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My, What a Great Camera You Have!
February 2011
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Take Better Photographs Today!
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Hello, !
Great to be back writing to you again! As I write this, we are on our 3rd day of no school due to icy roads and tomorrow is the 4th. After the busy-ness of December and January, though, I am happy for a bit of a break.
I am trying to increase my event photography this year. Can you help? This is when I set up my portrait studio at an event and take formal pictures. My rates are very reasonable and I can provide references. It takes tons of energy but I enjoy being able to create these special portraits for people. Please put me in touch if you know someone who organizes such events.
Also, if you know someone who would enjoy my style of portraits, could you ask them to e-mail me to subscribe my e-newsletter?
Thank you so much!
Dawn
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My, What a Great Camera You Have!
It's funny how you never hear someone say, "Great painting! You must have top-of-the-line paintbrushes!". But people do say this sort of thing about photography. "That camera takes great pictures", or "If I had a better camera, that shot would have been fantastic".
Alright, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit. There is only so much you can do with a low-quality, inexpensive point-and-shoot camera. I admit that. But, after a certain point, it's not the camera that is getting (or not getting) the shot, it's the person behind the camera who is getting (or not getting) the shot.
When people ask me for advice on equipment, I tell them that I love my camera and that I haven't really investigated much since I bought it. I figure it would just make me want to spend more money and we all know how expensive photography is anyway. So I don't look.
But there are some good websites to help you evaluate equipment: www.dpreview.com and www.steves-digicams.com. They will list features and give product reviews. dpreview also has a forum where you can ask your own questions. Another website where you can discuss all aspects of photography is www.texasphotoforum.com. There is a forum section on equipment there, too.
And then you should talk to people about their cameras. Ask what they would buy if they had to start from scratch, ask how good the lenses are, ask how happy they are with the image quality.
Once you've narrowed it down, maybe you could rent it for the weekend to try it out. Some local camera shops do this. Or maybe you could borrow/rent the camera from a friend. Think about things like its weight, how intuitive the buttons are, whether the display on the back is big enough for you. Be sure to look at them on the computer, too. Look for digital noise, look at the sharpness, color, skin tones.
And if you're serious about photography, take the advice given to me early on: Buy the best, sharpest lenses you can afford; you might not care now, but you will care later. He was right.
Good luck! Don't hesitate to e-mail me with questions!
Thanks so much for reading.
Dawn
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