Ross Martin
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patotts wrote:
Ross,
Documentary style people/life photography seems to be your voice (which is actually what I mostly do) - I can't say much about how to develop that skills but here are a few tips to get the most out of your new Sony system (even if you didn't ask for help ;-))
- Watch Mark Galer's reviews on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@AlphaCreativeSkills > his PAL (Portrait, Action, and Landscape) makes a lot of sense to me.
- I would recommend becoming a Patreon of his channel and then you access to his CAMSET to download and install on your camera. It is not perfect for me, but it is a great starting point, and then I tweak from there to set up the camera exactly as I want it. His Patreon is $10/month, totally worth joining only for a month to get the latest CAMSET, but I stick with it as he updates his eBooks and CAMSETs over time and with new firmware upgrades.
- Once you get used to the system, the joy is to experiment with all the fantastic lens options you get with the E-mount over Nikon or Canon. There are some very cool non-OEM glass worth looking into, e.g. the Voigtlander 40/1.2 if you don't mind manual focus, or the Zeiss Batis 40/2 if you want a different character over the clinically sharp 35/1.4GM (I use both, different tool for different purposes). With a bit of patient and luck, you can pick up minty copies here on FM for all those lenses, and it is really fun to try different tools.
- Lightroom is very good for Sony but the standard Adobe settings might not always yield the best results for Sony RAW files, so it is worth spending some time there to get the best skin tones, etc
- Lastly, firmware updates on Sony cameras and lenses are further apart (or absent...) than e.g. Nikon, and installing them is PITA (especially on a late generation Mac) but they are getting better at it. Have some patience in this department.
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Thank you for taking the time to share those tips!
I was a photojournalist for about 15 years, then for the last 25 years have been specializing in landscape and have not photographed people for a very long time. Thankfully, my instincts returned immediately when shooting my niece's trip, fueled by the special connection I feel toward her and her parents.
I did sign up for Mark Galer's Patreon and you are right, a wealth of information there.
I hear you about enjoying the lens options, that's a strong appeal to the system.
Yes, I've noticed the default Lightroom profile is not always what I want, and I've had pleasing results with some of the other profile options on certain images. I'm buying Colin Walker's Color Fidelity profiles for the A7RV, his have been great for Nikon and some other cameras I've used.
Appreciate the warning about firmware update hassles!
Cheers,
Ross
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