Dreaming To Be A Famous Photographer

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great shots and you have very steady hands

 

Nah... this too I can't take credit for. VR helps! it allows you some wiggle room

[Regg168]

Low light shots will really benefit if you can use a tripod or even a monopod.

[praetorius]

Low light shots will really benefit if you can use a tripod or even a monopod.

"TiyanPad" works for me :-)

[glut_func]

any stable and firm surface can be a suitable alternative for tripods... ikalso mo yung camera mo sa bote ng softdrinks pwede na yan, angle shots na lang ....

[wheeljack]

Hello. Looking to get my first digital camera primarily for figure (action figure and toys) photography. Currently torn between the Sony a5000 and a6000.

 

Is the electronic view-finder and hotshoe availability (a6000) enough of a reason to get over price (a5000) to start and learn photography?

 

 

try both cameras out and determine how they feel in your hand because the camera is just a tool. you are the one who can make the pictures turn out well.

[glut_func]

praktis ka muna using just your camera phone (assuming you already have one) bago ka bumili ng ganyan. Tapos aral ka din muna ng basics para maging confident ka sa pag shoot.

 

Pag naintindihan mo ang tamang pag kuha then wala kang magiging problema kahit pa na anong camera ang gamitin mo.

[glut_func]

I hear with regards to that. I actually have a capable smartphone camera. May mga times lang talaga na mas mabibigyan ng "justice" yun mga Hot Toys ko kapag gamit eh actual camera.

 

May simpleng pandaya dyan actually that can improve your shots - lighting. Mag DIY ka using your camera phone tapos patayin mo ilaw sa room and use a flashlight acting as spotlight for your subject. May dating na mga kuha mo that way.

 

Lighting lang naman ang nagpapaganda sa mga tira most of the time. Diskartehan mo na lang sa angle at posing ng toys, etc.

[glut_func]

Well, the word "photo" in photography literally means light after all.

 

I would strongly urge you to read up stuff about photography muna bago ka bumili ng actual camera. Kahit fundamentals lang para magka-idea ka on what to do. Mahirap yung pitik ka lang ng pitik ng wala ka idea sa ginagawa mo. You need to have a good understanding muna talaga on what you're supposed to do para alam mo kung tama ba o mali ang ginagawa mo. There are tons of free stuff online that you can refer to so take your time lang talaga - that's exactly how i learned how to shoot anyway.

[wheeljack]

Yeah. Looks like I still would need to do a lot of reading and watching tutorials before making an actual purchase of a camera.

 

 

you never really stop learning. there is always something that you can improve or even a new genre you can try your hand in

[glut_func]

Yeah. Looks like I still would need to do a lot of reading and watching tutorials before making an actual purchase of a camera.

 

not really a lot. Just start lang with the fundamentals ng craft and everything else will just be easy. Wag mo i-pressure sarili mo na you need to be good agad kasi mababasag ang creative flow mo nun, madali ka ngayon mawawalan ng gana. Just experiment and read up at your own pace.

[glut_func]

Kainis eh. Parang scale model building. Game na game ka na gumawa tapos makikita mo yun gawa ng fave modeler mo, wala ka na gana. Haha!

 

Anyway, there's channel that I follow and the host is an actual teacher so I pick up a lot of important things every now and then when a new video is uploaded so, yeah. On the right track naman so far.

 

Talagang fixated lang ako sa camera na gusto ko kunin na hindi ko pagsisisihan. Haha.

 

Ganito, para mawala ang cravings mo to go out and buy a new camera I suggest pag praktisan mo muna yung camera na meron ka kahit pa cam phone lang yan. Hindi pwedeng hindi ka magsisi sa pagbili mo lalo pa pag nakita mo na later on nakatambak lang sya at hindi mo nagagamit.

 

But if you really insist on getting a camera, maraming second hand dyan na mura - im actually selling mine pero baka hindi ka pa ready in using a dslr type of cams.

[glut_func]

Sa dami ng figures ko (at may parating pa) at sa vicinity ng work ko, hindi pwedeng hindi sha magamit nang maayos.

 

Nagka-idea na ako about manual controls dahil sa camera interface ng S7 Edge. The thing is, iba kapag hindi mo hawak ang screen to take a photo, hehe.

 

Wala naman issue sa pagbili ng second hand, hindi ba? Liban sa warranty.

 

Ok na yang s7, magaganda camera ng mga mobile phones ng samsung lalo na high end kasi malinaw talaga. Risky bumili ng second hand pero its up to you naman kasi kikilatisin mo naman if ever.

[glut_func]

^Medyo kakatayin ko lang yung tira mo pero I'll be gentle naman heheh.... Pwede ka mag experiment sa timpla (shutter,iso, aperture, etc) para mapag-compare mo ang mga output lalo na yung exposure (shutter speed). And most importantly, since your subject is a toy person try shooting it full body at naka-sentro. I assume medyo mababa ang exposure mo kasi parang hindi sharp at focused yung buong tira pero dont worry madali lang naman remedyuhan yan, kumuha ka lang ng patungan para ma-steady tapos timer mo yung camera.

 

San ka nakakabili ng toys na ganyan, tagal ko na plano bumili ng ganyan kaso wala ako alam na murang mabibilhan hehe...

[glut_func]

Shutter speed ko is mabilis kasi stationary lang naman yun subject. ISO mababa dahil brightly lit yun lugar. Aperture fixed so wala ako control dun. Nag-gray out din pala yun exposure levels kapag nag-manual focus ako for some reason.

Kapag nag-full body naman ako, medyo nanginginig na ang kamay ko at hindi na recommended na mag-bagal sa shutter speed at magiging blurry yun photo.

 

Actually, hindi talaga sha magmu-mura (and mura is sometimes subjective). Official distributors niyan dito sa atin eh Filbar's. Though may nagbebenta na iba via FB.

 

puro kasi mamahalin yung mga ganyang figures na nakikita ko eh, kala ko kasi baka may alam kang murang nagbebenta ng mga ganyan.

 

Going back to your shot, ok yan na nag experiment ka ng timpla depending on your situation. Atleast nasasanay ka kahit konti. Another thing you need to consider is yung framing din, iwasan mo lang yung excessing frames tulad nung sa bandang ulo ng figure medyo maluwag yung taas nya.

 

As for the blurry part, hindi magiging blurry yan pag nasa 1/30 and above ang shutter speed. Anything below that (1/25,1/15,etc) dun sya talaga mag blur pero pag mabilis ang shutter mo wala dapat problema. Now, you can improvise naman by grabbing any solid object na pwede pagsandalan ng phone mo kung mababa na sa 30 ang shutter, timer mo na lang para iwas galaw.

 

Para pala iwas trial and error sa pagtira, titigan mo muna ang subject mo bago ka pumitik. Dapat na-visualize mo na yung output bago ka pa tumira.

Edited May 16, 2017 by glut_func

[wheeljack]

Just keep shooting. Practice and learn. Soon you'll have your own style of shooting.

Edited May 16, 2017 by wheeljack