#Ask Photography

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

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How do I get sharper images in daylight?

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How do I get sharper images in daylight? I have been noticing when I’ve been shooting landscapes scenes that I am having real trouble with my camera picking up leaves and general detail in pictures. The leaves for example nearly all seem to just mould into noisy looking mush. I have been particularly struggling mentally with this when editing recently and has put a downer on my abiliti…

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Digital camera advice?

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Digital camera advice? Hi everyone, so I wanna buy my little sister a camera off of eBay and I browsed around for a while looking for a solid small digi cam she can take with her everywhere and I’ve found a pretty good offer for a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX1. I wanna know if anyone has any experiences with that camera and if it’s a solid model for someone who just wants t…

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Where do you store your gear?

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Where do you store your gear? I just bought some new lenses and now have too much gear for my camera bag. I don’t want or need a new bag as I’ll almost certainly never take everything in one go. I use my camera for hiking and travel. It’s currently all laid out on the spare bed then I grab what I need when I head out. Not very practical long term. I was thinking maybe some a…

Ask Photography 670 2024-11-15

How do you decide what colors you want in your photo?

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How do you decide what colors you want in your photo? Hi all, When I am doing portraits in the studio, I generally decide beforehand what colors I want, the editing style, etc. When I am doing street photography, or just about anything else, I often have a hard time picking out colors, presets or looks for my photos, and get a bit discouraged when I see other people pulling off nice visual styles a…

Ask Photography 944 2024-11-14

What is the best way to digitalize old Kodak Slides and 35mm Negative Film while not breaking the bank?

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What is the best way to digitalize old Kodak Slides and 35mm Negative Film while not breaking the bank? Hello! I have ~1000 slides, ~250 35mm negatives, and a few more negatives that are a big larger that I got after my grandfather passed away. I have no knowledge of these formats or how they could be best transferred to digital. I looked on Scancafe.com and it would cost me over $600 to digitalized them that way. Any advice would be GREATLY appre…

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Best camera / gear for night sky photography?

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Best camera / gear for night sky photography? A basic question, hopefully someone can help? Going on a hiking trip and want to find a camera that will best be able to capture the night sky (as I’ll be far from developed areas so it’ll be a more full sky). I’m not sure what’s the best camera for this though? I have a Canon EOS 550D….but will this be sufficient? Or, is it more on the lens/g…

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How to flash twice ?

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How to flash twice ? I’d like my flash (on hotshoe) to fire twice in a row during the same shot to freeze the subject at two different moments. How can I please set this up? submitted by /u/KwayPourRien

Ask Photography 1.2k 2024-11-14

UK photographers: had much luck with Google Ads?

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UK photographers: had much luck with Google Ads? Hey all So we’re in a hugely competitive market when it comes to photography as a business, no surprises there. I was wondering if people had any luck with Google Ads, and if so what sort of impact it had on your business? Now we’re going into the colder season, I’m wondering whether I should hold off starting with Google Ads until spring or alt…

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Can anyone help with recommending an affordable tripod and lense for the Sony A6200?

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Can anyone help with recommending an affordable tripod and lense for the Sony A6200? Hi, I’m looking to buy a tripod for my Sony A6200, not exactly for photography but still shots for cinematic videos (car stuff) and I’m not sure what exactly works with my camera. I’m just getting back into it as a hobby and I’d like an affordable tripod which can extend out to my head height, and won’t cost a lot, any recommendations which ya’l…

Ask Photography 618 2024-11-14

Replacement drugstore envelopes?

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Replacement drugstore envelopes? My mom has a few hundred packs of old photos that were developed at the drugstore, and I’d like to organize all of them. I can’t find anywhere that sells the type of envelopes that the drugstore put them in, that are 1) slightly expandable 2) acid-free and 3) have a window / view pane. Pls send recs my way if you have them 🙂 submitted by …

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Need help with Lightroom?

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Need help with Lightroom? Shot these pics on a video camera (Sony fx3) I’m a little new at this and wanted to know if anyone had some tips for my edits in lightroom. I feel like it could be better. Maybe the background is too busy? I need the advice of an expert. These are really important because they’re for my portfolio. Could anyone help me out? submitted by …

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Technique question?

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Technique question? What type of editing technique is used to achieve this look? Thanks ❤️ submitted by /u/Commercial_Dinner_46

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first basketball game?

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first basketball game? I am going to be shooting my first basketball game, I have a nikon d3200 and I am going to be using a lens that only goes down to a f3.5, the gym is pretty bright with new lights that have just been installed. I am planning on getting a better lens once regular season starts I’m going to be on court side of the game. any recommendations on what …

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Camera for beginners (Canon EOS R10 Mirrorless Camera with RF-S 18-45mm + EF 75-300mm Lens) ?

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Camera for beginners (Canon EOS R10 Mirrorless Camera with RF-S 18-45mm + EF 75-300mm Lens) ? Hello everyone, I am new to photography and I am looking for my first camera DSLR or mirrorless camera and I feel I will be better with a Cannon camera, I have a trip to three countries after a couple of months and I am looking for a good camera for beginners and also a camera good to take pictures of natural, historical places and take picture …

Ask Photography 620 2024-11-14

Traveling to Romania, Christmas markets. Which camera to take?

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Traveling to Romania, Christmas markets. Which camera to take? Hello fellow photogs. I am an amateurish amateur with photography, but I’ve gotten better over the last 6 or so years. In a month I’m traveling to Romania and am torn on which gear to bring. I have a Nikon D3400 with a kit 18-55mm and kit 70-300mm lens. I also have a Sony a6400 with a kit 18-135mm Buying new equipment is not an available option…

Ask Photography 1.3k 2024-11-14