Hello everyone, my boyfriend is a photographer and I would say he’s now transitioning into a professional level. I would like to buy a few things for him but he does already have quite a bit of equipment. But I know with any profession, hobby, etc there is always a few things extra that are needed or make things easier. I have some knowledge of equipment/items but like I said he is getting to a higher level so those few extra things are probably a bit out of my range of understanding.

I would be so grateful if there was any suggestions of things that I could get that would help elevate or ease work being done.

I am open to any and all suggestions!! He mostly is a car photographer so I’m hoping to get equipment or items associated with that.

Anything is helpful!! Thank you so much!!

Was it a single piece of gear? A change in mindselt? Shooting with a group? That pro lens? A great book? Reading this subreddit?

One of my clients referred me to her to friend to photograph her handmade bags. I am not a product photographer and really don’t have the proper experience nor the space to do this project. I have told her once I suggest her to find someone else for this shoot and she insisted. Probably cause she is paying nothing compared to what others cost. I gave her my initial price and says it was on the high end compared to others in the area which isn’t true!

She also really talked me down with my price and for that reason Ive limited the time and the final deliverables. Now that this shoot is a week away and we’ve been going back and forth on how to create her vision I really don’t want to work for her. She’s already been in a pain in the ass from the start and we haven’t ever started yet. I don’t have the motivation nor the mentally capacity to deal with this client.

She’s expecting work so much for so little. I know I’ve wasted her time and I don’t even feel bad for it she’s been a real pain. Is it bad to cancel?

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I think its been updated and relaunched aswell

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I’ve been shooting a ton lately (RAW + video), and my pile of external SSDs was getting out of control. Every project ended up on a different drive, backups were all over the place, and digging up old shoots turned into a mini-archaeological expedition.

A while back I finally set up a NAS(a dxp2800 model) and moved everything into one place. Centralizing storage + consistent backups has been a massive quality-of-life upgrade. Remote access during shoots has also been surprisingly useful.

Curious how other photographers are handling storage these days. Are you on a NAS? Direct-attach? Cloud? A mix of everything? What does your workflow look like, and what would you do differently if you were starting from scratch?

i’m not a photographer but a filmmaker. i’m making a short film about a kid applying to art school and trying to make his portfolio. i want the portfolio to make sense thematically while being good enough to realistically get him into RISD.

for reference, the story revolves around a high school senior trying to apply to photography school. he had kinda lost his passion for photography and the film is about him learning to live and to capture life in his photos.

pictures that are pretty important for the plot include a photoshoot with a beautiful girl(probably in a flower field or maybe in a forest? idk i need advice on this), hanging out in a diner, and driving around at night

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about where photography is in 2025. Phones have gotten so good that I’m honestly wondering when it actually makes sense for most people to buy a real camera anymore. Wide angle shots used to be something only a dedicated camera could handle well, but phones have caught up. The classic 70mm portrait look is also getting tougher to justify. Yes an 85mm prime on a real camera still gives nicer depth and smoother background blur, but most people who see the photos online barely notice the difference.

Low light used to be a huge reason to stick with larger sensors, but even that is starting to shrink. Night modes and computational stacking help phones handle situations that would have been impossible for small cameras only a few years ago.

So I’m trying to figure out what actually sets a real camera apart now. The things that come to mind are slow shutter creative shots and anything involving super long telephoto lenses. Maybe also extreme dynamic range scenes or fast action where phone tracking still falls behind. And of course professional workflows where color consistency and flexibility really matter.

I’m curious how everyone else sees it. Are dedicated cameras turning into tools mainly for specific situations, or is there still a clear reason for everyday photographers to buy and carry one in 2025?

**Most people who are shooting their kids, pets, and street photos**

Hey fellow photographers 💃🏼 I just found out after 5 years of doing photography I’ve only shot in JPEG and not RAW

For some explaining my first 2 years doing photography I worked one on one with a coach who taught me everything I know. He never once mentioned shooting in RAW. Everytime I saw videos of other photographers talking about shooting in RAW I just assumed they meant manual, which I do

I’m the type of photographer where I don’t know much about cameras (annoying I know) I just know how to change settings and basic things to get nice photos so I don’t really go to my camera setting unless it’s to change white balance or format my cards

Anywayssss today after scrolling upon a tik tok video of “how to change your camera settings to shoot in RAW” I found out my whole photography career I’ve only shot in jpeg

I have consistent bookings and have done hundreds of weddings and never received any bad feedback on any of my sessions, so I know I’m not a terrible photographer, but today made me feel like an absolute failure lol

Anyways do you guys have any feedback or advice on transitioning to shooting in RAW because this not so newbie photographer needs it 😂

I am sorry if this is asked all the time, but I couldn't find a clear answer.

I am trying to consolidate many many different folders of photos over the years into a proper file structure moving forward. So far I have found a lot of great suggestions for managing the photos once they are in a logical file structure, but I don't have that yet.

I have several duplicates in different folders and needs something to just re-organize them into a new folder structure for me (while removing duplicates - even just based on file name), so allow me to move forward with everything correctly.

Thanks in advance!

Recently went to see some Christmas lights at the local zoo. They were incredible. I had my old but trusty A7III with a Tamron 28-210 lens and the tiny Godox IT30 Pro. I stopped down to F10 in Aperture priority mode and started shooting. Not only did I get tack sharp results due to the flash but my subjects were perfectly lit.
Shooting Christmas Lights with subjects in front of them requires a lot of dynamic range which even modern camera struggle with. So, adding a tiny flash to illuminate the subject really helps.

I kept the flash at -2ev to make sure it looked natural and not have any blown highlights.

Hi everyone,

I am a freelance food and product photographer and constantly working to improve the quality of my images and level of my work. One thing I do not know huge amount about is retouching. I know the basics and use photoshop to clean up images, make stop motion animations and for focus stacking but not much else.

I am wondering if it’s worth buying a course or better to be self taught or use free resources. There are obviously many courses but I am looking at ones that are geared towards food specifically like the Terra Gold Retouching Roadmap or Two Loves Studio Food Photography Retouching.

