Is high quality studio photography still using conventional film as opposed to high quality SLR digital cameras?

Im still using film, Im a wedding photographer. I just cant seem to get as good quality with a digi.

I’m 12. Yes! I know that i am very young! But that i think i need to start young if i want to go big. I really love photography. I am almost 100% sure that i want to be a photographer. I don’t just want to be some plain jane photographer. I want to be a BIG photographer. Possibly work with famous people when i am older. So i am wondering what age i should start working on that, and how? How do you start up in a photography career? Please help?

its never too early to start practicing your photography skills. take some pictures you think are good, and mess around with them. experiment. if you want to be a big time photographer then you need to start now. take classes in highschool when you get there that are art classes. that will help you understand your basic arts. to start up in your career, you could try working for a newspaper, or magizine as a photographer and you could get recognized that way by a pro and you could become the big photographer with people working for you that are in the same situation that you are in now. i hope this helps you out some. and remember, practice makes perfect.

I want to start a small digital photography business. What is a good camera to purchase and a good software program fro editing digital pictures.

I’m a Nikon fan, so I would favor the Nikon D200. But that is an easy decision. The tough decisions will be about which lenses to buy. A fast lens can be seriously expensive (one that sees well in low light). A fast Nikon lens can cost far more than the camera. You also have to decide if you need to spend the money for a stabilized lens that has has the ability to compensate for small camera wiggles including low light situations.

The camera you buy might not be able to "drive" the less expensive lenses like the Tamron or Sigma lenses, so be careful to get lenses that the camera can drive. For instance my Nikon D75 will drive my Tamron 28-300 lens in the Auto position but not in the P (program) position which is where I usually operate it. But my Nikon D100 will drive the lens in all the positions.

My daughter, who is a pretty good amateur photographer too, prefers Canon products.

As for the software, my daughter. a mathematician, likes Adobe Photoshop. I am an engineer, but I cannot get my mind around Adobe Photoshop. It is not very intuitive in my opinion and it is like trying use a calculator that operates in reverse Polish logic. I spent big bucks for the latest Adobe Photoshop suite, but I disliked it so much that I dismounted it from my computer and gave it to my daughter. I prefer the Corel photo editing products. To me the Corel photo editing software seems far simpler and more intuitive and you have an array of editing tools from quick and simple photo repair tools to complex, detailed editing tools. I like the Corel and I think it is even a bit cheaper than the Adobe software.

Good luck and 73 from the Fisherman

Well christmas is coming up and my family is way tight on money, but i really want a photography package studio which i know is a load of money, but if i can find at least the two lights with the umbrellas and maybe just maybe the background stands for cheap i will really be the happiest person on earth, im a beginner in photography so it doesn’t have to be major or extreme professional at least something or anything in the $100-$200 range, but remember it has to be compatible with the (panasonic lumix dmc- fz18 digital slr), please i really want this, i need the best help or advice i can get.

While it is true that your camera is not a DSLR, I’m going to play a bit of the devil’s advocate here…you CAN take a fine image with a point and shoot and studio lights…this is with the Canon G10….http://www.flickr.com/photos/perki88/3452828055/. I have read the specs on your camera and the problem is that it has no way to trigger a flash. I see no hot shoe (that little silver bracket that you’ll see on top of a camera) or sync cord input. You are limited to continuous lighting, therefore Ace’s suggestion about going to the hardware store and buying work lights is not just the cheapest solution, it’s the best. Daylight balanced flood lights would be my preference. Bounce them off a white ceiling, use a piece of white foam core to fill in areas…experiment. Do watch out for their heat!

I’m trying to figure out what area of study to focus on, that will enable me to immigrate to Canada or the US.
My passion lays with photography, which isn’t exactly a career known for it’s immigration prospects. But I want to move abroad so I will bend my career focus around this goal.

What would be a good area to focus my photography studies on. I was thinking perhaps medical photography… as it’s related to health care and medicine which has good immigration prospects. Can anyone recommend this, or suggest another area of related study?

Help yourself, please

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.asp

Your welcome

Where is the best place to sell digital photography, stock and or quality prints? I have heard there is a bigger market for stock photo’s overseas? Has anyone read any digital photography business books they could recommend? Any help to offer would be greatly appreciated.
I already have great photgraphy skills and beautiful pictures, so maybe going about a personal website using a private vendor for printing and dropshipping? Has anyone had any success at any of the above? I am looking for people that have experience and knowledge within the field that have been succesful or can help me with understanding why they have not. I am eager to hear back from all of you. Thanks again.

