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This one got me a sale on eBay. Of the figure.
proto mate, post your photographs in the creative photog thread, this is for offtopic discussion :)
[QUOTE=Him1411;44849563]proto mate, post your photographs in the creative photog thread, this is for offtopic discussion :)[/QUOTE]
Ah, shit. Gotcha. Will do
[QUOTE=Him1411;44849485]Save up a bit more and get a higher quality lens, at least a 1.8. I got a Auto Chinon 50 1.4 for £60.[/QUOTE]
I see some going like £20 but they're mostly pentax mounts. I need an F mount lens
[QUOTE=protoAuthor;44849484]Of course you go for it.
I'm not sure of the conversion to US Dollars, but 30lbs sounds like a fucking amazing deal.[/QUOTE]
Pounds and libra aren't interchangable, lol
[QUOTE=Stopper;44849711]Pounds and libra aren't interchangable, lol[/QUOTE]
making a joke, silly goose
I didn't win.
Life isnt fair waah
ffffffuck I want my FP-100c to arrive. Coming all the way from Germany though. At least my hacked battery pack works.
[QUOTE=roflcakes;44852283]ffffffuck I want my FP-100c to arrive. Coming all the way from Germany though. At least my hacked battery pack works.[/QUOTE]
Try and order some FP-3000b if you can next, that stuff kicks ass.
gaboer and I hung out for the weekend and tried to find our favorite guy, but failed. Seems he found himself a number of times though
[img]http://i.imgur.com/DNcBWhE.png[/img]
[url]http://www.theonlinedarkroom.com/2014/02/why-i-resent-digital-imaging.html[/url]
Interesting article.
Especially this part:
[quote]I don't hold with the view that film and digital are just different skill sets that have to be learned. I've used both extensively and it's my view that digital is much easier than film. "Period", as Obama is fond of saying but, unlike the President, I actually mean it. At the risk of rubbing some people up the wrong way, pretending the two mediums are on an equal footing is just a cop out and a way of saying that you prefer the easy and convenient route but without wanting to admit it. The alternative is to accept that people switch from film to digital because the latter is more difficult to master and they just want a bigger challenge. Believe that one if you like.[/quote]
Do you guys agree with this?
[QUOTE=dai;44852724]gaboer and I hung out for the weekend and tried to find our favorite guy, but failed. Seems he found himself a number of times though
[img]http://i.imgur.com/DNcBWhE.png[/img][/QUOTE]
that guy guy?
Yeah that guy.
[QUOTE=Foosili;44852613]Try and order some FP-3000b if you can next, that stuff kicks ass.[/QUOTE]
At £2.70 an exposure it fukken better well be.
I miss the that guy thread, can we revive it?
[QUOTE=dai;44852724]gaboer and I hung out for the weekend and tried to find our favorite guy, but failed. Seems he found himself a number of times though
[img]http://i.imgur.com/DNcBWhE.png[/img][/QUOTE]
Very surprised we didn't actually see him. Haha
Just posted my pictures to Creative Photo.
Also all my pictures are technically yours
[img]http://i.imgur.com/YlPcMEf.png[/img]
:v:
[QUOTE=Him1411;44854405]I miss the that guy thread, can we revive it?[/QUOTE]
fun fact that thread got me into photography because i kept looking stuff up to see what the hell it meant and then i was like "wow this stuff is actually kind of cool" then I started browsing work that inspires you and creative photography and I was like "holy shit im gonna do this this is sick as hell"
Do I need an SLR to get into shooting clubs, or do they normally not care? I desperately need a new job and looking for anything.
Also, how does it normally work? Is it like a lump sum for a number of images, money per good image or selling images as prints or key-rings directly back to the clubbers while giving a cut to the club/company? A buddy of mine who shoots clubs gets paid by selling the photographs printed in the club directly after the photo was taken and put in keyrings on site and gives 60% to the company he works for.
Yes you will do. And don't do that bullshit key ring sales shit, waste of time - you earn so little! Try to get nightly pay and also speak to Dvorak on here
even if the photos you return are for a crappy print magazine and will be little more than thumbnails, they'll require you have an SLR because it means you're serious about it. Back when I did a short jaunt for a bar magazine the guy told me he gets hundreds of applications from bar-goers who say they can do good photography with their iphones and such while they're out.
It also gives you a proper presence on-site, people will understand someone with a big SLR is probably a professional who's there to do quality photos, and thus will be more likely to pose for shots then later ask for photos because they know they'll be good. Even with a high end point'n'click people would tend to dismiss you as some weirdo just taking pictures
what about FF mirorless?
If it's got detachable lenses most non-photo types will assume your serious, I did club stuff with my lumix g2 and people were asking me for photos
Gonna buy some cigs to take a few angsty self-portraits. Haha.
I'm so cool. :b
Stupid really, because mirrorless cameras have the same image quality as SLRs, just no mirror.
You can see in the dark better with modern mirrorless cams too.
[QUOTE=Roll_Program;44860092]Stupid really, because mirrorless cameras have the same image quality as SLRs, just no mirror.
You can see in the dark better with modern mirrorless cams too.[/QUOTE]
if you can see what you're shooting you're not a real pro
sucks that the camera you use is a mark of your skill according to some employers. gotta own the big black thing to take good photos :
I lift weights just so i can use my mark 3 with one arm.
[QUOTE=Roll_Program;44858946]Do I need an SLR to get into shooting clubs, or do they normally not care? I desperately need a new job and looking for anything. Also, how does it normally work? Is it like a lump sum for a number of images, money per good image or selling images as prints or key-rings directly back to the clubbers while giving a cut to the club/company? A buddy of mine who shoots clubs gets paid by selling the photographs printed in the club directly after the photo was taken and put in keyrings on site and gives 60% to the company he works for.[/QUOTE]
I tend to get 2 or 3 people a night saying they want to get into club photography or they have a friend that wants to
hands down the best way to get into it is to befriend existing photographers who do it, they will always get jobs they can't do for whatever reason and it looks good on them if they can recommend someone else to do it as opposed to just saying they can't do it
regarding needing a big dslr and external flash, you don't ~need~ it but as everyone else has said it affects how professional you seem and how seriously people take you which is always useful, when I get my 70-200 out in a club/whatever people stop asking for "a pic of me and my boyz fam" and start asking what magazine I'm shooting for and stuff like that
Don't sell keyrings or do any commission based shit, its terrible and you'll have a shit time and not make anywhere near enough money to justify it. The way myself and all other nightlife photogs I know get paid are by the event promoters or or the club/venue itself, to put the photos on their facebook pages/websites to help promote it. Typical pay is between £50-150 a night for around 100-150 photos. If you can eventually get booked 3-4 times a week and on some nights do 2 clubs a night, bam you're making average full time wage working part time a few nights a week
again, it's not about the image quality, it's about the presence. a bunch of drunks are going to spot a big ol' camera and think "dude the photographer's here let's go be awesome", whereas a small mirrorless is probably going to look like some dude just taking pictures of his night out. If you make your presence known by being loud and acting in charge (also wearing a shirt or hat that says photographer, obviously) it helps, but you still need to get way more involved in wrangling up subjects at times.
I guess a big flash bracket and grip attached to the camera would help.
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