I would love some opinions on whether you have had courses and think they are worth it over just self teaching or free resources. I also wonder what you think an acceptable amount should be? The ones I am looking at are about $400 mark give or take.

A few years ago I bought a to use in situations where I couldn't bounce light of walls (e.g. far or dark ceilings/walls).

This is a large, heavy diffuser and was a pain to carry around. The required flash head adapter also prevented me from using the flash carrying case. I suspect using it would have helped prevent the damage on my flash after it was tossed in a backpack along with my R5 and some heavy lenses.

Despite this, I convinced myself I made the right choice—in my mind, a bigger diffuser = softer, more diffuse light. However, I'm no longer sure if this is the case.

Even though my diffusion dome was larger than the smaller and more commonly used, I just realized the angle of diffusion is probably more similar amongst the two than I previously thought. Both still diffuse light semi-spherically. Meaning, as long as you pointing both diffusers directly at the subject—the light intensity in all directions will be the same (corrected for exposure since technically the largeer dome diffuses some light backwards, lowering the forwards intensity).

However, my argument falls apart if I think about not using the diffuser attachments at all. Wouldn't that technically have the same diffused light as long as the subject is within the 30-40° (where the flash falls)?

Would any expert be able to help weigh in on this for me?

One of my photography friends received an email inquiry she couldn’t take, so she referred the client to me. It was a pretty simple three hour class reunion at a local restaurant, mostly candids and a few group shots.

The first mild red flag was that the client refused a quick phone call and insisted on email only. I let that slide since some people just hate phone calls. But after I sent the contract and rate he replied with:

“Thank you for sending over the contract! I've reviewed it and everything looks good. I won't be able to use Zelle, Venmo, or PayPal at the moment due to some temporary restrictions with my bank. The only option that works for me right now is sending a check. To make sure the check is processed safely and correctly, all I'll need from you is the payable name and the receiving bank name. That's all no other sensitive information is required, and it ensures the deposit gets to you securely.”

I’ve never encountered anything like this so not sure whether my gut feeling of it being a scam is correct. His name is pretty generic (think “Josh King”) so looking him up doesn’t bring much on google. I considered asking for ID verification, but I’m not sure it’s even worth pursuing. Should I just walk away from this?

EDIT: Thanks everyone for the confirmation this was most likely a scam! Thankfully I did listen to my gut and never sent any info or clicked on any links. I’m going to block the email address and move on.

I’ve been shooting for a while, but lately I’ve realized how much photography is really about seeing light.
When I started paying attention to how light falls on faces, walls, or even street signs. my photos started to feel alive.

Do you remember when you first started noticing light like that?

I’ll be going to Japan soon and could use some advice on what to pack. I shoot full frame (Sony) and I am trying to keep the kit reasonably light, but I am struggling to decide what to leave at home.

Current lenses I own:

• Sony 12-24mm f/2.8 GM

• Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8

• Sony 50mm f/1.2 GM

• Sony 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM

Trip is mostly Tokyo + Hokkaido (Sapporo and a few days skiing in Niseko). Primary usage will be:

• Cityscapes and architecture

• Street / environmental portraits

• Night scenes in Tokyo

• Some ski and mountain shots in Niseko

Part of me really likes the idea of travelling with just 12–24 + 50 and accepting the gap in the middle, but I am worried I will miss the convenience of a mid range zoom when walking around Tokyo all day.

For those of you who have shot in Japan, would you feel comfortable with 12-24 + 50 as your main travel combo, or would you definitely bring the 28-70 as well? How would you build a kit from the lenses I already own?

My family and I had our first professional family photos done. The photographer was doing a shoot at a Christmas tree farm. The weather said 45 degrees but the wind was nearly 20mph and very cold, making it 32 degrees.

We should have dressed better. We planned to take our coats off for the photos. I'm not sure the norm. But our youngest son was understandably upset by the cold and was crying and refusing to remove his coat.

The photographer got what photos they could. The session was about 15 minutes due to how upset our kid was.

We paid about $250. So it wasn't all that expensive. But is this the norm or should we/they have rescheduled due to weather? I feel like it was a waste.

Hi all, I wanted to get to know some techniques other photographers who live in a extremely humid environment use to keep their kit free of fungus. I am living in Lima, Peru, and the humidity here reaches 80%+easily, sometimes even 90%+ and I have one of my lenses affected and on another the UV Filter. I tried putting them in a plastic box with a silica gel bag, but it did not help. I Also have a dehumidifier for the room but it also is not of a lot of help. Any suggestions would be appreciated, I know that there are also lots of photographers from the humid parts of Asia here, who I am guessing have similar issues. Thanks in advance.

A client I shot an event for (5 hours, 300 photos), mentioned & thanked a disposable camera company that loaned them a few cameras in a reel they posted using all images I captured (on my camera, not disposable cameras)

They did not mention or credit me at all. Am I right in being pissed? Do I have any right to say anything to them??

ETA : thank you so much to everyone who offered feedback! i don’t think i can get back to everyone individually but wanted to express my appreciation for all of the advice. i’m still debating to say something or let this one post slide (if i see another, i will absolutely say something). but on the flip side another brand that was part of the event reached out asking if they could share my images with credits, which i approved - so a little validation there is a right and wrong way to do things :)

Our wedding shot and we got a sneak peek but we paid extra for our photographer to have a 3 week turn around time and a few other bells and whistles and it’s been over 4 weeks and when I messaged them a week ago I have no response.

I’m worried if I message them again asking for it then it will be rushed and not done to their best ability… it’s totally okay if their going to be late with the photos but I would just expect them to let me know especially after me asking!

When I read the agreement it says everything will be for sure delivered in under 6 weeks but it makes so sense why I’m paying extra so have it sooner.

I do follow them on socials and they are saying they are actively working on other projects and our project is next… I just wish I didn’t have to see that through a post and they directly told me through our main form of communication! (I also don’t understand why other peoples mini projects are more important then our wedding)

I’m not sure if I’m over reacting or if this is unacceptable! Their reviews were great and I feel like this is just off for this photographer! I also don’t know how many images they’re working on so I’m definitely giving them the benefit of the doubt because I couldn’t imagine doing that job!

