p.2 #2 · Best settings for a Amateur Photography on D700
workerdrone wrote:
Oh, and no piece of gear will improve your pix more than a solid tripod
Depends on what kind of photos you are after...shooting his kids...hmm tripod won't help there.
I don't own a good one, never use the 40 year old one i have...but landscapes are not my bag. I don't think a solid tripod would improve what I shoot one bit.
I sometimes see people with a tripod at noon shooting people and have to shake my head. People photos are about the moment and emotion, and that is hard to find when you have a boat anchor attached to your camera.
p.2 #3 · Best settings for a Amateur Photography on D700
"Amateurs practice until they get it right. Pros practice until they can't get it wrong." --Unknown
Never, ever underestimate the challenges of shooting a wedding, or anything else, for money. When an event is unfolding, things happen only once and they happen quickly, and you don't get a second attempt at it. Having people be really mad at you for screwing up their important memories is not the worst part... knowing that your overconfidence has truly caused them harm is worse. So please, if you want to get paid for your photography, set that as your goal and work hard to get there... but only take money for a shoot when you are absolutely, positively sure that you'll do a great job.
For now, you have a lot to learn. "Understanding Exposure" would be my first recommendation, and I'd tell you to start using A or S mode exclusively from now on, with some experimentation time on M, so you can start learning more effectively. But you must start from the beginning, and earn what you learn. Good luck!
p.2 #4 · Best settings for a Amateur Photography on D700
^agreed, tripods are not going to improve every shot. But I'd give up any piece of glass I own before I'd go without one.
By simply by slowing you down and letting you relax and really think about exact composition and make different adjustments to your camera I think they are a great learning tool.
And if your subject is not moving, they can be great for people photos and actually help you to catch that moment - by letting you set up the shot and then engage your subject with eye contact and cable release in hand instead of hiding in your viewfinder.
I don't care how good the VR on your lens is either, until you put your setup on a solid tripod and manual focus it you might never know the quality your gear is capable of delivering. I find the humbler the setup, the more it needs a tripod - my point and shoot photos look like point and shoot photos until I put that little cam on a tripod, then it really starts to shine
p.2 #5 · Best settings for a Amateur Photography on D700
Rodolfo Paiz wrote: "Amateurs practice until they get it right. Pros practice until they can't get it wrong." --Unknown
Never, ever underestimate the challenges of shooting a wedding, or anything else, for money. When an event is unfolding, things happen only once and they happen quickly, and you don't get a second attempt at it. Having people be really mad at you for screwing up their important memories is not the worst part... knowing that your overconfidence has truly caused them harm is worse. So please, if you want to get paid for your photography, set that as your goal and work hard to get there... but only take money for a shoot when you are absolutely, positively sure that you'll do a great job.
For now, you have a lot to learn. "Understanding Exposure" would be my first recommendation, and I'd tell you to start using A or S mode exclusively from now on, with some experimentation time on M, so you can start learning more effectively. But you must start from the beginning, and earn what you learn. Good luck!...Show more →
p.2 #6 · Best settings for a Amateur Photography on D700
Dont rush out and buy a tripod...you have a lot more to learn about what settings actually do before you hook up to a tripod and start missing shots cause someone in a forum told you to.
