants to do 'photography'. ^^;

DiamondPuppy0809 · March 2012

.clozobozo. wrote:

 (there's nothing I hate more than someone owning a really good proffessional SLR and having no idea how to use it or they use it like a point&shoot digital) [/size

This explains me! But that's what my photography class is partially teaching me. How to use my camera. xD

Emster · March 2012

you actually saw this cool! hes huge! <a href="http://i43.tinypic.com/2rhwmqu.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://i43.tinypic.com/2rhwmqu.jpg</a>;

SirPopcorn · March 2012

Garfieldz Gal wrote:

.clozobozo. wrote:

 (there's nothing I hate more than someone owning a really good proffessional SLR and having no idea how to use it or they use it like a point&shoot digital) [/size

 This explains me! But that's what my photography class is partially teaching me. How to use my camera. xD

Ah but see you're fine because you're actually learning

I love that haha. Should of been more specific in my statement sorry Dx (there's nothing I hate more than someone owning a really good proffessional SLR and having no idea how to use it because they don't bother learning or they use it like a point&shoot digital

poppomgirl · March 2012

totally agree clozo! and i have a really low patience and tolerance for that as well!

DiamondPuppy0809 · March 2012

tarnish wrote:

I'm going to say right now that any field in art is VERY competitive. To even get a job in one and keep your business you have to be excellent. Photography is one of the fastest growing fields because of the new cameras always coming out with how technology is advancing. How many people have you already seen on virtualpups post their pictures? That is just one site. I'm just warning you now that it is very difficult to get a career with something that tons of people are interested in. I did interning at a photography company and decided I didn't want to pursue that with all the competition and the business side of it. Equipment is not everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't say that enough xD. Just because your camera is expensive doesn't mean you are any good and it could very will be a waste of money. Alternatively, having a cheap camera doesn't make you bad! Its TALENT and WORK. You can't expect to be good just aiming and taking a shot so quickly. Good pictures usually take some time setting up or planning ahead (like outdoor pictures with sun position) or with time getting to know the camera. Please don't go out and buy one of the more expensive cameras you find! Feel out the one you have. Learn about iso, shutter, aperature, white balances, etc. Study all your camera settings! See if you're still into photography in a few months. This is advice for everyone who wants to do 'photography'. ^^;

Very good advice, Tarnish. I wanted to be a photographer a while back and now that I've learned more about the career, I don't want to do it. I'd rather keep it a hobby. Good luck, poppom!

tarnish · March 2012

I'm glad it was good advice ^^;. I'm not setting out to be discouraging but just trying to point out how competitive that field is getting. It seems like there has been a boom of people interested in it lately. Oh and the job doesn't pay much unless you can get very famous and there aren't many of those out there and they have -gorgeous- pictures. You'd have to be at their level. I've opted to keep my pictures as a hobby and something fun to do along with my art. I know my art won't land me a career. I am very slow at my things and I still have much to improve on. Anyways best of luck and try to not get too repetitive and stuck into the cliche of pictures. By this I mean taking pictures of very common themes unless you can convey it in a new meaning or just blow it out of the water. One of such I noticed was taking a picture of a sunset with the silhouette of trees. Many people try this shot when they are starting out I noticed. Also work on getting things in a nice focus. Try experimenting with two objects. Set them on a surface where one is behind the other. See if you can take the closer object in focus with the back object blurred, try the back object in focus and the front object blurred, and lastly try getting both objects in focus. Learning this will be very beneficial. Lastly, can you make your pictures bigger? Their sizes are so small I have a hard time seeing

Anyways hope this all helps!

SirPopcorn · March 2012

tarnish wrote:

I'm glad it was good advice ^^;. I'm not setting out to be discouraging but just trying to point out how competitive that field is getting. It seems like there has been a boom of people interested in it lately. Oh and the job doesn't pay much unless you can get very famous and there aren't many of those out there and they have -gorgeous- pictures. You'd have to be at their level. I've opted to keep my pictures as a hobby and something fun to do along with my art. I know my art won't land me a career. I am very slow at my things and I still have much to improve on. Anyways best of luck and try to not get too repetitive and stuck into the cliche of pictures. By this I mean taking pictures of very common themes unless you can convey it in a new meaning or just blow it out of the water. One of such I noticed was taking a picture of a sunset with the silhouette of trees. Many people try this shot when they are starting out I noticed.

I'm determined to still make a career of photography. But I'm thinking of doing a science degree too so I'll be headed more to a national geographic type photographer.. Yes many teens with nikons and their 'hipster' photos. (I'm a teen with a nikon too just.. different, I think xD) Certainly agree with the second paragraph! When I first got my kitten I did the whole basic cute photos but they never really got much attention. Then I started taking 'crazy' photos of her (<a href="http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss170/clozobozo/DSC_0468.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">example</a>) and BOOM I got heaps of attention. So yes, practice with focus and framing etc. Try googling some basic guides to photography and you'll learn about things such as the rule of thirds (though I'm sure your photography class will teach you such things as well) and be persistent with experimenting! Also try mucking around with the photos themselves by altering the contrast and what not, it can make a HUGE difference to a photo and make it stand out from the rest providing it's done well

Just don't give up and you'll never stop improving 8D

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