TLDR: photographer said 3 week turn around and it’s been 4 weeks without any direct communication

I photographed a family session for this client, who signed a standard photography contract. The contract clearly gives me full, unrestricted rights to use and publish the photos and videos for promotional, advertising, and commercial purposes, unless the client provides written notice prior to the session. They never provided such notice. After the session, I posted a clip of them on your Instagram story two weeks ago without any objection from them. I also delivered their photos, and they did not respond or acknowledge them, nor did they reply to your request for a review.

The current issue began only after I posted a video that included footage from their session. The video does not identify them by name, tag them, or reveal the location - only their faces appear. This video went viral, 800,000 views combined on Instagram, which has helped my visibility, engagement, and business growth.

After seeing the viral success, the client messaged me claiming they did not consent to their child being filmed or posted, demanding the video be removed from all platforms.

Despite their complaint, I am fully protected by the signed contract, which clearly grants me usage rights and requires clients to communicate any privacy restrictions before the session - which they did not do. I have no legal obligation to take the video down. My only concern now is that they might leave a negative review, which carries weight in the photography industry, though I have documentation and a professional response ready if needed.

What would you do in this scenario?

I took pictures of a friend for her business. She paid me for the photoshoot, we didn’t write a contract. Didn’t need to. She posted a few pictures, gave me credit.

She asks me now if, from now on and forever, she needs to give me credit on each picture that she will post on social media or her business website. I rarely do paid photoshoot assignments and I never really thought about that.

Do you ask the clients to give credit on each of the pictures that they post even if they paid you?

Heya, I'm not a photographer but I need some help for those in the know. I have an old OLD photo, were talking 60's here maybe 70's that I want to save. Now it's been in a frame for all that time and I'm scared of removing it, I'm sure some of the color will stick to the glass. I'd like to have it preserved, I figure I could recolor it with ai (is that stupid?) and possibly printed. I guess if I can get it in a digital version I could basically do anything with it.

How would I go about this?

For those who work in the field, what would be the best way to get started?

I live in Vancouver BC for reference and passionate in sports and photography but never really had to chance to do sports photography as I wouldn't want to be the stranger who brings a big telephoto lens and starts taking photos of random athletes.

Equipment wise I already have a Nikon Z8 with 70-200 2.8 and 400 4.5 for my landscape and wildlife photography. I have some other cameras and lenses too.

My thought is to just start listing my services for free and build a portfolio that way, but are there lots of permits and licenses I need in order to shoot at high school or college games?

Also is sports videography a big thing nowadays? I'm more experienced in photography but happy to learn more about sports video if that's where the industry is headed.

I'm happy to put in the work for free at the beginning to gain some experience and also so that clients hopefully aren't too picky as I'm doing it for free.

Any advice would be appreciated!

I've noticed this curious phenomenon when retouching photos, all the more since upgrading to a 100MP camera that gives me tons of workable detail.

I call it semantic saturation, referring to the phenomenon described in Ted Lasso, when you keep repeating a word and it seems to become pure sound with no meaning.

EDIT: I'd call it semantic saturation SATIATION [see EDIT 2 note], referring to the phenomenon where you keep repeating a word until it seems to become pure sound with no meaning. For the many fans, it's referenced in a Ted Lasso sketch. I could also call it tunnel vision.

Sometimes I open a client's select to touch up, and I think "Ok this one is easy, there's almost nothing to do". And then I start zooming in and out, and the more I work on certain details the more other areas seem to beg for intervention, too, and after 10 minutes it starts not making much sense anymore: I need to look away for a while and come back to appreciate the face as a whole again.

Anyone else?

EDIT: I clarified the Ted Lasso reference since for a few people that became the whole point.
EDIT 2: Thanks u/r for pointing out the word is semantic satiation not saturation. So basically what I'm experiencing is an esthetic satiation!

I was a professional retoucher for many many years. Now i'm on the Creative Directions side of the industry.

I was wondering, is the AI somehow affecting your workflow? Are the tools like Nano Banana changing the way you edit photos?

These tools are very nice, very fast but most of them require credits, are limited in resolution and give "random" results so yes, nice tools for art and visual experimentations but what about real world commercial or non commercial photography?

What is your take on this? Is your workflow changing?

Backstory: Went to an annual lighting of Christmas lights and fireworks this evening. Set up my spot to get my shot hours before the fireworks display

The Problem: About 45 minutes before the fireworks, a father and his son got in front and to the right of my camera. Thousands of people in the streets, all of us rather tightly packed (yes, it can be a miserable experience but its what you have to put up with to get the shot). Unfortunately I could tell the kids head was going to show up at the bottom right of my photos. No, I didn't ask them to move. Nowhere for them to go even if i did and I love photography but wasn't on any kind of assignment. Just a guy who loves photojournalism and shooting events.

The solution? I use lightroom classic and I'll admit, its Remove tool is pretty good. I've been able to remove the annoying kids head from shots in a convincing way using the Remove Generative AI tool and it does make things look better.

Should I just get over this weird guilt I'm feeling about using an AI tool to remove the damn annoying kids head who showed up in most of my shots and just go with it? I tend to share my photos on Instagram and try to stay true to everything.

I should mention that I also shoot some concerts occasionally and if photos are noisy (I use a Nikon D500), I have no problems at all using the Denoise feature in LR which is also somehow done with AI, so maybe this is just a "me" conflict.

Hey guys! I’ve been doing gig photography in my city for about a year now and recently started charging clients for photos. I took photos for a show last Thursday, I only took photos for the band that had paid me but now some of the other bands are reaching out asking if I’ve got photos of them. Should o have photographed their sets as well?

I'm looking for more knowledge, which are your favorite books on photography? all forms welcome (artsy, cronics, technical books, essays, related, etc).

I’m curious if anyone here has actually gone back after spending some time with mirrorless.

What made you return?

Do you find there’s something mirrorless still can’t quite replicate, or was it more about rediscovering the simplicity and reliability of older gear?

