#Ask Photography

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

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Capturing motion without blur?

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Capturing motion without blur? I’ve been trying out shutter-priority mode on my digital camera (1/30 shutter speed) and capturing moving objects but it is quite hard to get the moving object in focus! Any tips on how to improve my chances of capturing my subject in focus? submitted by /u/pupupeepee

Ask Photography 654 2025-01-02

Camera or my phone?

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Camera or my phone? I’m looking for advice on choosing a camera for taking photos of cars and my travels. I’m new to photography, so this will be my first real camera. Currently, I’m using a Google Pixel 7 Pro which takes great pictures (as shown below), but I have been thinking about getting a real camera for some time now. I have a budget of around $600 and was t…

Ask Photography 657 2025-01-02

What lens to get?

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What lens to get? TL;DR: I’m deciding between the Sigma 100-400mm, Tamron 50-400mm, or the Tamron 150-500mm. Any suggestions or advice? Hi all, I just got my first mirrorless camera, the Sony a6100. It came with two kit lenses: the 16-50mm and the 55-210mm. I also bought a TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 lens, so I now have a total of three lenses. Additionally, I purchased…

Ask Photography 604 2025-01-02

Questions regarding pixel peeping and resolution?

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Questions regarding pixel peeping and resolution? Hello, unfortunately im a pixel peeper, hate to admit it so here i am asking. So im wondering, what is a safe zoom amount to use when looking at my work in post so that im not overdoing it. Im generally looking at sharpness, and texture detail when doing this. 50%-100%? I also have some questions about MP and resolution, if lens sharpness was n…

Ask Photography 931 2025-01-02

Can I get rid of these stripes?

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Can I get rid of these stripes? I took a bunch of photos and a lot of them came out with half of the photos slightly shifted or with longs bands of color covering the photo. I think they are cause by me trying to take photos in a quick succession. When I look at the photos on my laptop the little icon of the photo doesn’t show the stripe so I am hopeful that mabye there is a f…

Ask Photography 1.3k 2025-01-02

Creating custom ICC profile for accurate colors?

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Creating custom ICC profile for accurate colors? https://preview.redd.it/1puotvdtg9ae1.jpg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3a1e7112ef28cb7ebb3ba2050824bad6381516cb https://preview.redd.it/a7396nstg9ae1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f29741c97c18bfe23d412a0f9cbaf3bc00727a4 https://preview.redd.it/8e1jpn3ug9ae1.jpg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=50088b41757de06785650575b5f5093b27c…

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Do film camera shutter speeds tend to slow down or speed up as they age?

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Do film camera shutter speeds tend to slow down or speed up as they age? I currently own a set of film cameras that have been passed down since the 50’s, however I don’t shoot film that often. I work a little bit of freelance on digital, but don’t pour money into my film cameras that often, except for my M2. My Nikon FM is my favorite film camera but I have never gotten the shutter speeds checked, and instead attribu…

Ask Photography 818 2025-01-02

Modified analog lenses?

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Modified analog lenses? After my dad passed, I was given his analog camera equipment. I’m really just starting out in photography so I instead of trying to learn film while also learning the ins and outs of photography in general, I opted to buy an adapter to use his lenses on my camera. I was checking out the lenses; getting used to focusing and moving the manual aper…

Ask Photography 1.1k 2025-01-02

In the 90s they had a “magical” device the size of a thumb… I need to know its name?

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In the 90s they had a “magical” device the size of a thumb… I need to know its name? So I was once in a Circus back in the 90s it was 1995. I was around 5 years old. Not like today, those Circus were incredible, with creep stuff, mad clows, fragile dancers that didn’t look happy. A Clow poped out in front of me and my mom, he was a sinister type of figure, bad makeup all on his face, that fake shark teeths that look like a demon…

Ask Photography 1.1k 2025-01-01

What are these blobs on my film?

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What are these blobs on my film? Never seen these little spots before. I took this film to my regular developers, who have always been amazing. The rest of this roll of film was perfect; these only appear at one this one photo. Was this something done in shooting or development? submitted by /u/veganyeti

Ask Photography 1.1k 2025-01-01

Advice for buying my second camera. Which one of these is best?

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Advice for buying my second camera. Which one of these is best? Hi, I’ve recently come into a small amount of money and decided to upgrade my camera. It’s a Sony A55 that I’ve had for about 14 years so I’m really looking forward to something new. I want to get more into the hobby and my main focus will be wildlife/nature/animals. I started off planning to buy something like Canon EOS 2000D. Then considered…

Ask Photography 701 2025-01-01

Should I buy a different lenses/ accessories ?

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Should I buy a different lenses/ accessories ? I have a canon EOS M50 2. Currently with a 15-45mm lense. I’m still learning how to use it. But my interest are night sky photos and close up pictures of nature(fungi). I feel like sometimes I get better pictures with my iPhone. Purely because I’m not sure what I’m doing lol submitted by /u/Thetoastyginger

Ask Photography 610 2025-01-01

Not sharp, pixel peeping, lens quality, or something else?

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Not sharp, pixel peeping, lens quality, or something else? I’m trying to diagnose some photos I recently shot. Is this just a lens that isn’t particularly sharp? I shot these on a 100mm lens I don’t normally use and I’m wondering if the softness I’m seeing is just the result of low quality glass, or if I need to get my rangefinder calibrated. Oddly I find the photos I shot at infinity to be the softest …

Ask Photography 792 2025-01-01

Nikon mirrorless – worth getting Z24-70mm ?

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Nikon mirrorless – worth getting Z24-70mm ? I have 6 Nikon F mount lenses from Nikon D810 days, including “the trinity”. About 6 months ago, I bought myself the z8 and the 180-600mm Z lens, but for everything else I use the converter. My favourite general purpose is the 28-70mm (middle trinity lens) and honestly am blown away how well it works with the z8… However I simply don’t know w…

Ask Photography 564 2025-01-01

NEF File coming out blank when importing?

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NEF File coming out blank when importing? I just got a brand new Nikon Z50 II and today after I got done some shooting and I went to import the raw files with my card reader, (SD reader that connects to my phone) the files came out in a blank, 1:1. I tried to use the Nikon app to import the raws, they also came out blank. I then tried through my computer, and they came out as a whole bu…

Ask Photography 1.1k 2025-01-01