#Ask Photography

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

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External flash on digital camera?

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External flash on digital camera? Hi there, I have a Canon ELPH 350 and I think the flash on it is weak especially in lower lighting. Is there any way I can use an external flash? submitted by /u/Accomplished-Click36

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Shopping list good?

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Shopping list good? Hi, I’m getting some equipment for product photography and I’ve got a list put together. I wanted to run it past you guys first to see if the prices look alright or if I’m going to run into any compatibility issues. // Camera body: $1225 Canon EOS R8 // Studio strobe kit: $300 Godox DP400III-V Square softbox 60x90cm X2 Flash trigger 2.8m Stand /…

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Computer Black Friday Deals?

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Computer Black Friday Deals? It’s a sad day that I have retire my old touch screen dell computer to get a new one because I upgraded my camera. I did everything I could but my computer demands CPU acceleration to edit RAW images. So with black Friday coming up, what’s my best option for mainly editing photos but also will be used as family computer for different things? I’m…

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How do you do payments between USA and Europe?

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How do you do payments between USA and Europe? I’m a photographer living in Switzerland and I have more and more clients from the US. And here comes the problem with payments for photoshoots – bank transfer usually doesn’t work for them. In Europe it is the most popular way to send money, in Switzerland we have TWINT to send to other phone numbers – but it’s just within Switzerland. Cash do…

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Best Budget Filmic Digital Camera?

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Best Budget Filmic Digital Camera? Looking for a present for my Girlfriend. She’s the photographer. I’m a painter but about a year ago I got a Fujifilm XT30ii because, although nothing digital replicates film too accurately, I wanted to get into street photography as a side hobby and didn’t want to spend much time editing, so the film sims on it meant I just got naturally decent …

Ask Photography 880 2024-11-18

Camera or no camera?

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Camera or no camera? Hello all. Hoping for some insight! I take photos primarily of food and drinks for my job and I just use my phone camera. I take okay photos and am in no way experience or trained in photography but enjoy getting a great shot. I’m looking to up the quality of photos and wondering if I should take the leap to an actual camera as opposed to using …

Ask Photography 1.1k 2024-11-18

Help with too soft flash output?

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Help with too soft flash output? Hey, I have added 2 photos for reference, 1 photo has too soft of a light while other is normal, but the thing is both of them have same flash and camera settings. I went to do portrait headshots of this person and while a lot of them had great lights and neither too harsh nor too soft, there were a couple of them that were coming out way too s…

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Recommend some good cameras?

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Recommend some good cameras? I plan on taking portraits of me, my friends, & my art (indoors & outdoors). I want high quality pictures. I’ve got a $400 budget, and I need some insight on what camera I should get. submitted by /u/Able-Cauliflower1930

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Do photographers ever follow-up on how to “achieve this look”?

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Do photographers ever follow-up on how to “achieve this look”? “How do I achieve this look?” Is a very common question to ask in this subreddit and most of the time the person gets a lot of good answers. Very rarely or not at all do we ever see if the photographer actually tried to recreate the image with the advice we gave them. It would be nice if we can get updated response from photographers who asked q…

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How to achieve a look like this?

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How to achieve a look like this? How to achieve a look like this..? And can it be done (close enough) with an iPhone? Or should i rent a real camera. Which type of camera and settings would be good, to get this kind of flat distinct contrasty authentlic feeling look, that we got here? I am not a photographer, but i am working on my own album cover. So i will take on that role m…

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Is it normal for lens flare to not start at the edge of the frame?

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Is it normal for lens flare to not start at the edge of the frame? This is taken with a canon r8 + sigma art 85mm (adapted to rf) I notice that whenever I get flaring from overhead lights, it always occurs offset from tbe edge of the frame. This looks much worse than if the flare was present but went all the way to the edge. Is this typical behavior on any lens? A quirk of the sigma art 85mm? Something wrong wi…

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Portable Lighting Solution? – Night Setup: See Examples

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Portable Lighting Solution? – Night Setup: See Examples Hello everyone, I have a shoot coming up, and would like to invest in some additional lighting. As I’m typically a run and gun – I haven’t needed to buy many lights. I have a decent fill light, though am looking for a three-point lighting setup, that’s battery operated, and preferable rgb though will settle for gels. Any advice on what lights to…

Ask Photography 405 2024-11-18

Lightroom classic vs lightroom cc?

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Lightroom classic vs lightroom cc? I can’t decide what Lightroom to get because I’ve seen videos about Lightroom cc being good for beginners and I am one but Lightroom classic I’ve heard has stuff that Lightroom cc doesn’t have and I cannot decide, please help! submitted by /u/Lost-Company2655

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