Would love to hear what motivated your switch and whether you’ve stayed with DSLRs for good or still bounce between both systems.

Need to rant about something in the photography world? Here’s your safe space to be as salty as you want without judgement.

Get it all* off your chest!

^{*Let’s just keep the personal attacks and witch hunts out of it, k?}

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For me, the Best Advice Given was around 2001, when I was (reluctantly) transitioning from Film to Digital.

The advice was from a young professional photographer here in NYC, who was at least 20 years younger than me.

He said, “You are stuck at ISO100 and the world has moved on to ISO800 and beyond.”

What was the best advice given to you as a Professional or Serious Amateur Photographer?

Photography was a major part of my job 1980 to 2022, when I retired to continue my lifelong pursuit of shooting for fun.

I have witnessed many equipment advances and changing style trends.

I've been amused by some folks' belief that there is something magical about what is referred to as the "full frame" digital format. The 35mm full frame format (in my vague memories) originally was called "miniature," because until the 1930s (and actually far beyond then), still photographers shot with sheet film, 8x10, 4x5, or smaller. In comparison, a 35mm film frame is tiny. Digital "full frame" is just the regurgitated 35mm frame size, which is what it is only because Oskar Barnack repurposed 35mm movie film into his still camera design. Yes APS-C and Micro Four Thirds are smaller formats, but there is nothing magical about "full frame," which itself is considerably smaller than medium format digital cameras or scanning backs on large format cameras. Each format has advantages and disadvantages. None is perfect and none is bad.

I also am amused by the recent trend to always strive for a short depth of field to create bokeh by decreasing depth of field. For most of my newspaper and magazine career, I frequently struggled to increase depth of field so images would bring more of a scene into reasonable focus. Showing surroundings, or even just getting several faces into focus, helped tell the story. Limitations of film speed and other equipment considerations could make this difficult. While I acknowledge the visual and artistic beauty of wild bokeh, I suspect its widespread use is a temporary trend and will fade from popularity when people realize visual context can be as important as the central subject.

It has long puzzled me that so many beginners and advanced amateurs cannot be satisfied with anything other than the latest, most expensive camera and lens. For more than 40 years, I earned my living with used gear, never top of the line. I generally shot with mid-priced cameras and lenses, averaging about a decade old. Sure, I read about the newest models -- but I didn't need them, and I really never desired to own them. Portability is important. And my jobs involved navigating the real world of crowds, rain, snow, dust and blunt objects, so I didn't want to carry expensive gear for gear of damage. In retirement, my newest camera is 10 years old (though I just bought it last year), and I still sometimes use a 20-year-old DSLR.

Many megapixels are nice, but pricey. And not needed for most shooters. I have some beautiful 8x10 prints from images taken with my first digital camera, which produced only 3 megapixels. I rarely make prints larger than 20x24, for which 10 megapixels is plenty -- despite what some number crunchers calculate. People who only view or share images electronically need only a few megapixels.

I always have considered subject matter more important than technical perfection. Perhaps because I matured in an industry that valued reportage, meaning and understanding -- alongside turnaround speed to hit deadlines. Sometimes you have to cut corners to deliver a valuable message on time. Readers want to see what happened, and don't care if the shadows are muddy or a brick wall is slightly out of focus.

I love looking at images by Ansel Adams. I also love looking at images by Daido Moriyama and Olga Karlovac. Technical perfection can be beautiful. But imperfection can share messages just as meaningful, if not more so.

I’m a new photographer, I only started getting paid gigs in august. A woman reached out to me inquiring about my 30 minute session which is 249$ for 15 edited family photos. I told her my availabilities and then she sends me a screenshot of another photographers prices, which is $100 for 15 edited photos. She said she’s debating between me and this photographer, and that their portfolio is beautiful. I haven’t responded yet because I don’t know what to say. The other photographers portfolio is indeed beautiful and it’s cheaper than mine, so why is she even telling me all this? Why not go with the other photographer?

Edit: Don’t worry I am not going to lower my price for this client. I am happy with my price

I’ve always been casually interested in photography. I recently had a son and got back into using my nicer camera to take photos of him and our family as he grows up.

My partner is not interested photography or taking photos. He’s a little impatient when I try to take thoughtful photos of him and my son. I haven’t even tried to use the tripod for family photos yet.

It kind of makes me sad that I don’t have the same quality of photos (nicely composed) with myself with my son.

Photos turn into memories and I constantly ask myself where will I be in the recorded history of my family?

Anyone else feel like sometimes it’s hard to be the photographer and not the subject? Do you ever get lonely being the person behind the lens?

Edit for further context:

I’m happy to take pictures of my family. I love photography for the act of taking a picture I’m proud of/will cherish.

I just sometimes wish I could have some photos with me in them as well.

I spent the last few hours looking back at images. Some taken a few years ago, some taken 20 years ago. They're all decent in their own right - but what the hell do we do with them?

I kinda miss the 90s where film limited the amount of shots you took. You ended up with prints. They ended up in a photobook. End of transaction.

Now? I don't print everything. The shots aren't worth deleting. None of that - they just sit on a hard drive.

I truly feel like I've over-shot my life, and have no suitable way to keep this on display.

Edit: Some really great suggestions here. I see some also share my slightly defeated cynicism.

Thanks y'all! A lot of food for thought.

So I’m homing in on a scientific method for getting colours and brightness bang on when capturing images of artwork to go to print. I discovered on the colorchecker SG there are a particular set of LAB values that should be targeted for all the grey patches in the middle. I managed to fiddle with sliders to get the values almost bang on when editing an image yesterday. The results were super close to the original.

The problem is… it took me about an hour to tweak. My business is going out and capturing artwork in situ so my lighting will never be 100% consistent. I need a quick repeatable method. Does anybody know of a plug-in for capture one, or an external piece of software that can adjust a photo to LAB values easily? I’ve been reading about Capture One CH and it seems like it might be a function of it? Wondering if there’s a cheaper option I suppose.

