Most versatile lighting modifiers for professional headshots and portraits? Hi all – I’m fairly new to the studio lighting world, but I’m a long-time photographer. From time to time I do ‘professional headshot’ sessions and up until now I’ve been using a budget continuous LED lighting setup with shoot-through umbrellas for these sessions. But, soon I am getting a pair of strobes with Bowens mounts so I’m ready to explor…

What lens should I get to photograph cheer and dance? I recently with some other people have been restarting our college cheer team on campus. Because of this it’s starting as a club sport leaving a lot to us on our own. Without any money we couldn’t hire a photographer so I have decided to help out with some photos but I am not sure what lens to get for my Sony a7iii. For context I would ideally l…

Where does the black lines come from? Hi, I’m confused where does this black lines comes from, it’s always when I use this specific led lights 50w, I’m using a cell phone camera btw. submitted by /u/isummons

help me pick a camera? Hello – currently having trouble with choosing a camera- my budget is under $800. I’ve narrowed it to Canon, Sony and Fujifilm as my top choices. I don’t mind getting used. I am mainly using it for – travel photography – small vlogs – family photos -food photos – landscape photos I’m a beginner and wouldn’t mind a small learning curve but don’t…

How do I get this type of photo and background to match? submitted by /u/Impressive-Mix6233

Is there an app or website to search and then view photos like an album or slideshow? Sometimes I just like to sit back, and watch photos of famous photographers for inspiration (recently for example it’s Daido Moriyama and Tina Barney). I’d like to search their name and then just look at images without distractions. Google image search finds lots of images, but shows them in thumbnail size. Pinterest is close, but it doesn’t sh…

Which SD card would you prefer? I’ve never really been one to care about SD cards and storage, but my friend starting photography (pray for his wallet) wants to know what will be good for a start. I didn’t really know, would a higher quality SD card be better than a bigger, cheap one? Should he get one with at-least decent transfer speeds? What is considered usable? Specific s…

What would you change? Am looking to ways to improve From my recent trip to Budaoest submitted by /u/dr_Capac

Monopods! Does anyone use them? What are their pros and cons? submitted by /u/Objective-Bowler1953

Im looking for my next piece of camera equipment but can’t really decide? So far I have a Canon R7 with a Canon 70-200mm f2.8 mkii and a sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3. I was looking for something with more reach and good under stadium lights but the Sigma really isn’t the best and I don’t want to spend 3k on a 400 2.8 so I was looking at the Canon R6. Any recommendations? I don’t really want to go over $1500 submitted by…

Bad idea to unlock aspect ratio in Lightroom? It’s rare, but I have some shots where a set aspect ratio or locked aspect aren’t working out. Is it a bad idea to unlock the aspect ratio if I don’t plan to post them to social media and just have them on my website? submitted by /u/BigBrainPolitics_

Is there anyway to search for images online that exactly match anothers Exif Data? I like looking for the origins of images online, and sometimes I will find a reupload of an image that still has its exif data connected to it. Is there any way to paste that data into a search bar and for it to come up with any other upload of that image with that exact same or similar exif data? Thank you! submitted by /u/B0redBruise

for those who have seen aurora, is this one of them, cause from the position it is said to have 0% chance of aurora? submitted by /u/PerspectiveFair1136

Lens Connectivity Issues? Hello, I have this Sigma 50mm Macro lens for my Canon T3i. When I connect the lens to the body, it clicks in fine and smooth but I always get an Error 01 message. I have tried cleaning the connector pins but still doesn’t fix it. I notice that this occurs when I fully connect the lens and not when I unconnect it slightly (like I just unscrew the…

How to eliminate bright center spot when filming a 16 mm movie? I am trying to copy a 16 mm film at the National Archives. The film runs on their projector and is shown on a small screen, which is an analog monitor. I have used, in the past, a digital camera on a camera arm to film the film as it played. On a recent attempt, the original film, which was underexposed, ends up having a very bright white spot i…

Nikon D3000’s lens not attached error and exposure not working right in manual mode – Help? Hi, my mom has a Nikon D3000 (shes actually had it for 14 years) and it has been working just fine, until one day when we turned it on it said “Lens not attached” and that is not right because it is a AF lens and it was attached. We always used it in the green “AUTO” mode, but now it wouldn’t work in anything but manual mode. But when I went to …

Looking for a StudioNinja Replacement: Who has the best CRM for me? Hey everyone! I’m searching for a new CRM to replace StudioNinja. My workflow includes: Automated emails and reminders for clients (with attachments) Contracts and payment options directly inside the CRM Around 200 clients per year, and I’m a solo user (my accountant just checks in occasionally) Key requirements: Integration with MoneyBird (b…

What’s the best option for printing family photos for albums—doing it at home with a quality printer or using a commercial service? Pros and cons of each? submitted by /u/Late_night_pizzas

R7 vs r8 vs r10 vs rp? Entry level photographer . Planning to buy a mirror less camera . Mostly into nature , Portrait and wildlife . Could you please help in choosing the right camera R8 vs r8 vs r10 vs rp submitted by /u/Beneficial-Peach7393

Lights? Hi all I’m looking to get light for general photography use (with a soft box or diffuser) any suggestions? submitted by /u/Popular-Working-9727