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ThoughtfulPirate · Aug 22, 2004

BJ- said:
ive been shooting digital...on a cannon ixux v3 3.2 megapixels...but im conning mum into getting me a cannon EOS 300D...is that as good as i think it is...and where a good places to get cheap cameras...

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Get the Nikon d70 if you can afford it. I shot with one all day, its got much better features then the rebel. As for pointers, the best advice I have ever been given for bike shots is just get closer. if you have zoom its a good thing. Just try to eliminate anything and everything that isn't somehow adding to the picture. as in if you have to shoot wide to get the jump in the shot then thats cool, but if its just sky like that, try to get closer because more sky can sometimes just distract you from the subject.

BJ- · Aug 22, 2004

ThoughtfulPirate said:
Get the Nikon d70 if you can afford it. I shot with one all day, its got much better features then the rebel. As for pointers, the best advice I have ever been given for bike shots is just get closer. if you have zoom its a good thing. Just try to eliminate anything and everything that isn't somehow adding to the picture. as in if you have to shoot wide to get the jump in the shot then thats cool, but if its just sky like that, try to get closer because more sky can sometimes just distract you from the subject.

thanks...

but if i were to get a nikon which id love to but probably wont have the cash for i would get the d100...but i was under the impression the cannon was of equal quality just not a nikon so as good but without the price tag...

DonkeyDeluxe · Aug 25, 2004

Oh Fo Sho

BJ-, first of all, I'm gonna call you BK, cause BJ sounds kind of wierd sayin it to a guy and all, you're a guy right? Some pointers, if they mean anything, for your photos. Crop your shiz. Make them interesting. When doing a silloughette, it's not just a simple black in front, color/whatever in back. There are people that have made entire careers out of doing silloughettes, I mean come on - Ansel Adams (you know him right?, if not look into him he's one the great photo|people) only used a 64f-stop. You know what that camera would have looked like?!?!?!?! Trying placing people in a place besides the center. There' something called the "rule of thirds." If you drew three lines equally spaced both horizontaly and vertically (6lines total) the ideal place to put your focus point is going to be on a place where the lines intersect, expect for the middle one. It's just that once you put somethign in the middle, it's boring. Look at books of photographers and find pictures you like. Rip those pages out of the book and leave the rest of the crappy ones there, it's free. Look at them and see what they have in common, that's more than likely going to be your style or a style you'll work on. (apeture, lighting, shutter speed, etc, blah blah blah, and GO TO A UNIVUERSITY AND TAKE CLASSES, maybe get a degree if you're a hard worker. Most photo people don't even have degree's in photography (national geographic people have random degrees) you'd be better off getting a degree in sports medicine or journalism, you'd be a double threat. Think of it this way, if you were a editor of a magazine would you rather send out a photographer and a journalist, or just one person. You could get more money for being both, and they (the magazine) would save money and therefor want you more. Getting a degree in journalism and a minor is art/photograhy would make you a shoe in to any action photography position. WORD TO BIG BIRD, just some random thoughts from a film student trying to do the same thing, SORT OF. AH YEAH

BJ- · Aug 25, 2004

DonkeyDeluxe said:
BJ-, first of all, I'm gonna call you BK, cause BJ sounds kind of wierd sayin it to a guy and all, you're a guy right? Some pointers, if they mean anything, for your photos. Crop your shiz. Make them interesting. When doing a silloughette, it's not just a simple black in front, color/whatever in back. There are people that have made entire careers out of doing silloughettes, I mean come on - Ansel Adams (you know him right?, if not look into him he's one the great photo|people) only used a 64f-stop. You know what that camera would have looked like?!?!?!?! Trying placing people in a place besides the center. There' something called the "rule of thirds." If you drew three lines equally spaced both horizontaly and vertically (6lines total) the ideal place to put your focus point is going to be on a place where the lines intersect, expect for the middle one. It's just that once you put somethign in the middle, it's boring. Look at books of photographers and find pictures you like. Rip those pages out of the book and leave the rest of the crappy ones there, it's free. Look at them and see what they have in common, that's more than likely going to be your style or a style you'll work on. (apeture, lighting, shutter speed, etc, blah blah blah, and GO TO A UNIVUERSITY AND TAKE CLASSES, maybe get a degree if you're a hard worker. Most photo people don't even have degree's in photography (national geographic people have random degrees) you'd be better off getting a degree in sports medicine or journalism, you'd be a double threat. Think of it this way, if you were a editor of a magazine would you rather send out a photographer and a journalist, or just one person. You could get more money for being both, and they (the magazine) would save money and therefor want you more. Getting a degree in journalism and a minor is art/photograhy would make you a shoe in to any action photography position. WORD TO BIG BIRD, just some random thoughts from a film student trying to do the same thing, SORT OF. AH YEAH

thaanks for the info and the insight...ahhhhh...i understand what your getting at but those arnt my best shots...have a look at the other post i have called like deision:which to choose that has some of my good ones on it...thanks for the info on photos...my mums been telling me about that stuff to...but it is kinda hard to do when taking an action shot...and no i dont know the dude ur talking about im a 16yr old kid who does it for fun and wants to make a career out of it...why not call me BJ u great big homophobe...and i am going to go to UNI to do a 3year bachelor of media arts degree in photography...and yes man i am a dude...but illkeep in mind ur pointers at my next session today after skool...i hope i can get some nice ones in...

Master_Jako · Aug 25, 2004

Hey, a good place to start posting you pics is on photo.net. alot of professional and amature photographers look at your pics and give good comments and suggestions about them. its a very good photo community for any amature photographer to learn the trade and look at others pictures and such....i definatly got better at taking pics from the the help i got...

BJ- · Aug 25, 2004

MasterJacko said:
Hey, a good place to start posting you pics is on photo.net. alot of professional and amature photographers look at your pics and give good comments and suggestions about them. its a very good photo community for any amature photographer to learn the trade and look at others pictures and such....i definatly got better at taking pics from the the help i got...

thanks man...im in the process of puttin me stuff on photographyreview.coms forum etc...

gunna see if those guys can help me etc...

TWISTED · Aug 25, 2004

DonkeyDeluxe said:
BJ-, first of all, I'm gonna call you BK, cause BJ sounds kind of wierd sayin it to a guy and all, you're a guy right? Some pointers, ...................

Wow, sounds like you must be a great photographer. If the rain ever stops in Portland maybe you can take some shots of me. I get Kodak courage.

BJ- · Aug 25, 2004

TWISTED said:
Wow, sounds like you must be a great photographer. If the rain ever stops in Portland maybe you can take some shots of me. I get Kodak courage.

thats not how you ask ppl out on a date man...

and plus i dunno what would be worse...takin a pic of u and breakin the camera or of ur bike...

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