Thank you

I was present the four days, early morning and late afternoon. I’m not a professional photographer, but decided to go into art photography a couple of years ago. PhotoParis presents 220 galleries, which represent photographers from around the world. It is considered ‘traditional’, in the sense that many of the images are from classic dead photographers, aimed at an older crowd of collectors. But it is also considered the most important photo fair in the world, given the amount of galleries, the amount of collectors present, and the prices of some images.

First thing that impressed me was the size and presented quality of the works. Many are printed analogicaly, and japanese handmade papers seem to be in fashion. The excellence in printing and framing is clear from the start. I teached me that I need to be way more careful in how i present images. Every detail counts. There are many present in the normal fashion, black or white frame, and paspartou. But usually smaller images from famous photographers. Emergent ones need to call for attention, and works need to look and feel expenesive.

Another idea that jumped to mind is the fact that, although much of the photography from dead or old masters is from street photography, almost all of the new photography is NOT street photography. Either landscapes or portraits, and most of it conceptual. It seems that contemporary art has taken over photography too, and photographers/artist need to research a topic, decide on the 3 or more important ideas (how and why do I look at things, how this topic affects society, whyshould you care about me and this topic, whats the best medium to support my idea, etc.), then decide on the best medium (sock burned using the sun and a loupe made from glass brought from a warzone, or photopaper treated with secret chemicals and left underwater for a week :) ).

It seems just taking a good photograph, of people ina moment, is not enough for you to make it into the photo/art market. You will need research, a lot of experimentation, and good habilities at networking with galleries. Collectors are the ones paying the big prices, and they follow artist careers, not the odd good photograph. Photographers always felt like the lesser brothers of artists, so they moved into art, and now they have to play under those rules.

Photobooks are another big thing during PhotoParis. This traditional way of showing your photography, through a story, in a cheap book, is doing better than ever. Also, lots of collectors chasing the rare items, that was news to me.

Overall, worthwhile a plane ticket there, a once in a lifetime experience for an amateur photographer. It gives you a point of reference, and lots of new ideas for years to come.

Recently upgraded my camera. Looking to sell my older DX DSLR and my lenses.

What site offers the least hassle with fair offers?

Hey everyone,
I wanted to ask you something... No matter how many years you’ve been into photography, whether you’re just starting out or shooting for decades — what’s one piece of advice you’d give for growing as a photographer, not just technically, but in the bigger context of photography itself?

I’ve been a full-time photographer for 15 years, and honestly there are countless tips I could share. But if I had to choose the single most important one that’s been with me since day one, it would be this: always experiment. I mean give yourself room to experiment. Try new things, even if they don’t work out, because that’s often how you stumble on something unexpected.

What about you?

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35 years of event photography and I recently decided to jump on the family photos bandwagon -- and outside is always the preference. I always take speedlights and one umbrella but that can be awkward and limiting as far as mobility goes for different backgrounds, action shots, the weather, etc.

I notice the slim majority of other photographers in the same very popular spots that I am with their families and zero artificial lighting. I haven't asked any of them but my standard default is always gear: is it 28-70 2.8s and similar that they're using that enables them to not use anything but sunlight regardless of the weather? I've tried the same approach with my 24-105 f4 and fixed 50 but can't for the life of me figure out what settings they're using. Any thoughts? Thanks!

As the title says. What makes photography fun for you? Gear, people or something else entirely.

Please help with some tips I’m just starting out taking pictures I have an instagram page that I push Monster energy cans though but I’m struggling with how to shoot cans, I get a lot of glare onto the cans which feels like it ruins the photo and some parts become unreadable on other photos! I’m struggling with ideas of composition and where to shoot them like backdrop ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated

Hey guys! Because I always get bored of pictures and photos I hang in my house in record time, I was thinking of getting some sort of device that could display pictures and essentially slideshow through them. As such, my mind immedeately went to a digital picture frame. However, I am not a senior citizen or a boomer lol, so I am a little unsure whether that is the right choice for me. I won’t pretend I’m a IT expert but I’m not my mother either and the idea of family members being able to send photos to it also doesn’t appeal to me at all.

So now I’m wondering: if what I’m looking for is something that has a sleek design, a high quality screen that preferably doesn’t even “look” like a screen and is not too expensive, is a digital photo frame really the best option? Some other things to keep in mind: has to be able to do portrait mode, auto turn off would be nice, no subscription models and doesn’t need to have any other function beyond displaying photos. I’m also in Europe, where the often-recommended Aura brand isn’t sold unfortunately.

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Hoping some experts here can help us settle some questions we had from a family photo session. The photographer is a "full service" photographer; she makes wall sized portraits and prints etc in addition to taking pictures. We purchased a very expensive photo album and were supposed to receive the digital file copies of all the photos that were included in that album (she does not provide all the pictures as digitals, just the ones where you order some product from her).

She sent the photos, but the files are roughly 3-6Mb in size, and are in the range of 3-6 megapixels. She told us that we are viewing the jpegs which are compressed, but that if we open them in photoshop and/or apple photos they become the higher quality / large size pictures. We've done this on both apps, but they still show lower size/lower quality pictures. She told us the original pictures were ~60Mb each, and for example one picture we really like she's still showing 12.1 Mb but it opens as 1.2Mb for us. I attached a picture that she sent to prove it is 12.1 Mb, and two more pictures for what our same picture reader is showing.

Is there something I'm not understanding? Is it actually supposed to open as a bigger / higher quality file? I feel like my iphone is taking higher resolution pictures that what we are seeing here. I don't know if maybe she doesn't want the high resolution pictures to come to the clients, so we don't pay a smaller price to have costco etc. print them into wall sized portraits? I'm hoping it's just a misunderstanding, but I don't know much about compression (and reexpansion?) of files.

Any help is very much appreciated!

Preferably without drilling or use of duct tape to make it work. (Yes, I realize maybe this belongs in /NoStupidQuestions)

Hello, I've been looking for a software, webapp, with or without AI assistant that I can create a photobook. I'm not in US, so it preferrably would generate the book and I could send to a graphics in person to print.

