#Ask Photography

Offers a space to ask all sorts of questions about photography, from business to composition.

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Remote training cameras recommendations? Camera-to-subject distance and other questions?

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Remote training cameras recommendations? Camera-to-subject distance and other questions? I am putting together a Zoom Room in a small Pilates studio with 4 tables(reformers) in a row. Any help would be very Pilates! Thanks! https://duckduckgo.com/?q=pilates+reformer&t=newext&atb=v372-1&iax=images&ia=images 2 cameras each covering 2 people for a remote instructor. Camera mounts are locked down. Zoom, focus etc. are preset. Distance…

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Similar cameras to Canon g7 x mark iii ?

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Similar cameras to Canon g7 x mark iii ? I’ve been on the hunt for a Canon g7 X mark iii for a while now without any luck unless to spend way over actual price. Can someone recommend a good little camera with a flip screen and a flash that is similar to the g7 X ? I don’t need a super big camera, just something to take pictures and videos with that has decent quality for the price. …

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What quality to choose on camera?

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What quality to choose on camera? Hello! Recently got a canon EOS 400d and i was wondering what quality should i choose for it in the settings? Ive seen a couple of videos, but they all had different advice.. Im still a beginner with cameras. I only recently started going to a photography club so id appreciate some advice on this 🙂 submitted by /u/Equal_Plant_6301

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What type of business to start?

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What type of business to start? Hello, looking into what types of businesses would make to start for a photography side gig, in terms of tax benefits, protection, etc.? LLC, s-Corp, c-corp, etc?? submitted by /u/Legitimate-Park4935

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Lighting tips and recommendations for video podcast in small room?

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Lighting tips and recommendations for video podcast in small room? Good morning. I am starting a 2 person podcast in my room and wanted some lighting tips/recommendations. We wanted a candlelight/mood type vibe but open to suggestions. Here is the equipment and settings breakdown: Sony ZV-e10 with E4/PZ 10-20G lens 1/60 shutter 640 iso Daylight White balance 2 lumecube studio panel leds Neewer CB100C with …

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Can someone help me with the Samyang Lens Station?

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Can someone help me with the Samyang Lens Station? I got the Samyang 35-150 and the lens station works great for updating the firmware. But i also want to calibrate my autofocus, but i have no idea how to do that. the manual is utterly useless and i cant find anything helpful online regarding calibrating this lens. if someone here knows how to do that or can send me towards a video or blog or fo…

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Permission Needed??

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Permission Needed?? I’ve been taking pictures of my daughter’s sports games the last couple of years. If I want to showcase my work for potential paid gigs in the future, do I need permission from the other kid’s parents to use their likeness in my social media sites? I know in general public/street photography it’s all public domain and no permission is needed. I …

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How do I land photo assistant gigs?

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How do I land photo assistant gigs? I am a self taught photographer who has been landing a myriad of gigs over the past several years. Everything from natural light portraits to live performance art, gallery show documentation, a wedding and recently, corporate headshots for a 40 person org (which was my first gig using off camera lighting). So far I have nothing but a wake of ha…

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Is it illegal or unethical for a bar I visited over the weekend to post a reel of me singing for their advertising on social media?

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Is it illegal or unethical for a bar I visited over the weekend to post a reel of me singing for their advertising on social media? I’ve seen that many bars/clubs take pictures of people having fun to post them, and I feel they should ask for people’s permission before uploading them to their social media. It’s become very normalized to have your picture taken and posted without consent. Personally, I don’t like my image being part of a bar’s advertising. I just went to have…

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Taking care of lenses when moving from cold to warm and vice versa? fogging condensation etc?

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Taking care of lenses when moving from cold to warm and vice versa? fogging condensation etc? I have my first serious camera (s5ii + 50mm 1.8) in a decade and I’ve been seeing posts here and there about being careful about humidity inside the lens, fogging, etc. It’s very cold outside where I live (sometimes very very cold) and I want to shoot outdoors for hours at a time, but I’m worried about the temperature change when I come back ind…

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Camera advice for bird photography – OM-1 or Nikon z50ii?

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Camera advice for bird photography – OM-1 or Nikon z50ii? Hello, over the last year or so, I’ve gotten into bird photography with an old Nikon p900 and have started to hit it’s limitations. Not being able to shoot in RAW is a big one. I want to be able to capture good images of birds in flight, with good subject detection focus. I have a budget of around £2000 and have almost narrowed down to these two…

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Camera recommendations for beginner?

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Camera recommendations for beginner? My daughter is 16 and wants to get into photography. I’d like to get her a decent camera but honestly am not certain how long this interest will last. She has been using her phone camera since she was about 10, taking random shots. We went to a local camera store and they told us to get mirrorless but even the second hand models were way more th…

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Invest in my camera or upgrade?

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Invest in my camera or upgrade? I just got back from a safari and I had the chance to use a canon r6 mark ii with a 100-500mm lens and a 400mm lens. I really enjoyed it so now I think l’d like to get into wildlife photography, landscape/ cityscape photography, sport photography, and sport videography. My parents have an old Sony a6000 that they said I could use and I think it …

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Wildlife setup, Canon, Sony, or Nikon? Can’t decide!

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Wildlife setup, Canon, Sony, or Nikon? Can’t decide! Wildlife setup, Canon, Sony or Nikon? Can’t decide! Currently I own a Nikon d500 with the good but heavy Nikkor 200-500 mm lens. I shoot wildlife, mainly birds, and I do like 40% and photo 50% video. In photography, I don’t have much complaints with my gear right now, just would like a good phase detection autofocus. But in the video side I stru…

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Any advice to give me so I can improve?

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Any advice to give me so I can improve? Hello everyone, I take product photos for my business, and I would like to have your feedback on my latest photos so that I can improve. Whether for composition, settings, development, light management… If you have any advice, opinions or constructive criticism, I’m interested! Thank you! D750 + 50mm f/1.4 AIS submitted by /u/MostEducat…

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Hey I need some help for a school project..I am searching for a photographer, who did pictures of other photographers from behind, like an over shoulder shot where you can see what the photographer is aiming at.(Like the pictures I did myself different format sry)Is anyone able to help me with that?

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Hey I need some help for a school project..I am searching for a photographer, who did pictures of other photographers from behind, like an over shoulder shot where you can see what the photographer is aiming at.(Like the pictures I did myself different format sry)Is anyone able to help me with that? submitted by /u/Kitchen-Barracuda-45

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Canon t6i for architecture photography in 2025?

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Canon t6i for architecture photography in 2025? Hey all, I’m a photography enthusiast planning to explore architecture photography. Obviously on a tight budget. I got an offer for the camera, a 50mm prime lens and a 55-250mm Lens for 235$. What do you guys think? Should I go ahead? submitted by /u/28andrising

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