Those ads you see that claim they will pay for pics are usually scams. They prey on people who think that they can be photographers just bc they have a digital camera. The truth is that there is less of a demand for buying photographs bc there are so many online that can just be copied and saved that there is no need for people to buy the pics. If you want to become a professional, start with some classes at a local community college and see if its right for you.

I am looking to start a portrait studio. I will be taking pictures of families and children/babies. Maybe even senior pictures. I have a 8mp SLR Canon Digital Rebel XT. Is this good enough to start out with? Also, I read that the Tamron 90mm macro lens is good for portraits. Is this true and what other lens will I need? Will I need the following things and if so what kind do you recommend: studio lamps/lights, bounce cards, light reader/meter? Is there anything I’m leaving out? As for backdrops. I’m thinking of having my white background be the kind where the wall curves as it meets the floor..is there a certain name for this? Should I also get a backdrop system for muslins? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!!

First of all, I do wish you good luck on your venture.

So, you are going to open a photography studio, but don’t have any idea whether you have the right camera, or lighting, or meter, or backgrounds, or lenses.

I think the first thing you need is some education in studio photography. It ain’t brain surgery, (or even wedding photography) but you need at least to have some notion of the things you will need for start-up and more importantly, how to use those things to produce images that customers will treasure enough to pay for. Just having the equipment is not enough, you need the knowledge to use it!

Also, another important thing you will need is business savvy.

For the record, you could shoot portraits with a digital Rebel, although that camera isn’t exactly awe inspiring I would rather have a medium or large format camera for studio photography, though, or at least a professional level DSLR.

Just anything you can think of. I am very interested in photography and want to know more about my options.

Thanks!
Please describe each career or major if possible.

Training in photography can prepare you for employment in a number of more specific areas of photography such as fashion or commercial photography, visual communication, photo-journalism, portrait or wedding photography, or even motion pictures.

Once you graduate you will be prepared to seek employment positions with advertising agencies, magazines, newspapers, portrait or photography studios, photo labs, television or film studios or to do freelance photography on your own.

Fashion and Commerical Digital Photography business.

The best camera to buy is the one that feels the most natural for you to handle. It’s a good idea to go to a camera shop and handle the different models. Many people find that Canons or Nikons or Sonys feel different from each other and that one brand feels better than the others.

If you just started doing photography, it’s more than likely too soon to be thinking about going into business. A film SLR is the cheapest, most flexible camera you can buy right now. If you purchase a film SLR from Nikon or Canon, you’ll find that you can use the film lenses on the digital body that you’ll purchase when you are ready to upgrade.

I’m wanting to get into some studio/portrait photography but not looking to invest a ton of money right off the bat. I don’t know where to start though with the lighting aspect. How much wattage should I aim for? Strobe or consistent? I normally video weddings and I see a lot of photographers who will have just a flash on a stand with a softbox around it and that’s all they use as their secondary light, is it better to just get an extra flash and put it on a stand as opposed to buying an extra light? I have a Digital Canon Rebel, do I need to get a radio slave to pop the flashes/lights? What should I realistically be expecting to pay to get a decent lighting set up. Any answers would be greatly appreciated.
I’m not looking to get into wedding photography, just some studio stuff and portraits.

Don’t go with hot lights (constantly on), your models don’t want to stand there in 90° temps staring at bright light.
Use strobes! For a cheapo setup, do what I did:
Two light stands (ebay, $20 total)
Two flash/umbrella holders (ebay, $15)
Two Vivitar 285HVs (ebay, $90)
Two sync cords (BHPhoto, $20)
Sync Splitter (ebay, $7)
Grey card (BHPhoto, $3)
Two Softbox umbrellas (ebay, amvona.com auctions, $40)
Two shoot thru umbrella (ebay, amvona.com auctions, $15)

So now for $210 you’ve got a decent lighting setup. Add a background and you can do indoor posed shots.
For the digital rebel, you’ll also need a hot shoe converter to get the sync cables to hook up. Don’t worry, that’s only another $10.

Check out strobist.blogspot.com for excellent tutorials.