My idea is NOT only a photo book, but I travelled with my mother this year for a few countries and I would like to create a book, adding captions, stories, together with photos. Most I've seen is pretty much photos with very few or no text at all. So is there a software, webapp, that I could do it?

Thanks in advance

Any tips on how to remove this head? Won't budge.

I locked down the head movement, put wd40 between head and tripod, and tried turning it counter clockwise.

Thanks

I am working with a client, and the audience where FULL of my prospects (dentists). I took pictures of the event in full and they were really good pictures. However, when I went back home I realized what I did.

Before the group photo, I hit "Format card" when it popped on the Sony screen. and I took the group photo. When I went back home, I found only the group photo was there, and everything else was WIPED CLEAN (formatted)

I tried RescuePro, Recoverit, UFS Explorer professional, ASoftRecover, DiskDrill

NONE of them turn back the pictures taken before the group photo, and all of my data is LOST.

Camera type: Sony A7iii
Card: Sandisk Extreme Pro 256gb 200mb/s

I'm a beginner in photography and I just followed youtube tutorials with no luck, could you PLEASE PLEASE HELP. Thank you x)

This last summer we got some professional family portraits done. My siblings and I are talking about getting them printed and framed for Christmas. I don’t know where to get this done though. We want a high quality print with a nice frame. If anyone could point me in the right direction we would appreciate it!

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I would like to cull my street photos on my commute back home and I don’t know the easiest most basic way to do that. In fact I don’t really have any system in place even to organize my images. I currently have a canon rp but I might go to Sony alpha soon. I have an iPhone and I have online storage at pcloud. How do I connect it all together, and what iPad, iPhone, Mac organizer do you suggest? Thank You.

A month ago I started getting paid for making photoshoots for some friends and more than once I had issues with this particular friend telling me he didn't like how I edited his photos, since I'm a total beginner in making business and I don't know what to do in these cases, to not have any issues I usually ask him what I should change and then adapt to their preference.

In my last shooting he was with another friend so I took pictures to both of them together, edited a prototype of what the finished photos would look like and sent it to both them in a groupchat. One told me he didn't like sparks on the photo and that he wanted them more vibrant, on the other side the other friend told me she did like the sparks and wanted the colors less vibrant.

They both told this to me in the groupchat without even confronting each other directly: what should I do in this case? I am really confused on how to act and how to find a middle ground or if it even is my job to find a middle ground between them.

Found a load of old black and white negatives from the 80s that I took at art school. Was up for any recommendations for the best way that’s not going to run into thousands.. thanks.

I am participating in a photography contest at my university in Paris. The theme is Pride. Help me come up with ideas for what to look for when shooting?

I finally have a macro lens coming tomorrow after a couple years without one. I will never make that mistake again.

As someone who hates being outdoors in the winter, I have come to realize the immense value of a macro lens for myself. A macro lens always opens up a world of possibilities. I don’t have to rely so much on beautiful settings, props, people, and I don’t have to suffer through the cold. The tiniest things can be beautiful subjects. You can find them around the house, at a fun antique store, etc. Otherwise, my camera would sit on the shelf for most of the winter.

So, if you find yourself like me and need something to help you to keep shooting in the winter, get yourself a macro lens and get creative!

So I'd like to know yall opinions are. Recently, a college club posted their pictures for an event in the school. Everything was usual until I noticed that the photos were unusually sharp at a distance. I took a closer look to find out that there are some unnatural editing in the picture. There is some sharpness and clarity in the picture but when I zoom in, the texture of surfaces are gone. Actually, all things in the picture are textureless. (Clothes, skin) The type of fabric on the subjects clothes cannot be distinguished by this 'smoothening', wrinkles on the face are also not observable. I suspect that it must have been a 8k AI enhancer or something of similar nature. Because what I think the photographer did is to improve the clarity/sharpness of edges but that also eliminated texture detection from all the images.

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I’ve been experimenting a lot more with telephoto landscapes over the last two years, especially on sunrise missions when the light is dramatic and the atmosphere stacks nicely. It’s been making me think a lot about how different the same environment can feel depending on focal length.

So I wanted to ask: How do you decide when to go ultra-wide vs when to compress the scene with a longer lens?

Do you base it on depth and atmosphere, foreground structure, light direction, the mood you want, or just the lens you brought that day?

Genuinely curious how other landscape photographers approach these choices.

Hi all! I have an old Nikon D40 that I wanted to clean up and get new batteries for and have it tuned up if that’s a thing? To gift to my younger sister who is interested in photography. I’m located on Long Island, New York. But can send anywhere?!

Not sure if that’s even a thing so figured I’d come here to ask!

Hey yall just wanted to ask some questions/advice for an upcoming project I’m getting involved in. A friend of mine has approached and asked me about helping him with some advertisements/promotional content for an app they’re making. They like my street photography and have asked me to take some street photos/portraits for them. From my perspective living in Southern California, I should be fine with taking photos for them for their app. However, when I talked to him recently, he’s asked for me to take some short videos or audio clips asking the person a question and documenting their response. My question is, if I interact with the person and ask them for a short interview/audio clip, would I have to ask them to sign a consent release form?

I mostly do photography and street photography, so I’m a little unsure of what the laws/etiquette is for taking street video/audio clips…would love some advice!

TY!

Hey guys I’m doing a project focused on engaging with a community and interacting for one of my college courses. I decided to focus on seeing what cool photos people would share based off a prompt I give out. I’m excited to see what you guys have to show off, thanks to anyone who comments! :)

So my family and I took photos 6 weeks ago as of yesterday … and I was charged $300 for a “mini” his work is GOOD. And I know he shoot’s weddings so he’s busy … but I just feel like 6 weeks is such an outrageous time to wait?? I reached out a couple days ago and he said he should have them to me by the next day … that was 3 days ago and I’ve heard nothing again. Should I just ask for my money back?

Side note: he has done a session for us in the past for free so I just feel torn about being upset and putting pressure on him lol

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Hi yea so my big question is if I want to start doing Real Estate photos but don't really know any agents what are some tips you may have? I'm based out of King county so idk if there's facebook groups that I could join and start networking or what are some tips that have worked for you? I'm thinking of doing simple 25-30 photos fo 200-250, if anybody is more up to date in pricing and packaging im all ears thank you :)

I do a lot of street photography and candid stuff when I’m not doing paid jobs. Recently I shared some of those pictures with an employee of a local government entity. They in turn shared it with a higher up in that entity and now they are being used in their recruitment flyers in print and social media. I in no way signed an agreement for them to be used commercially and I know I still hold the copyright. Is this worth pursuing financially? Or should I just ask them to get rid of it? What’s my best option since the work is already out there ?

My dad who passed away was a photographer who left a bunch of larger format prints (matted but with cheapo frames). We put some up in our mom's room in her assisted living facility, but there is limited wall space. Is there a place we can donate them that would actually appreciate them? They are a mix of portraits and landscapes. Some are fairly nice though dad had a way of titling everything so "on the nose" that it is a bit embarrassing — he was a mechanical engineer with OCD who had a need to control everything, including what the viewers thought. Oh well.

EDIT: They aren’t my style but since they exist they might as well go someplace that might appreciate them (if that exists).

I post on tiktok a fair few times and my most recent one I just uploaded got absolutely shit on with lighting and quality making it more choppy and overall shittier AND I TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT WITH EACH ONE. Lighting is a key factor in a lot of my pictures considering I take more gritty and warm pictures at night similar to the works of Rut Blees Luxemburg and his picture of the kestrel house.

SOME OF MY CAMERA SETTINGS!

EV -0.3

ISO 800

S 1/40

WB 6700K

MF 1.00

For context I'm pretty casual about photography and a lot of infrared shots have been catching my eye lately. I'm interested in trying it out, but a lot of the online talk I see about it involves modifying your camera itself to get best results. If I were to avoid doing this and solely use a filter, what would the results look like?

Some Redditors have talked about it but none have shown results as to what it would look like. I don't mind having to do long-exposures. Furthermore, what would be the best choice to get an appealing result?

I did a senior session the other day, and the client ended up doing some poses that I was not expecting. I directed her most of the session, but towards the end, she got really comfortable and had some of her own ideas. She was literally doing backbends and other tricks. Her mom did not say anything to put her back on track, she just watched it all unfold. The client was very sweet, but I am questioning whether or not I should edit and send those pictures. There is nothing wrong with how I took the photos, just the poses. The issue is that I would not want to send them just in case they got posted. I feel like it would not reflect my brand well, and the pictures are not very flattering at all. On the other hand, I think she would be upset if those photos were missing. There were quite a few!

Please help!!

Hello. I've never had to make a photography portfolio, nor did I think this would ever happen. My uni usually looks for journalism/art students, but they actually reached out to students from my major last Friday, looking for photographers/videographers (intern level).

I have a ton of edited & raw photos, but I'm not sure what to include or what my first steps should be. I have a meeting tomorrow with someone to help me out.

I’ve been shooting concerts for a while, mostly for free, to build a portfolio and listen to good music. I loved it, but I took a break after not landing paying clients from the images I shared on Instagram and other places. Now I’m hoping to start over and now focus on paid gigs.

The tricky part is that the music and live event world is full of “exposure” offers. Local indie bands often don’t have the budget to pay, and mid-sized bands usually already work with someone else and won’t take a chance on a new photographer.

So I’m curious: • How did you transition from free or low-paid concerts to paying clients? • How do you set boundaries while still building a reputation? • Are there ways to leverage your free work into paying gigs?

Thank you in advance.

Has anyone else felt that DxO is dishonest with their pricing? I bought a Nik Collection 4 software in 2019 and purchased an upgraded version in 2021. It has worked on my M1 MacBook Pro without issues. I recently got an M4 MB Pro and when trying to activate the software it basically has a bug that doesn't support the activation no matter what I try. DxO's response to me was to buy the upgrade for full price which is literally a scam as their website says "Enjoy a lifetime license with no subscriptions or hidden fees". Has anyone else felt this way and managed to pressure DxO into honouring their claim?

I wanted to order a fancy photo book online for a birthday coming up, but the lead times are unfortunately too long for what I need. So, second best option is to make it myself.

Has anyone done this before? Do any of you Reddit angels have any recommendations??

I'm happy to get as creative as needed, but I just need to make it happen within 2-3 days. I see Walmart and CVS can do printing, so I'll either glue the pictures and write underneath them, or something. I can always order a fancier version online and have it arrive late.

I just need something for the day itself.

Thank you!

I’ve been using ShootProof for about a year for my photography business, and I honestly wouldn’t recommend it. I first joined because they had a 50% off Black Friday deal, which seemed great. But after spending more time with the platform, I realized it’s just not very professional.

The website looks old and feels clunky. It doesn’t have a modern design that helps attract clients or make your work look polished. They also offer templates and sites in different languages, but the translations have lots of spelling mistakes. Even their invoices in Spanish have errors, which makes it look unprofessional.

Another big issue is their billing. The system sometimes charges you extra for no reason. There’s a feature that lets you “archive” albums, and they say those don’t count toward your storage. But I still got charged extra for them, about three dollars more each month. Sometimes the system even changes your albums to “archived” by itself so you end up paying more without noticing. This happened to me a few times this year.

Their customer support is also terrible. I emailed and used their chat several times about these issues, but nobody ever answered. It feels like they just want your subscription money and don’t care about solving problems.

Every year, they announce a few “new features,” but they’re nothing special just small design updates that don’t really change anything. For example, this year they updated how galleries look, but it still feels outdated. They also changed the invoice layout, but it still has the same mistakes.

Another issue is that they don’t support many currencies. If you don’t work in U.S. dollars, you can’t make invoices in your local currency. I work in Dominican pesos, and the system doesn’t allow that, which is very inconvenient.

After a full year using ShootProof and managing many client galleries, I can say it’s not worth the cost. They charge extra by mistake, ignore support requests, and make very few improvements. I’d suggest other photographers look for a better and more reliable platform.

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I am seeking the expertise of this sub for a recommendation regarding insurance for photography gear - e.g. camera (body), lenses, flashes, etc.

I just made what I consider to be a significant investment in a new camera and two new lenses.

I basically "leveled up" my hardware, but now I have a fear of it getting damaged/stolen/lost. To replace it would be to incur a significant cost I cannot sustain.

I'm a "prosumer" hobbyist photographer.

Is my stuff covered by by homeowners insurance?

Are there companies that provide insurance for damage/repair and lost/theft of photography equipment?

What do you all use or recommend to address this concern?

Thank you very much!

Any tips for protecting gear on what promises to be a 90 mile snowmobile ride? I’m thinking a Pelican style case strapped on the back, or a Pelican style case in a backpack strapped on the back. Do I need to throw a couple of hand warmers in the pack?

I used to have a photography book at school that had a really good section about this, but gave it to a friend and can't remember the title. It compared LED, halogen, fluorescent, candle, carbon arc, mercury vapor and many more.

Any of you guys got a something like this? I'm more interested in solid materials/still life rather than portrait

Edit: The files were deleted from a micro sd card because that’s the slot my laptop had. I hope this doesn’t change any of the responses I’ve received so far. What I have done is put the micro sd into an sd card adapter and turn on my camera. So no new media has been taken.

I need to recover deleted pictures and videos from my SD card. It's been almost 4 days, and I just saw that a BUNCH of items did not get uploaded as I thought they did. I am trying to remain calm and keep my chances as high as possible. The card has remained fully untouched since deleting the files. All I've done is place it back into my camera. which is when I confirmed how many files are missing.

I'm looking at Recuva because it is free as opposed to Disc Drill, which is $80 at the moment. Will trying Recuva first hurt my chances? The price is not ideal for me at all right now, but I'm desperate. The set of photos/videos is very important to me. So if trying Recuva first is not a good idea, I will just do Disc Drill. I'm also panicking (if you can't tell). So, I admittedly didn't research for very long on what software to use. Any advice is appreciated! I'm going to go distract myself for now and hopefully come back to some responses.

Or am i just that clumsy?

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Back in the 1960s we had Kodak Carousel projectors, carousels and projection screens.

What do people today use to enjoy and view their collections of “slides” at home? I am a film photographer. Thanks.

Hi, I am trying to combine multiple photographs into a panoramic, I managed to get out of Adobe and I am looking for free alternatives to do so.

I found the free software Hugin which should work but seems to be crashing when I close the tips page (on macOS Sonoma 14.6.1), and yes I already checked the old post but it still doesn't work.

Any other suggestions of other softwares that can create panoramics ?

Hi there! I’ve been traveling around Japan for a month and a half and I’ve already filled a 128GB card, and I’m about to fill a 512GB one. I’m wondering how you manage your files while traveling. I’m planning to spend several more months in Southeast Asia, so I’m not really sure what the best workflow is.

Ideally, I’d like to have at least two copies of every file – one on a card and one on an SSD. My initial idea was just to keep filling cards and backing them up to an SSD, but I’m going through storage really fast… I’m also considering deleting RAW files. Do you do that? What’s your setup for traveling like this?

I have just started out uploading photos on Shutterstock and wanted to ask what people use wildlife/bird/nature photos they buy for. Are they for wallpapers or specific projects? Is there a different, more important use I need to remember? I have plenty of photos I can upload but I don't know what is actually in demand and useful. Does anyone have an example of a specific hobby or project that they buy bird and nature photos for? I would appreciate the advice!

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Hello, I am a beginner. I go out on hikes with non-photohrapher friends and bring my camera to hopefully get some shots. I am using a Sony a6400 with the kit lens. What baffles me, is that sometimes, especially in situations requiring high dynamic ranges(backlit)...my friends may just get a better picture than me with their Iphones. Am I a bad photographer?

Edit: I did not expect such a good response, you guys are awesome!!! Thanks everyone I will keep your advices in mind and keep improving. I love this community!!!

Hi all,

I’m selling 8x10 prints at a table in a venue where people are passing through. I was going to put them in white mats, but then realized that people may likely purchase their own frames which often have mats included. I don’t have much experience doing this and can’t tell if maybe I should just sell them as 8x10 without mats and rather just some backing board so that buyers could choose what they do with it afterwards.

I will be selling other pieces that I have framed for a higher price. I suppose one advantage of the mats is that I could sign them.

Any advice is welcome. Thank you so much.

I have been starting to take more anamorphic photos lately and was wondering how people post their super wide photos? The best way I have come across is to make a vertical 9:16 collage with two images and post a story. Am I missing something better?

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I have a Meyer Optik Görlitz 50mm 1.8 Restoration since long time ago that I use with my fuji xt-10, good combo for travelling in a low budget. The issue is that a few months ago, while using the lens the focus ring came loose and it is now spinning freely and it doesn´t let me focus. I have noticed some threaded holes (three) on the ring and also in the body of the lens so my guess is that those screws are missing.

I was wondering if someone had this lens or has some documentation about how to disassembe the focus ring to install the hardware to see if that fixes the issue. Also if someone has the spec od the screws it will be good help!

Thanks in advance.

Hey guys, I just wanted to speak on some of my experience currently with Adorama and see if anyone has had something similar happen. I traded in two camera bodies and two lenses at what I assumed were fair ratings (one body has minor cosmetic scuffs, other is nearly brand new) for a quoted value of $3500 cash. Fast forward to the gear being evaluated I am told both lenses have a significant amount of dust between elements (One used entirely indoors, both full weather sealed), and they lowered my quote to $2200 cash, putting my proposed trade in far out of reach. I have no problem with asking for my gear back, it just seems odd to me, anyone else?

My name is Kameron Jones, i’ve been doing photography as a side hustle and finally decided to go all in. Ik a lot of people do first name last name photography problem is that I don’t think it works for me. Kameron Jones is a pretty big athlete if you check on google, my socials are under Kapturre I thought it was unique and creative especially with my lore (I legally changed my name from cameron to kameron..lol) so swapping out the K has a nice spin to it for those who know me personally. Anyways i’m looking for something that is easy to remember, professional, not similar to others out there, and roll off the tongue well.